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1 Kings KJV

Old Testament · 22 chapters · 816 verses · about 2 hours to read

Solomon asks for wisdom, builds the temple, and then turns away in his old age. The kingdom splits in two after him, and Elijah confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal on Carmel.

Author: Not named; traditionally JeremiahTraditionally dated about 560 BCTheme: the kingdom divides

Chapters

Outline of 1 Kings

Key verses

1 Kings 3:9

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

1 Kings 18:21

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

Well-known verses in 1 Kings

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

1 Kings 17:16

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

1 Kings 18:21

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

1 Kings 18:24

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

1 Kings 18:37-38

Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

1 Kings 19:4

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

1 Kings 19:11-12

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

1 Kings 19:18

Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

1 Kings 18:26

And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

1 Kings 18:27

And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

How long 1 Kings is

Chapters: 22Verses: 816Words: about 24,512Read in: about 2 hoursLongest chapter: 1 Kings 8 (66 verses)

1 Kings is the 11th book of the Bible and the 11th of the Old Testament, between 2 Samuel and 2 Kings. Compare all 66 books →

Common questions

Who wrote the book of 1 Kings?

Not named; traditionally Jeremiah.

When was 1 Kings written?

It is traditionally dated about 560 BC.

What is the book of 1 Kings about?

Solomon asks for wisdom, builds the temple, and then turns away in his old age. The kingdom splits in two after him, and Elijah confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal on Carmel.

How long is 1 Kings?

1 Kings has 22 chapters and 816 verses in the King James Version — about 24,512 words.

How long does it take to read 1 Kings?

about 2 hours at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.

How many chapters are in 1 Kings?

22.

How many verses are in 1 Kings?

816.

What is the longest chapter in 1 Kings?

1 Kings 8, with 66 verses. The shortest is 1 Kings 5, with 18.

Where is 1 Kings in the Bible?

1 Kings is the 11th book of the Bible and the 11th of the Old Testament, between 2 Samuel and 2 Kings.

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