Overview
Solomon builds the temple, but division and idolatry fracture the kingdom after his reign.
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1 Kings
History · 22 chapters · 816 KJV verses
22chapters
816KJV verses
6,991outgoing cross-references
12top events shown
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H4428me.lekhking · 305 tagged occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 255 tagged occurrencesH3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 203 tagged occurrencesH1004betplace · 194 tagged occurrencesH1121benson: child · 184 tagged occurrencesH3808lonot · 179 tagged occurrencesH8010she.lo.mohSolomon · 158 tagged occurrencesH1697da.varword · 125 tagged occurrencesH1980ha.lakhto go: went · 122 tagged occurrencesH430e.lo.himGod · 107 tagged occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 101 tagged occurrencesH3117yomday · 100 tagged occurrences
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Events connected to this book
Reign of Solomon369 linked versesConstruction of Solomon's Temple107 linked versesProphecies of Elijah104 linked versesReign of Jeroboam I64 linked versesReign of Asa16 linked versesReign of Jehoshaphat9 linked versesReign of Rehoboam8 linked versesReign of Abijam8 linked versesReign of Baasha7 linked versesReign of Omri7 linked versesReign of Elah3 linked versesReign of Ahab3 linked verses
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153 verses19 people · 3 places · 0 events · 400 cross-refs246 verses26 people · 9 places · 2 events · 397 cross-refs328 verses6 people · 3 places · 1 events · 279 cross-refs434 verses58 people · 27 places · 1 events · 214 cross-refs518 verses5 people · 3 places · 2 events · 101 cross-refs638 verses4 people · 2 places · 2 events · 187 cross-refs751 verses8 people · 8 places · 2 events · 242 cross-refs866 verses5 people · 8 places · 1 events · 842 cross-refs928 verses9 people · 19 places · 1 events · 250 cross-refs1029 verses4 people · 9 places · 1 events · 235 cross-refs1143 verses29 people · 11 places · 3 events · 404 cross-refs1233 verses16 people · 6 places · 3 events · 301 cross-refs1334 verses5 people · 2 places · 1 events · 289 cross-refs1431 verses13 people · 5 places · 1 events · 320 cross-refs1534 verses24 people · 12 places · 6 events · 229 cross-refs1634 verses24 people · 4 places · 8 events · 235 cross-refs1724 verses3 people · 6 places · 1 events · 241 cross-refs1846 verses10 people · 4 places · 1 events · 446 cross-refs1921 verses12 people · 5 places · 1 events · 236 cross-refs2043 verses4 people · 4 places · 0 events · 335 cross-refs2129 verses10 people · 2 places · 1 events · 311 cross-refs2253 verses21 people · 8 places · 3 events · 497 cross-refs
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