The Histories · Old Testament
1 Kings
1 Kings is book 11 of 66 and belongs to the Histories in the Old Testament. It has 22 chapters, each with source-checked General, Historical and Literary context. 158 people are indexed in its passages.
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Chapters
- 1 Kings 1: 1 Kings 1: rival claims to David's throne
As David grows old, Abishag the Shunammite is brought to care for him. Adonijah announces his intention to become king and gathers support from Joab… - 1 Kings 2: 1 Kings 2: Solomon consolidates the throne
David charges Solomon to keep the Lord's commands, then gives instructions concerning Joab, Barzillai's sons and Shimei. David dies, and Solomon… - 1 Kings 3: Wisdom for the work of judgment
Solomon asks for an understanding heart so that he can judge the people and distinguish good from bad. In the dream at Gibeon, God grants wisdom as… - 1 Kings 4: 1 Kings 4: court provision and Solomon's wisdom
The chapter lists Solomon's officials and twelve district officers who provide for the king's household, each for one month of the year. Judah and… - 1 Kings 5: 1 Kings 5: workers and supplies for the temple
Hiram king of Tyre sends servants to Solomon after hearing of his accession. Solomon explains his intention to build the Lord's house, contrasting… - 1 Kings 6: 1 Kings 6: building the Lord's house
Solomon begins building the Lord's house in the fourth year of his reign. The account describes its dimensions, side chambers and stone prepared… - 1 Kings 7: 1 Kings 7: royal buildings and temple furnishings
The chapter first describes Solomon's royal buildings, including the house of the forest of Lebanon, the judgment porch and a house for Pharaoh's… - 1 Kings 8: 1 Kings 8: the ark, the cloud and Solomon's prayer
Solomon gathers Israel's leaders to bring the ark into the completed temple. The priests place it beneath the cherubim, and a cloud fills the house… - 1 Kings 9: 1 Kings 9: a warning after the dedication
The Lord appears to Solomon a second time, says his prayer has been heard and addresses both the promise to David's throne and the consequences of… - 1 Kings 10: 1 Kings 10: Sheba's visit and Solomon's wealth
The queen of Sheba comes to test Solomon with hard questions after hearing of his fame concerning the Lord's name. His answers and the life of his… - 1 Kings 11: 1 Kings 11: Solomon turns away and the kingdom is promised to another
In old age Solomon follows other gods after his many wives turn his heart. The narrator condemns his actions and describes the high places he builds… - 1 Kings 12: 1 Kings 12: the kingdom divides and Jeroboam establishes new worship
At Shechem the people ask Rehoboam to lighten Solomon's heavy service. He rejects the older advisers' counsel and answers with a threat of harsher… - 1 Kings 13: 1 Kings 13: the altar sign and the deceived messenger
An unnamed man of God comes from Judah to Bethel and announces judgment on Jeroboam's altar, naming Josiah as a future child of David's house. The… - 1 Kings 14: 1 Kings 14: judgment on Jeroboam's house and loss in Judah
Jeroboam sends his wife in disguise to the aged prophet Ahijah because their son Abijah is sick. The Lord tells Ahijah who is coming, and he… - 1 Kings 15: 1 Kings 15: Judah's kings and the fall of Jeroboam's house
Abijam reigns in Judah and follows his father's sins, yet David's line continues. Asa succeeds him, removes idols and deposes Maachah from her… - 1 Kings 16: 1 Kings 16: successive coups and the rise of Ahab
The Lord's word through Jehu son of Hanani condemns Baasha's house. After Baasha dies, Elah succeeds him, but Zimri kills Elah and destroys the royal… - 1 Kings 17: 1 Kings 17: Elijah, the drought and the widow's son
Elijah tells Ahab that dew and rain will cease except according to his word. The Lord directs Elijah to the brook Cherith, where ravens bring him… - 1 Kings 18: 1 Kings 18: fire on Carmel and the return of rain
The Lord sends Elijah to Ahab with a promise of rain. Elijah meets Obadiah, Ahab's household officer, who has hidden and fed a hundred prophets while… - 1 Kings 19: 1 Kings 19: Elijah at Horeb and the call of Elisha
Jezebel threatens Elijah's life after hearing what happened to Baal's prophets. He flees to Beersheba, then goes into the wilderness and asks the… - 1 Kings 20: 1 Kings 20: Ahab's victories and the covenant with Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad besieges Samaria with allied kings and demands Ahab's wealth and household. Ahab first submits but refuses the expanded demand to search… - 1 Kings 21: 1 Kings 21: Naboth's vineyard and the abuse of royal power
Ahab asks to buy or exchange for Naboth's vineyard beside his palace at Jezreel. Naboth refuses to give up his ancestral inheritance, and Ahab goes… - 1 Kings 22: 1 Kings 22: Micaiah's warning and Ahab's death
Ahab seeks Jehoshaphat's help to recover Ramoth-gilead. About four hundred prophets promise success, but Jehoshaphat asks for another prophet of the…
