OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

1

• Solomon’s request for wisdom (1-12)

• Solomon’s wealth (13-17)

2

• Preparations for building the temple (1-18)

3

• Solomon starts building the temple (1-7)

• The Most Holy (8-14)

• The two copper pillars (15-17)

4

• The altar, the Sea, and the basins (1-6)

• Lampstands, tables, and courtyards (7-11a)

• Completion of the temple furnishings (11b-22)

5

• Preparations for the temple inauguration (1-14)

  • The Ark brought to the temple (2-10)

6

• Solomon’s address to the people (1-11)

• Solomon’s prayer of inauguration (12-42)

7

• Temple filled with Jehovah’s glory (1-3)

• Inauguration ceremonies (4-10)

• Jehovah appears to Solomon (11-22)

8

• Solomon’s other building projects (1-11)

• Worship at the temple organized (12-16)

• Solomon’s fleet (17, 18)

9

• Queen of Sheba visits Solomon (1-12)

• Solomon’s wealth (13-28)

• Death of Solomon (29-31)

10

• Israel’s rebellion against Rehoboam (1-19)

11

• Rehoboam’s rule (1-12)

• Loyal Levites move to Judah (13-17)

• Rehoboam’s family (18-23)

12

• Shishak’s attack on Jerusalem (1-12)

• End of Rehoboam’s rule (13-16)

13

• Abijah, king of Judah (1-22)

  • Abijah defeats Jeroboam (3-20)

14

• Death of Abijah (1)

• Asa, king of Judah (2-8)

• Asa defeats 1,000,000 Ethiopians (9-15)

15

• Asa’s reforms (1-19)

16

• Asa’s treaty with Syria (1-6)

• Hanani rebukes Asa (7-10)

• Death of Asa (11-14)

17

• Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (1-6)

• Teaching campaign (7-9)

• Jehoshaphat’s military power (10-19)

18

• Jehoshaphat’s alliance with Ahab (1-11)

• Micaiah’s prophecy of defeat (12-27)

• Ahab killed at Ramoth-gilead (28-34)

19

• Jehu rebukes Jehoshaphat (1-3)

• Jehoshaphat’s reforms (4-11)

20

• Neighboring nations threaten Judah (1-4)

• Jehoshaphat prays for help (5-13)

• Answer from Jehovah (14-19)

• Judah miraculously saved (20-30)

• End of Jehoshaphat’s rule (31-37)

21

• Jehoram, king of Judah (1-11)

• Written message from Elijah (12-15)

• Jehoram’s bad end (16-20)

22

• Ahaziah, king of Judah (1-9)

• Athaliah usurps the throne (10-12)

23

• Jehoiada intervenes; Jehoash made king (1-11)

• Athaliah put to death (12-15)

• Jehoiada’s reforms (16-21)

24

• Jehoash’s rule (1-3)

• Jehoash renovates the temple (4-14)

• Jehoash’s apostasy (15-22)

• Jehoash assassinated (23-27)

25

• Amaziah, king of Judah (1-4)

• War with Edom (5-13)

• Amaziah’s idolatry (14-16)

• War with Israel’s King Jehoash (17-24)

• Death of Amaziah (25-28)

26

• Uzziah, king of Judah (1-5)

• Uzziah’s military exploits (6-15)

• Haughty Uzziah made a leper (16-21)

• Death of Uzziah (22, 23)

27

• Jotham, king of Judah (1-9)

28

• Ahaz, king of Judah (1-4)

• Defeated by Syria and Israel (5-8)

• Oded warns Israel (9-15)

• Judah humbled (16-19)

• Ahaz’ idolatry; his death (20-27)

29

• Hezekiah, king of Judah (1, 2)

• Hezekiah’s reforms (3-11)

• Temple cleansed (12-19)

• Temple services revived (20-36)

30

• Hezekiah observes the Passover (1-27)

31

• Hezekiah uproots apostasy (1)

• Priests and Levites properly supported (2-21)

32

• Sennacherib threatens Jerusalem (1-8)

• Sennacherib defies Jehovah (9-19)

• Angel strikes Assyrian army (20-23)

• Hezekiah’s sickness and haughtiness (24-26)

• Hezekiah’s achievements and death (27-33)

33

• Manasseh, king of Judah (1-9)

• Manasseh repents of his badness (10-17)

• Death of Manasseh (18-20)

• Amon, king of Judah (21-25)

34

• Josiah, king of Judah (1, 2)

• Josiah’s reforms (3-13)

• Book of the Law found (14-21)

• Huldah’s prophecy of calamity (22-28)

• Josiah reads the book to the people (29-33)

35

• Josiah arranges for a great Passover (1-19)

• Josiah killed by Pharaoh Necho (20-27)

36

• Jehoahaz, king of Judah (1-3)

• Jehoiakim, king of Judah (4-8)

• Jehoiachin, king of Judah (9, 10)

• Zedekiah, king of Judah (11-14)

• Destruction of Jerusalem (15-21)

• Cyrus’ decree to rebuild the temple (22, 23)