1 Kings

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Where the songs go in 1 Kings

The 25 songs here set 6 of the 6 movements in 1 Kings to music: “A Throne Secured, and a Wish” (1 Kings 1–4), “Seven Years for God’s House, Thirteen for His Own” (1 Kings 5–8), “A Thousand Wives and a Divided Heart” (1 Kings 9–11), “The Kingdom Splits in Two” (1 Kings 12–16), “Fire, Rain, and a Still Small Voice” (1 Kings 17–19) and “A Vineyard, and a Borrowed Death” (1 Kings 20–22).

A Throne Secured, and a Wish (1 Kings 1–4). Adonijah throws himself a coronation while his father is still dying, and Bathsheba and Nathan get to the old king first.

The Kingdom Splits in Two (1 Kings 12–16). Rehoboam takes the advice of the young men and tells the north that his little finger will be thicker than his father’s waist, and ten tribes walk out.

A Vineyard, and a Borrowed Death (1 Kings 20–22). Ahab sulks in bed because a man will not sell him a family plot, and Jezebel arranges a show trial to get it.