The Old Testament Book of 1 Kings
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and
shew thyself a man; 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, ...
1 Kings 2:2-3 KJV
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* CHAP * COMMENTS
* 1 *Abishag selected to warm David; Adonijah prepares to make him-
self king; Bathsheba & Nathan tell David; Solomon crowned
king of Judah & Israel
* 2 *David'd final address to Solomon; Death of David; Adonijah
requests Bathesheba to interceed in his behalf to Solomon;
Solomon has Adonijah and Joab slain. Abiathar is rejected as
priest. Shimei is slain after he breaks parole.
* 3 *The Lord appears to Solomon in a dream and Solomon asks for
wisdom; Two women ask Solomon to judge between them
concerning the infant.
* 4 *Solomon's officers, kingdom, daily provision, wisdom
* 5 *Preparations for the building of Solomon's temple
* 6 *The building of the temple and its dimensions
* 7 *The building of Solomon's other buildings; Hiram of Tyre and
his work.
* 8 *The dedication of the temple; Solomon's prayer and blessing for
Israel
* 9 *The Lord appears to solomon the second time; Hiram is
displeased with the cities Solomon gave him; Solomon's work;
* 10 *The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon; Solomon's wealth
* 11 *Solomon taken into idolatry by his many wives; Adversaries to
Solomon -- Hadad the Edomite; Rezon the son of Eliadah;
Jeroboam the son of Nebat; God's message to Jeroboam
* 12 *Israel asks for a lighter rule from Rehoboam; Rehoboam consults
the old men and then the young men. Ten tribes revolt after
he follows the advice of the young men. Jeroboam makes the
two golden calves.
* 13 *God sends a prophet to speak against the alter at Bethel;
Jeroboam's hand withers & is restored; The man of God is
deceived and is slain by a lion
* 14 *Jeroboam's son is ill; Jeroboam's wife is sent to the prophet
Ahijah, The Lord Prophecies against Jeroboam's house; death
of Jeroboam - Nadab his son rules in Israel; Shishak, king
of Egypt takes the treasures of the Lord's house and of the
king's house; death of Rehoboam; Abijam his son reigns in
Judah.
* 15 *Abijam dies and is succeeded by Asa in Judah; Reign and death
of Asa; Jehosophat reigns in Judah. Baasha slays Nadab and
reigns in Israel.
* 16 *Jehu prophesied against Baasha. Baasha died. His son Elah reigned
in his stead. Zimri his captain killed him and reigned in his
place. He slew all the house of Baasha. Israel made Omri the
captain of the host king over Israel. Zimri burnt the king's
house over him with fire, and died. Half the people followed
Tibni to make him king, half followed Omri. The followers of
Omri prevailed. Omri built Samaria. He did evil -worse than
those before him. He died and Ahab his son reigned. Ahab did
more to provoke God than all the kings of Israel before him.
* 17 *Elijah told Ahab it would not rain except by his word. Elisha is
sent by the Lord to the brook Cherith where he is fed by ravens.
When the brook dries he is sent to the widow of Zarephath. She
feeds him & her family from a "handful" of meal and a little oil
by the Lord's provision. Elijah raises her son when he dies.
* 18 *The Lord told Elijah to show himself to Ahab & He would send rain.
Obadiah, the govenor of Ahab's house, feared the Lord. He had hid
100 prophets by 50 and fed them with bread and water. Ahab sent
him to find grass so they would not lose all of the beasts. As
Obadiah was in the way, Elijah met him & told him to tell Ahab he
was here. Obadiah was afraid that Elijah would disappear, but was
assured that Elijah would meet Ahab that day. Elijah told Ahab to
gather the prophets at Mt. Carmel. He asked the people how long
they would be divided between two opinons? If the LORD was God
follow Him. If Baal, then follow him. Alters were to be built for
God and Baal. The God that answered by fire was the true God.
Baal's priests prayed from morning till evening with no answer.
Elijah repaired the LORD's alter that was broken. He built an
altar with 12 stones putting a trench about the alter. He put the
bulllock and the wood in order and had them pour 12 barrels of
water on the altar. He prayed, "Lord, hear me so this people will
know that you're the LORD and that you've turned their heart back
again." The fire of the LORD fell and burnt the sacrifice, wood,
stones, dust, and water in the trench. The people said, "The LORD
is the God." Elijah had them slay the prophets of Baal. Elijah
told Ahab to go because there was the sound of abundance of rain.
* 19 *When Ahab told Jezebel what Elijah had done, she sent word to him
that if she hadn't killed him by tomorrow, for the gods to do the
same to her. Elijah left his servant at Beersheba and went a
days journey into the wilderness. He sat under a juniper tree and
asked to die. As he lay & slept, an angel woke him saying "Arise
and eat." The angel did this twice. He went 40 days and nights on
the strength of that meal and came to Horeb the mount of God. He
lodged in a cave. The Lord asked him, "What are you doing here,
Elijah?" Elijah said, "I have been jealous for the LORD God of
hosts. They have slain your prophets - only I am left - and they
are trying to kill me." The Lord told him to annoint Hazael to be
king of Syria, Jehu to be king of Israel, Elisha to be prophet in
his place. "I have 7000 which have not bowed to Baal." He found
Elisha plowing with 12 yoke of oxen. Elisha killed a yoke of oxen
gave the people to eat, and arose and followed Elisha and
ministered unto him.
* 20 *Benhadad king of Syria besieged Samaria. He sent word to Ahab, "Your
silver & gold, your wives & children are mine." Ahab said "I am
thine, & all that I have" Benhadad sent word again, "My servants
will come to search your houses and will take what is desirable
in your eyes." The elders and people told Ahab to not accept
this. The Lord sent a prophet to Ahab saying that the LORD would
deliver the great multitude into his hand so they would know that
he was the LORD. The Syrians fled and said, "Their gods are gods
of the hills; but we will fight them in the plain and shall be
stronger than they. After a year, Benhadad went to Aphek to fight
Israel. Israel slew 100,000 Syrians in one day. The rest fled to
Aphek. Benhadad sent word, "I pray thee, Let me live." Ahab sent
him away with a covenant. A man came to Ahab and told him that a
prisoner in his care had escaped. It was a fine of a talent of
silver or his life. Ahab told him that he had convicted himself.
The man told him that, the Lord had said because Ahab had let a
a man go that the LORD had appointed for utter destruction it
would be Ahab's life in exchange.
* 21 *Ahab wanted to buy Naboth's vineyard that was near the palace. But
Naboth refused to sell his father's inheritance. As Ahab pouted,
Jezebel, his wife, told him that she would give him Naboth's
vineyard. She sent word to the officials in the kings name for
them to falsely accuse Naboth of blasphemy and to slay him. When
they sent word that the deed was done; Jezebel sent Ahab to take
the vineyard. The LORD sent Elijah to tell Ahab that where the
dogs had licked Naboth's blood -- they would lick his
* 22 *The king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah to go with him
to fight to regain Ramothgilead. When Jehoshaphat agreed, Ahab
called for the prophets who told him to go. Jehoshaphat asked if
there wasn't a prophet of the LORD that they could ask. Ahab said
there is Micaiah-but I hate him because he prophesies evil of me.
The messengers that were sent for Micaiah requested that he say
good - as had the other prophets. Micaiah responded that he would
say whatever the Lord told him to say.Micaiah saw Israel on the
hills scattered as sheep without a shepherd. Ahab told them to
put Micaiah into prison until he returned. Micaiah said if you do
return in peace the Lord has not spoken by me. Ahab was slain.
Ahaziah reigned in his stead. Jehoshaphat, Asa's son began to
reign in Judah in the 4th year of Ahab. He turned not aside from
doing right in the LORD's eyes. When Jehoshaphat died, Jehoram
his son reigned in his stead. Ahab's son Ahaziah did evil, served
Baal, and provked the LORD to anger.
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