Old Testament · History · Book 11 of 66
1 Kings
Solomon's reign and the temple, then the kingdom's split into north and south, and the beginning of the prophetic confrontations with kings.
- 22chapters
- 7days in the plan
- 73–79days of the year
Reading 1 Kings in a year
The temple construction chapters slow things down in the same way the tabernacle chapters do in Exodus.
In a one-year plan, 1 Kings occupies days 73 to 79 — 7 days out of 365, or 1.9% of the Bible's 1189 chapters. Short enough not to become a project, long enough to develop.
The exact days
- Day 73 — 2 Samuel 22–24, 1 Kings 1
- Day 74 — 1 Kings 2–5
- Day 75 — 1 Kings 6–9
- Day 76 — 1 Kings 10–13
- Day 77 — 1 Kings 14–17
- Day 78 — 1 Kings 18–21
- Day 79 — 1 Kings 22, 2 Kings 1–3
Questions
- How many chapters are in 1 Kings?
- 1 Kings has 22 chapters, which is 1.9% of the Bible's 1189 chapters.
- How long does it take to read 1 Kings?
- In a one-year plan of three to four chapters a day, 1 Kings takes 7 days — days 73 to 79.
- What is the book of 1 Kings about?
- Solomon's reign and the temple, then the kingdom's split into north and south, and the beginning of the prophetic confrontations with kings.
- Is 1 Kings in the Old or New Testament?
- 1 Kings is in the Old Testament, classified as History. It is book 11 of 66 in canonical order.