Today's Reading | May 26, 2025
1 Kings 6:11–12
Introduction 1 Kings 6:1–14: Solomon finishes building the Temple, and today’s reading details the dimensions of the Temple. Today’s Key Verse: 1 Kings 6:11–12 The LORD said to Solomon, “If you obey all my laws and commands, I will do for you what I promised your father David.” Read 6 Four hundred and eighty years after the people of Israel left…
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