1 Kings
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1 Kings 3: Solomon Asks for Wisdom
God appears to Solomon in a dream and says, Ask for what I should give you. Solomon asks for an understanding heart to lead God's people. God is pleased and gives him wisdom, riches, and honor. Solomon wisely settles a hard case between two mothers.
1 Kings 4: Solomon's Wisdom and Peace
Solomon sets up leaders over Israel. Judah and Israel are as many as the sand by the sea, and they eat, drink, and are happy. God gives Solomon great wisdom. He speaks proverbs and songs and teaches about trees, animals, birds, and fish.
1 Kings 7: Bronze Pillars and a Great Sea
Solomon builds his own house over thirteen years. Hiram, a skilled worker in bronze, makes two great pillars, a huge bronze basin called the sea, stands, and basins for God's house. Solomon makes golden things for inside the temple, and the work is finished.
1 Kings 8: God's Glory Fills the Temple
The priests bring the ark of the covenant into the temple, and a cloud of God's glory fills the house. Solomon prays a long prayer, asking God to hear His people when they pray. He blesses the people, and they celebrate with great joy.
1 Kings 9: God Appears to Solomon Again
God appears to Solomon a second time. He says He has heard Solomon's prayer and made the temple holy. God promises blessing if Solomon obeys, and warns of trouble if Israel turns to other gods. Solomon builds cities and sends ships to bring gold.
1 Kings 10: The Queen of Sheba Visits
The queen of Sheba hears about Solomon's wisdom and comes to test him with hard questions. Solomon answers them all. She praises the Lord and gives Solomon rich gifts. Solomon becomes greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
1 Kings 11: Solomon Turns Away
When Solomon is old, his many wives turn his heart to other gods. God is angry and says the kingdom will be torn away from his son, except one tribe for David's sake. The prophet Ahijah tears a new coat into twelve pieces and gives ten to Jeroboam. Solomon dies after reigning forty years.
1 Kings 12: The Kingdom Divides
Rehoboam becomes king. The people ask him to lighten their heavy load. He rejects the advice of the older men and follows the young men, answering harshly. Ten tribes follow Jeroboam instead. God tells Rehoboam not to fight. Jeroboam makes two golden calves so the people will not go to Jerusalem.
1 Kings 13: The Man of God from Judah
A man of God from Judah warns Jeroboam at the altar in Bethel. The altar splits and the king's hand dries up, but the man prays and it is healed. God told the man not to eat or drink there. An old prophet lies to him, and he disobeys. A lion meets him on the road. Jeroboam still does not turn from his evil way.
1 Kings 14: Ahijah's Message to Jeroboam
Jeroboam's son becomes sick. Jeroboam sends his wife in disguise to the prophet Ahijah, who is blind. God tells Ahijah she is coming. Ahijah gives a hard message of judgment on Jeroboam's house. In Judah, Rehoboam also does evil, and the king of Egypt takes away the gold shields from the temple.
1 Kings 15: King Asa Does Right
In Judah, Abijam does evil, but God keeps a lamp for David's sake. His son Asa does what is right. He removes idols and even removes his grandmother from being queen mother because she made an idol. In Israel, Baasha takes the throne from Nadab and wipes out Jeroboam's family, as Ahijah had said.
1 Kings 16: Wicked Kings of Israel
The prophet Jehu warns Baasha. Kings come and go quickly in Israel: Elah, Zimri, Omri. Omri builds the city of Samaria. Then Ahab becomes king. He does more evil than all before him. He marries Jezebel and serves Baal. Jericho is rebuilt, as Joshua had warned.
1 Kings 17: Elijah and the Widow
Elijah tells Ahab there will be no rain except by God's word. God sends ravens to feed Elijah by a brook. Then God sends him to a widow in Zarephath. Her flour and oil do not run out. When her son dies, Elijah prays and God brings the boy back to life.
1 Kings 18: Fire on Mount Carmel
After three years without rain, Elijah meets Ahab. On Mount Carmel, Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal. They call on Baal all day, but nothing happens. Elijah prays, and fire from the Lord burns up the offering. The people cry out that the Lord is God. Then Elijah prays, and heavy rain comes.
1 Kings 19: A Still Small Voice
Jezebel threatens Elijah, and he runs away afraid. Under a juniper tree he asks God to let him die. An angel brings him food twice. At Mount Horeb, God is not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but speaks in a still small voice. God tells Elijah that seven thousand have not bowed to Baal, and Elijah calls Elisha to follow him.
1 Kings 20: God Gives Ahab Victory
Ben Hadad king of Syria surrounds Samaria and makes proud demands. A prophet tells Ahab God will give him the victory so he will know the Lord. Israel wins twice. But Ahab lets Ben Hadad go free with a deal, and a prophet tells him this was wrong.
1 Kings 21: Naboth's Vineyard
Ahab wants Naboth's vineyard, but Naboth will not sell the land God gave his family. Ahab sulks. Jezebel writes false letters, and wicked men lie about Naboth, who is put to death. Elijah meets Ahab with God's judgment. Ahab humbles himself, and God delays the judgment.
1 Kings 22: Micaiah Tells the Truth
Ahab and Jehoshaphat plan to fight for Ramoth Gilead. Four hundred prophets tell Ahab he will win. Micaiah says he will speak only what God says, and he warns that Ahab will fall. Ahab disguises himself, but an arrow shot at random strikes him, and he dies. Jehoshaphat reigns well in Judah.