Read 1 kings 19 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Since 1 and 2 kings continue the account started in 1 and 2 samuel, it is possible that these books were produced by contemporary prophets. First kings covers about 126 years of israels history. Now hiram king of tyre sent his servants to solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for hiram had always loved david. Psalms 105 has the usual expression, to my prophets. Colour maps are included, enhanced as much as possible to overcome the fading in the originals. Commentaries on the books of kings biblical studies. The second book of kings chapter 1 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. View 2nd kings 1 in the note window the revolt of moabsickness of ahaziah, king of israel. And ahab told jezebel all that elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Asa lived much longer than jeroboam, and baasha was the king who had succeeded him. The jewish kings had no authority either to alter the old laws, or to make new ones. Read 1 kings 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete.
Chapters 111 describe solomons ascension to his throne, his building activity, and the israeli golden age. When ahaziah rebelled against the lord, moab revolted from him. The context the first 16 chapters of 1 kings deal primarily with the activity of kings. The temple material is the heart of the solomon story. This chapter and the following two chapters make up what is called the. It has subdivisions of the sickness of ahaziah, ahaziahs death. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of 2 kings in easy english. Then jezebel sent a messenger unto elijah, saying, so let the gods do to me, and more also, if i make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. It has subdivisions of elijah flees from jezebel, elijah goes to horeb, and the call of elijah. A critical and exegetical commentary on the books of kings. This includes the death of david to the death of jehoshaphat, or about 960 to 834 bc. Elijahs message to ahab concerning the three years drought, 1 kings 17. Ahijah the shilonite he was one of those who wrote the history of the reign of solomon, as we find from 2 chron.
Abraham and sarah were to be progenitors of kings genesis 17. Here are four on the books of first and second kings. A critical and exegetical commentary on the books of kings by montgomery, james a. The latter tells the story of israel from its settlement in the land joshua and judges through the transition from judgeship to monarchy under samuel, saul, and david 1 and 2 samuel to the reign of solomon, the disintegration of the united kingdom into. Now king david was oldhe was in the seventieth year of his age. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. The first book of kings chapter 19 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. He afterwards goes to a widows house at zarephath, and miraculously multiplies her meal and oil, 1 kings 17. But he gat no heat sixtynine was not an advanced age. But there is also the beginning of elishas work as a prophet. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey.
Read 1 kings 16 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. The closest biblical parallel is found in 2 kings 4. He was thirty years old when he began to reign, reigned forty, and died in the seventieth year of his age, 2 samuel 5. An introduction to the books of first and second kings. Jehu the prophet also wrote specific books of history regarding kings of. But he walked in the way of the kings of israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the lord cast out from before the children of israel. Because of elijahs work, there were now groups of people in. It was first used in a hebrew print of the bible by daniel bomberg. Library commentaries concordances dictionaries encyclopedias bible stories apocrypha books lexicons. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In modern palestine and egypt the people, owing to the heat of. Then the word of the lord came to jehuthis is the only incident recorded in the life of this prophet. Jehu prophesies evil upon baasha and his houseelah, zimri, omri, and ahab reign in wickednesszimri destroys the house of baashaahab. He lived just before jerusalems enemies overcame the city.
It was based on this first of four books in the once and future king quartet sir ector and sir grummore grummursum that name are discussing questing and the best way to go about educating boys a tutor, apparently, is required, since sir ector cant very well send his boys off to eton. Though the heads of the family be employed in a distant part of the country, and though the homesteads may be almost in ruins, they cling still to the family. Study 1 kings 16 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better. A critical and exegetical commentary on the books of kings paperback september, 2010 by james a. This chapter relates wholly to the kingdom of israel, and the revolutions of that kingdommany in a little time. Now king david was old being in the end of his seventieth year. The utter ruin of jeroboams family, after it had been twentyfour years a royal family, we read of in the foregoing chapter. Literally, do no harm against my prophets a construction unparalleled elsewhere. Forasmuch as i exalted theethe doom he pronounced on baasha was exactly the same as denounced against jeroboam and his posterity though he had waded through slaughter to. In this chapter is the end of elijahs work as a prophet. He reasoned that if the people returned to jerusalem to worship, that they would also turn their allegiance back over to rehoboam, he consulted his advisors and they crafted a plan.
King ahabs marriage to jezebel is an excellent example of what not to emulate in our christian live. One of my aims in 2018 is to make available more biblical commentaries. Ward, are as strongly attached to their homesteads as the jews were. The books of 1 and 2 kings describes a movement towards the eventual loss of the land and exile. We hope that you find the 1 kings summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of 1 kings. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. Some 50 years after this word to baasha, he spoke to jehoshaphat the king of judah. Now king david was old he was probably now about sixtynine years of age. The first 11 chapters deal with king solomon, who ruled over the united kingdom, and chapters 1216 deal with the kings of israel and judah. There is nothing about jeremiah in the books of 1 kings and 2 kings.
According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. Upgrade to bible gateway plus, and access the believers bible commentary and many other resources. The distillation of 1 kings 58 begins with the pledge to build the temple 1 kings. Forasmuch as i exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people israel. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. The narrator would conclude his record of asa, before returning to the history of northern israel. In the original heb text 1ki and 2ki are counted as one book called kings. Kjv bible verses from 1 kings offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the.
Then the word of the lord came to jehu the son of hanani against baasha, saying, 2. Who is the good king of judah who reigned for fortyone years. It is a great mercy to young people, especially to all young men of rank, like jehoash, to have those about them who will instruct them to do what is right in the sight of the lord. This chapter relates wholly to the kingdom of israel, and the revolutions of that. The two books of kings are regarded by many as the last part of a work commonly known as the deuteronomistic history. The books of kings were written between 560 and 538. The utter ruin of jeroboams family, after it had been. They covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat which is not strange, considering he was a person who had been exercised with so many hardships in war, and with such tormenting cares, and fears, and sorrows for his own sins, as divers of his psalms witness, and for the sins and miseries of his children and. Next chapter of 1 kings the book of 1 kings, chapter 16 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 kings, chapter 16 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter.
An elijahelisha prophetic cycle with the house of ahab 1 kings 16. Many widows were in israel in the days of elias, and some, it is likely, would have bidden him welcome to their houses. But the wear and tear of a military life, bodily fatigue, and mental care, had prematurely, if we may say it, exhausted the energies of davids strong constitution. The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author. Read and study 1 kings, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 kings 16 and more. The books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books.
The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Then in chapters 1222 follows false religion, decline, and death. As we may judge from the appearance of elijah along with moses on the mount of transfiguration with our lord jesus christ matthew 17. We left elijah at the entrance of jezreel, still appearing publicly, and all the peoples eyes upon him.
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