Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate for David the man of God had so commanded.Īnd they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any manner or concerning the storehouses. Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch Īnd did so according to the daily rule, offering them up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths, the new moons and the three annual feasts-the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths. Then Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, ``My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the ark of the LORD has entered." These were the chief officers of King Solomon, two hundred and fifty who ruled over the people. Namely, from their descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel had not destroyed, them Solomon raised as forced laborers to this day.īut Solomon did not make slaves for his work from the sons of Israel they were men of war, his chief captains and commanders of his chariots and his horsemen. He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars Īnd Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots and cities for his horsemen, and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.Īll of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities which he had built in Hamath.
Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. That he built the cities which Huram had given to him, and settled the sons of Israel there. Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house
You have no idea how far-reaching your “ordinary” testimony can be. No matter how commonplace our words may sound compared to someone else’s, the Lord can use them to impact listeners. A personal faith story is a powerful tool, both for arousing an unbeliever’s curiosity about spiritual matters and for motivating a believer to pursue holiness.
Few people can speak so honestly and confidently about their walk with the Lord, and it’s a great encouragement for us to hear from a lifelong believer.ĭavid’s testimony reminds us to express what God has done and is doing in our life. We would hardly call this psalm unimpressive. He walked in God’s truth, avoided the company of evildoers, and proclaimed His delight in the Lord. Psalm 26 is a testimony from David about his integrity and trust in the Lord. No matter how good or bad one’s life appears, every person is born sinful and in dire need of a Savior. After listening to such accounts, have you ever felt that your less dramatic testimony is somehow not as valuable? In reality, the salvation God has worked for each one of His children is equally extraordinary. Most of us have heard testimonies of believers who were saved from a lifestyle of horrendous sin.
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