. Stories from the Hebrew . presence ofall the congregation of Israel, he said : 1 Jachin = jakin. SOLOMON 103 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth ? Behold heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot con-tain thee; How much less this house which I have built! Hearken, therefore, unto the supplications of thy people,—Israel; Hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; And then when thou hearest, forgive. So the king and all the people dedicated the templewith burnt offerings and sacrifices. They kept a feastof seven days; other ceremonies consumed many moredays, until on
. Stories from the Hebrew . presence ofall the congregation of Israel, he said : 1 Jachin = jakin. SOLOMON 103 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth ? Behold heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot con-tain thee; How much less this house which I have built! Hearken, therefore, unto the supplications of thy people,—Israel; Hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; And then when thou hearest, forgive. So the king and all the people dedicated the templewith burnt offerings and sacrifices. They kept a feastof seven days; other ceremonies consumed many moredays, until on the twenty-third day Solomon sent thepeople away into their tents, glad and merry in heart. King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earthin riches and wisdom. He reigned over all Israel fortyyears. Then Solomon slept with his fathers and wasburied in the city of David, his father. Suggested Readings :The Song of of Prophecy . . William Cowper. XIX—THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. HE southern part of Arabiawas once called Thepeople of Sheba were power-ful and wealthy, and they con-trolled the sea and caravantraffic in gold, spices, ivory,ebony and finely wovenThey worshiped the sun and ifr stuffs. the moon. 3^ The sovereign of this people was a beautifuland wise queen. She heard of the fame of Solo-mon and prepared to visit him in order to prove hiswisdom with hard questions. She came to Jerusalemwith a very great train, with camels that bore spices,and very much gold and precious stones. These shebrought as gifts to him according to custom, and toshow him something of the splendor of her realm. When she saw him she communed with him of allthat was in her heart. Very hard questions she askedhim and a great number of them, but Solomon an-swered every one with great wisdom. When thequeen of Sheba had seen all Solomons wisdom andthe house that he had built, and the meat of his table,and the sitting of his servants, and the attendan
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