1 and 2 Kings-Outline

Outline by Gray

  1. The Hebrew Empire, 1.1-11.43
    1. The last days of David and the accession of Solomon, 1.1-2.46
      1. The adoption of Solomon as heir-apparent after the final crisis in the struggle for succession, 1.1-53
      2. The end of David, his final charges to Solomon, and the accession of Solomon as sole king, 2.1-12
      3. Solomon’s purge, 2.13-46
    2. Solomon in all his glory, 3.1-11.43
      1. Solomon’s marriage with the daughter of Pharaoh, 3.1
      2. Editorial note on worship at high places, 3.2,3
      3. The divine authentication of Solomon’s succession in the dream of Gibeon, 3.4-15
      4. Solomon’s arbitration between two harlots, 3.16-28
      5. The administration of Solomon, 4.1-28
      6. The wisdom of Solomon, 4.29-34
      7. The building and dedication of the Temple, 5.1-9.9
      8. Solomon’s public works and enterprises, 9.10-28
      9. The visit of the Queen of Sheba, 10.1-13
      10. Miscellaneous matter regarding Solomon’s revenue, wealth and its sources, 10.14-29
      11. The troubles of Solomon’s reign and its end, 11.1-43
  2. The Divided Kingdom, I Kings 12.1 – II Kings 17.41
    1. The disruption of the kingdom, 12.1-24
      1. The rejection of Rehoboam at the assembly of Shechem, 12.1-19
      2. The adoption of Jeroboam as king, 12.20
      3. Rehoboam’s reprisals checked by prophetic intervention, 12.21-24
    2. Significant events of Jeroboam’s reign, 12.25-32
    3. Prophetic tradition of the reign of Jeroboam, 12.33-14.18
      1. The oracle of the man of God from Judah on the Cult of Bethel, 12.33-13.10
      2. The prophet of Judah and the old prophet of Bethel, 13.11-32
      3. Deuteronomistic epilogue on the religious policy of Jeroboam, 13.33,34
      4. Ahijah’s denunciation of Jeroboam and his house, 14.1-18
    4. Synchronistic history of Israel and Judah, 14.19-16.34
      1. Editorial note on the death of Jerobaom and the accession and reign of Rehoboam of Judah, 14.19-24
      2. The history of the reigns of Rehoboam, Abijah and Asa, kings of Judah, 14.25-15.24
      3. The fall of the house of Jeroboam, 15.25-32
      4. The rise and fall of the house of Baasha, 15.33-16.14
      5. The rise of the house of Omri, 16.15-34
    5. The reign of Ahab and the fall of the house of Omri, 17.1-11
      1. Elijah’s public ministry: proclamation of the great drought as a sign of YHWH’s displeasure at Ahab’s proclivity to the cult of Baal, 17.1
      2. Elijah’s personal experience in the great drought, 17.2-16
      3. The revival of the widow’s son, 17.17-24
      4. Elijah’s public ministry in the great dought: the ordeal on Carmel, 18.1-46
      5. Jezebel’s reaction, Elijah’s flight, despair, and reassurance, and the call of Elisha, 19.1-21
      6. Prophetic adaptation of historical narrative of the Syrian wars: incidents of the Syrian wars, 20:1-43
      7. The Elijah cycle, 21.1-29
      8. Prophetic adaptation of historical narrative of the Syrian wars, 22.1-40
      9. Deuteronomistic summary, with Israelite synchronism, of the reign of Jehoshaphat of Judah, and a note of the accession and reign of Ahaziah, 22.41-53
      10. Elijah’s denunciation of Ahaziah (II Kings 1.1, 28, 17), expanded by the tradition of the fatal attempt to arrest Elijah, II Kings 1.9-16
      11. Anecdotes of Elisha and historical episodes from his time, 2.1-8.29; 13.14-21
      12. The revolt of Jehu, 9.1-10.31
    6. Synchronistic history of Israel and Judah., 10.32-17.41
      1. Epilogue to the reiqn of Jehu and obituary notice, 10.32-36
      2. The reign of Athaliah and the accession of Joash, 11.1-20
      3. The reign of Joash, 11.21-12.21
      4. North Israelite history contemporary with the reign of Joash, 13.1-25
      5. The reign of Amaziah of Judah, 14.1-22
      6. The reign of Jeroboam II of Israel , 14.23-29
      7. The reigns of Azariah (Uzziah) and Jotham of Judah and the decline of Israel, l5.1-38
      8. The reign of Ahaz , 16.1-20
      9. The reign of Hoshea, the fall of Israel, and the Assyrian resettlement, 17.1-41
  3. Judah alone, 2 Kings 18.1-25.30
    1. The reign of Hezekiah, 18.1-20.21
      1. The Deuteronomistic introduction to the reign of Hezekiah, 18.1-8
      2. The fall of Samaria and the deportation of Israel, 18.9-11
      3. Deuteronomistic comment on the fate of Israel, 18.12
      4. Historical digest of Sennacherib’s campaign of 701 B.C., 18.13-16
      5. One account of Hezekiah’s defiance of Sennacherib, stimulated in his extremity by an oracle from Isaiah, 18.17-19.7
      6. The bridge between the two parallel accounts of Hezekiah’s defiance of Sennacherib, 19.8
      7. The parallel account of the Assyrian summons to Hezekiah and his reaction, encouraged by an oracle from Isaiah, 19.9-20
      8. A collection of typical oracles from this period, 19.21-35
      9. Historical comment, probably on the oracle on Sennacherib’ s withdrawal (7), 19.36-37
      10. lsaiah’s role in Hezekiah’s sickness, 20.1-11
      11. The delegation of Merodach-Baladen, 20.12-19
      12. The Deuteronomistic epilogue to the reign of Hezekiah, 20.20-21
    2. The reigns of Manasseh and Amon, 21.1-26
    3. The reign and reformation of Josiah, 22.1-23.30
    4. The reign and removal of Jehoahaz, 23.31-35
    5. The end of the kingdom of Judah, 23.36-25.21
  4. Appendixes
    1. Appendix I. The Mizpah incident, 25.22-26
    2. Appendix II. The alleviation of the lot of the captive king Jehoichin, 25.27-30

Author: Pastor David

David R Williamson is the founder of Teach for God Ministries. He holds degrees from Grace Bible College, Grand Canyon University, Grace Theological Seminary, and Walden University. David has been actively involved in ministry since 1979. He has ministered in various ministries from Sunday School teacher, Youth Pastor, to English Pastor in Taiwanese churches, including teaching ten years at the Junior High school level. Currently, David is teaching at Hillcrest Christian School at the High School level. He is also pulpit supply and retreat speaker for churches and other religious organizations. He is happily married to Karen with three children: Joshua, Kazlyn, and Joseph