Outline of I Kings

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I Kings Outlined

I. David and Solomon

A. The last days of David (1:1 to 2:11) 1. Sickness of David (1:1-4)

2. Adonijah, David’s fourth but oldest living son, attempts to take over the throne (1:5-10)

a. Adonijah prepares his entourage (1:5)

b. David does not rebuke him (1:6)

c. Joab and Abiathar help Adonijah (1:7)

d. Zadok, Benaiah, Shimei, Rei, and Nathan opposed Adonijah (1:8)

e. Adonijah gives a feast (1:9)

f. Nathan, Benaiah, and Solomon were not invited to the feast (1:10)

3. Bathsheba and Nathan conspire to inform David (1:11-15)

4. Bathsheba reminds David of promise to make Solomon king (1:16-21)I Samuel 7:1-14 and

I Chronicles 22:7-12

5. Nathan confirms to David the actions of Adonijah (1:22-27)

6. David appoints Solomon to be king after him (1:28-40)

7. Adonijah informed of Solomon’s appointment as king (1:41-49)

8. Solomon grants amnesty to Adonijah (1:50-53)

9. David’s charge to Solomon (2:1-9)

10 .Death and burial of David (2:10-11) "City of David" Jerusalem - II Kings 9:28, and II Kings 14:20. Zion is also called the "City of David" (the reason why will be given) II Samuel 5:7, I Kings 8:1, I Chronicles 11:5, II Chronicles 5:2. Zion was a mount II Kings 19:31. It was in Jerusalem Isaiah 10:32 and Psalms 51:18.

B. Reign of Solomon (2:12 to 11:43) 970-930 BC 40 years I Kings 11:42 1. Solomon’s ascension (2:12 to 4:34) a. Adonijah is put to death (2:12-25)

b. Abiathar, the high-priest, banished to Anathoth (2:26-27)

c. Execution of Joab (2:28-34)

d. Benaiah made captain of the army; Zadok made high-priest (2:35)

e. Shemei put to death after 3 years (2:36-46)

2. Solomon marries Pharaoh’s daughter (3:1)

3. Sacrifice of Solomon at Gibeon (3:2-4)

a. Solomon’s request for wisdom (3:5-15)

b. Solomon’s judgment between two harlots and to whom the live child belonged to (3:16-28)

4. Solomon’s success and prosperity (4:1-34) a. Solomon’s princes and officers (4:1-21)

b. Solomon’s provisions for one day (4:22-25)

c. Solomon’s stables (4:26-28)

d. Solomon’s wisdom (4:29-34) Proverbs 10:1, I Kings 5:7, II Chronicles 1:11, Matthew 12:42, and Luke 11:31.

5. Construction in Jerusalem (5:1 to 7:51) a. Alliance with King Hiram of Tyre (5:1-6)

b. Hiram furnished material for building the Temple (5:7-12)

c. Solomon’s workmen (5:13-18)

d. The building of Solomon’s Temple (6:1-38) Took 7 years 6:38

e. The building of Solomon’s palaces (7:1-12)

f. The vessels of the temple (7:13-51)

6. Dedication of the temple (8:1-66) God's presence and the people's praise to Him II Chronicles 5:11-14

7. Wisdom, reputation, and success (9:1 to 10:49)

a. Jehovah makes covenant with Solomon (9:1-9)

b. Presents exchanged between Solomon and Hiram (9:10-14)

c. A builder of cities (9:15-24)

d. Worship of Solomon (9:25)

e. Solomon’s navy (9:26-28)

f. Queen of Sheba visits Solomon (10:1-13)

g. Great wealth of Solomon (10:14-29)

8. Solomon’s apostasy (11:1) I Corinthians 10:12 and Luke 12:15-20 a. Solomon’s many wives and concubines 700 wives and 300 concubines (11:1-3)

b. Solomon’s idolatry (11:4-9)

c. Jehovah is angry (11:10-13)

d. The enemies of Solomon (11:14-25)

e. Jeroboam among the enemies of Solomon (11:26-27)

f. Jeroboam put over the house of Joseph (11:28-29)

g. Jeroboam to become king over ten tribes of Israel (11:30-39)

h. Jeroboam’s flight into Egypt (11:40)

i. Death and burial of Solomon (11:41-43)

II. The Divided Kingdom A. Reign of Rehoboam, son of Solomon (12:1-24; 14:21-31) 930-913 BC Reigned 17 years I Kings 14:21 and

II Chronicles 12:13

1. Rehoboam goes to Shechem to be made king (12:1)

2. Jeroboam recalled from Egypt to head delegation asking for relief (12:3-5)

3. Rehoboam answers Jeroboam and the people roughly (12:6-15)

4. The kingdom divided when 10 tribes rebelled (12:16-20)

5. Rehoboam forbidden to war with Israel (12:21-24)

6. Rehoboam did evil in the sight of God (14:21-30)

7. Rehoboam is succeed by his son, Abijam (14:31)

B. Reign of Jeroboam over 10 tribes of Israel (12:25 to 14:20) 930-908 BC Reigned 22 years I Kings 15:20 1. Jeroboam made king over Israel (12:20)

2. Shechem rebuilt and became the capital city of Israel (12:25)

3. Jeroboam makes false religion (12:26-33)

4. Jeroboam hand withered at the altar and restored (13:1-10)

5. The old prophet and the young prophet (13:11-32)

6. Jeroboam persists in his evil way (13:33)

7. Jeroboam’s dynasty to end violently (14:1-18)

8. Death of Jeroboam (14:19-20)

9. Jeroboam succeeded by his son, Nadab (14:20)

C. Abijam reigns in Judah (15:1-8) 913-910 BCReigned 3 years I Kings 15:1-2 1. Abijam was a wicked king (15:1-7)

2. Abijam is succeeded by his son, Asa (15:8)

D. Asa reigns in Judah (15:9-24) 910-869 BC Reigned 41 years II Chronicles 16:13 1. Asa was a good king (15:9-15)

2. Asa warred with Baasha, king of Israel (15:16-23)

3. Asa is succeeded by his son, Jehoshaphat (15:24)

E. Nadab reigns in Israel (15:25-31) 908-907 BC Reigned 2 years I Kings 15:25 1. Nadab was an evil king (15:25-26)

2. Nadab is assassinated and his family killed by Baasha (15:27-30)

3. Baasha succeeds to the throne of Israel (15:31-32)

4. Baasha of Israel wars with Asa of Judah (15:33-34)

F. Baasha reigns in Israel (16:1-7) 907-883 BCReigned 24 years I Kings 15:33 1. Baasha was an evil king and his dynasty would not last (16:1-5)

2. Baasha dies and is succeeded by his son, Elah (16:7)

3. Jehu foretells the destruction of the house of Baasha (16:7)

G. Elah reigns in Israel (16:8-14) 883-881 BC Reigned 2 years I Kings 16:8 1. Elah is wicked (16:8)

2. Elah is assassinated by Zimri (16:9-10)

3. Zimri kills all the house of Baasha (16:11-14)

H. Zimri reigns in Isarel (16:15-20) 881 BC Reigned 7 days I Kings 16:15 1. Zimri reigned seven days (16:15-16)

2. People made Omri king (16:16)

3. Zimri died in a fire (16:17-20)

I. Omri reigns in Israel (16:21-28) 881-869 BC Reigned 12 years I Kings 16:23 1. Omri puts down a rebellion (16:21-22)

2. Omri was a wicked king (16:23-26)

3. Omri dies and is succeeded by his son, Ahab (27-28)

J. Ahab reigns in Israel (16:29 to 22:30) 869-847 BCReigned 22 years I Kings 16:29 1. Ahab excessively wicked (16:29-30)

2. Ahab marries Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Zidonians and priest of Baal (16:31-34)

3. Elijah prophesied against Ahab and is sent to Cherith (17:1-7)

4. Elijah is sent to a widow in Zarephath of Zidon (17:8-16)

5. Elijah raises the widow’s son (17:17-24)

6. Elijah meets Obadiah (18:1-16)

7. Elijah rebukes Ahab; proposes a contest at mount Carmel (18:17-40)

8. Famine lifted with abundance of rain (18:41-46)

9. Jezebel threatens Elijah and he runs away to Beersheba (19:1-3)

10. Elijah in a cave at Horeb (19:4-18)

11. The call of Elisha to succeed Elijah (19:19-21)

12. Ben-hadad of Syria wars with Ahab of Israel (20:1-12)

13. Ahab prevails in the war with Ben-hadad (20:13-21)

14. Ban-hadad told that the God of Israel was a God of the hills (20:22-27)

15. Ahab wins the second battle (20:28-30)

16. Ahab releases Ben-hadad (20:31-34)

17. A wounded prophet foretells Ahab’s destruction (20:35-43)

18. Naboth’s vineyard (21:1-17)

19. Elijah meets Ahab in Naboth’s vineyard and foretells Ahab and Jezebel’s deaths (21:18-24)

20. Exceeding wickedness of Ahab (21:25-26)

21. Repentance of Ahab (21:27-29)

22. Alliance between Jehosaphat of Judah and Ahab of Israel to recover Ramoth-gilead (22:1-14)

23. Prophecy of Michaiah (22:15-28)

24. Ahab killed in the battle for Ramoth-gilead (22:29-39)

25. Ahab succeeded by his son, Ahaziah (22:40)

K. Jehoshaphat reigns in Judah (22:41-50) 869-847 BC (Obadiah prophesies during this period II Chronicles 17:3-7) Reigned at least 18 years II Kings 3:1 1. Jehoshaphat was a good king (22:41-43)

2. Jehoshaphat makes peace with Israel (22:44)

3. Jehoshaphat refuses to cooperate with the king of Israel (22:45-49)

4. Jehoshaphat dies and is succeeded by his son, Jehoram (22:50)

L. Ahaziah reigns in Israel (22:51-53) 847-845 BC Reigned 2 years I Kings 22:51 1. Ahaziah a wicked king (22:52)

2. Ahaziah worships Baal (22:53)

(The dating of the Kings is approximate. There is no way to know if some of them had joint reigns for any period of time and that makes getting the exact periods impossible. You will find many different charts and most may disagree on the dates. Also, years could differ if one reigned from the middle of the year and not from the beginning, etc.)

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