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1 Kings
History22 chaptersOld TestamentAuthor: Jeremiah (tradition)
Overview
1 Kings covers Solomon's reign, the building of the Temple, and the division of the kingdom into Israel and Judah. It includes the ministry of Elijah.
Date written: c. 560 BC
Key Verses
“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?”
1 Kings 8:27