Solomon begins his career as king by humbly asking God for the wisdom and knowledge necessary to be a successful king over Israel.

David and the people celebrate the preparations for the temple together and David gives his final speech. Solomon is crowned his successor.

David calls the leadership together to instruct and guide his son solomon who will fulfill the task of building the Temple upon the death of David.

We describe the structure of David's administration and how he divided Army service among the tribes.

David appoints the Temple guards, the gatekeepers, treasurers and a system for governing the more distant tribes.

David appoints 24 groups of Levites in charge of leading the music, song and prayer at the Temple.

David oversees the establishment of the 24 groups of Kohanim (Priests).

David prepares the temple staff according to their families.

David is not the one to build the Temple, as he is a man of war and subjugation of others. Solomon will be the one to build the Temple to spread the glory of God throughout the world.

David is instructed to build an altar to God at the site of the granary of Arnon the Jebusite. The site is then established as the future site of the Temple, representing the importance of humility for our leadership.