Outline 1. The Last Days of King David ( 1:1–2:12 ) a. Adonijah’s Rebellion ( 1:1–53 ) i. David and Abishag ( 1:1–4 ) ii. Adonijah Usurps the Kingdom ( 1:5–10 ) iii. Nathan and Bathsheba before David ( 1:11–31 ) iv. Solomon Anointed King ( 1:32–40 ) v. Adonijah Learns of Solomon’s Kingship ( 1:41–53 ) b. The Rise of Solomon to King ( 2:1–12 ) i. David Instructs Solomon ( 2:1–9 ) ii. David’s Reign and Death ( 2:10–12 ) 2. Solomon the King ( 2:13–11:43 ) a. Solomon Establishes His Kingship ( 2:13–2:46 ) i. The Execution of Adonijah ( 2:13–27 ) ii. The Execution of Joan ( 2:28–35 ) iii. The Execution of Shimei ( 2:36–46 ) b. Solomon the Wise ( 3:1–28 ) i. Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom ( 3:1–15 ) ii. Solomon Judges Wisely ( 3:16–28 ) c. Solomon's Kingdom, Wealth, and Wisdom ( 4:1–34 ) d. Solomon's Building Projects ( 5:1–9:28 ) i. The Temple ( 5:1–6:38 ) 1. Preparation for The Temple ( 5:1–18 ) a. The Cedars of Lebanon ( 5:1–12 ) b. The Labor Force ( 5:13–18 ) 2. Building the Temple ( 6:1–38 ) a. Construction Begins ( 6:1–4 ) b. The Chambers ( 6:5–10 ) c. God’s Promise to Solomon ( 6:11–13 ) d. The Temple’s Interior ( 6:14–22 ) e. The Cherubim ( 6:23–30 ) f. The Doors ( 6:31–35 ) g. The Courtyard ( 6:36–38 ) ii. The Palace ( 7:1–12 ) iii. Furnishings for the Temple ( 7:13–51 ) 1. The Pillars and Capitals ( 7:13–22 ) 2. The Molten Sea ( 7:23–26 ) 3. The Ten Bronze Stands ( 7:27–37 ) 4. The Ten Bronze Basins ( 7:38–39 ) 5. Completion of the Bronze works ( 7:40–47 ) 6. Completion of the Gold Furnishings ( 7:48–51 ) iv. Dedication of the Temple ( 8:1–9:9 ) 1. The Ark Enters the Temple ( 8:1–11 ) 2. Solomon Speaks at the Dedication Ceremony ( 8:12–61 ) a. Solomon Blesses the LORD ( 8:12–21 ) b. Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication ( 8:22–53 ) c. Solomon’s Benediction ( 8:54–61 ) 3. The LORD’s Response to Solomon ( 9:1–9 ) v. Solomon’s Further Building Projects ( 9:10–28 ) e. The Queen of Sheba ( 10:1–13 ) f. Solomon's Wealth and Splendor ( 10:14–29 ) g. The End of Solomon’s Kingship ( 11:1–43 ) i. Solomon’s Foreign Wives ( 11:1–8 ) ii. God’s Anger against Solomon ( 11:9–13 ) iii. Hadad’s Return ( 11:14–22 ) iv. Rezon’s Hostility ( 11:23–25 ) v. Jeroboam’s Rebellion ( 11:26–40 ) vi. The Death of Solomon ( 11:41–43 ) 3. A Nation Divided ( 12:1–16:34 ) a. Rehoboam of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel ( 12:1–14:31 ) i. Rebellion against Rehoboam ( 12:1–24 ) ii. Jeroboam’s Idolatry ( 12:25–13:34 ) 1. The Golden Calves ( 12:25–33 ) 2. Jeroboam’s Hand Withers ( 13:1–10 ) 3. The Old Prophet and the Man of God ( 13:11–34 ) iii. The End of Jeroboam of Israel ( 14:1–20 ) iv. The End of Rehoboam of Judah ( 14:21–31 ) b. The Kings of Judah and Israel ( 15:1–16:34 ) i. Abijam of Judah ( 15:1–8 ) 1. Abijam the Wicked King ( 15:1–7 ) 2. Asa Succeeds Abijam ( 15:8 ) ii. Asa of Judah ( 15:9–24 ) 1. Good King Asa ( 15:9–15 ) 2. War between Asa of Judah and Baasha of Israel ( 15:16–23 ) 3. Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa ( 15:24 ) iii. Nadab of Israel ( 15:25–32 ) 1. Nadab The Evil King ( 15:25–26 ) 2. Nadab Assassinated and Succeeded by Baasha ( 15:27–32 ) iv. Baasha of Israel ( 15:33–16:7 ) 1. Baasha the Evil King ( 15:33–6:5 ) 2. Elah Succeeds Baasha ( 16:6 ) 3. Jehu’s Prophecy against the House of Baasha ( 16:7 ) v. Elah of Israel ( 16:8–14 ) 1. Elah Reigns Two Years ( 16:8 ) 2. Elah is Assassinated and Succeeded by Zimri ( 16:9–10 ) 3. Zimri Strikes Down the House of Baasha ( 16:11–14 ) vi. Zimri of Israel ( 16:15–20 ) 1. Zimri Reigns Seven Days ( 16:15 ) 2. Omri is Proclaimed King by the People ( 16:16 ) 3. Zimri is Evil and Dies in a Fire ( 16:17–20 ) vii. Omri of Israel ( 16:21–28 ) 1. Omri the Evil King ( 16:21–27 ) 2. Ahab Succeeds Omri ( 16:28 ) viii. Ahab of Israel ( 16:29–34 ) 1. Ahab the Evil King Reigns Twenty-Two Years ( 16:29–30 ) 2. Ahab Marries Jezebel ( 16:31–34 ) 4. Elijah the Prophet ( 17:1–22:53 ) a. Elijah and the Reign of Ahab ( 17:1–22:40 ) i. Elijah Stops the Rain ( 17:1–18:46 ) 1. The Ravens Feed Elijah ( 17:1–7 ) 2. The Widow of Zarephath ( 17:8–24 ) a. The Widow Provides for Elijah ( 17:8–16 ) b. Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son ( 17:17–24 ) 3. Elijah Meets Obadiah ( 18:1–15 ) 4. Elijah on Mount Carmel ( 18:16–46 ) a. Elijah Confronts Ahab ( 18:16–21 ) b. The Prophets of Baal ( 18:22–35 ) c. Elijah’s Prayer ( 18:36–40 ) d. The LORD Sends Rain ( 18:41–46 ) ii. Elijah on Mount Horeb ( 19:1–21 ) 1. Elijah Flees Jezebel ( 19:1–8 ) 2. The LORD Speaks to Elijah ( 19:9–18 ) 3. The Call of Elisha ( 19:19–21 ) iii. Ahab and Ben-hadad King of Aram ( 20:1–43 ) 1. Ben-hadad Attacks Samaria ( 20:1–12 ) 2. Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad ( 20:13–25 ) 3. Another War with Ben-hadad ( 20:26–30 ) 4. Ahab Spares Ben-hadad ( 20:31–34 ) 5. A Prophet Reproves Ahab ( 20:35–43 ) iv. Ahab and Naboth's Vineyard ( 21:1–29 ) 1. Naboth Refuses Ahab ( 21:1–7 ) 2. Jezebel’s Plot ( 21:8–16 ) 3. Elijah Denounces Ahab and Jezebel ( 21:17–24 ) 4. Ahab’s Repentance ( 21:25–29 ) v. The End of Ahab of Israel ( 22:1–40 ) 1. Ahab and the False Prophets ( 22:1–12 ) 2. Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab ( 22:13–28 ) 3. Ahab’s Defeat and Death ( 22:29–40 ) b. Jehoshaphat of Judah ( 22:41–50 ) i. Jehoshaphat the Good King ( 22:41–43 ) ii. Jehoshaphat Makes Peace with Israel ( 22:44–49 ) iii. Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat ( 22:50 ) c. Ahaziah the Wicked King of Israel ( 22:51–53 ) |