Berit Olam: 1 Kings

Jerome T. Walsh, PhD, (1942-2021) was editor of the series Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry. He is author of 1 Kings in that series (Liturgical Press, 1996). Walsh also authored Style and Structure in Biblical Hebrew Narrative (Liturgical Press, 2001). He was a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, and held the Tschoepe Chair of Homiletics in the Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies of the University of Dallas.

• CONTENTSAcknowledgments . . . . . . . . ixIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiPart One - The Story of Solomon: 1 Kings 1-111. Solomon /Succeeds to the Throne of David: 1 Kings 1:1-2:12a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32. Solomon's Throne Is Secure: 1 Kings 2:12b-46 . . . . . . . . 453. The Early Promise of Solomon's Reign: 1 Kings 3:1-15 . . 694. Solomon Uses His Gifts: 1 Kings 3:16-4:34 . . . . . . . . . . . 785. Before Building the Temple: 1 Kings 5:1-18 . . . . . . . . . . . 936. The Construction and Dedication of the Temple1 Kings 6:1-9:10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1027. Solomonic Splendor: 1 Kings 9:10-10:29 . . . . . . . . . . . .  1208. The End of the Story: 1 Kings 11:1-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1339. The Whole Solomon Story: 1 Kings 1-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Part Two - The Story of Jeroboam: 1 Kings 11:26-14:2010. The Separation of the Kingdoms: 1 Kings 11:26-12:25 . . 15911. The Sin of Jeroboam: 1 Kings 12:26-13:10 . . . . . . . . . . . 17112. The Wages of Sin: 1 Kings 13:11-14:20 . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18213. The Whole Jeroboam Story: 1 Kings 11-26-14:20 . . . . .  20214. Kings of Judah and Israel: 1 Kings 14:21-16:34  . . . . . .  206Part Three - The Story of Elijah: 1 Kings 17-1915. Elijah Announces a Drought: 1 Kings 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22516. Elijah Ends the Drought: 1 Kings 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23617. Elijah at Mount Horeb: 1 Kings 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26418. The Whole Elijah Story: 1 Kings 17-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  283Part Four - The Story of Ahab: 1 Kings 20:1-22:4019. War with Aram: Ahab's Victories: 1 Kings 20 . . . . . . . . . . 29320. Naboth's Vineyard: 1 Kings 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31621. War with Aram: Ahab's Defeat and Death1 Kings 22:1-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34222. The Whole Ahab Story: 1 Kings 16:29-22:40;More Kings of Judah and Israel: 1 Kings 22:42-53 . . . 36123. The Whole of 1 Kings and Larger Units . . . . . . . . . . . . .  368For Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376General Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  380Index of Scriptural References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  387

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