This is the page for all my resources and documents for the books of First and Second Kings. The first section contains documents that survey both books. The second section has a survey video lecture covering both books. The next section is broken down by each passage. Click the label of any document or video to expand for access. Click the label of any passage to expand for access to documents and information about each individual passage. Feel free to use and distribute any information you find helpful as long as you give credit where appropriate.
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Outline of 1 & 2 Kings

Solomon 1 Kings 1:1-11:43
Solomon's Ascension And David's Death 1 Kings 1:1-2:46
Solomon's Coronation 1:1-2:12
Solomon's Consolidation Of His Rule 2:13-46
Solomon's Early Success 1 Kings 3:1-4:34
Solomon's To Do List (Unfinished Business) 3:1-3
Solomon's Wisdom 3:4-28
Solomon's Officials 4:1-29
Abraham's Promises Fulfilled 4:20-21
Solomon's Provisions 4:22-28
Solomon's Wisdom 4:29-34
Solomon Builds And Dedicates The Temple (And Other Buildings) 1 Kings 5:1-9:9
Preparation For Building 5:1-28
Building Of The Temple 6:1-38
Solomon Builds Rival Buildings 7:1-12
Furnishings For The Temple 7:13-51
The Lord's Presence Dwells In The Temple 8:1-13
Solomon Blesses The People 8:14-21
Solomon's Prayer 8:22-53
Solomon Blesses And Prays For The People 8:56-61
Solomon Consecrates The Temple 8:62-66
The Lord Confirms And Warns Solomon 9:1-9
Solomon's Glory And Fame 1 Kings 9:10-11:3
Various Accomplishments 9:10-26
The Queen Of Sheba Visits 10:1-13
Solomon's Riches 10:14-11:3
Solomon's Apostasy And Punishment 1 Kings 11:1-43
Solomon Led Astray By His Foreign Wives 11:1-8
The Lord's Punishment 11:9-13
Solomon's Adversaries 11:14-40
Solomon's Death 11:41-43
Divided Nation 1 Kings 12:1-2 Kings 17:41
Division Of The Kingdom And Northern Apostasy 1 Kings 12:1-14:20
Rebellion Against Rehoboam 12:1-17
Civil War Avoided 12:18-24
Golden Calves 12:25-33
A Man Of God Rebukes Jeroboam 13:1-34
He Prophecies Against Jeroboam And The Altar 13:1-10
He Believed A "Word Of God" That Contradicted A Confirmed Word Of God 13:11-19
He Is Punished For His Unbelief/Disobedience 13:20-32
Jeroboam Did Not Repent And Led Others To Sin 13:33-34
Abijah Rebukes Jeroboam 14:1-20
Jeroboam's Son Was Ill And He Sent His Wife In Disguise To The Prophet 14:1-5
Message For Jeroboam 14:6-16
Fulfillment Of The Message 14:17-18
The End Of Jeroboam's Reign 14:19-20
Series Of Early Kings 1 Kings 14:21-16:34
Reheboam Of Judah 14:21-31
Abijah Of Judah 15:1-8
Asa Of Judah 15:9-24
Nadab Of Israel 15:25-32
Baasha Of Israel 15:33-16:7
Elah Of Israel 16:8-14
Zimri Of Israel 16:15-20
Omri Of Israel 16:21-28
Ahab Of Israel (Incomplete) 16:29-34
Elijah vs. Ahab And Jezebel 1 Kings 17:1-22:40
Elijah Predicts A Drought And Flees 17:1-6
Elijah Stays With The Widow At Zarephath 17:7-24
Elijah Shows Himself To Obadiah 18:1-15
The Contest At Mount Carmel 18:16-46
Private Confrontation With Ahab 18:16-18
Gathering The People At Carmel 18:19-20
Confrontation Of The People And Setting Up The Contest 18:21-24
Baal's Opportunity To Prove he Is God 18:25-29
Elijah Makes It More Difficult For The Lord To Prove Himself 18:30-35
The Lord Answers By Fire 18:36-38
The People's Response 18:39-40
The Lord Sends Rain 18:41-46
Elijah Flees To The Mountain Of God 19:1-9a
The Lord Appears To Elijah 19:9b-18
Round One 19:9b-12
Round Two 19:13-18
The Call Of Elisha 19:19-21
God Helps Israel Against The Arameans 20:1-43
Elijah Rebukes Ahab 21:1-29
Ahab Gets His Reward For His Unfaithfulness 22:1-40
Two Kings 1 Kings 22:41-53
Jehoshaphat Of Judah 22:41-50
Ahaziah Of Israel 22:51-53
Elijah's Last Ministry 2 Kings 1:1-2:14
Elijah Rebukes Ahaziah 1:1-18
Elijah Is Taken Up To Heaven 2:1-12
Ministry Of Elisha 2 Kings 2:1-8:15
Elisha Receives The Authority Mantle From Elijah (Elisha's 1st Miracle - Crossing the Jordan) 2:1-18
Elisha's 2nd Miracle - Healing The Water 2:19-22
Elisha's 3rd Miracle - Responding To Mockers 2:23-25
War With Moab (Elisha's 4th Miracle - Water Without Rain) 3:1-27
Elisha's 5th Miracle - The Widow's Oil 4:1-7
Elisha's 6th Miracle - A Son Is Brought Back To Life 4:8-37
Elisha's 7th Miracle - Healing Dinner 4:38-41
Elisha's 8th Miracle - Feeding A Multitude 4:42-44
Elisha's 9th Miracle - Healing/Converting A Foreign Leader 5:1-27
Elisha's 10th Miracle - Recovering An Axehead 6:1-7
Elisha's 11th Miracle - Victory Over The Arameans 6:8-23
Elisha's 12th Miracle - Victory Over The Aramean Siege And Famine 6:24-7:20
The Shunammite Is Given Justice 8:1-6
Elisha Influences The Change Of Rulers Over Aram 8:7-15
Series Of Later Kings 2 Kings 8:16-16:20
Jehoram Of Judah 8:16-24
Ahaziah Of Judah 8:25-29
Elisha Influences The Change Of Rulers Over Israel 9:1-13
Jehu Of Israel 9:14-29
Retribution Against Ahab's Family 9:30-10:17
Retribution Against Baal Worship 10:18-28
End of Jehu's Reign 10:29-36
Athaliah The Usurping Evil Queen Of Judah 11:1-20
Joash Of Judah 11:21-12:21
Jehoahaz Of Israel 13:1-9
Jehoash Of Israel 13:10-25
Amaziah Of Judah 14:1-22
Jereboam II Of Israel 14:23-29
Azariah Of Judah 15:1-7
Zechariah Of Israel 15:8-12
Shallum Of Israel 15:13-16
Menahem Of Israel 15:17-22
Pekahiah Of Israel 15:23-26
Pekah Of Israel 15:27-31
Jotham Of Judah 15:32-38
Ahaz Of Judah 16:1-20
Exile Of The Northern Kingdom 2 Kings 17:1-41
Hoshea Last King Of Israel 17:1-2
Israel Destroyed By Assyria 17:3-6
Theological Reasons For Israel's Destruction 17:7-23
They Broke The First Commandment 17:7
They Walked In The Way Of The Nations 17:8-12
The Lord Testified/Warned All This In Israel And In Judah 17:13
They Rejected The Word Of The Lord 17:14-15a
They Walked After Idols 17:15b-17
The Lord Was Angry And Turned Aside The Northern Kingdom From His Presence 17:18
Judah Walked In The Ways Of The Northern Kingdom 17:19
The Lord Rejected All Israel 17:20
They Did Not Turn Aside From The Sins Of Jeroboam 17:21-22
The Lord Turned them Aside From His Presence 17:23
Foreigners Resettled In Israel 17:24-41
Foreigners Were Imported To Live In Israel 17:24
The Lord Killed Some Of Them Because They Did Not Worship Him Rightly 17:25-26
They Sent For A Priest To Teach The Proper Worship Of The Lord 17:27-28
The People Rejected Instruction And Worshiped Their gods 17:29-31
They Syncretistically Worshiped The Lord And Other gods 17:32-34
Theological Review Of Proper, Exclusive Worship Of The Lord 17:34-39
The People Persist In Their Syncretistic Practices 17:40-41
Judah Alone 2 Kings 18:1-25:30
Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:1-20:21
Hezekiah of Judah's Faithfulness And Success 18:1-8
Assyria's Attack And Hezekiah's Doubt 18:9-16
Assyria's Threatening Message 18:17-37
God's Message Of Hope 19:1-13
Hezekiah's Prayer 19:14-19
Isaiah's Message 19:20-37
Hezekiah's Illness And Healing 20:1-11
Visitors From Babylon 20:12-21
Series Of Last Kings Of Judah 2 Kings 21:1-24:17
Manasseh Of Judah 21:1-18
Amon Of Judah 21:19-26
Josiah Of Judah 22:1-23:30
Jehoahaz Of Judah 23:31-35
Jehoiakim Of Judah 23:36-24:7
Jehoiachin Of Judah 24:8-17
The Fall Of Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:18-25:30
Zedekiah Of Judah 24:18-20
Jerusalem Captured And Destroyed 25:1-21
Continued Rebellion And Punishment 25:22-26
A Word Of Hope For A Davidic King 25:27-30
Summary
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1 Kings 1:1-11:43 Solomon
1 Kings 1:1-2:46 Solomon's Ascension And David's Death
1:1-2:12 Solomon's Coronation
2:13-46 Solomon's Consolidation Of His Rule
1 Kings 3:1-4:34 Solomon's Early Success
3:1-3 Solomon's to Do List (Unfinished Business)
3:4-28 Solomon's Wisdom
4:1-29 Solomon's Officials
4:20-21 Abraham's Promises Fulfilled
4:22-28 Solomon's Provisions
4:29-34 Solomon's Wisdom
1 Kings 5:1-9:9 Solomon Builds And Dedicates The Temple
5:1-28 Preparation For Building
6:1-38 Building Of The Temple
7:1-12 Solomon Builds Rival Buildings
7:13-51 Furnishings For The Temple
8:1-13 The Lord's Presence Dwells In The Temple
8:14-21 Solomon Blesses The People
8:22-53 Solomon's Prayer
8:56-61 Solomon Blesses And Prays For The People
8:62-66 Solomon Consecrates The Temple
9:1-9 The Lord Confirms And Warns Solomon
1 Kings 9:10-11:3 Solomon's Glory And Fame
9:10-26 Various Accomplishments
10:1-13 The Queen Of Sheba Visits
10:14-11:3 Solomon's Riches
1 Kings 11:1-43 Solomon's Apostasy And Punishment
11:1-8 Solomon Led Astray By His Foreign Wives
11:9-13 The Lord's Punishment
11:14-40 Solomon's Adversaries
11:41-43 Solomon's Death
1 Kings 12:1-2 Kings 17:41 Divided Nation
1 Kings 12:1-14:20 Division Of the Kingdom And Northern Apostasy
12:1-17 Rebellion Against Rehoboam
12:18-24 Civil War Is Avoided
12:25-33 Jeroboam Makes Golden Calves
13:1-34 A Man Of God Rebukes Jeroboam
Translation
14:1-20 Abijah Rebukes Jeroboam
1 Kings 14:21-16:34 Series Of Early Kings
14:21-31 Rehoboam Of Judah
15:1-8 Abijah Of Judah
15:9-24 Asa Of Judah
15:25-32 Nadab Of Israel
15:33-16:7 Basha Of Israel
16:8-14 Elah Of Israel
16:15-20 Zimri Of Israel
16:21-28 Omri Of Israel
16:29-34 Ahab Of Israel (Incomplete)
Translation
1 Kings 17:1-22:40 Elijah vs. Ahab And Jezebel
17:1-6 Elijah Predicts A Drought And Flees
Translation
17:7-24 Elijah Stays With The Widow At Zarephath
18:1-15 Elijah Shows Himself To Obadiah
18:16-46 The Contest At Mount Carmel
19:1-9a Elijah Flees To The Mountain Of God
19:9b-18 The Lord Appears To Elijah
19:19-21 The Call Of Elisha
20:1-43 God Helps Israel Against The Arameans
21:1-29 Elijah Rebukes Ahab
22:1-40 Ahab Gets His Reward For His Unfaithfulness
1 Kings 22:41-53 Two Kings
22:41-50 Jehoshaphat Of Judah
22:51-53 Ahaziah Of Israel
2 Kings 1:1-2:12 Elijah's Last Ministry
1:1-18 Elijah Rebukes Ahaziah
2:1-12 Elijah Is Taken Up To Heaven
2 Kings 2:13-8:15 Ministry Of Elisha
2:13-18 1st Miracle: Crossing The Jordan
2:19-25 2nd & 3rd Miracles: Water & Mockers
3:1-27 4th Miracle: Water Without Rain
4:1-7 5th Miracle: The Widow's Oil
4:8-37 6th Miracle: A Son Is Resurrected
4:38-44 7th & 8th Miracles: Miracles Of Food
5:1-27 9th Miracle: Healing/Converting A Foreign Leader
6:1-7 10th Miracle: Recovering An Axehead
6:8-23 11th Miracle: Victory Over The Arameans
6:24-7:20 12th Miracle: Victory Over A Siege
8:1-6 The Shunammite Is Given Justice
8:7-15 Elisha Influences The Rulers Of Aram
2 Kings 8:16-16:20 Series Of Later Kings
8:16-24 Jehoram Of Judah
8:25-29 Ahaziah Of Judah
9:1-13 Elisha Influences The Rulers Of Israel
9:14-29 Jehu Of Israel
9:30-10:17 Retribution Against Ahab's Family
10:18-28 Retribution Against Baal Worship
10:29-36 End Of Jehu's Reign
11:1-20 Athaliah - Usurping Evil Queen Of Judah
11:21-12:21 Joash Of Judah
13:1-9 Jehoahaz Of Israel
13:10-25 Jehoash Of Israel
14:1-22 Amaziah Of Judah
14:23-29 Jereboam II Of Israel
15:1-7 Azariah Of Judah
15:8-12 Zechariah Of Israel
15:13-16 Shallum Of Israel
15:17-22 Menahem Of Israel
15:23-26 Pekahiah Of Israel
15:27-31 Pekah Of Israel
15:32-38 Jotham Of Judah
16:1-20 Ahaz Of Judah
2 Kings 17:1-41 Exile Of The Northern Kingdom
17:1-2 Hoshea - Last King Of Israel
17:3-6 Israel Is Destroyed By Assyria
17:7-23 Theological Reasons For Israel's Destruction
Translation
17:24-41 Foreigners Resettled In Israel
2 Kings 18:1-25:30 Judah Alone
2 Kings 18:1-20:21 Hezekiah
18:1-8 Hezekiah Of Judah's Faithfulness And Success
18:9-16 Assyria's Attack And Hezekiah's Doubt
18:17-37 Assyria's Threatening Message
19:1-13 God's Message Of Hope
19:14-19 Hezekiah's Prayer
19:20-37 Isaiah's Message
20:1-11 Hezekiah's Illness And Healing
20:12-21 Visitors From Babylon
2 Kings 21:1-24:17 Series Of Last Kings Of Judah
21:1-18 Manasseh Of Judah
21:19-26 Amon Of Judah
22:1-23:30 Josiah Of Judah
23:31-35 Jehoahaz Of Judah
23:36-24:7 Jehoiakim Of Judah
24:8-17 Jehoiachin Of Judah
2 Kings 24:18-25:30 Fall Of Jerusalem
24:18-20 Zedekiah Of Judah
25:1-21 Jerusalem Is Captured And Destroyed
25:22-26 Continued Rebellion And Punishment
25:27-30 A Word Of Hope For A Davidic King