12/09/2011

Annotated Outline of 1 Kings


1 Kings
  1. Last days of David (1 Ki. 1:1-2:11; cp. 2 Sam. 23:1; 1 Chr. 28:1)  (1:1-53)
    1. David's declining strength  (1:1-4)
    2. Adonijah plots to seize the kingdom of David  (1:5-9)
    3. Counterplot of Nathan and Bath-sheba  (1:10-14)
    4. Bath-sheba reminds David of his promise concerning Solomon (2 Sam. 12:24-25)  (1:15-21)
    5. Nathan confirms the plea of Bath-sheba  (1:22-27)
    6. David makes Solomon king  (1:28-35)
    7. Solomon anointed king (1 Chr. 23:1; 29:22; 2 Chr. 1)  (1:36-40)
    8. Adonijah's submission to Solomon (cp. 1 Ki. 2:13-25)  (1:41-53)
  2. David's charge to Solomon (1 Chr. 22:6; 28:9,20)  (2:1-46)
    1. Death of David (1 Chr. 29:26)  (2:10-11)
    2. Solomon's reign: forty years (1 Ki. 2:12-11:43; 2 Chr. 1:1-9:31)  (2:12)
      1. Solomon's kingdom established  (2:12)
    3. Execution of Adonijah (1 Ki. 1:5-10)  (2:13-25)
    4. Abiathar removed from the priesthood, fulfilling 1 Sam. 2:31-36 (cp. 1 Sam. 4:11)  (2:26-27)
    5. Execution of Joab (1 Ki. 2:5-6)  (2:28-34)
    6. New prime minister and high priest (cp. 1 Ki. 4:1-6)  (2:35)
    7. Execution of Shimei (1 Ki. 2:8-9; 2 Sam. 16:5-13; 19:16-23)  (2:36-46)
  3. Solomon's marriage and his alliance with Egypt  (3:1-28)
    1. Solomon sacrifices $325,000 worth of oxen to God (2 Chr. 1:2-6)  (3:4)
    2. Solomon prays for wisdom (2 Chr. 1:7-12)  (3:5-9)
    3. God pleased: gift of wisdom given plus riches and honor  (3:10-15)
    4. First exercise of the gift of wisdom (cp. 1 Cor. 12:8)  (3:16-28)
  4. Solomon's officers (1 Ki. 2:35)  (4:1-34)
    1. Twelve commissaries of Solomon  (4:7-19)
    2. Solomon's dominions  (4:20-21)
    3. Solomon's daily provision  (4:22-23)
    4. Solomon's peaceful reign and prosperity (1 Ki. 3:13)  (4:24-28)
    5. Solomon's gifts of wisdom and knowledge and world fame  (4:29-34)
  5. Solomon's religious policies (1 Ki. 5:1-9:9; cp. 2 Sam. 6)  (5:1-18)
    1. Preparations for building the temple(2 Chr. 2)  (5:1-6)
      1. A. Solomon's request of Hiram, king of Tyre  (5:1-6)
    2. B. Hiram cooperates with Solomon to build the temple  (5:7-10)
    3. C. Hiram's yearly wages  (5:11)
    4. D. Solomon's league with Tyre  (5:12)
    5. E. 183,300 laborers and overseers working on the temple  (5:13-18)
  6. Building the temple (1 Ki. 6:1-7:51; 2 Chr. 3:1-4:22)  (6:1-38)
    1. A. Beginning date of building  (6:1)
    2. B. Dimension of the temple  (6:2)
    3. C. Porches and outside rooms  (6:3-6)
    4. D. Materials of the temple  (6:7)
    5. E. Door, stairs, and outside rooms around the temple  (6:8-10)
    6. F. Davidic Covenant confirmed in Solomon (2 Sam. 7:7-17)  (6:11-14)
    7. G. Inside cedar walls  (6:15)
    8. H. Dimensions and decorations of the Holy of Holies and the Holy Place (1 Ki. 6:2,20)  (6:16-22)
    9. Two cherubims in the Holy of Holies  (6:23-28)
    10. J. Wall and floor decorations  (6:29-30)
    11. K. Doors of the Holy of Holies  (6:31-35)
    12. L. The inner court  (6:36)
    13. M. The temple finished  (6:37-38)
  7. Thirteen years building Solomon's house  (7:1-51)
    1. The queen's house  (7:8)
    2. Materials for Solomon's houses and temple  (7:9-12)
    3. Brass work on the temple (1 Ki. 7:13-47)  (7:13-14)
      1. A. Work of Hiram  (7:13-14)
    4. B. Two pillars of brass 37' 6" high, 25' around  (7:15)
    5. C. Two capitals of brass 10' 5" high  (7:16)
    6. D. Brass network, fourteen chain wreaths, four hundred pomegranates and lily work for the capitals  (7:17-22)
    7. E. Brass molten sea, 10' 5" high, 20' 10" across and 80' 6" around: 805 knobs and about 10" thick (2 Chr. 4:2-5)  (7:23-24)
    8. F. Twelve oxen to hold the laver and 16,750 gallons of water  (7:25-26)
    9. G. Ten bases on wheels, 8' 4" square, 6' 3" high, with engraved lions, oxen cherubims and palm trees  (7:27-37)
    10. H. Ten brass lavers 8' 4" square for boiling peace offerings (1 Ki. 7:45; 2 Chr. 4:11)  (7:38-39)
    11. Summary of the brazen work  (7:40-45)
    12. J. Where the foundry was located  (7:46-47)
    13. Gold work of the temple  (7:48-51)
  8. Dedication of the temple (1 Ki. 8:1-9:9; 2 Chr. 5:2-7:22)  (8:1-66)
    1. A. Ark brought in: glory appears (2 Chr. 5:2-14)  (8:1-11)
    2. B. Sermon of Solomon (2 Chr. 6:1-11; see Eccl. 1:1)  (8:12-21)
    3. C. Solomon's dedication prayer (2 Chr. 6:12-42)  (8:22-24)
      1. (a) Concerning God's past faithfulness  (8:22-24)
    4. (b) Plea for continued blessing on Israel (2 Chr. 6:16-17)  (8:25-26)
    5. (c) God's omnipresence (2 Chr. 6:18)  (8:27)
    6. (d) Plea for answers to prayers uttered toward the temple (2 Chr. 6:19)  (8:28-30)
    7. (e) Plea for just judgment (2 Chr. 6:22-23)  (8:31-32)
    8. (f) Plea for forgiveness and restoration from captivity (2 Chr. 6:24)  (8:33-34)
    9. (g) Plea for forgiveness and rain from heaven (2 Chr. 6:26)  (8:35-36)
    10. (h) Plea for forgiveness and deliverance from famine, enemies and sickness (2 Chr. 6:28)  (8:37-40)
    11. (i) Plea for God's blessing upon the Gentiles seeking Israel's God and praying in the temple (2 Chr. 6:32)  (8:41-43)
    12. (j) Plea for God's defense of Israel in war (2 Chr. 6:36)  (8:44-45)
    13. (k) Plea for forgiveness and restoration from captivity (2 Chr. 6:36)  (8:46-53)
    14. D. Solomon blesses Israel (2 Chr. 7:1)  (8:54-61)
    15. E. Solomon's personal offering of $9,550,000 worth of animals (2 Chr. 7:4-8; cp. people's innumerable offerings, 1 Ki. 8:5)  (8:62-64)
    16. F. Feast of fourteen days (2 Chr. 7:9-11)  (8:65-66)
  9. G. Second appearance of God to Solomon (1 Ki. 3:5): Davidic Covenant again confirmed (1 Ki. 6:11-13; 2 Chr. 7:12)  (9:1-28)
    1. Summary of Solomon's reign (1 Ki. 9:10-11:43)  (9:10)
      1. First twenty years building two houses  (9:10)
    2. Solomon and Hiram's business deal  (9:11-14)
    3. Solomon's building program and levies  (9:15-22)
    4. Solomon's officers and yearly sacrifices  (9:23-25)
    5. Israel's first navy made by Solomon (2 Chr. 8:17-18; cp. 1 Ki. 22:48)  (9:26-28)
  10. Solomon's fame and wisdom: queen of Sheba (2 Chr. 9:1)  (10:1-29)
    1. Solomon's riches  (10:10)
      1. A. $3,490,200 in gold plus precious stones, etc. from the queen of Sheba  (10:10)
    2. B. Gold: $12,215,700 plus other treasures from Ophir (see 1 Ki. 9:28; 10:22)  (10:11-12)
    3. C. Queen of Sheba departs  (10:13)
    4. D. Gold: $19,310,610 in one year (see 1 Ki. 10:22; 9:14) plus riches from other kings  (10:14-15)
    5. E. Gold: $2,035,950 worth of targets and shields  (10:16-17)
    6. F. Ivory throne, drinking vessels of gold, and other riches year by year, besides what David left to build the temple which cost over $174,000,000,000  (10:18-23)
    7. Solomon's fall (1 Ki. 10:24-11:8)  (10:24-27)
      1. A. First step: greatly multiplying silver and gold, breaking the law of Dt. 17:17  (10:24-27)
    8. B. Second step in his downfall: multiplying horses, breaking the law of Dt. 17:16  (10:28-29)
  11. C. Third step in his downfall: multiplying wives, breaking the law of Dt. 17:17  (11:1-43)
    1. D. Fourth step in his downfall: failed to read and obey the law, breaking the law of Dt. 17:19  (11:4)
    2. E. Fifth step in his downfall: idolatry, breaking the law of Ex. 20:1  (11:5-8)
    3. (92 ) Solomon's chastening, fulfilling 2 Sam.7:12  (11:9-13)
      1. A. Prophecy of judgment  (11:9-13)
    4. B. First adversary of Solomon: Hadad the Edomite  (11:14-22)
    5. C. Second adversary of Solomon: Rezon the Syrian  (11:23-25)
    6. D. Third adversary of Solomon: Jeroboam the Israelite Second prophecy of judgment (1 Ki. 11:9-13)  (11:26-39)
    7. Solomon's jealousy: flight of Jeroboam  (11:40)
    8. Death of Solomon: accession of Rehoboam (2 Chr. 9:29)  (11:41-43)
  12. Reign of Rehoboam, first king of Judah: seventeen years (1 Ki. 12:1-24; 14:21-31; 2 Chr. 10:1-12:26)  (12:1-33)
    1. Folly of Rehoboam (2 Chr. 10:1-11)  (12:1-15)
    2. Fourteenth civil strife (2 Ki. 25:25, refs.): fourth division of the kingdom (2 Sam. 2:8, refs.) Jero-boam made king of the ten tribes (2 Chr. 10:12)  (12:16-20)
    3. Judah mobilized: civil war averted by prophecy (2 Chr. 11:1-4)  (12:21-24)
    4. Reign of Jeroboam, first king of Israel, twenty-two years (see 1 Ki. 11:37-38)  (12:25-27)
      1. Sins of Jeroboam  (12:25-27)
        1. Selfishness, jealousy and unbelief  (12:25-27)
    5. Idolatry: religious unity of Israel destroyed  (12:28-30)
    6. Imitates God's program  (12:31-33)
  13. Jeroboam and the prophet  (13:1-34)
    1. Prophecy against the altar  (13:1-2)
    2. Prophecy confirmed: three miracles  (13:3-6)
    3. The prophet's obedience  (13:7-10)
    4. The prophet's disobedience  (13:11-19)
    5. The prophet's judgment  (13:20-26)
    6. The prophet's burial  (13:27-32)
    7. Jeroboam persists in evil  (13:33-34)
  14. Jeroboam's judgment  (14:1-31)
    1. Sickness of his son  (14:1-4)
    2. Exercise of the gifts of the word of knowledge and discernment (1 Cor. 12:8; 2 Ki. 6:32)  (14:5-6)
    3. Prophecy against Jeroboam  (14:7-11)
    4. Sign to confirm the prophecy against Jeroboam  (14:12-13)
    5. Further prophecy against Jeroboam and the captivity of Israel  (14:14-16)
    6. Sign fulfilled: death of Jeroboam's son  (14:17-18)
    7. Death of Jeroboam: accession of Nadab his son, the second king of Israel (2 Chr. 13:20)  (14:19-20)
    8. Rehoboam's reign continued  (14:21)
      1. Length of reign: seventeen years  (14:21)
    9. Apostasy: eight sins of Judah (2 Chr. 12:1)  (14:22-24)
    10. First Egyptian invasion of Judah (2 Chr. 12:2-12)  (14:25-28)
    11. Death of Rehoboam: accession of Abijam, second king of Judah (2 Chr. 12:13)  (14:29-31)
  15. Kings of Judah (1 Ki. 15:1-24; 2 Chr. 13:1-16:14)  (15:1-34)
    1. Reign of Abijam, second king of Judah: three years (2 Chr. 13)  (15:1-8)
    2. Reign of Asa, third king of Judah: forty-one years (2 Chr. 14:1-16:14)  (15:9-15)
      1. First good king in Judah (1 Ki. 22:43; 2 Ki. 12:1)  (15:9-15)
    3. Fifteenth civil strife (2 Chr. 16:1-6; 2 Ki. 25:25, refs.)  (15:16-17)
    4. Asa's league with Syria (2 Chr. 16:7-11)  (15:18-19)
    5. Syria invades Israel (2 Chr. 16:2-4): fourth Syrian war (2 Ki. 16:5, refs.)  (15:20-21)
    6. Asa's building program (2 Chr. 16:5-6)  (15:22)
    7. Asa's disease and death (2 Chr. 16:12-14)  (15:23-24)
    8. Kings of Israel (1 Ki. 15:25-16:28)  (15:25-26)
      1. Reign of Nadab, second king of Israel: two years  (15:25-26)
    9. Reign of Baasha, third king of Israel: twenty-four years (2 Chr. 16:1-6)  (15:27-28)
      1. Sixteenth civil strife (2 Ki. 25:25, refs.)  (15:27-28)
    10. Baasha destroys Jeroboam's house, fulfilling 1 Ki. 14:7  (15:29-31)
    11. Wars, character and length of Baasha's reign  (15:32-34)
  16. Prophecy against Baasha  (16:1-34)
    1. Reign of Elah, fourth king of Israel: two years  (16:8)
    2. Reign of Zimri, fifth king of Israel: seven days  (16:9-10)
      1. Seventeenth civil strife (2 Ki. 25:25, refs.)  (16:9-10)
    3. Zimri destroys Baasha's house, fulfilling 1 Ki. 16:1  (16:11-14)
    4. (32 ) Eighteenth civil strife (2 Ki. 25:25, refs.): Omri made sixth king of Israel  (16:15-17)
    5. Death of Zimri  (16:18-20)
    6. Reign of Omri, sixth king of Israel: six years  (16:21-22)
      1. Nineteenth civil strife (2 Ki. 25:25, refs.): death of Tibni, seventh king of Israel  (16:21-22)
    7. Omri builds Samaria  (16:23-24)
    8. Wickedness and death of Omri  (16:25-28)
    9. Reign of Ahab, eighth king of Israel: twenty-two years.  Ministry of Elijah (1 Ki. 16:29-22:40; 2 Chr. 18)  (16:29-33)
      1. Accession and wickedness of Ahab (1 Ki. 18:18; 21:19,25-26)  (16:29-33)
    10. Curse upon builders of Jericho, fulfilling Josh. 6:22  (16:34)
  17. Elijah's prediction of 3/ years of drought: first miracle (Lk. 4:25; Jas. 5:17)  (17:1-24)
    1. Elijah fed by ravens twice daily: second miracle  (17:2-7)
    2. Elijah multiplies meal and oil daily: third miracle  (17:8-16)
    3. Elijah resurrects the widow's son: fourth miracle  (17:17-24)
  18. Elijah goes to meet Ahab  (18:1-46)
    1. Ahab's search for water  (18:3-6)
    2. Elijah meets Obadiah and sends him to Ahab  (18:7-16)
    3. Elijah challenges Ahab and his false prophets to a miraculous demonstration  (18:17-24)
    4. Efforts of Baal's prophets  (18:25-29)
    5. Fire from heaven: fifth miracle (Lev. 9:24, refs.)  (18:30-40)
    6. Rain and thirty-mile foot race: sixth and seventh miracles  (18:41-46)
  19. Elijah flees from a woman  (19:1-21)
    1. Supernatural strength: eighth miracle  (19:4-8)
    2. Elijah a cavedweller: new revelation and commission  (19:9-18)
    3. Call of Elisha (1 Ki. 19:16)  (19:19-21)
  20. Ahab's first Syrian war: fifth Syrian war (2 Ki. 16:5, refs.)  (20:1-43)
    1. First demand of Ben-hadad accepted  (20:1-4)
    2. Second demand of Ben-hadad rejected by Ahab  (20:5-9)
    3. Ben-hadad boasts to Ahab  (20:10)
    4. Ahab's answer to Ben-hadad  (20:11-12)
    5. God promises Ahab victory  (20:13-14)
    6. Victory over the Syrians  (20:15-21)
    7. A prophet warns Ahab of war the next year  (20:22)
    8. Ahab's second Syrian war: sixth Syrian war (2 Ki. 16:5, refs.)  (20:23-25)
      1. The Syrian plan  (20:23-25)
    9. Prophecy of 1 Ki. 20:22 fulfilled  (20:26-27)
    10. God again promises Ahab victory to prove He is Lord  (20:28)
    11. Ahab's second victory over the Syrians by God's help  (20:29-30)
    12. Ahab sins in sparing Ben-hadad  (20:31-34)
    13. A prophet rebukes Ahab  (20:35-43)
  21. Ahab's sin against Naboth  (21:1-29)
    1. Covets his vineyard  (21:1-4)
    2. Jezebel's plot to get Naboth's vineyard for Ahab  (21:5-10)
    3. Jezebel's plot succeeds  (21:11-14)
    4. Ahab's possession of Naboth's vineyard  (21:15-16)
    5. Elijah announces doom on Ahab and Jezebel: ninth miracle  (21:17-24)
    6. Ahab's wickedness and self-humbling  (21:25-27)
    7. Elijah promises respite to Ahab: tenth miracle  (21:28-29)
  22. Ahab's third Syrian war: seventh Syrian war (2 Ki. 16:5, refs.)  (22:1-53)
    1. League with Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 18:1-3)  (22:1-4)
    2. Jehoshaphat desires to know God's will (2 Chr. 8:4)  (22:5)
    3. False prophets predict victory (2 Chr. 18:5)  (22:6)
    4. Jehoshaphat inquires of a true prophet (2 Chr. 18:6)  (22:7)
    5. Micaiah sent for out of prison (1 Ki. 22:27; 2 Chr. 18:8)  (22:8-9)
    6. False prophets predict victory (2 Chr. 18:10-11)  (22:10-12)
    7. The officer warns Micaiah to prophesy good to Ahab (2 Chr. 18:12)  (22:13-14)
    8. Micaiah's ironic prophecy of Ahab's success (2 Chr. 18:14)  (22:15-16)
    9. Micaiah's true prophecy of Israel's defeat: Ahab's complaint (2 Chr. 18:16)  (22:17-18)
    10. Micaiah's vision of the lying spirit (2 Chr. 18:18-22; cp. 1 Sam. 18:10; Dt. 13:1-5; 18:20-22; Jer. 23:16-38; Ez. 13)  (22:19-23)
    11. Test of a true prophet (2 Chr. 18:23-27; Dt. 13:1-5; 18:22; Jer. 23:16-38; Ez. 13)  (22:24-28)
    12. Battle of Ramoth-gilead (2 Chr. 18:28-34)  (22:29-36)
    13. Death of Ahab: accession of Ahaziah, ninth king of Israel, fulfilling 1 Ki. 22:19  (22:37-40)
    14. Reign of Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (2 Chr. 17:1-21:1)  (22:41-42)
      1. Length of reign: twenty-five years  (22:41-42)
    15. Second good king in Judah (1 Ki. 15:9; 2 Ki. 12:1)  (22:43-47)
    16. Second navy of Judah (2 Chr. 8:17; 20:35)  (22:48-49)
    17. Death of Jehoshaphat: accession of Jehoram, fifth king of Judah (2 Chr. 21); eleventh miracle of Elijah (2 Chr. 21:12)  (22:50)
    18. Reign of Ahaziah, ninth king of Israel: two years (2 Ki. 1; 2 Chr. 20:35)  (22:51-53)

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