1 Kings study section

1 Kings maps & timelines

1 Kings moves from Jerusalem’s temple to the divided kingdom’s capitals and Elijah’s journeys.

The setting

The kingdom divides

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After 931 BC: ten tribes in the north under Jeroboam, worshipping at Dan and Bethel, and Judah in the south holding Jerusalem and the temple. The two capitals are barely thirty-five miles apart. Borders are approximate, and moved with every war.

Timeline

My notes