1 & 2 Kings

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Solomon becomes king -- David's charge to Solomon -- Solomon consolidates his position -- More on Solomon and wisdom -- A wise ruling -- Solomon's rule over Israel -- Solomon and the nations -- Preparations for building the temple -- Solomon builds the temple -- Solomon builds his palace -- The temple's furnishings -- The ark brought to the temple -- Solomon's prayer -- The temple narrative ended -- Glory under a cloud -- Solomon's apostasy -- Opposition and death -- Excursus : Solomon in canonical context -- The kingdom torn away -- Jeroboam's sin -- The man of God from Judah -- The end of Jeroboam -- The end of Rehoboam -- Abijam and Asa -- From Nadab to Ahab -- Elijah and the drought -- Elijah and the prophets of baal -- Elijah and the Lord -- Ahab's war against Aram -- Naboth's vineyard -- Ahab dispatched -- Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah -- Elijah gives way to Elisha -- Excursus : Elijah in canonical context -- Elisha and the conquest of Moab -- Elisha's miracles -- An Aramean is healed -- Miracles, trivial and significant -- The siege of Samaria -- The end (of Ahab) is nigh -- The axe falls (at last) on Ahab -- The destruction continues -- "David" survives "Jezebel" -- Joash -- Jehoahaz and Jehoash -- Excursus : Elisha in canonical context -- Amaziah, Jeroboam, and Azariah -- Israel's last days -- Jotham and Ahaz of Judah -- The end of Israel -- Hezekiah -- The Assyrian assult of Judah -- Deliverance and exile -- Manasseh and Amon -- Josiah -- The end of Judah -- Excursus : Hezekiah and Josiah in canonical context.