Identifier: biblepanoramaorh00fost (find matches)
Title: The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Foster, William A. (from old catalog)
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house, were made of pure gold. For his ships sailed toa far country, called Tarshish, and every three years came back, bringing himgold and silver, ivory, apes and peacocks. And the queen of a far-off country called Sheba, who had heard of his wisdomand his knowledge of the true God, came to visit him. And she talked withSolomon and asked him hard questions about things that she wanted to know.And Solomon answered all her questions, and explained to her everything thatshe asked him. And when she looked on the palace that Solomon had built, thecostly food that was upon his table; and the number of his servants that waitedon him; she wondered at all these things, and said, that she had not believedwhat she heard in her own land of his riches and wisdom, but now she saw thatthe half was not told her. And she gave to Solomon presents of gold, and spices,and precious stones, and Solomon gave her costly presents also. Then she turned,she and her servants, and went back to her own land. 142
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THE QCKKX OF SIIEBA EEABS OF SOLOMONS FAME AND COMES TO VISIT HTM. 1 ... I Kis.- X 1 Solomon Dies and the Kingdom is Divided. T 7ING- Solomon had many wives: Some of them were heathen women, whom;/\ the Lord had commanded the children of Israel not to marry. Andwhen he grew old, his wives persuaded him to worship idols, so that hedid not continue serving God as David his father had done. And the Lord wasangry with him, and said, that because he had done these things, his son shouldnot be king over the children of Israel after Solomon himself should die. Tet forDavids sake, the Lord would not take away all of the kingdom from Solomonsson, but would make him king over two of the tribes of Israel. There was among the children of Israel a young man named Jeroboam. Oneday, as he went out of Jerusalem, a prophet met him; he was wearing a newgarment, and they two were alone in the field. And the prophet took hold ofthe new garment that he wore, and tore it in twelve pieces. Then he toldJerob

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