Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of first kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey. The first part 1 2 tells about the last years of king davids life and how his son solomon became the king. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Highlights from the book of first kings watchtower online.
As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. It relates the life story of solomon, during whose kingship ancient israel enjoys a time of security and great prosperity. So come spend your summer in the book of psalms with us. The reign of solomon 1 kings 1 11 part of the series. Having spent these years in the wilderness, the israelites are still a nation without a land.
Highlights from the book of first kings watchtower. Books of kings, two books of the hebrew bible or the protestant old testament. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. Bible summary every chapter in 140 characters or less. First kings covers about 126 years of israels history. Next chapter of 1 kings the book of 1 kings, chapter 5 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 kings, chapter 5 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. When hiram learned that davids son solomon was the new king of israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him. Forty years have passed since jehovah delivered the sons of israel from egyptian bondage. And ahab told jezebel all that elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. He married the daughter of pharaoh and brought her to the city of david, until he should finish building his own house, and the house of the lord, and the wall around jerusalem. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire.
I still remembering studying the book of 1 kings in reading class when i was in third grade. The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author. The rest of all the acts of asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of judah. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. The books of 1 and 2 kings are placed in the former prophets section of the old testament.
Others attribute a group of anonymous authors called the deuteronomists, since language from the book of deuteronomy is repeated in 1 kings. What follows is an an organized and curated list of content. Solomon began building the temple in the fourth year of his reign, in the second month of the bible calendar see bible calendar and bible months which is midspring. This summer we will be reading one chapter a day through psalms 51100. Mar 09, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of judges, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. King hiram of tyre had always been a loyal friend of david.
Today the good morning girls complete their study in the book of 1 kings our next bible study will begin on monday, june 10th. Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. In the hebrew bible the book of kings continued the narrative started in samuel. Anne on 1 kings 5 coming together and working together to build the house of the lord is a good thing. Read 1 kings 5 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Next chapter of 1 kings the book of 1 kings, chapter 15 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 kings, chapter 15 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major. But that is surely because they have not spent much time with it. The great work which solomon was raised up to do was the building of the temple. All gods commands make trial of mens spirits, especially those which direct a sinner how to apply for the blessings of salvation. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah.
Audio bible book of 1st kings chapter 2122 duration. Watch our overview video on the book of judges, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Now hiram king of tyre sent his servants to solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for hiram had always loved david. These are all of the chapters of the book of 1 kings. The first kings is the first half of a single book that was divided into two parts, 1 and 2 kings because together they were too long to fit on one scroll. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the lord had given victory to aram. Book of 1 kings 1 kings chapter 1 1 kings chapter 2 1 kings chapter 3 1 kings chapter 4 1 kings chapter 5 1 kings chapter 6 1 kings chapter 7 1 kings chapter 8 1 kings chapter 9 1 kings chapter 10 1 kings chapter 11 1 kings chapter 12 1 kings chapter. In this we have a picture of the sinner before he comes to god.
The friendly relations which the king of tyre had cultivated with david are here seen renewed with his son and successor, by a message of condolence as well as of congratulation on his accession to the. Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Includes all the chapter summaries, the blog and contact information for the author, chris juby. So solomons builders and hirams builders and the men of gebal did the hewing and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house. This summary of the book of 1 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 kings. As the bible book of second chronicles opens, solomon is ruling as king over israel. When hiram king of tyre heard that solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father david, he sent his envoys to solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with david. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. However, it is reasonable to conclude that since adonijahs. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. And keep the charge of the lord thy god, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself.
Go to 1 kings 12 22 bible questions and answers index. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. The book ends with these words of persian king cyrus to the exiled jews in babylonia. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. This book begins with the death of david, records the 40year reign of solomon, his building of the first temple, the splendor of his kingdom, his moral failure and death, followed by israels tragic civil war, the appearance of elijah, the call of elisha, and concludes with the death of ahab, an especially wicked northern israelite king.
Why did adonijah try to seize the throne while david was still alive. Book of first kings overview insight for living ministries. Some have even thought it to be dry and even boring. May 27, 2011 audio bible book of 2nd kings chapter 1 20 duration.
The books of 1 kings and 2 kings were originally one book. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. The two books now called 1 and 2 kings were originally regarded as one book in the hebrew bible. Then jezebel sent a messenger unto elijah, saying, so let the gods do to me, and more also, if i make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. However, it is reasonable to conclude that since adonijahs older. Didnt becoming the next king involve the current king dying.
Jehovah himself has commissioned me to build him a house in jerusalem, which is in judah. Highlights from the book of first kings when the righteous become many, the people rejoice. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 1 kings in the bible new international version. Summary of the book of 1 kings the books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books. Like the books of 1 and 2 samuel, 1 and 2 kings originally were one book. Audio bible book of 2nd kings chapter 120 duration. I try to highlight miracles and the power of god in yellow thanks to the. The first two chapters of 1 kings complete the story of david, begun in the. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba. The bible is easily the most fascinating book in the world. When david heard he told zadok and nathan to anoint solomon as.
As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. In judges, the israelites turn away from god and face the consequences. Highlights from the book of second chronicles watchtower. Click here for an exhaustive list of content on 1 kings. The bible book of 1 kings with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. It relates the life story of solomon, during whose kingship ancient israel enjoys a time of security. Home versebyverse bible commentary 1 kings chapter 1.