1 Kings Book Summary

1 Kings Book Summary The first half of the book of 1 Kings is about when the kingdom was united. Adonijah presumed to be king, but King David proclaims Solomon to be the next king. When David was getting close to death he gave Solomon some wisdom as he was nearing the throne. At one point, the Lord gave Solomon the gift of wisdom, and everyone was amazed by his wise judgements. Later, Solomon starts the process of building the temple. He hired Hiram to be his bronze craftsman and Huram to furnish to the temple. The ark was then brought into the temple, and Solomon blessed the assembly and dedicated the temple to the Lord. The Lord appeared to Solomon a second time and told him that if he walks in His ways that he would establish his kingdom over Israel forever. Later on, Solomon and Hiram exchange gifts. Solomon gives
After Rehoboam, Jeroboam became king. He set up golden calves for the Israelites to worship because he did not want the people of Israel to return to the Lord. Then the Lord judged him for leading the people astray, but he also judged the people of Israel for their sin. After Jerobaom had reigned for 22 years he died, and his son Nadab reigned in his place. After him Baasha reigned, then Elah, then Zimri, then, Omri, and then Ahab. After this, Elijah, a prophet, proclaimed that there was to be a drought over the land. Then the Elijah prayed and the drought ended. Soon after, the Lord revealed himself Elijah and showed him who to anoint as the next prophet. This person was Elisha, and he then started to follow Elijah. Also, Ahab, the king of Israel, defeated the Syrians twice before they came to him and asked to make a treaty. After this, Ahab killed a man for his vineyard that resulted in God condemning Ahab for his sins. The prophet Micaiah warns Ahab, and then he died in battle. After Ahab’s death, Jehoshaphat became king and after he died, Ahaziah reigned in