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Scripture	Topic
1 Kings 1:1-27	Adonijah presumes himself the next king
1 Kings 2:13-46	Punishment on Adonijah, Abiathar, Joab, Shimei
1 Kings 2:1-9	David's last words; The death of David
1 Kings 3	Solomon requests wisdom
1 Kings 4	Solomon's government
1 Kings 5	Agreement with Hiram for temple construction
1 Kings 6	Solomon builds the temple
1 Kings 7:1-22	Solomon's other buildings; Huram; Bronze pillars
1 Kings 7:23-51	Temple furnishings
1 Kings 8:1-21	The ark and glory enter; Solomon's speech
1 Kings 8:22-53	Solomon's prayer of dedication
1 Kings 10	The Queen of Sheba praises Solomon's wisdom; Solomon's wealth and economic power
1 Kings 11:26-43	Initial rebellion of Jeroboam; Ahijah's prophecy to Jeroboam; Death of Solomon
1 Kings 11:1-25	Solomon turns from God; Adversaries raised up
1 Kings 12:25-33	Jeroboam's idolatry
1 Kings 12:1-24	Rehoboam loses the northern tribes to Jeroboam
1 Kings 13	Man of God's message and death
1 Kings 14:1-18	Ahijah prophesies judgment on Jeroboam; Reho-boam fortifies his kingdom; Family of Rehoboam
1 Kings 15:1-8	Abijam king of Judah
1 Kings 16:8-34	Elah, Zimri, Omri and Ahab, kings of Israel; Disease and death of Asa
1 Kings 17	Elijah proclaims drought; Elijah and the widow
1 Kings 18:1-40	Elijah's contest with the prophets of Baal
1 Kings 18:41-19:21	Drought ends; Elijah flees from Jezebel; God meets him at Mount Sinai; Elisha follows Elijah
1 Kings 20:1-22	Ahab defeats the Syrians
1 Kings 20:23-43	Ahab defeats the Syrians again; Makes treaty with Ben-Hadad
1 Kings 21	Naboth murdered for his vineyard
1 Kings 22:50	Death of Jehoshaphat; Rule of Jehoram over Judah
1 Kings 22:29-40	Death of Ahab; Ahaziah king of Israel; Jehoshaphat rebuked; Jehoshaphat's reforms
1 Kings 22:1-28	Micaiah's warning