1 Kings

I. Solomon Becomes King (1:1-2:46)

A. David's last acts (1:1-2:12)

1. A pitiful David (1:1-4)
2. Adonijah's bid for kingship (1:5-10)
3. Nathan and Bathsheba encourage David to make Solomon king (1:11-27)
4. David gives instructions (1:28-37)
5. Solomon proclaimed king (1:38-48)
6. Adonijah pleads for mercy (1:49-53)
7. David's final instructions to Solomon (2:1-9)
8. David's death and burial (2:10)
9. Chronological note (2:11)
10. Solomon established as king (2:12)

B. Solomon removes potential threats (2:13-46)

1. Adonijah killed (2:13-25)
2. Abiathar banished (2:26-27)
3. Joab killed (2:28-35)
4. Shimei killed (2:36-46a)
5. Solomon established as king (2:46b)

II. Solomon's Glory (3:1-10:29)

A. Marriage to Pharaoh's daughter (3:1)
B. Sacrifice at the high places (3:2-3)
C. Solomon's wisdom (3:4-28)

1. Solomon asks God for wisdom (3:4-15)
2. Solomon determines the mother of a son (3:16-28)

D. Solomon's administrators (4:1-19)
E. Solomon's influence (4:20-21)
F. Solomon's provisions (4:22-28)
G. Solomon's wisdom (4:29-34)
H. Solomon's building projects (5:1-7:51)

1. Temple (5:1-6:38)
2. Other building projects (7:1-14)
3. Further Temple work (7:15-51)

I. Dedication of the Temple (8:1-66)
J. God makes a covenant with Solomon (9:1-9)
K. Cost and administration of Solomon's building (9:10-23)
L. Further building projects (9:24)
M. Solomon's sacrifices (9:25)
N. Solomon's fleet (9:26-28)
O. Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (10:1-10)
P. Solomon's incredible wealth (10:11-27)
Q. Solomon's chariot and horse business (10:28-29)

III. Solomon's Sin and Death (11:1-43)

A. Solomon's sin (11:1-8)

1. Marrying foreign women (11:1-3)
2. Worshiping other gods (11:4-8)

B. Solomon's punishment (11:9-40)

1. Kingdom will not be given to his son (11:9-13)
2. Enemies (11:14-40)

C. Death of Solomon (11:41-43)

IV. Rehoboam of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel (12:1-14:31)

A. Rehoboam, Solomon's son, loses northern tribes (12:1-19)
B. Jeroboam made King of Israel (12:20)
C. Rehoboam warned not to fight Israel (12:21-24)
D. Jeroboam's capital and worship centers with golden calves (12:25-33)
E. Man of God from Judah - an early prophet (13:1-32)
F. Jeroboam's sin (13:33-34)
G. Ahijah, the prophet (14:1-18)
H. Summary notes on Jeroboam (14:19-20)
I. Rehoboam's sin and punishment (14:21-28)
J. Summary notes on Rehoboam (14:29-31)

V. Series of Kings (15:1-16:28)

A. Abijam of Judah (15:1-8)
B. Asa of Judah (15:9-24)
C. Nadab of Israel (15:25-32)
D. Baasha of Israel (15:33-16:7)
E. Elah of Israel (16:8-10)
F. Zimri of Israel (16:11-20)
G. Omri of Israel (16:21-28)

VI. Ahab of Israel and Elijah, the prophet (16:29-22:40)

A. Ahab's sin (16:29-34)
B. Elijah's exploits (17:1-19:21)

1. Elijah predicts drought (17:1-7)
2. Elijah in the widow of Zarephath's home (17:8-24)
3. Meeting with Ahab (18:1-19)
4. Contest on Mont Carmel (18:20-40)
5. Drought ends (18:41-46)
6. Elijah flees and hears still, small voice of God (19:1-18)
7. Calling of Elisha (19:19-21)

C. Israel defeats Aram guided by prophets (20:1-43)
D. Naboth's vineyard (21:1-29)
E. Israel and Judah fight against Ramoth-gilead (22:1-40)

1. An alliance (22:1-4)
2. Prophecy of Micaiah (22:5-28)
3. Israel and Judah defeated (22:29-36)
4. Death of Ahab (22:37-40)

VII. Two Final Kings (22:41-53)

A. Jehoshaphat of Judah (22:41-53)
B. Ahaziah of Israel (22:51-53)