1 kings 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)