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First Kings
I. |The old age and decease of David—1|Kings 1:1-2:11A. |Being old and fading away—1:1-4B. |Making Solomon the successor to his throne—1:5-53C. |Giving the final charge to Solomon his son as the successor to the Davidic throne—2:1-9D. |Ceasing in his life on earth—2:10-11II. |The reign of the kings—1|Kings 2:12-2|Kings 25:30A. |The reign of Solomon—1|Kings 2:12-11:43a
1. |Ending the factors of rebellion for the establishment of his kingdom—2:12-46
2. |Marrying the daughter of the king of Egypt—3:1
3. |Seeking for God—3:2-4
4. |Seeking for wisdom—3:5-15
5. |Judging the case of the two harlots' quarreling—3:16-28
6. |The organization of his governmental administration—4:1-19
7. |His prosperity under the rich blessing of God—4:20-5:18
8. |Building the temple of God as well as his own palaces—6:1-8:66
a. |The temple—6:1-38b. |His palaces built in association with God's dwelling—7:1-12c. |Hiram, Solomon's workman—7:13-14d. |The two bronze pillars—7:15-22e. |The bronze sea with ten bronze lavers—7:23-40af. |Hiram's work for Solomon—7:40b-47g. |The vessels of the temple—7:48-51h. |The dedication of the temple—8:1-66(1) |The tabernacle being merged with the temple—vv.|1-11(2) |Solomon's blessing and declaration to the people—vv.|12-21(3) |Solomon's prayer—vv.|22-53(4) |Solomon's further blessing to the people—vv.|54-61(5) |Solomon and the people offering a vast quantity of sacrifices to God—vv.|62-64(6) |Solomon and his people holding a feast for fourteen days—vv.|65-66
9. |The highest peak of Solomon's glory among the nations—9:1-10:29
a. |Jehovah's acceptance of his prayer and Jehovah's promise to establish his throne forever—9:1-9b. |His alliance with Hiram—9:10-14c. |Building further cities—9:15-24d. |His offerings three times a year—9:25e. |Building a navy with Hiram's cooperation—9:26-28f. |The queen of Sheba coming to pay her honor to him and listen to his words of wisdom—10:1-10, 13g. |Hiram's fleet bringing precious goods for the temple of God and Solomon's palace—10:11-12h. |Enriched with tribute and tariff from the nations, and building a defense—10:14-29
10. |The tragedy of Israel's history—11:1-43a
a. |Solomon's fall—vv.|1-8b. |God's chastisement—vv.|9-40(1) |God becoming angry with Solomon and determining to tear the kingdom away from him and give it to his servant (the division of the kingdom of Israel)—vv.|9-13(2) |The actions of God's chastisements—vv.|14-40c. |Solomon's decease after reigning over all Israel for forty years—vv.|41-43aB. |The reigns of Rehoboam over Judah and of Jeroboam over Israel—1|Kings 11:43b-14:31a
1. |Rehoboam continuing the reign after Solomon—11:43b
2. |Rehoboam suffering the division of the kingdom and losing ten tribes—12:1-24
3. |The apostasy of Jeroboam—12:25-33
4. |God's judgment on the altar at Bethel made by Jeroboam—13:1-32
5. |The further apostasy of Jeroboam—13:33-34
6. |Ahijah's prophecy concerning the tragic ending of Jeroboam—14:1-18
7. |Jeroboam reigning over the ten tribes of Israel, and his life being ended by the severe punishment of God—14:19-20
8. |Rehoboam enthroned and reigning over Judah—14:21-24
9. |Rehoboam defeated and robbed by the king of Egypt—14:25-28
10. |Rehoboam fighting with Jeroboam continually and being buried in the city of David—14:29-31a
C. |The reign of Abijam over Judah—1|Kings 14:31b-15:8aD. |The reign of Asa over Judah—1|Kings 15:8b-24E. |The reign of Nadab over Israel—1|Kings 15:25-31F. |The reign of Baasha over Israel—1|Kings 15:32-16:7G. |The reign of Elah over Israel—1|Kings 16:8-14H. |The reign of Zimri over Israel—1|Kings 16:15-20I. |The reign of Omri over Israel—1|Kings 16:21-28aJ. |The reign of Ahab over Israel—1|Kings 16:28b-22:40
1. |Beginning to reign over Israel—16:28b-29
2. |Doing what was evil in the eyes of Jehovah more than all who were before him—16:30-33
3. |In his days Jericho being rebuilt, bringing in the curse prophesied—16:34
4. |God's dealing with Ahab through Elijah the prophet—17:1-19:9a
a. |Shutting up the heavens from rain—17:1-24(1) |Elijah warning Ahab—v.|1(2) |God sending Elijah to live on water from the brook and on food brought by ravens—vv.|2-7(3) |God sending Elijah to a widow to feed him—vv.|8-24(a) |Elijah miraculously providing meal and oil for the widow, instead of being fed by her—vv.|8-16(b) |Elijah raising up the widow's dead son—vv.|17-24b. |Opening up the heavens to rain—18:1-46(1) |God sending Elijah to Ahab—vv.|1-2(2) |Ahab sending Elijah through Obadiah—vv.|3-16(3) |The test on Mount Carmel to prove who the real God is—vv.|17-40(4) |The great downpour of rain—vv.|41-46c. |Elijah being threatened by Jezebel, the wife of Ahab—19:1-9a
5. |Jehovah's commission to Elijah in his discouragement—19:9b-18
6. |Elijah finding Elisha and gaining him to follow him and replace him—19:19-21
7. |Dealing with Ben-hadab the king of Syria—20:1-43
8. |Taking Naboth's vineyard by force in injustice—21:1-29
9. |His miserable ending—22:1-40
K. |The reign of Jehoshaphat over Judah—1|Kings 22:41-50L. |The reign of Ahaziah over Israel—1|Kings 22:51-2|Kings 1:18Outline of 1 Kings
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