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Tables of Contents for 1 Kings
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to 1 Kings
v
Principal Abbreviations
xi
Other Abbreviations and Signs
xv
List of Maps and Illustrations
xvii
1 AND 2 KINGS: A TRANSLATION
Kings
3
39
Kings
42
41
INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF KINGS
Foreword
83
1
Name of Book and Its Place in the Canon
84
1
Text and Versions
85
1
On the Translation
86
1
Language and Philology
87
1
Composition of the Book of Kings
88
12
Chronology
100
3
History: Biblical Text, Archaeology, and Extrabiblical Documentation
103
2
Outline of Historical Events
105
4
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Commentaries on 1 Kings
109
2
Books and Articles
111
42
TRANSLATION, NOTES, AND COMMENTS
The Reign of Solomon
153
1
The Accession of Solomon (1:1-53)
153
16
Solomon Takes Charge (2:1-46)
169
14
The King's Visit to Gibeon and the Grant of Wisdom (3:1-15)
183
10
The Judgment of a Wise King (3:16-28)
193
6
The Administration of Solomon's Kingdom (4:1-5:8)
199
22
Solomon's Wisdom (5:9-14)
221
4
Negotiations with Hiram (5:15-32)
225
9
The Construction of the Temple (6:1-38)
234
20
The Place Complex (7:1-12)
254
5
The Furnishings of the Temple (7:13-51)
259
15
The Inauguration of the Temple (8:1-66)
274
20
YHWH's Second Appearance to Solomon (9:1-9)
294
4
The Further Works of Solomon (9:10-28)
298
12
The Visit of the Queen of Sheba (10:1-13)
310
6
Concluding Notes on Solomon's Wealth and Trade (10:14-29)
316
9
Solomon's Apostasy (11:1-13)
325
5
The Rebellions of Hadad and Rezon (11:14-25)
330
6
Jeroboam---Intimations of Kingship; Solomon's Death (11:26--43)
336
9
History of the Divided Kingdom
345
1
Rehoboam's Aborted Coronation (12:1-19)
345
8
An Independent Israel (12:20-24)
353
4
Excursus. The Alternative Story of the Rise of Jeroboam: LXX 1 Kgs 12:24a-z
355
2
The Reign of Jeroboam (Israel) (12:25-32)
357
8
The Man of God from Judah (12:33-13:34)
365
11
A Prophetic Oracle of Doom against Jeroboam (14:1-20)
376
9
The Reign of Rehoboam (Judah) (14:21-31)
385
7
The Reign of Abijam (Judah) (15:1-8)
392
3
The Reign of Asa (Judah) (15:9-24)
395
10
The Reign of Nadab (Israel) (15:25-32)
405
3
The Reign of Baasha (Israel) (15:33-16:7)
408
3
The Reign of Elach (Israel) (16:8-14)
411
2
The Reign of Zimri (Israel) (16:15-20)
413
2
The Reign of Omri (Israel) (16:21-28)
415
5
The Reign of Ahab (Israel): Introduction (16:29-34)
420
4
Elijah and the Great Drought (17:1-24)
424
10
The Contest on Mount Carmel (18:1-46)
434
15
Elijah's Journey to Horeb (19:1-21)
449
10
Ahab and Ben-hadad: The Early Wars (20:1-43)
459
16
Naboth's Vineyard (21:1-29)
475
12
Ahab at Ramoth-gilead (22:1-40)
487
12
The Reign of Jehoshaphat (Judah) (22:41-51)
499
APPENDIXES
I. A Selection of Extrabiblical Texts Relating to 1 Kings
505
1. Shoshenq I
505
2. Shalmaneser III
505
3. Hazael
507
II. The Chronology of Israel and Judah
508
III. Chronologies of the Ancient Near East
509
1. Kings of Assyria
509
2. Kings of Babylonia
509
3. Kings of Egypt
509
INDEXES
Index of Subjects
511
Index of Scriptural and Other Ancient References
525
Index of Hebrew and Other Ancient Languages
547