1 KINGS





Chapter 1


	Abishag ministers to David (1:1-4)
	Adonijah, David's favored son, plots to seize the kingdom 
		(1:5-10)
	By the counsel of Nathan (1:11-14)
	Bath-sheba asks a favor of the king (1:15-21)
	And Nathan seconds her (1:22-27)
	David renews his oath to Bath-sheba (1:28-31)
	Solomon is anointed king by David's command (1:32-40)
	When Jonathan brings this news, Adonijah's guests flee 
		(1:41-49)
	Adonijah's life is spared by Solomon (1:50-53)




Chapter 2


	David, having given a charge to Solomon (2:1-2)
	As to religious life (2:3-4)
	As to Joab (2:5-5)
	As to Barzillai (2:7)
	As to Shimei (2:8-9)
	David dies (2:10-11)
	Solomon succeeds David (2:12)
	Adonijah is killed for urging Bath-sheba to ask Solomon for 
		Abishag (2:13-25)
	Abiathar, his life spared, is deprived of the priesthood (2:26-27)
	Joab, fleeing to the horns of the altar, is slain there (2:28-35)
	Shimei is killed (2:36-46)




Chapter 3


	Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter (3:1)
	High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon (3:2-4)
	Solomon obtains wisdom, riches, and honor (3:5-15)
	Solomon's judgment (3:16-28)




Chapter 4


	Solomon's princes and his twelve officers (4:1-19)
	The peace of his kingdom (4:20-21)
	His daily provision (4:22-25)
	His stables (4:26-28)
	His wisdom (4:29-34)




Chapter 5


	Hiram is notified of Solomon's purpose to build the temple and 
		is asked to furnish timber for it (5:1-6)
	Hiram, blessing God for Solomon and  requesting food for his 
		family, furnishes him with trees (5:7-12)
	The number of Solomon's workmen and laborers (5:13-18)




Chapter 6


	The building of Solomon's temple (6:1-4)
	Its chambers (6:5-10)
	God's promise concerning it (6:11-14)
	The ceiling and adorning of it (6:15-22)
	The cherubims and the doors of olive tree (6:23-36)
	The time of its building (6:37-38)




Chapter 7


	The building of Solomon's house (7:1)
	Of the house of Lebanon (7:2-5)
	Of the porch of pillars and the porch of judgment (7:6-7)
	Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter (7:8-12)
	Solomon sends for Hiram, to do the work in brass (7:13-14)
	His work of the two pillars (7:15-22)
	Of the molten sea (7:23-26)
	Of the ten stands (7:27-37)
	Of the ten lavers (7:38-39)
	And all the vessels (7:40-51)




Chapter 8


	The ark brought to the temple (8:1-11)
	Solomon blesses the congregation of Israel (8:12-21)
	Solomon's prayer of thanksgiving for the temple, dedication 
		it and the people to God (8:22-53)
	Solomon's blessing (8:54-61)
	His sacrifice of peace offerings (8:62-66)




Chapter 9


	God's covenant, in a vision, with Solomon (9:1-9)
	The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram (9:10-14)
	In all Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, 
		the Israelites honorable servants (9:15-23)
	Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house (9:24)
	Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices (9:25)
	His navy brings gold from Ophir (9:26-28)




Chapter 10


	The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon (10:1-13)
	Solomon's gold (10:14-15)
	His shields (10:16-17)
	The throne of ivory (10:18-20)
	His vessels (10:21-23)
	His presents (10:24-25)
	His chariots and horsemen (10:26-27)
	His tribute (10:28-29)




Chapter 11


	Solomon's wives and concubines who, in his old age, draw 
		him to idolaltry (11:1-8)
	God's anger against Solomon (11:9-13)
	Solomon's adversaries are Hadad, who was entertained by 
		Pharaoh in Egypt (11:14-22)
	Rezon, who reigned in Damascus (11:23-25)
	And Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied (11:26-40)
	Solomon's acts, reign, and death: Rehoboam succeeds him 
		(11:41-43)




Chapter 12


	The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, 
		ask him to relax their burden (12:1-5)
	On the advice of young men, Rehoboam refuses to do so (12:6-15)
	Ten tribes, revolting, kill Adoram and make Rehoboam flee 
		(12:16-19)
	Jeroboam is made king of the ten tribes (12:20)
	Rehoboam raises an army, but is forbidden to fight his 
		kinsmen (12:21-24)
	Jeroboam strengthens himself by cities, and sets up idol worship 
		at Beth-el and Dan (12:25-33)




Chapter 13


	Jeroboam's hand, which offered violence to him who 
		prophesied against his altar at Beth-el, 
		withers (13:1-5)
	And at the prayer of the prophet is restored (13:6)
	The prophet, refusing the king's hospitality, departs from 
		Beth-el (13:7-10)
	An old prophet, enticing him, brings him back (13:11-19)
	His is reproved by God (13:20-22)
	He is slain by a lion (13:23-25)
	Buried by the old prophet (13:26-30)
	Who confirms his prophecy (13:31-32)
	Jeroboam's obstinacy (13:33-34)




Chapter 14


	Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, to the prophet Ahijah (14:1-4)
	Ahijah, forewarned by God, announces His judgment on the house 
		of Jeroboam (14:5-16)
	Jeroboam's son dies and is buried (14:17-18)
	Nadab succeeds Jeroboam (14:19-20)
	Rehoboam's wicked reign (14:21-24)
	Judgment on Rehoboam, Shishak, the king of Egypt, spoils 
		Jerusalem (14:25-31)




Chapter 15


	Abijam's wicked reign (15:1-8)
	Asa's good reign (15:9-15)
	The war between Baasha and Asa causes him to make a league 
		with Ben-hadad (15:16-22)
	Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa (15:23-24)
	Nadab's wicked reign (15:25-26)
	Baasha conspires against him, fulfilling Ahijah's prophecy (15:27-30)
	Nadab's acts and death (15:31-32)
	Baasha's wicked reign (15:33-34)




Chapter 16


	Jehu's prophecy against Baasha (16:1-4)
	Elah succeeds him (16:5-7)
	Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him (16:8-10)
	Zimri fulfills Jehu's prophecy (16:11-14)
	Omri forces Zimri to burn himself (16:15-20)
	Omri prevails against Tibni (16:21-24)
	His wicked reign (16:25-26)
	Ahab succeeds him (16:27-28)
	Ahab's most wicked reign (16:29-30)
	Ahab marries Jezebel (16:32-33)
	Joshua's curse upon Hiel (16:34)




Chapter 17


	Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, is sent to Cherith, 
		where the ravens feed him (17:1-7)
	His is sent to the widow of Zarephath (17:8-16)
	He raises the widow's son (17:17-23)
	The woman believes him (17:24)




Chapter 18


	In the extremity of famine, Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets 
		Obadiah (18:1-8)
	Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah (18:9-14)
	Elijah, reproving Ahab (18:15-19)
	Elijah on Mount Carmel Victory over Baal (18:20-40)
	Elijah prays for rain (18:41-46)




Chapter 19


	Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beer-sheba (19:1-3)
	Elijah desires to die, and is comforted by an angel in the 
		wilderness (19:4-8)
	At Horeb God appears unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, 
		Jehu, and Elisha (19:9-18)
	Elisha takes leave of his friends, and follows Elijah (19:19-21)




Chapter 20


	Ben-hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besieges 
		Samaria (20:1-12)
	By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain (20:13-21)
	As Ahab was forewarned, the Syrians come against him in 
		Aphek (20:22-27)
	The Syrians are defeated again (20:28-30)
	Ahab sends Ben-hadad away with a covenant (20:31-34)
	The prophet announces God's judgment of Ahab (20:35-43)




Chapter 21


	Ahab is denied the vineyard of Naboth (21:1-4)
	Jezebel writes letters resulting in Naboth's death (21:5-14)
	Ahab takes possession of the vineyard (21:15-24)
	Ahab repents and God defers judgment (21:25-29)




Chapter 22


	Ahab, seduced by false prophets (22:1-12)
	According to Miaiah's prophecy (22:13-28)
	The death of Ahab (22:29-36)
	The dogs lick up his blood (22:37-38)
	Ahaziah succeeds him (22:39-40)
	Jehoshaphat's good reign (22:41-44)
	His acts (22:45-49)
	Jehoram succeeds him (22:50)
	Ahaziah's evil reign (22:51-53)


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2 KINGS





Chapter 1


	Moab rebels against Israel (1:1-4)
	Elijah twice brings down fire from heaven upon those sent to 
		apprehend him (1:5-12)
	He pities the third captain and, encouraged by an angel, tells 
		the king of his death (1:13-16)
	Jehoram succeeds Ahaziah (1:17-18)




Chapter 2


	Elijah taking leave of Elisha, divides Jordan with his mantle (2:1-8)
	And granting Elisha his request, is taken up by a fiery chariot into 
		heaven (2:9-11)
	Elisha, dividing Jordan with Elijah's mantle, is acknowledged his 
		successor (2:12-15)
	Three days the young prophets seek Elijah, but fail to find him 
		(2:16-18)
	Elijah heals the unwholesome waters with salt (2:19-22)
	Bears destroy the children who mock Elisha (2:23-25)




Chapter 3


	Jehoram's reign (3:1-3)
	Mesha rebels (3:4-5)
	Elisha obtains water and the promise of victory for Jehoram 
		and his host (3:6-20)
	The Moabites, coming to spoil, are deceived by the color of the 
		water and overcome (3:21-25)
	The King of Moab, by sacrificing his own son, raises the siege 
		(3:26-27)




Chapter 4


	Elisha multiplies the widow's oil (4:1-7)
	He gives a son to the good Shunammite (4:8-17)
	He raises again her dead son (4:18-37)
	At Gilgal he renders the poison pottage harmless (4:38-41)
	He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves (4:42-44)




Chapter 5


	Naaman goes to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy (5:1-7)
	Elisha, sending him to Jordan, cures him (5:8)
	Elisha declines Naaman's gifts, and grants him some of the 
		earth (5:15-19)
	Gehazi, lying to Naaman in his master's name, is smitten with 
		leprosy (5:20-27)




Chapter 6


	Elisha grants the young prophets' request (6:1-4)
	He causes iron to swim (6:5-7)
	He discloses Syria's plans to the king of Israel (6:8-12)
	The army is sent to Dothan to seize Elisha, and is smitten 
		with blindness (6:13-18)
	The Syrians are brought into Samaria, then dismissed in peace 
		(6:19-23)
	The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children 
		(6:24-29)
	The king sends a man to slay Elisha (6:30-33)




Chapter 7


	Elisha prophesies plenty in Samaria (7:1-2)
	Four lepers discover the Syrians have fled (7:3-8)
	They return with the tidings (7:9-11)
	The king spoils the tents of the Syrians (7:12-16)
	The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty is 
		trodden to death in the press (7:17-20)




Chapter 8


	The Shunammite's land is restored by the king because of 
		Elisha's miracle (8:1-6)
	Ben-hadad sends Hazael to Elisha to learn if he will recover 
		(8:7-9)
	Learning that his master will die, Hazael kills and succeeds 
		him (8:10-15)
	Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah (8:16-19)
	Edom and Libnah revolt (8:20-23)
	Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram (8:24)
	Ahaziah's wicked reign (8:25-27)
	He visits the wounded Joram at Jezreel (8:28-29)




Chapter 9


	Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint 
		Jehu at Ramoth-gilead (9:1-3)
	The prophet delivers his message and flees (9:4-10)
	Jehu, made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of 
		Naboth (9:11-26)
	Ahaziah is slain at Gur and buried at Jerusalem (9:27-29)
	Jezebel is thrown down out of a window and eaten by dogs 
		(9:30-37)




Chapter 10


	Jehu sends out letters and causes seventy of Ahab's children 
		to be beheaded (10:1-7)
	He excuses his act by Elijah's prophecy (10:8-11)
	He slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brethren (10:12-14)
	He takes Jehonadab into his company (10:15-17)
	He destroys all the worshipers of Baal (10:18-28)
	Jehu follows in Jeroboam's sinful path (10:29-31)
	Hazael oppresses Israel (10:32-34)
	Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu (10:35-36)




Chapter 11


	Jehoash (Joash) is saved from Athaliah's purge of the king's 
		sons and is hidden six years in the house of God (11:1-3)
	Jehoiada commands the captains concerning Jehoash's safety 
		and anoints him king (11:4-12)
	Athaliah is slain (11:13-16)
	Jehoiada restores the worship of God (11:17-21)




Chapter 12


	Jehoash gives orders for the repair of the temple (12:1-16)
	Hazael is diverted from Jerusalem by a present of the hallowed 
		treasures (12:17-18)
	Jehoash is slain by his servants, and Amaziah succeeds him 
		(12:19-21)




Chapter 13


	Jehoahaz and his wicked reign (13:1-2)
	Jehoahaz is oppressed by Hazael but finds relief in prayer 
		(13:3-7)
	Joash succeeds him (13:8-9)
	His wicked reign (13:10-11)
	Jeroboam succeeds him (13:12-13)
	Elisha, on his deathbed, prophesies that Joash will win three 
		victories over the Syrians (13:14-19)
	When the Moabites invade the land, Elisha's bones raise up 
		a dead man (13:20-21)
	After Hazael's death, Joash wins three victories over Ben-hadad 
		(13:22-25)




Chapter 14


	Amaziah's good reign (14:1-4)
	He kills the murderers of his father (14:5-7)
	Amaziah provokes Jehoash and is overcome and spoiled 
		(14:8-14)
	Jeroboam succeeds Jehoash (14:15-16)
	Amaziah is slain by a conspiracy (14:17-20)
	Azariah succeeds him (14:21-22)
	Jeroboam's wicked reign (14:23-27)
	Zachariah succeeds him (14:28-29)




Chapter 15


	Azariah's good reign (15:1-4)
	On his death as a leper, Jotham succeeds him (15:5-7)
	Zachariah, the last of Jehu's descendants, is slain by Shallum 
		after an evil reign (15:8-12)
	Shallum reigns a month and is slain by Menahem (15:13-15)
	Menahem strengthens himself by gifts to Pul (15:16-20)
	Pekahiah succeeds him (15:21-22)
	Pekahiah is slain by Pekah (15:23-26)
	Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and is slain by Hoshea 
		(15:27-31)
	Jotham's good reign (15:32-35)
	Ahaz succeeds him (15:36-38)




Chapter 16


	The wicked reign of Ahaz (16:1-4)
	Ahaz is assailed by Rezin and Pekah, and hires Tiglath-pileser 
		to fight against them (16:5-9)
	Ahaz sends the pattern and specifications of an altar from 
		Damascus to Urijah (16:10-13)
	He diverts the brazen altar to his own use (16:14-16)
	He spoils the temple (16:17-18)
	Hezekiah succeeds him (16:19-20)




Chapter 17


	Hoshea's wicked reign (17:1-2)
	After subjection by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him 
		with So, king of Egypt (17:3-4)
	Samaria, for her sins, is made captive (17:5-23)
	The sins of foreign nations, which were transplanted in 
		Samaria, make a mixture of religions (17:24-41)




Chapter 18


	Hezekiah's good reign (18:1-3)
	He destroys idolatry, and prospers (18:4-8)
	Samaria is carried away captive for her sins (18:9-12)
	Sennacherib invades Judah but is pacified by heavy tribute 
		(18:13-16)
	Rab-shaken, Sennacherib's messenger, reviles Hezekiah, and 
		by blasphemous persuasion incites revolt (18:17-37)




Chapter 19


	Hezekiah, in deep mourning, asks Isaiah to pray for them 
		(19:1-5)
	Isaiah comforts them (19:6-7)
	Sennacherib, on the way to an encounter with Tirhakah, sends 
		a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah (19:8-13)
	Hezekiah's prayer (19:14-19)
	Isaiah prophesies the destruction of Sennacherib and Zion's 
		good (19:20-34)
	An angel slays the Assyrians (19:35-36)
	Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh by his own sons (19:37)




Chapter 20


	Hezekiah receives warning of his death, but his life is lengthened 
		through prayer (20:1-7)
	The sun goes ten degrees backward, as a sign of that promise 
		(20:8-11)
	Berodach-baladan sends men to visit Hezekiah and takes note 
		of his wonderful treasures (20:12-13)
	Isaiah, learning of it, foretells the Babylonian captivity (20:14-19)
	Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah (20:20-21)




Chapter 21


	Manasseh's reign (21:1-2)
	His great idolatry (21:3-9)
	His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah (21:10-16)
	Amon succeeds him (21:17-18)
	Amon's wicked reign (21:19-22)
	After Amon is killed by his servants, and they are slain by the 
		people, Josiah is made king (21:23-26)




Chapter 22


	Josiah's good reign (22:1-2)
	His steps to repair the temple (22:3-7)
	After Hilkiah finds a book of the law, Josiah sends to Huldah to 
		inquire of the Lord (22:8-14)
	Huldah prophesies Jerusalem's destruction, to be delayed 
		throughout Josiah's life (22:15-20)




Chapter 23


	Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly 
		(23:1-2)
	He renews the covenant of the Lord (23:3)
	He destroys idolatry (23:4-14)
	He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Beth-el, as was 
		prophesied (23:15-20)
	He keeps a most solemn passover (23:21-23)
	He puts away mediums, wizards and all abominations (23:24-25)
	God's great wrath against Judah (23:26-28)
	Josiah provokes Pharaoh-nechoh and is slain at Megiddo 
		(23:29-30)
	Jehoahaz succeeds him and is imprisoned by Pharaoh-nechoh, 
		who makes Jehoiakim king (23:31-35)
	Jehoiakim's wicked reign (23:36-37)




Chapter 24


	Jehoiakim is subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebels against 
		him and causes his own ruin (24:1-4)
	Jehoiachin succeeds him (24:5-6)
	The king of Judah is vanquished by the king of Babylon (24:7)
	Jehoiachin's evil reign (24:8-9)
	Jerusalem is taken and the people carried captive into Babylon 
		(24:10-16)
	Zedekiah is made king, and reigns badly (24:17-20)




Chapter 25


	Jerusalem is again besieged (25:1-3)
	Zedekiah is taken, his sons slain, and his eyes put out (25:4-7)
	Nebuzar-adan defaces the city, and carries into captivity all 
		who are left (25:8-11)
	Except poor laborers (25:12)
	He carries away the treasures (25:13-17)
	The nobles are slain at Riblah (25:18-21)
	Gedaliah, who was set over those remaining, is slain, and the 
		rest flee into Egypt (25:22-26)
	Evil-merodach promotes Jehoiachin in his court (25:27-30)

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