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. The most popular bible verses from 1 kings found 816 verses 1 kings 2. Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother. The greek translation of the old testament, the septuagint lxx, divided the book in two and this was followed by the latin vulgate version and english translations. The books of 1 kings and 2 kings were originally one book. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by. The tribes of judah, benjamin, and some of levi were serving a pagan king in a faraway country. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of first kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. The second book of kings niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed. Book of 1 kings read, study bible verses online bible study tools.
Ahijah the prophet is there the one who told me i would be king over this people. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. First, some preachers find it difficult to construct sermons from old testament texts. The books of 1 and 2 kings are placed in the former prophets section of the old testament. The book of 1st kings niv audio bible non dramatized youtube. 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. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. He brought her to the city of david until he finished building his palace and the temple of the lord, and the wall around jerusalem. By the end of these volumes, the kingdoms of israel north and judah south will be gone, marked by the destruction of the temple and the conquest of jerusalem by the babylonians. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. The translators of the septuagint introduced the separation into two books and this separation was made also in the vulgate. May the lord our god be with us as he was with our ancestors.
After a long time, in the third year, the word of the lord came to elijah. Dec 03, 2006 i am a big fan of the niv application commentaries, but this has to be one of the worst ones i have used. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. Jewish tradition credits jeremiah the prophet as the author of 1 kings, although bible scholars are divided on the issue. Feb 14, 2014 the second book of kings niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed. I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Israel rebels against rehoboam rehoboam went to shechem, for all israel had gone there to make him king. The books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books. Elijah flees to horeb now ahab told jezebel everything elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. This causes laypersons to question the books value for devotional readings. The first book of kings begins with the elderly king david naming solomon, his son by bathsheba, as king of israel and judah to succeed him. Book of first kings overview insight for living ministries.
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. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. When jeroboam son of nebat heard this he was still in egypt, where he had fled from king solomon, he returned from egypt. Go and present yourself to ahab, and i will send rain on the land. From the niv study bible, introductions to the books of the bible, 1 kings copyright 2002 zondervan. I am a big fan of the niv application commentaries, but this has to be one of the worst ones i have used.
Ecclesiastes, 1 kings, 2 chronicles, proverbs solomon reflects david colburn. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. He went to the kerith ravine, east of the jordan, and stayed there. Niv application commentary nivac 9780310211297 by august. The two books now called 1 and 2 kings were originally regarded as one book in the hebrew bible. The next step is to enter your payment information. Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the law of moses. Introduction to the book of 1 kings in the bible learn religions. Others attribute a group of anonymous authors called the deuteronomists, since language from the book of deuteronomy is repeated in 1 kings. The bible book of 1 kings with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. These remarkably relevant writings include prophetic interpretations of how each king affected the spiritual decline of israel and judah. Davids death solomons reign the division of the kingdom elijahs ministry. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm. The two books of kings originally formed one book only in the hebrew bible.
Ahijah the prophet is therethe one who told me i would be king over this people. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Books of kings, two books of the hebrew bible or the protestant old testament that, together with deuteronomy, joshua, judges, and 1 and 2 samuel, belong to the group of historical books deuteronomic history written during the babylonian exile c. However, it was divided into two books by the translators of the septuagint the greek translation of the old testament, and so it was written as 1 and 2 kings by the latin translation and many other versions. As surely as the lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble, 30i will surely carry out this very day what i swore to you by the lord, the god of israel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 kings the niv application commentary. Buso1qwbhf2kursgtipdiot the book of 1st kings is narrative history and. First and second kings were originally one book, called in the hebrew text, kings, from the first word in 1. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in.
Surely solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. This summary of the book of 1 kings provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 kings. The book of 1 kings shows how idolatry brought down the wisest. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of. King solomon reigned over the united kingdom of israel circa 960 to 922 bc, and built the temple of solomon in jerusalem in the midtenth century bc. Therefore send and gather to me all israel at mount carmel, and the 450 prophets. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. In the hebrew bible the book of kings continued the narrative started in samuel. The book of 1 kings traces the history of gods covenant people under israels kings, beginning with the reign of king solomon. Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh.
The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. Like the books of 1 and 2 samuel, 1 and 2 kings originally were one book. Bridging the centuries konkel connects past context to contemporary circumstances, helping us grasp the meaning and significance of 1 and 2 kings and understand how its myriad lessons and circumstances can inform our knowledge of god and decisions to act in todays world. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. So they sent for jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of israel went to rehoboam and said to him. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b.
The books of kings were probably written during the time of judahs captivity in babylon which begins at the end of second kings. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 1 kings in the bible new international version. Audiobible niv 42 luke dramatized new international version high quality duration. Go in to king david and say to him, my lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant. These are all of the chapters of the book of 1 kings.
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