The book of 1st kings is narrative history and prophecy. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. The two books of kings are regarded by many as the last part of a work commonly known as the deuteronomistic history. First kings covers about 126 years of israels history. What was the true issue between adonijah and solomon over abishag.
Known as kings 1 and 2 in english bibles, the book of kings is originally a single book that recounts the rule of israels kings from davids son solomon up until the time of. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. The majority of 1 kings was written prior to 586 b. Books of kings bible britannica encyclopedia britannica. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. The latter tells the story of israel from its settlement in the land joshua and judges through the transition from judgeship to monarchy under samuel, saul, and david 1 and 2 samuel to the reign of solomon, the disintegration of the united kingdom into.
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. Like the books of 1 and 2 samuel, 1 and 2 kings originally were one book. Book of 1 kings matthew henrys bible commentary concise. The two books now called 1 and 2 kings were originally regarded as one book in the hebrew bible. Relive the kingdom of israel in the book of kings 1 and 2. Study scripture verses and use highlighting, underlining, and take notes in the bible.
Book of first kings overview insight for living ministries. Book of 1 kings 6 days this plan will help to equip you with biblical truths from the book of 1 kings and teach you how to apply it in your daily lives, as we continue our walk of faith in christ. The book continues with solomon\s reign in the building of the jerusalem temple, and the positive and negative political events of solomon\s rule. Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of 1 kings traces the history of gods covenant people under israels kings, beginning with the reign of king solomon. The book o f kin gs is the ni nth b ook of the h ebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. In the hebrew manuscripts of the ot the division into two books first appeared in the 15 th century. In the hebrew bible the book of kings continued the narrative.
Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. Watch our overview video on the books of 1 2 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to. 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. The translators of the septuagint introduced the separation into two books and this separation was made also in the vulgate. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. Much like the book of samuel, the book of kings is split into two parts, 1 kings and 2 kings. In the hebrew bible the book of kings continued the narrative started in samuel. It was first used in a hebrew print of the bible by daniel bomberg.
Interesting facts about 1 kings barnes bible charts author. The book of kings was originally one book that was later divided into i kings and ii kings. The two books of kings are regarded by many as the last part of a work commonly. First and second kings were originally one book, called in the hebrew text, kings, from the first word in 1. Book of 1 kings bible survey why did david need abishag to keep him warm when he had wives and concubines. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also compr ising t he books of joshua and jud ges an d the book of sa muel, wh ich biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. 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. This is a selftest on chapters 1 11 of the book of i kings. The bible book of 1 kings with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. The book of 1 kings provides an account of the death of david, the reign of his son. Introduction to the book of 1 kings in the bible learn religions. Book of 1 kings devotional reading plan youversion bible. 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.
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. The tribes of judah, benjamin, and some of levi were serving a pagan king in a faraway country. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. We derive our english title kings from jeromes vulgate, the latin translation of the bible. The reign of solomon is treated in 1 kings 311, followed by the reigns of kings of judah and israel from the beginning of the divided monarchy c. Solomon and other kings of israel, king ahab and jezebel, the prophet elijah, solomons temple. In these history books, the bible contains many examples which teach how we should live 2 timothy 3. The two books of kings originally formed one book only in the hebrew bible. 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. The holy bible book 11 1 kings kjv dramatized audio. The son of david bible quiz questions and answers on the book of 1 kings. Study 1 kings using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Possibly jeremiah or a group of prophets time written.
The first two chapters of 1 kings complete the story of david, begun in the preceding books of samuel, and tell of the accession of his son solomon. The jerusalem bible divides the two books of kings into eight sections. Book of 1 kings read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Both books tell a history of ancient israel and judah from the death of david to the release of his successor jehoiachin from imprisonment in babylon. The books of 1 and 2 kings are placed in the former prophets section of the old testament. The first half of 1 kings concerns the history of israel from completion of the story of the great king david in the events of the succession of david\s son, solomon, and david\s death.