1st
& 2nd
Books of Kings
Author – Uncertain
Time – 1000 – 586 B.C.
Summary – In
the original Jewish texts, these books were regarded as one book. The two books
contain the history of the Jewish monarchy from the death of David (around 970
B.C.) to the Babylonian exile (586 B.C.). They trace the division of the Jewish
nation into the Kingdom of Judah in the south and the Kingdom of Israel in the
north. 1 & 2 Kings record Israel’s history from a religious, rather than
a civil, viewpoint. As such, they record the religious progress of the nation
and show the various steps in the moral growth and decay of the kingdom. 1 Kings
opens with Israel in its glory, and 2 Kings closes with Israel in ruins. The
purpose of the Book of Kings is to record the lives and characters of the nation’s
leaders as a warning and exhortation to all subsequent generations of believers.
1st
Kings
The
united kingdom from Solomon to Rehoboam – Chapter 1 v 1 to 11 v 43
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapters 1 & 2 |
Solomon’s ascension
to the throne |
| Chapters 3 & 4 |
The wisdom and wealth
of Solomon |
| Chapters 5 to 9 |
Solomon’s building
activity |
| Chapter 10 |
The golden age of
Solomon |
| Chapter 11 |
Solomon’s false religion,
decline and death |
The
divided kingdom (Part 1) – Chapter 12 v 1 to 22 v 53
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapter 12 v 1 to
16 v 28 |
Early antagonism between
Israel and Judah, from Jeroboam to Omri. |
| Chapter 16 v 29 to
22 v 53 |
From Ahab to the accession
of Ahaziah |
2nd Kings
The
divided kingdom (Part 2) – Chapter 1 v 1 to 17 v 41
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapter 1 v 1 to 9
v 10 |
From Ahaziah to the
accession of Jehu |
| Chapter 9 v 11 to
17 v 41 |
From Jehu to the destruction
of Israel |
The
Kingdom of Judah to the final destruction of the southern kingdom – Chapter
18 v 1 to 25 v 30
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapters 18 to 20 |
The kingdom under
Hezekiah |
| Chapter 21 |
The reigns of Manasseh
and Amon |
| Chapter 22 v 1 to
23 v 30 |
Reform in Judah and
Israel under Josiah |
| Chapter 23 v 31 to
25 v 26 |
The last days of Judah |
| Chapter 25 v 27 to
30 |
Epilogue : The release
of Jehoiachin |
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