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LECTURE 22

OUTLINE OF 1 AND II KINGS

I. Death of King David (1:1­2:10)

II. Solomon's Succession to the throne (2:12­46)

III. Solomon's Reign (3:1­11:43)

A. Early Years (3:1­4:34)

B. Building of the Temple (5:1­8:66)

C. Later Years (9:1­11:43)

IV. Kings of the Divided Monarchy (12:1­16:34)

A. Rehoboam's Succession to the Throne (12:1­24)

B. The Kingdom Divided

1. Early Kings of Judah

a. Rehoboam (14:21­24)

b. Abijah (15:1­8)

c. Asa (15:9­24)

2. Early Kings of Israel

a. Jeroboam I (12:25­31)*

b. Nadab (15:25­26)

c. Baasha (15:27­30)*

d. Elah (16:8­10)

e. Zimri (16:11­15)*

f. Omri (16:15­28)*

g. Ahab (16:29­34)

*Founders of dynasties

Underlined are kings of the Northern Kingdom (Israel)

V. The Prophetic Ministries of Elijah and Elisha (I Kings 17:1­II Kings 8:15)

A. Elijah and King Ahab (17:1­22:40)

B. King Jehoshaphat (Southern Kingdom) (22:41­50)

C. King Ahaziah (Northern Kingdom) (I Kings 22:51­II Kings 1:18)

D. Elisha and King Jehoram (Northern Kingdom) (II Kings 2:19­8:15)

VI. The Kingdom Divided (From 850­722 B.C.) (11 Kings 8:16­17:6)

A. Judah (Southern Kingdom)

1. Jehoram (II Kings 8:16­24)

2. Ahaziah (II Kings 8:25­27)

3. Athaliah (II Kings 11:1­20)

4. Joash or Jehoash (II Kings 12:1)

5. Amaziah (II Kings 14:1­22)

6. Azariah or Uzziah (II Kings 15:1­7)

7. Jotham (II Kings 15:32­38)

8. Ahaz (II Kings 16:1­20)

B. Israel (Northern Kingdom)

1. Jehu (II Kings 9:4-10:36)*

2. Jehoahaz and Jehoash (II Kings 13:1­13)

3. Jeroboam II (II Kings 14:23­29)

4. Zechariah (II Kings 15:8­9)

5. Brief reigns of

Shallum,*

Menahem*

Pekahiah and

Pekah*

6. Hoshea* (II Kings 17:1­6)

C. Fall of Samaria (Northern Kingdom) to Assyria in 722 B.C. (II Kings 17:4­41)

VII. Kingdom of Judah (722­586 B.C.)

A. Hezekiah (II Kings 18­20)

B. Manasseh (II Kings 21:1­18) Amon (2 Kings 21:19­26)

C. Josiah (II Kings 22:1­23:30)

D. Jehoahaz (II Kings 23:31­35)

E. Jehoiakim (II Kings 23:36­24:7)

F. Jehoiachin (II Kings 24:8­17)

G. Zedekiah (II Kings 24:18­25:7)

VIII. Fall of Jerusalem to Babylonia in 586 B.C. (11 Kings 25:1­30)

A. Historical Appendix A: Governor Gedaliah (25:22­26)

B. Historical Appendix B: Jehoiachin in exile (25:27­30)

 

 Resources:

• Hill, Andrew E., and Walton, John H., A Survey of the Old Testament Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
• Jensen, Irving L, Jensen's Survey of the Old Testament Chicago: Moody Press, 1978.
• Mathency, M. Pierce, and Roy L, Honeycutt, "1­2 Kings," The Broadman Bible Commentary, Vol. 3. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1970.
• Patterson, RD. "1 and 2 Kings" The Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 4. Grand Rapids Zondervan 1988.

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