Solomon Turns from God 1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning…

King Rehoboam Acts Foolishly 1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heardof…

Jeroboam Warned, Stricken 1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to…

Ahijah Prophesies against the King 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. 2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise now, and disguise yourself so that they…

Abijam Reigns over Judah 1 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and…

Prophecy against Baasha 1 Now the word of the Lordcame to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 “Inasmuch as I exalted you from the dust and made…

Elijah Predicts Drought 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand,…

Obadiah Meets Elijah 1 Now it happenedaftermany days that the word of the Lordcame to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send…

Elijah Flees from Jezebel 1 Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a…

War with Aram 1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army, and therewerethirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria and…