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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