1 Kings
22 chapters, 816 verses. The 11th of 66 books, in History.
How it begins
1Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
2Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
3So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.
Chapters
- 1Solomon anointed king
- 2Solomon establishes his throne
- 3Solomon's request for wisdom
- 4Solomon's officials and wisdom
- 5Preparations for the temple
- 6Building the house of the Lord
- 7Solomon's other buildings
- 8The dedication of the temple
- 9The Lord's covenant with Solomon
- 10The queen of Sheba's visit
- 11Solomon's idolatry and adversaries
- 12The kingdom divided
- 13The man of God at Beth–el
- 14Jeroboam's son and death
- 15Abijah and Asa reign in Judah
- 16Elah, Zimri, and Omri in Israel
- 17Elijah and the drought
- 18Elijah and the prophets of Baal
- 19Elijah's flight and calling
- 20Ben-hadad's defeat
- 21Naboth's vineyard
- 22Ahab's defeat and death
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.