the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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David's Old Age; Solomon Anointed King.Chapter 3
Solomon's Wisdom and the Famous Judgment.Chapter 4
Solomon's Officials and Prosperous Reign.Chapter 5
Preparations for Building the Temple.Chapter 6
Solomon Builds the Temple in Jerusalem.Chapter 8
Temple Dedication; Solomon's Prayer and Sacrifices.Chapter 9
God's Covenant With Solomon; Achievements Described.Chapter 10
Queen of Sheba Visits; Solomon's Wealth Grows.Chapter 11
Solomon's Idolatry; Adversaries Arise; Death.Chapter 12
Kingdom Divides: Rehoboam in Judah, Jeroboam in Israel.Chapter 13
Man of God Confronts Jeroboam; Disobedience Punished.Chapter 14
Jeroboam's Downfall; Rehoboam's Reign in Judah.Chapter 15
Kings of Judah and Israel; Asa's Reforms.Chapter 16
Baasha's Reign; Ahab Becomes King of Israel.Chapter 17
Elijah Predicts Drought; Miracles of Provision.Chapter 18
Elijah's Victory Over Baal's Prophets at Carmel.Chapter 19
Elijah Flees to Horeb; God Reveals Himself.Chapter 21
Naboth's Vineyard Seized; Elijah Condemns Ahab.Chapter 22
Ahab's Death in Battle; Jehoshaphat's Reign.
- 1 Kings
by Editor - James Nisbet
1 Kings 1:1 A Troubled Old Age
1 Kings 1:43 Welcome the Coming—Speed the Going King!
1 Kings 3:5 What is Your Ideal?
1 Kings 3:9 A Noble Request
1 Kings 3:9 A Noble Request
1 Kings 3:11 Solomon’s Prayer
1 Kings 3:12 An Unspeakable Gift
1 Kings 4:27; 1 Kings 4:31 Solomon in all his Glory
1 Kings 5:5 A Temple most Costly
1 Kings 6:7‘Like some Tall Palm the Silent Fabric Sprung’
1 Kings 6:7‘Like some Tall Palm the Silent Fabric Sprung’
1 Kings 8:6 The Ark’s New Home
1 Kings 8:27 God’s Dwelling Place
1 Kings 9:4 A Momentous ‘If’!
1 Kings 10:1 A Seeker after Wisdom
1 Kings 10:8 The Fellowship of the Wise
1 Kings 11:9 The Down Grade
1 Kings 11:9 The Down Grade
1 Kings 11:22 Patriotism
1 Kings 11:28 An Industrious Youth
1 Kings 12:8 The Foolish Young King
1 Kings 12:8 The Foolish Young King
1 Kings 12:21-24 A Futile Endeavour
1 Kings 12:28 An Easy Religion
1 Kings 12:28 An Easy Religion
1 Kings 12:29 The Golden Calves
1 Kings 13:1-25 The Prophet of Judah
1 Kings 13:20 The Disobedient Prophet
1 Kings 13:33 Jeroboam’s Sin
1 Kings 14:12 The Child that was too Good to Live
1 Kings 14:13 One Good among the Bad
1 Kings 14:13 One Good among the Bad
1 Kings 15:25-28 Two Bad Kings
1 Kings 16:25 The House of Omri
1 Kings 17:1 A Stern Message
1 Kings 17:7 The Dry Brook
1 Kings 17:9 The Unexpected in Life
1 Kings 18:12 A Steadfast Life
1 Kings 18:21 Religious Indecision
1 Kings 18:21 Religious Indecision
1 Kings 18:21 Religious Indecision
1 Kings 18:26 Christians Instructed by Baal’s Priests
1 Kings 19:4 Tired of Life
1 Kings 19:19 Influence and Decision
1 Kings 21:10 A Villainous Compact
1 Kings 21:20 The Rebuke of Sin
1 Kings 22:6-8 Divine Enlightenment and Guidance Needed
1 Kings 22:34 The Last Act of a Tragedy
