1 Kings
8:55-61
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "He concludes that man of himself is enemy to God, and that all obedience to his law proceeds from his mercy."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "We shall receive grace sufficient, suitable, and seasonable, in every time of need..."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "Never were words more pertinently spoken: never was a congregation dismissed, with that which was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Articles & Background:
- "The King of Desire: Indeterminacy, Audience, and the Solomon Narrative," Stuart Lasine, Semeia 71: Textual Determinacy, Part Two, 1995.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Brettler, Marc,
"The Structure of 1 Kings 1-11," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hays, J. Daniel,
"Has the Narrator Come to Praise Solomon or to Bury Him? Narrative Subtlety
in 1 Kings 1-11," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Knoppers, Gary N.,
"Prayer and Propaganda: Solomon's Dedication of the temple and the
Deuteronomist's Program," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lasine, Stuart,
"The King of Desire: Indeterminacy, Audience, and the Solomon Narrative,"
Semeia, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Olley, John W.,
"Pharaoh's Daughter, Solomon's Palace, and the Temple: Another Look at the
Structure of 1 Kings 1-11," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parker, Kim Ian,
"Repetition As a Structuring Device in 1 Kings 1-11," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parker, K.I.,
"Solomon as Philosopher King? The Nexus of Law and Wisdom in 1 Kings 1-11,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Porten, Bezalel,
"The Structure and Theme of the Solomon Narrative (1 Kings 3-11),"
Hebrew Union College Annual, 1967.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Tomes, Roger,
"'Our Holy and Beautiful House': When and Why Was 1 Kings 6-8 Written?"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Williams, David S.,
"Once Again: The Structure of the Narrative of Solomon's Reign,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brettler, Marc,
"The Structure of 1 Kings 1-11," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 1991.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
-
"King Solomon," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "The Dedication of the Temple," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
-
"King Solomon," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Kings 8:57. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Kings
