The United Kingdom of Israel
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Solomon
40 years |
| Ch.1-2 |
- Adonijah tries to seize the throne
- Solomon Proclaimed king
- David's charge to Solomon
- Slays Adonijah
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| Ch. 3-4 |
- Solomon's wisdom
- Solomon's princes and provisions
- Solomon's source, stature, sum and sway
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| Ch.5-9 |
- Solomon's league with Hiram
- Solomon's buildings: the Temple and his own houses
- The Temple dedicated
- God appears a second time to Solomon
- Solomon's buildings and Navy
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| Ch.10 |
- Queen of Sheba's visit
- Solomon's wealth
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| Ch.11 |
- Solomon's heart turned away by his wives
- The Lord's anger
- The Lord stirs up adversaries: Hadad & Rezon
- Ahijah meets Jeroboam and
prophesies the renting of the kingdom
- Jeroboam lifts up his hand and flees to Egypt
- Solomon dies, Rheoboam succeeds him
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The Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
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Israel |
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King |
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12:1-35;
14:21-31 |
Rheoboam
17 years
- Rejects wise counsel
- Kingdom divides as a result
- Goes to fight Israel,
- but is forbidden
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12:25-14:20 |
The House of Jeroboam
Jeroboam
22 years
- Sets up false religion in Samaria
- A man of God
prophesies against Jeroboam
- Ahijah tells of Abijah's death
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| 15:1-8 |
Abijam
3 years
- Walked in the ways of his father
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| 15:9-24 |
Asa
41 years
- Did that which was right
- His heart was perfect
- War with Baasha
- Diseased in his feet in old age
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15:25-26 |
Nadab
2 years
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15:27 -
16:7 |
Baasha
24 years
- House of Issachar conspire against Nadab
- House of Jeroboam smitten
- Jehu prophesies against Baasha
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15:8-14 |
Elah
2 years
- His servant Zimri kills him
- Zimri destroys all the house of Baasha
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15:15-20 |
Zimri
7 days
- Lasts only 7 days
- Omri made captain and slays Zimri
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15:21-28 |
The House of AhabOmri
12 years
- Israel divided at the start of his reign
- Omri prevailed against the followers of Tibni; Israel
once more united.
- Bought the hill Samaria
- Did evil, walked after the ways of Jeroboam
- Did worse than those before him
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15:29-22:40 |
Ahab
22 years
- Son of Omri
- Did evil in God's sight, above all that were before him
- Elijah prophesies the famine
- Elijah meets Obadiah
- Ahab meets Elijah and the
challenge at Carmel
- Famine ends
- Elijah flees and anoints
Elisha in his place
- Benhadad besieges Samaria
- A prophet tells Ahab
of deliverance by the young men of the princes
of the provinces
- Syrians slain
- Benhadad comes a second time against Israel
- Ahab spares Benhadad, makes a covenant with him
- A prophet prophesies
against Ahab for letting Benhadad go.
- Ahab gains Naboth's vineyard
- Elijah Prophesies
against Ahab
- NOTE: 21:25
literally reads: 'Ahab did
sell himself as a slave to work wickedness...'
- Ahab humbles himself
- Ahab allies himself with Jehoshaphat
- Micaiah prophesies
Ahab's death
- Ahab dies in battle.
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Jehoshaphat
25 years
- Began to reign in the 4th. year of Ahab
- Did that which was right in God's eyes
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Ahaziah
2 years
- Did evil in the sight of God
- Walked in the ways of Ahab, and he served Baal
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