Solomon was wise and good, and respected and followed the instructions of God. As years passed by, he started spending more money than he earned. He got his money from taxes and far-off lands. However, he too soon became a debtor and forced the people of his land to work for free. This made them […]
Yemen was a land far off from Israel and the Queen here had heard a lot about King Solomon. Such was the glory she heard that she wanted to meet him herself. She ordered her men to collect all the rare spices that were found in abundant in her land, and collected a few more
David always wanted to build a beautiful temple for God, but only had drafted the plan as God wanted his son to do so. David had shared with God the plan, the structure, and the place where the temple had to be constructed. Soon he offered to give gold, silver, marbles, and other precious materials
As God had promised, Solomon soon became a strong and rich King. He then got a beautiful palace built. It took thirteen years to be constructed. Everything about was magnificent and people from far-off lands came to visit it. It had six steps that led to the palace where the King would sit and had
Solomon soon became quite famous and was known for his wisdom all over. He wrote many sayings and lots of songs. Also, he had good knowledge about animals and plants. One day, two women came to his court and argued over a baby. One of the women claimed that the other woman who also stayed
At his deathbed, David asked Solomon to be good and follow and respect God, who would guide him always to do the righteous things. After David’s death, Solomon was too busy ruling the people of Israel but knew that he was not experienced. One day he had gone to Gibeon to gift God, and that
King David was now becoming too old to hear any complaints or move around the city with his soldiers. Most of the time, he would remain in his bed, feeling sick and tired and unable to move. As per the rule, the eldest son who was Adonijah was supposed to become the king. As the
Soon the messengers started running to convey the news of the victory to the King. As David was waiting eagerly on the gates, he saw Ahimaaz running faster than all others. He said, “O King! you are the winner.” However, David was eager to know more about his son; soon the second runner arrived and
The loyal spies informed David about what Absalom intended. At once he and his men set to cross River Jordon and reached a place where he had lots of supporters. They were served with food and blankets, which they needed badly. After a couple of days, David asked his men to get rid of Absalom
Absalom soon met David’s old loyal friend Ahithrophel and narrated his plot to capture David and his men in the palace. David’s son wanted to know what Hushai actually was thinking, so he stood back. Soon Hushai came to know what he was thinking and told him that there were chances that David might not
Soon King David came to know about his son’s intention of becoming King. He was sad, but wanted to avoid bloodshed. He asked a few of his trusted men to follow him so that they might leave the city soon. He knew that some of his own followers were now supporting his son, and was
Soon Absalom came to know about his father’s desires to meet him. He was also happy that he promised not to kill him. He returned back to Jerusalem and met his father who was quite happy to see him. Absalom wanted to become the king, and started attracting people by his good deeds. Soon people
David wanted to see his only son, Absalom but he couldn’t forgive him as well. Day by day he was becoming weak with this pain. Joan soon realized this aging of his king and worked an idea for him. He asked the woman to act in front of the king, she said that she had
David never corrected his sons, and allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do. Soon after his son with Bathsheba had died, he was upset. Amnon was his eldest son, who as per the law was an heir to the throne. However, Absalom was not happy with him. When Amnon insulted his sister, he
One day, God sent His spokesman Nathan to the palace. No one was happy with what David had done, especially with Uriah. However, no one had the courage to question him. Nathan soon narrated a story wherein there were a rich and a poor man. The rich man had may sheep, while the poor one