1 Kings 15
King Abijah of Judah 1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel, Abijah became king of Judah, 2 and he ruled three years in Jerusalem….
1 Kings 16
1 The Lord spoke to the prophet Jehu son of Hanani and gave him this message for Baasha: 2 “You were a nobody, but I made you the leader of…
1 Kings 17
Elijah and the Drought 1 A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I…
1 Kings 18
Elijah and the Prophets of Baal 1 After some time, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab, and…
1 Kings 19
Elijah on Mount Sinai 1 King Ahab told his wife Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had put all the prophets of Baal to death. 2 She…
1 Kings 20
War with Syria 1 King Benhadad of Syria gathered all his troops, and supported by thirty-two other rulers with their horses and chariots, he marched up, laid siege to Samaria,…
1 Kings 21
Naboth’s Vineyard 1 Near King Ahab’s palace in Jezreel there was a vineyard owned by a man named Naboth. 2 One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Let me have your…
1 Kings 22
The Prophet Micaiah Warns Ahab 1 There was peace between Israel and Syria for the next two years, 2 but in the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to…
2 Samuel 1
David Learns of Saul’s Death 1 After Saul’s death David came back from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days. 2 The next day a…
2 Samuel 2
David Is Made King of Judah 1 After this, David asked the Lord, “Shall I go and take control of one of the towns of Judah?” “Yes,” the Lord answered….