I and II Kings - Ariel · Manasseh 12 55 Bad II K 21:1 - 18 II C 33:1 - 20 Amon 22 2 Bad II K 21:19 - 23 II C 33:21 - 25 Josiah 8 31 Good II K 22:1 - 23:30 II C 34:1 - 35:27 Jehoahaz

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INTRODUCTION

A. Title

1. Hebrew

2. Greek

3. Latin

4. English

B. Author

C. Date

D. Purpose

1. Historical Purpose

2. Theological Purpose

3. Philosophical Purpose

E. Literary Style

F. Structure

1. Three Basic Divisions

2. First Kings

I and II Kings by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum


3. The Basic Pattern

a. Accession Notice

b. Death Notice

G. Composition

H. Characteristics

I. Historical Background

1. The Assyrian Background

2. The Syrian/Aramean Background

3. The Babylonian Background

4. The Phoenician Background

5. The Moabite Background

6. The Ammonite Background

7. The Edomite Background

8. The Egyptian Background

J. Extra Biblical Sources

K. Contents

L. Comparison Between Kings and Chronicles

M. Chronology

1. The Problem

2. Principles and Questions

3. The Methods Employed by Judah and Israel

4. Solutions


5. Chart: The Chronology Based on Thiele and Corrected by Kitchen and Mitchell

Israel Judah

Jeroboam – 931/0 - 910/09Nadab – 910/09 - 909/8Baasha – 909/8 - 885/4Elah – 886/5 - 885/4Zimri – 885/4Tibni – 885/4 - 880 (Civil Unrest – 884 - 880)Omri – 885/4 - 874/3Ahab – 874/3 - 853

Ahaziah – 853 - 852Joram – 852 - 841

Jehu – 841 - 814/3Jehoahaz – 814/3 - 798Jehoash – 798 - 782/1Jeroboam II – 782/1 - 753 (Co-regent – 793/2 - 782)Zechariah – 753 - 752Shallum – 752Menahem – 752 - 742/1Pekahiah – 742/1 - 740/39

Pekah – 740/39 - 732/1 (His years are counted from 752)Hoshea – 732/1 - 723/22

Fall of Samaria – 722/1

Rehoboam – 931/0 - 913Abijam – 913 - 911/0Asa – 911/0 - 870/69

Jehoshaphat – 870/69 - 848 (Co-regent – 873/2 - 869)

Jehoram – 848 - 841 (Co-regent – 853 - 848)Ahaziah – 841Athaliah – 841 - 835Joash – 835 - 796Amaziah – 796 - 767Azariah/Uzziah – 767 - 740/39 (Co-regent – 791/0)

Jotham – 740/39 - 732/1 (Co-regent – 750 - 740)

Ahaz – 732/1 - 716/5 (Co-regent from 744/3) (Senior partner – 735 - 731)

Hezekiah – 716/5 - 687/6 (Co-regent from 729)Manasseh – 687/6 - 642/1 (Co-regent 696/5 - 587)Amon – 632/1 - 640/39Josiah – 640/39 - 609Jehoahaz – 609Jehoiakim – 609 - 597Jehoiachin – 597Zedekiah – 597 - 587/6


N. Charts of the Kings of Judah and Israel

1. Chart of the Kings of Israel (19)

NAME YEARS CHARACTER RELATIONW/JUDAH

DETHRONED HISTORY

Jeroboam 22 Bad War I K 11:26 - 14:20II C 9:29 - 13:22

Nadab 2 Bad War Baasha I K 15:25 - 28Baasha 24 Bad War I K 15:27 - 16:7

II C 16:1 - 6Elah 2 Drunkard War Zimri I K 16:8 - 10Zimri 7 Days Murderer War Omri I K 16:10 - 20Ahab 22 Exceedingly

WickedAlliance I K 16:28 - 22:40

Ahaziah 2 Bad Peace I K 22:40, 51 - 53II K 1:1 - 17II C 20:35 - 37

Joram 12 Bad Alliance Jehu II K 3:1 - 3;II K 9:14 - 25II C 22:5 - 7

Jehu 28 Bad War II K 9:1 - 10:36II C 22:7 - 12

Jehoahaz 17 Bad Peace II K 13:1 - 9Jehoash 16 Bad War II K 13:10 - 25

II K 14:8 - 16II C 25:17 - 24

Jeroboam II 41 Bad Peace II K 14:23 - 29Zechariah 6 Months Bad Peace Shallum II K 15:8 - 12Shallum 1 Month Bad Peace Menahem II K 15:13 - 15Menahem 10 Bad Peace II K 15:16 - 22Pekahiah 2 Bad Peace Pekah II K 15:23 - 26Pekah 20 Bad War Hoshea II K 15:27 - 31

II C 28:5 - 8Hoshea 9 Bad Peace II K 17:1 - 41


1. Chart of the Kings of Judah (20)NAME AGE YEARS CHARACTER RELATION

with ISRAELHISTORY

Rehoboam 41 17 Bad War I K 12:1 - 14:31II C 10:1 - 12:16

Abijam 3 Bad War I K 15:1 - 8II C 13:1 - 22

Asa 41 Good War I K 15:9 - 24II C 14:1 - 16:14

Jehoshaphat 35 25 Good Peace I K 22:41 - 50II C 17:1 - 20:37

Jehoram 32 8 Bad Peace II K 8:16 - 24II C 21:1 - 20

Ahaziah 22 1 Bad Alliance II K 8:25 - 29II K 9:27 - 29II C 22:1 - 9

Athaliah 6 Bad Peace II K 8:18, 25 - 28II K 11:1 - 20II C 22:1 - 23:21; 24:7

Joash 7 40 Good Peace II K 11:1 - 12:21II C 22:10 - 24:27

Amaziah 25 29 Good War II K 14:1 - 4II C 25:1 - 28

Uzziah/Azariah 16 52 Good Peace II K 15:1 - 7II C 26:1 - 23

Jotham 25 16 Good War II K 15:32 - 38II C 27:1 - 9

Ahaz 20 16 Bad War II K 16:1 - 20II C 28:1 - 27

Hezekiah 25 29 Good II K 18:1 - 20:21II C 29:1 - 32:33

Manasseh 12 55 Bad II K 21:1 - 18II C 33:1 - 20

Amon 22 2 Bad II K 21:19 - 23II C 33:21 - 25

Josiah 8 31 Good II K 22:1 - 23:30II C 34:1 - 35:27

Jehoahaz 23 3 Months Bad II K 23:31 - 33II C 36:1 - 4

Jehoiakim 25 11 Bad II K 23:34 - 24:5Jehoiachin 18 3 Months Bad II K 24:6 - 16

II C 36:8 - 10Zedekiah 21 11 Bad II K 24:17 - 35:17

II C 36:11 - 21


O. Systematic Theology

1. Bibliology

2. Theology Proper

3. Demonology

4. Soteriology

5. Israelology

P. Themes

1. Temple

2. Prophecy

3. Davidic Dynasty


I. THE REIGN OF SOLOMON — I Kings 1:1 - 11:43

A. The Transition from David to Solomon – 1:1 - 2:11

1. David and Abishag – 1:1 - 4

2. Adonijah’s Self-Exaltation – 1:5 - 10

3. The Plan of Nathan and Bathsheba – 1:11 - 14

4. TheFulfillmentofBathsheba’sRole–1:15-21

5. TheFulfillmentofNathan’sRole–1:22-27

6. David and Bathsheba – 1:28 - 31

7. David’s Instructions for the Coronation of Solomon – 1:32 - 37

8. The Coronation of Solomon – 1:38 - 40

9. The Response of Adonijah – 1:41 - 53

a. The Conclusion of the Coronation Feast – 1:41 - 49

b. The Fear of Adonijah – 1:50 - 53

10. David’s Farewell Advice to Solomon – 2:1 - 9

11. The Death of David – 2:10 - 11

B. The Consolidation of Solomon’s Power – 2:12 - 46

1. Summary Statement – 2:12

2. The Execution of Adonijah – 2:13 - 25

3. The Banishment of Abiathar – 2:26 - 27

4. The Execution of Joab – 2:28 - 34

5. The Promotion of Benaiah and Zadok – 2:35

6. The Execution of Shimei – 2:36 - 46


C. The Wisdom, Wealth, and Governmental Organization of Solomon – 3:1 - 4:34

1. The Basic Background – 3:1 - 3

2. The First Divine Appearance to Solomon – 3:4 - 15

3. The Initial Test of Solomon’s Wisdom – 3:16 - 28

4. The Organization of the Kingdom – 4:1 - 19

a. TheOfficers–4:1-6

b. The Twelve Solomonic Districts – 4:7 - 19

5. The Domain and the State of the Kingdom – 4:20 - 28

6. The Wisdom of Solomon – 4:29 - 34

D. The Building of the Solomonic Temple – 5:1 - 7:51

1. The Contract with Hiram – 5:1 - 12

2. The Conscription of Labor – 5:13 - 18

3. The Building of the Temple – 6:1 - 10

4. The Second Appearance to Solomon – 6:11 - 13

5. The Finishing of the Temple – 6:14 - 38

6. The Building of the Royal Palace – 7:1 - 12

7. The Furnishings of the Temple – 7:13 - 51

a. The Person in Charge – 7:13 - 14

b. The Two Pillars – 7:15 - 22

c. The Molten Sea – 7:23 - 26

d. The Ten Bases of Brass – 7:27 - 37

e. The Ten Lavers of Brass – 7:38 - 39

f. The Work of Hiram – 7:40 - 45


g. The Place of the Molting – 7:46 - 47

h. The Listing of the Items of the Temple – 7:48 - 50

i. The Completion of the Temple – 7:51

8. Observations on the Temple of Solomon

a. The Architectural State

b. The Structure of the Temple

c. The Outer Court

d. The Inner Court

e. The Brazen Altar

f. The Brazen Sea

g. The Temple

h. The Porch

i. The Holy Place

j. The Lampstands

k. The Table of Shewbread

l. The Altar of Incense

m. The Holy of Holies

n. The Cherubim

o. The Ark of the Covenant

p. The Basic Description

q. The Ransackings of the Temple


r. Charts

(1) The Outer Court


(2) The Inner Court


E. The Dedication of the Temple – 8:1 - 66

1. The Transfer of the Ark of the Covenant – 8:1 - 13

a. The Placing of the Ark – 8:1 - 11

b. The Response of Solomon – 8:12 - 13

2. Solomon’s Thanksgiving – 8:14 - 21

3. Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication – 8:22 - 53

a. Solomon’s Position – 8:22

b. The Prayer – 8:23 - 53

(1) Worshipping in Prayer – 8:23 - 29

(2) Interceding in Prayer – 8:30 - 53

(a) The Basic Principle – 8:30

(b) The First Petition – 8:31 - 32

(c) The Second Petition – 8:33 - 34

(d) The Third Petition – 8:35 - 36

(e) The Fourth Petition – 8:37 - 40

(f) The Fifth Petition – 8:41 - 43

(g) The Sixth Petition – 8:44 - 45

(h) The Seventh Petition – 8:46 - 50

(i) The Status of Israel – 8:51 - 53

4. The Blessing of Solomon – 8:54 - 61

5. TheSacrificesofSolomon–8:62-66


F. The Second Divine Appearance to Solomon – 9:1 - 9

G. Solomon’s Activities – 9:10 - 28

1. Foreign Relations – 9:10 - 14

2. Forced Labor – 9:15 - 23

3. Buildings – 9:24

4. Worship – 9:25

5. The Maritime Trade – 9:26 - 28

H. The Queen of Sheba – 10:1 - 13

I. The Solomonic Empire – 10:14 - 29

J. The Fall of Solomon – 11:1 - 40

1. The Apostasy of Solomon – 11:1 - 13

a. The Cause – 11:1 - 8

b. The Judgment – 11:9 - 13

2. The Results of the Apostasy – 11:14 - 40

a. Rebellions – 11:14 - 25

(1) Hadad of Edom – 11:14 - 22

(2) Rezon of Syria – 11:23 - 25

b. Division – 11:26 - 40

K. The Death of Solomon – 11:41 - 43


II. THEDIVIDEDMONARCHY:ThePeriodofConflict—IKings12:1-16:28

A. The Division – 12:1 - 24

1. Rehoboam’s Challenge – 12:1 - 5

2. The Conference with the Counselors – 12:6 - 11

3. Rehoboam’s Decision – 12:12 - 15

4. The Rebellion and Division – 12:16 - 20

5. Rehoboam’s Attempted Reprisal – 12:21 - 24

B. The Reign of Jeroboam I of Israel – 12:25 - 14:20

1. Jeroboam’s Idolatry – 12:25 - 33

2. The Man of God – 13:1 - 32

a. His Prophecy against Jeroboam – 13:1 - 10

b. The False Prophet – 13:11 - 22

c. The Death of the Man of God – 13:23 - 32

3. Jeroboam’s Continuous Idolatry – 13:33 - 34

4. The Prophecy of Ahijah – 14:1 - 18

5. The Death of Jeroboam – 14:19 - 20

C. The Reign of Rehoboam of Judah – 14:21 - 31

1. His Acts – 14:21 - 28

2. His Death – 14:29 - 31


D. The Reign of Abijam of Judah – 15:1 - 8

1. His Beginning – 15:1 - 2

2. His Acts – 15:3 - 6

3. His Death – 15:7 - 8

E. The Reign of Asa of Judah – 15:9 - 24


2. His Acts – 15:11 - 22

a. The Spiritual State – 15:11 - 15

b. The War with Israel – 15:16 - 22

3. His Death – 15:23 - 24

F. The Reign of Nadab of Israel – 15:25 - 32

1. His Beginning – 15:25

2. His Acts – 15:26 - 30

3. His Death – 15:31 - 32

G. The Reign of Baasha of Israel – 15:33 - 16:7


2. His Acts – 15:34 - 16:4

3. His Death – 16:5 - 7

H. The Reign of Elah of Israel – 16:8 - 14


2. His Death – 16:9 - 14


I. The Reign of Zimri of Israel – 16:15 - 20

J. Civil War – 16:21 - 22

K. The Reign of Omri of Israel – 16:23 - 28


2. His Acts – 16:24 - 26

3. His Passing – 16:27 - 28


III. THE DIVIDED MONARCHY: The Period of Alliance — I Kings 16:29 - II Kings 9:29

A. The Reign of Ahab – 16:29 - 22:40

1. The Wickedness of His Reign – 16:29 - 34

2. The Story of Elijah – 17:1 - 19:21

a. Elijah and Sidon – 17:1 - 24

(1) The Prophecy – 17:1

(2) Elijah and the Brook of Cherith – 17:2 - 7

(3) Elijah and Zarephath – 17:8 - 24

(a) The Widow and the Food – 17:8 - 16

(b) The Widow’s Son – 17:17 - 24

b. Elijah and Mount Carmel – 18:1 - 46

(1) Elijah and Obadiah – 18:1 - 15

(a) The Background – 18:1 - 6

(b) The Conversation – 18:7 - 15

(2) Elijah and Ahab – 18:16 - 19

(3) Elijah and the People – 18:20 - 24

(4) Elijah and the Prophets of Baal – 18:25 - 29

(5) Elijah and God – 18:30 - 40

(6) Elijah and the Rain – 18:41 - 46


c. Elijah and Mount Sinai – 19:1 - 21

(1) The Journey to Sinai – 19:1 - 8

(2) Elijah and God – 19:9 - 18

(a) The Divine Revelation – 19:9 - 14

(b) The Interpretation – 19:15 - 18

(3) The Call of Elisha – 19:19 - 21

3. The Wars of Ahab – 20:1 - 22:40

a. The First War with Syria – 20:1 - 22

(1) The Siege of Samaria – 20:1 - 6

(2) The Rejection of Surrender – 20:7 - 12

(3) The Prophetic Revelation – 20:13 - 14

(4) The Battle – 20:15 - 21

(5) The Prophetic Revelation – 20:22

b. The Second War with Syria – 20:23 - 43

(1) The Counsel of Syria – 20:23 - 25

(2) The Battle – 20:26 - 30

(3) The Escape of Ben Hadad – 20:31 - 34

(4) The Prophetic Revelation – 20:35


c. Ahab and Naboth – 21:1 - 29

(1) Naboth’s Refusal to Sell – 21:1 - 4

(2) Jezebel’s Conspiracy – 21:5 - 10

(3) The Death of Naboth – 21:11 - 16

(4) The Message of Elijah – 21:17 - 26

(5) The Response of Ahab – 21:27 - 29

d. The Third War with Syria – 22:1 - 40

(1) The Alliance with Judah – 22:1 - 4

(2) The Prophecy of the False Prophets – 22:5 - 12

(3) The Prophecy of Micaiah – 22:13 - 28

(4) The Battle – 22:29 - 36

(5) The Death of Ahab – 22:37 - 40

B. The Reign of Jehoshaphat – 22:41 - 50


2. His Acts – 22:43 - 49

3. The Transition – 22:50

C. The Reign of Ahaziah – 22:51 - 2:25

1. The Story of Ahaziah – 22:51 - 1:18

a. His Beginning – 22:51

b. The Spiritual State – 22:52 - 53


c. His Acts – 1:1 - 16

(1) The Rebellion of Moab – 1:1

(2) The Fall – 1:2

(3) The Message of Elijah – 1:3 - 16

(a) The First Encounter – 1:3 - 8

(b) The Second Encounter – 1:9 - 10

(c) The Third Encounter – 1:11 - 12

(d) The Fourth Encounter – 1:13 - 16

d. His Death – 1:17 - 18

2. The Transition from Elijah to Elisha – 2:1 - 25

a. The Rapture of Elijah – 2:1 - 12

(1) The Journey to the Jordan River – 2:1 - 8

(2) The Request of Elisha – 2:9 - 10

(3) The Rapture – 2:11 - 12

b. The Transition to Elisha – 2:13 - 25

(1) The Crossing of the Jordan – 2:13 - 15

(2) The Search for Elijah – 2:16 - 18

(3) The Waters of Jericho – 2:19 - 22

(4) The Children and the Bears – 2:23 - 25


D. The Reign of Jehoram of Israel – 3:1 - 8:15

1. The Summation of His Rule – 3:1 - 3

2. The War with Moab – 3:4 - 27

a. The Alliance with Jehoshaphat – 3:4 - 7

b. The Message of Elisha – 3:8 - 19

c. The Battle – 3:20 - 27

3. The Ministry of Elisha – 4:1 - 8:15

a. The Provision of Oil – 4:1 - 7

b. The Son of the Shunnamite Woman – 4:8 - 17

c. The Resurrection of the Son – 4:18 - 37

d. The Poisonous Stew – 4:38 - 41

e. The Provision of Bread – 4:42 - 44

f. Naaman the Leper – 5:1 - 19

g. The Judgment of Gehazi – 5:20 - 27

h. The Axhead – 6:1 - 7

i. The Syrians and the Army of God – 6:8 - 23

j. The Famine of Samaria – 6:24 - 7:20

(1) The Siege – 6:24 - 30

(2) The Prophecy – 6:31 - 7:2

(3) The Lifting of the Siege – 7:3 - 20

k. The Restoration of the Shunnamite’s Property – 8:1 - 6

l. The Prophecy of Hazael – 8:7 - 15


E. The Reign of Jehoram of Judah – 8:16 - 24

1. The Summation of His Reign – 8:16 - 19

2. The Revolt of Edom – 8:20 - 22

3. The Transition – 8:23 - 24

F. The Reign of Ahaziah of Judah – 8:25 - 9:29


2. The Alliance with Israel – 8:28 - 29

3. The Anointing of Jehu – 9:1 - 10

4. The Rebellion of Jehu – 9:11 - 28

a. The Death of Joram of Israel – 9:11 - 26

b. The Death of Ahaziah of Judah – 9:27 - 28

5. The Reign of Ahaziah – 9:29


IV. THEDIVIDEDMONARCHY:Conflict—IIKings9:30-17:41

A. The Reign of Jehu of Israel – 9:30 - 10:36

1. The Death of Jezebel – 9:30 - 37

2. The Extermination of the House of Ahab – 10:1 - 11

3. The Death of the Family of Ahaziah – 10:12 - 14

4. Jehu and Jehonadab – 10:15 - 17

5. The Destruction of Baal Worship – 10:18 - 28

6. The Sins of Jehu – 10:29 - 33


B. The Reign of Joash (Jehoash) of Judah – 11:1 - 12:21

1. The Usurpation of Athaliah – 11:1 - 20

a. The Escape of Jehoash – 11:1 - 3

b. The Overthrow of Athaliah – 11:4 - 16

c. His Enthronement – 11:17 - 20

2. His Reign – 11:21 - 12:21

a. The Summation of His Reign – 11:21 - 12:3

b. The Reparations of the Temple – 12:4 - 16

c. TheConflictwithSyria–12:17-18

d. The Transition – 12:19 - 21

C. The Reign of Jehoahaz of Israel – 13:1 - 9


D. The Reign of Jehoash of Israel – 13:10 - 25

1. His Reign – 13:10 - 13

2. The Death of Elisha – 13:14 - 21

3. The Wars of Jehoash – 13:22 - 25

E. The Reign of Amaziah of Judah – 14:1 - 22

1. His Reign – 14:1 - 7

2. The War with Israel – 14:8 - 14

3. The Transition of Jehoash of Israel – 14:15 - 16

4. The Transition of Amaziah – 14:17 - 22

F. The Reign of Jeroboam II of Israel – 14:23 - 29

G. The Reign of Uzziah (Azariah) of Judah – 15:1 - 7

H. The Reign of Zechariah of Israel – 15:8 - 12

I. The Reign of Shallum of Israel – 15:13 - 16

J. The Reign of Menahem of Israel – 15:17 - 22

K. The Reign of Pekahiah of Israel – 15:23 - 26

L. The Reign of Pekah of Israel – 15:27 - 31

M. The Reign of Jotham of Judah – 15:32 - 38

N. The Reign of Ahaz of Judah – 16:1 - 20


2. The War with Israel and Syria – 16:5 - 9

3. The Damascene Altar – 16:10 - 16

4. The Other Temple Changes – 16:17 - 18



O. The Reign of Hoshea of Israel – 17:1 - 41

1. The Fall of Israel – 17:1 - 6

2. The Sins of Israel – 17:7 - 23

3. The Samaritans – 17:24 - 41

a. The Problem – 17:24 - 26

b. The Solution – 17:27 - 33

c. The Result – 17:34 - 41


V. JUDAH ALONE — 18:1 - 25:30

A. The Reign of Hezekiah – 18:1 - 20:21


2. The Fall of Samaria – 18:9 - 12

3. The Assyrian Invasion – 18:13 - 19:37

a. Hezekiah’s Appeasement – 18:13 - 16

b. The Assyrian Messengers – 18:17 - 35

c. The Response of the Jews – 18:36 - 37

d. The Prophecy of Isaiah – 19:1 - 7

e. The Assyrian Threat – 19:8 - 13

f. Hezekiah’s Prayer – 19:14 - 19

g. The Message of Isaiah – 19:20 - 34

h. The Fall of Assyria – 19:35 - 37

4. Hezekiah’s Sickness – 20:1 - 11

5. The Babylonian Emissaries – 20:12 - 19


B. The Reign of Manasseh – 21:1 - 18

1. The Sins of Manasseh – 21:1 - 9

2. The Divine Decree – 21:10 - 15


C. The Reign of Amon – 21:19 - 26


D. The Reign of Josiah – 22:1 - 23:30


2. The Reparation of the Temple – 22:3 - 7

3. The Finding of the Book of the Law – 22:8 - 10

4. Josiah’s Response – 22:11 - 13

5. The Message of God – 22:14 - 20

6. The Renewal of the Covenant – 23:1 - 3

7. The Removal of Idolatry – 23:4 - 20

8. The Renewal of the Passover – 23:21 - 23

9. The Removal of Witchcraft – 23:24

10. The Death of Josiah – 23:25 - 30

E. The Reign of Jehoahaz – 23:31 - 35

F. The Reign of Jehoiakim – 23:36 - 24:7

1. His Reign – 23:36 - 37

2. His Removal – 24:1 - 7

G. The Reign of Jehoiachin – 24:8 - 17

H. The Reign of Zedekiah – 24:18 - 25:7


2. The Fall of Judah – 24:20 - 25:7

I. The Destruction of the City and the Temple, Captivity – 25:8 - 21

J. The Governorship of Gedaliah – 25:22 - 26

K. The Elevation of Jehoiachin – 25:27 - 30

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