Category Archives: 1 Kings

1 But king Solomon loved many foreign women, including the daughter of Pharaoh, and women of Moab, and of Ammon, and of Idumea, and of Sidon, and of the Hittites. 2 These were of the nations about whom the Lord said to the sons of Israel: “You shall not enter to them, and none of […]

1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king. 2 Yet truly, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, while he was still in Egypt as a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned from Egypt. 3 And they sent and […]

1 And behold, by the word of the Lord, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel, when Jeroboam was standing over the altar, and burning incense. 2 And by the word of the Lord, he cried out against the altar. And he said: “O altar, O altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a […]

1 In that time Abijah, the son of Jeroboam, became ill. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife: “Rise up, and change clothing, so that you will not be recognized to be the wife of Jeroboam. And go to Shiloh, where the prophet Ahijah is, who said to me that I should reign over this […]

1 Then, in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam reigned over Judah. 2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him. […]

1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying: 2 “Even though I exalted you from the dust, and I set you as ruler over my people Israel, still you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and you have caused my people Israel to sin, so […]

1 And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth.” 2 And the word of the Lord came to him, saying: 3 […]

1 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go and show yourself to Ahab, so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.” 2 Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab […]

1 Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 And so Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods to these things, and may they add these other things, if by this hour tomorrow I will not have made […]

1 Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army. And there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. And ascending, he fought against Samaria, and he besieged it. 2 And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel, 3 he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and […]