1 Kings

22 chapter

1 Kings: The whole book, chapter by chapter

Chapter 1

1 Kings 1

1 Kings 1 opens in verse 1 with “Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 27 with “Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant…”, and closes in verse 53 with “So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, Solomon, LORD, Adonijah, throne. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 2

1 Kings 2

1 Kings 2 opens in verse 1 with “Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 23 with “Then king Solomon sware by the LORD , saying, God do so to me, and more also, if…”, and closes in verse 46 with “So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, LORD, Solomon, David, Shimei. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 3

1 Kings 3

1 Kings 3 opens in verse 1 with “And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 14 with “And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father…”, and closes in verse 28 with “And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, child, LORD, asked, house. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 4

1 Kings 4

1 Kings 4 opens in verse 1 with “So king Solomon was king over all Israel.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 17 with “Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:”, and closes in verse 34 with “And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth…” Repeated or prominent terms include Solomon, king, wisdom, Beth, Israel. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 5

1 Kings 5

1 Kings 5 opens in verse 1 with “And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 9 with “My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by…”, and closes in verse 18 with “And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they…” Repeated or prominent terms include Solomon, Hiram, LORD, house, servants. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 6

1 Kings 6

1 Kings 6 opens in verse 1 with “And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 19 with “And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of…”, and closes in verse 38 with “And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house…” Repeated or prominent terms include house, cubits, gold, built, cherubims. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 7

1 Kings 7

1 Kings 7 opens in verse 1 with “But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 26 with “And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a…”, and closes in verse 51 with “So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD . And Solomon…” Repeated or prominent terms include cubits, pillars, house, work, round. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 8

1 Kings 8

1 Kings 8 opens in verse 1 with “Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 33 with “When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned…”, and closes in verse 66 with “On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, Israel, house, people, place. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 9

1 Kings 9

1 Kings 9 opens in verse 1 with “And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD …”, reaches its middle movement near verse 14 with “And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.”, and closes in verse 28 with “And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents…” Repeated or prominent terms include Solomon, house, LORD, land, Israel. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 10

1 Kings 10

1 Kings 10 opens in verse 1 with “And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 15 with “Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and…”, and closes in verse 29 with “And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, gold, Solomon, house, wisdom. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 11

1 Kings 11

1 Kings 11 opens in verse 1 with “But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 22 with “Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou…”, and closes in verse 43 with “And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and…” Repeated or prominent terms include Solomon, David, LORD, Israel, Egypt. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 12

1 Kings 12

1 Kings 12 opens in verse 1 with “And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 17 with “But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned…”, and closes in verse 33 with “So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, Israel, people, Rehoboam, house. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 13

1 Kings 13

1 Kings 13 opens in verse 1 with “And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 17 with “For it was said to me by the word of the LORD , Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water…”, and closes in verse 34 with “And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, altar, bread, carcase, word. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 14

1 Kings 14

1 Kings 14 opens in verse 1 with “At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 16 with “And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made…”, and closes in verse 31 with “And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of…” Repeated or prominent terms include Jeroboam, Israel, LORD, house, Rehoboam. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 15

1 Kings 15

1 Kings 15 opens in verse 1 with “Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 17 with “And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not…”, and closes in verse 34 with “And he did evil in the sight of the LORD , and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his…” Repeated or prominent terms include Israel, king, LORD, Baasha, Judah. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 16

1 Kings 16

1 Kings 16 opens in verse 1 with “Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”, reaches its middle movement near verse 17 with “And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.”, and closes in verse 34 with “In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in…” Repeated or prominent terms include Israel, house, Omri, Baasha, LORD. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 17

1 Kings 17

1 Kings 17 opens in verse 1 with “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 12 with “And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a…”, and closes in verse 24 with “And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, Elijah, word, brook, woman. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 18

1 Kings 18

1 Kings 18 opens in verse 1 with “And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 23 with “Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves…”, and closes in verse 46 with “And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, Elijah, Ahab, prophets, people. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 19

1 Kings 19

1 Kings 19 opens in verse 1 with “And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 11 with “And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD . And, behold, the LORD…”, and closes in verse 21 with “And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, Elijah, life, left, sword. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 20

1 Kings 20

1 Kings 20 opens in verse 1 with “And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 22 with “And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself…”, and closes in verse 43 with “And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.” Repeated or prominent terms include king, Israel, hadad, LORD, children. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 21

1 Kings 21

1 Kings 21 opens in verse 1 with “And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 15 with “And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that…”, and closes in verse 29 with “Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I…” Repeated or prominent terms include Naboth, Ahab, vineyard, Jezebel, LORD. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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Chapter 22

1 Kings 22

1 Kings 22 opens in verse 1 with “And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 27 with “And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of…”, and closes in verse 53 with “For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel…” Repeated or prominent terms include king, Israel, LORD, Jehoshaphat, Micaiah. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.

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