Explore the Biblical Book: 1 Kings

1 Kings

Leviticus 17 – Laws about Eating Meat

1 Kings 1:1-11:43 – Solomon

1 Kings 1:1-2:46 – Bathsheba’s Power Play: Solomon Becomes King 

1 Kings 2:1-12 – David’s Final Speech

1 Kings 3:1-4:34 – Solomon’s Wisdom

1 Kings 3:4-15 – Solomon’s Dream at Gibeon

1 Kings 3:16-28 – The Two Mothers and Solomon’s Wise Decision

1 Kings 4:1-28 – Solomon’s Administration

1 Kings 4:21-34 – Verse Differences between Hebrew and English Texts

1 Kings 5:1-7:51 – Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple

1 Kings 5:12-18 – Solomon’s Forced Labor

1 Kings 5:1-7:51 – Solomon Builds the Temple

1 Kings 6:1-38 – Jerusalem Temple and temples of the ancient Near East

1 Kings 8:1-66 – Solomon Dedicates the Temple

1 Kings 9:1-9 – God Consecrates the Temple

1 Kings 10:1-13 – The Queen of Sheba

1 Kings 10:14-29 – Solomon’s Extraordinary Wealth

1 Kings 11:1-43 – Solomon’s Apostasy

1 Kings 11:5-33 – Astarte, Chemosh, and Milcom: Solomon’s Sin and its SignificanceSUMMARY

1 Kings 12:1-14:20 – Jeroboam I of Israel (924–903 BCE)

1 Kings 12:1-16:28 – Rebellion Splits the Nation

1 Kings 12:1-19 – A Foolish Ruler Sparks a Rebellion

1 Kings 13 – Strange Stories from God’s Prophets

1 Kings 14:21-15:24 – Early Kings of Judah

1 Kings 15:25-16:28 – Early Kings of Israel

1 Kings 16:15-34 – The Shocking Sins of Kings Omri and Ahab

1 Kings 16:29-22:41 – Elijah and the Prophets Confront Ahab and Jezebel

1 Kings 17:1-19:21 – Elijah Battles Baal

1 Kings 20:1-43 – Ahab Battles Syria

1 Kings 21:1-29 – Ahab Covets Naboth’s Vineyard

1 Kings 22:1-40 – Micaiah and the Death of Ahab

1 Kings 22:41-53 – Jehoshaphat of Judah and Ahaziah of Israel

Luke 7:11-17 – A Widow’s Son Returned to Life

Revelation 2:20/1 Kings 16 – The Prophetic Contest with Jezebel

Revelation 13:11-17 – The Beast from the Earth 

The Bible in a Year Podcast

Reading Violence in the Bible with Genocide in My Ancestry

10: 1 & 2 Kings

3.78: What Does the Bible Say about Resurrection?

3.80: John 8: Woman Caught in Adultery – Where Was the Man?

4.90: Which Version of 2 Chronicles is “Correct”?

4.94: Lightning Round 1 of 2

4.95: Lightning Round 2 of 2

8.158: How Do You Identify True and False Prophets? Biblical Keys to Spiritual Discernment

Ahab

Bathsheba

Elisha

Hiram

Jehoshaphat

Jehu

Jeroboam I

Jezebel

Nathan

Rehoboam

Ancient Near East

Israel and Judah (Southern)

The United Monarchy (Northern)

The United Monarchy (Southern)

The Significance of Elijah

The Story of Kings