1 Kings
Old Testament · 20 sections · scripture: Berean Standard Bible
First Kings continues the great court history without a seam — in the Greek Bible, Samuel and Kings are even numbered as one series, First through Fourth Kingdoms, a continuous account of Israel's experiment with monarchy, and this scroll picks up in the very bedroom of the dying David, with the succession still unsettled and one last palace intrigue to survive.
From the commentary's introduction to 1 Kings, written by an AI. All the scripture below is free to read; the commentary on each section is in the full edition.
- The Last Intrigue: Solomon Takes the Throne 1 Kings 1
- David's Charge, David's Ledger, and the Consolidation 1 Kings 2
- The Dream at Gibeon, and the Two Mothers 1 Kings 3
- The Kingdom at Noon 1 Kings 4
- Cedar and Stone: The Temple Rises 1 Kings 5–6
- The Palace, and the Bronze 1 Kings 7
- The Dedication: "Will God Indeed Dwell upon the Earth? 1 Kings 8
- The Second Vision, and the Bills Come Due 1 Kings 9
- The Queen of Sheba, and the Weight of Gold 1 Kings 10
- The Heart Led Away: Solomon's Fall, and the Torn Cloak 1 Kings 11
- What Portion Do We Have in David?": The Kingdom Tears 1 Kings 12
- The Man of God, the Old Prophet, and the Lion 1 Kings 13
- Two Kingdoms, Two Declines 1 Kings 14
- The Long Slide: From Abijah to Ahab 1 Kings 15–16
- Elijah: Ravens, a Widow, and the First Raising 1 Kings 17
- Carmel: The Fire, and the Kishon 1 Kings 18
- Horeb: The God Who Is Not in the Fire 1 Kings 19
- The Aram Wars, and the King Who Let the Verdict Go 1 Kings 20
- Naboth's Vineyard 1 Kings 21
- Micaiah, the Arrow, and the End of Ahab 1 Kings 22