Category Archives: 1 Kings

Solomon Turns from God 1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning which the Lordhad said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you,forthey will surely turn your […]

King Rehoboam Acts Foolishly 1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heardof it,he was living in Egypt (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon). 3 Then they sent […]

Jeroboam Warned, Stricken 1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense. 2 He cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, a […]

Ahijah Prophesies against the King 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. 2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise now, and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who spoke concerning methat I […]

Abijam Reigns over Judah 1 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 3 He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; […]

Prophecy against Baasha 1 Now the word of the Lordcame to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 “Inasmuch as I exalted you from the dust and made you leader over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made My people Israel sin, provoking Me to […]

Elijah Predicts Drought 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 2 The word of the Lordcame to him, saying, 3 “Go […]

Obadiah Meets Elijah 1 Now it happenedaftermany days that the word of the Lordcame to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.” 2 So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the faminewassevere in Samaria. 3 Ahab called Obadiah […]

Elijah Flees from Jezebel 1 Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and even more, if I do not make yourlife as the life of one […]

War with Aram 1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army, and therewerethirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it. 2 Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad, 3 ‘Your […]