Plan of the Books
1 Kings 1:1-2:46 – The last days of David and how Solomon became king
1:1-53 The struggle for power
2:1-12 David gives advice to Solomon. The death of David
2:13-46 Solomon becomes king and he makes himself strong.
1 Kings 3:1-11:43 – The rule of Solomon
3:1-28 Solomon’s wisdom
4:1-34 Solomon’s government and his riches
5:1-7:51 Solomon builds his *temple and his palace.
8:1-66 Solomon gives the *temple to God.
9:1-28 God answers Solomon’s prayer. Solomon’s buildings and trade
10:1-29 The visit of the Queen of Sheba
11:1-43 Solomon loses much of his power and then he dies.
1 Kings 12:1-14:31 – The *kingdom divides
12:1-24 Rehoboam becomes king after Solomon.
12:25-33 Jeroboam *rebels and he persuades the northern *tribes to support him.
13:1-32 Jeroboam appoints priests. A *prophet warns him about *disaster.
13:33-14:20 Ahijah warns Jeroboam’s wife about *disaster. Jeroboam dies.
14:21-31 Egypt attacks Rehoboam. Rehoboam dies.
1 Kings 15:1-16:28 – The wars between *Israel and *Judah
15:1-8 Abijam, king of *Judah
15:9-24 Asa, king of *Judah
15:25-32 Nadab, king of *Israel
15:33-16:7 Baasha, king of *Israel
16:8-14 Elah, king of *Israel
16:15-20 Zimri, king of *Israel
16:21-28 Omri, king of *Israel
1 Kings 16:29 - 2 Kings 1:18 – Ahab and Elijah
16:29-34 Ahab, king of *Israel
17:1-19:21 God provides for Elijah when there is no rain. Elijah opposes Ahab on *Mount Carmel. Elijah runs away. Elijah appoints Elisha.
20:1-43 Ahab defeats the king of Syria and then makes *peace with him.
21:1-29 Ahab and Naboth’s *vineyard
22:1-40 Ahab’s final war with Syria
22:41 - 2 Kings 1:18 Elijah *challenges Ahaziah.
2 Kings 2:1-10:36 – Stories about Elisha
2:1-25 God takes Elijah to heaven. Elisha becomes a *prophet in his place.
3:1-27 The war with Moab
4:1- 8:15 Elisha’s *miracles
8:16-24 Jehoram, king of *Judah
8:25-29 Ahaziah, king of *Judah
9:1-10:36 Jehu’s revolution. Elisha makes him king. Jehu kills Joram, Ahaziah and Jezebel and the family of Ahab. He removes the *worship of *Baal.
2 Kings 11:1-17:41 – From Jehu’s revolution to the end of the northern *kingdom
11:1-20 Athaliah, queen of *Judah
11:21-12:21 Joash, king of *Judah; Joash repairs the *temple.
13:1-9 Jehoahaz, king of *Israel
13:10-13 Jehoash, king of *Israel
13:14-25 The death of Elisha
14:1-22 Amaziah, king of *Judah
14:23-29 Jeroboam II, king of *Israel
15:1-7 Azariah (Uzziah), king of *Judah
15:8-31 Revolutions in *Israel
15:32-38 Jotham, king of *Judah
16:1-20 Ahaz, king of *Judah
17:1-41 Assyria *captures the Northern *Kingdom. The author explains why it happened.
2 Kings 18:1-21:26 – *Judah and Assyria
18:1-12 Hezekiah, king of *Judah
18:13-19:37 Sennacherib attacks Jerusalem.
20:1-21 God cures Hezekiah. Hezekiah makes a foolish friendship with Babylon. He dies.
21:1-18 Manasseh, king of *Judah
21:19-26 Amon, king of *Judah
2 Kings 22:1-23:30 – The good changes that Josiah made
22:1-20 Josiah repairs the *temple. Someone discovers the book of the law.
23:1-30 Josiah’s improvements and his death
2 Kings 23:31-25:30 – The last years of *Judah
23:31-35 Jehoahaz, king of *Judah goes into *exile in Egypt
23:36-24:7 Jehoiakim, king of *Judah. The rulers of Babylon take control of *Judah for the first time.
24:8-17 Jehoiachin, king of *Judah. The rulers of Babylon take control of *Judah for the second time.
24:18-25:7 Zedekiah, king of *Judah. Soldiers from Babylon take the people from *Judah into *exile.
25:8-30 Soldiers from Babylon destroy Jerusalem. The *exile.
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