The Spread of Solomon’ s Fame 1:4 Kirjath Jearim. See note on 1 Chr. 13:5. 1:5 Bezalel. The Spirit-enabled craftsman who built the bronze altar for the tabernacle (cf. Ex. 31:1–11; 38:1, 2). 1:7–13 The account is paralleled in 1 Kin. 3:5–15. Every king of Israel needed to heed God’s instructions recorded in Deut. 17:14–20. 1:9 Your promise. A reference to the Davidic Covenant in 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chr. 17. 1:10 Solomon had agreed with his father (cf. 1 Chr. 22:5 and 29:1) on his need for wisdom, and that