My scripture studies article on 1 Kings 3; 5-11 has been published here. Quote from the opening paragraph:
Solomon, the king of peace, ascended the throne during Israel’s golden age taking the place of his father, David the beloved. Before David died however, he left a charge upon Solomon much like other righteous fathers have done for their children throughout the ages. David counseled his regal son
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord they God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself. 1 Kings 2:2-3
