Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Kings+005   CHAPTER 5 (ESV)   1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram always loved David. 2 And Solomon sent word to Hiram, 3 “You know that David my father could […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Kings+004   CHAPTER 4 (ESV)   24 For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. 25 And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Kings+003   CHAPTER 3 (ESV)   5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” 6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Kings+002   CHAPTER 2 (ESV)   1 When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Kings+001   First Kings   Introduction   The books commonly known as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings are really one long book. (They were separated due to the length of ancient scrolls.) Beginning with Samuel, the last of the judges, this book describes what happened in the […]