1 Kings

1 Kings

Category: Historical Books

Written: c. 561 BC - 539 BC

By: Unknown

Topic: Evaluation of the Kings

Location: In Exile in Babylon

Purpose: To demonstrating the value of obeying and the danger of disobeying.

Outline (chapter)

• King Solomon's Reign (1-4)

• Temple Construction (5-8)

• Queen of Sheba (9-10)

• Kingdom Splits (11-16)

• Prophet Elijah (17-22)

Key Verse: So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. (1 Kings 3:9a)

Prophet: ​

• Elijah

• Prophesied to Israel

• 870 BC - 845 BC

• Home/Location: Tishbe

Kings (United Kingdom):

• David​

• Evaluation: Good

• Reign: 1011 BC - 971 BC

• Life End: Natural Causes

• Ref: 1 Sam 16 - 1 Kings 2; 1 Chron 11:29

• Solomon

• Evaluation: Mostly Good

• Reign: 971 BC - 931 BC

• Life End: Natural Causes

• Ref: 1 Kings 1-11; 2 Chron 1-9

Kings (Divided/N. Kingdom - Israel):

• Jeroboam

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 931 BC - 910 BC

• Life End: Judged by God

• Ref: 1 Kings 11:26-14:20; 2 Chron 9:29-13:20

• Nadab

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 910 BC - 909 BC

• Life End: Killed by Baasha

• Ref: 1 Kings 15:25-31

• Baasha​

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 909 BC - 886 BC

• Life End: Natural causes

• Ref: 1 Kings 15:27-16:7; 2 Chron 16:1-6

• Elah

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 886 BC - 885 BC

• Life End: Killed by Zimri

• Ref: 1 Kings 16:6-14

• Zimri

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 885 BC (7 days)

• Life End: Suicide

• Ref: 1 Kings 16:9-20

• Omri*

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 885 BC - 874 BC

• Life End: Natural causes

• Ref: 1 Kings 16:15-28

*​​In 885 BC - 880 BC, Tibni unsuccessfully contended for the throne against Omri (1 Kings 16:21-22).

• Ahab​

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 874 BC - 853 BC

• Life End: Wounded in battle

• Ref: 1 Kings 16:28-22:40; 2 Chron 18:1-34

• Ahaziah​

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 853 BC - 852 BC

• Life End: Fell to his death

• Ref: 1 Kings 22:40-2 Kings 1:18; 2 Chron 20:35-37

Kings (Divided/S. Kingdom - Judah):

• Rehoboam

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 931 BC - 913 BC

• Life End: Natural causes

• Ref: 1 Kings 11:42-14:31; 2 Chron 9:31-12:16

• Abijah

• Evaluation: Bad

• Reign: 913 BC - 911 BC

• Life End: Natural causes

• Ref: 1 Kings 14:31-15:8; 2 Chron 12:16-14:1

• Asa

• Evaluation: Good

• Reign: 911 BC - 870 BC

• Life End: Natural causes

• Ref: 1 Kings 15:8-23; 2 Chron 14:1-16:14

• Jehoshaphat

• Evaluation: Good

• Reign: 873 BC - 848 BC

• Life End: Natural causes

• Ref: 1 Kings 22:41-50; 2 Chron 17:1-21:1

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