Solomon’s Foreign Wives 1 King Solomon loved many foreign women: the daughter of Pharaoh, Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, Hittite; 2 from the nations which Yahweh had said to the Israelites,“You…

Israel’s Appeal to Rehoboam 1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 It happened that Jeroboam the son of…

A Man of God Proclaims Judgment against the False Altar 1 Suddenly a man of God from Judah came to Bethel, by the word of Yahweh, while Jeroboam was standing…

Judgment for Jeroboam Continues 1 At that time, Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill. 2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself so that they will…

The Reign of Abijam in Judah 1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. 2 Three years he reigned in…

1 The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 “Because I exalted you from the dust and I made you a leader over…

The Prophet Elijah Arises 1 Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, “As Yahweh lives,the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be…

War between Elijah and the Prophets of Baal 1 It happened many days later that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself…

Elijah Flees to Horeb 1 Then Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a…

Syrian-Israeli Conflicts: Ben-Hadad vs. Ahab of Israel 1 Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathered all of his army, and thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. He went up…