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1 Kings 21

1 Kings 21 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 21 (29 verses)): And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel , hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria . And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my hous... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jezreel 2 , Samaria . It is closely linked with Map of the United Monarchy ( David & Solomon ) (IMAGE • maps): The maximum territorial extent of the Kingdom of Israel from the Euphrates River to the Brook of Egypt (c. 1000–930 BCE).

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Ramah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:25 , Josh 19:8 , Judg 4:5 , Judg 19:13 , 1 Kgs 15:17 , 1 Kgs 15:21 .) Beth-shemesh 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:10 , Josh 21:16 , 1 Sam 6:9 , 1 Sam 6:12 , 1 Sam 6:13 , 1 Sam 6:14 .) Geba 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:24 , Josh 21:17 , 1 Sam 13:3 , 1 Sam 13:16 , 1 Sam 14:5 , 1 Kgs 15:22 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Kings 21:12 : "They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people."; 1 Kings 21:14 : "Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead."; 1 Kings 21:17 : "And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Kings 21 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 21 (29 verses)), 1 Kings (Old Testament • 22 Chapters), 2 Chronicles 21 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 21 (20 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

1 Kings 21
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1 Kings • Chapter 21 (29 verses)

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel , hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria . And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my hous... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jezreel 2 , Samaria .

Map of the United Monarchy (David & Solomon)
IMAGE • maps

The maximum territorial extent of the Kingdom of Israel from the Euphrates River to the Brook of Egypt (c. 1000–930 BCE).

George Adam Smith (1915) • Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Temple Theme Video 5:26
VIDEO • theme

Trace the place where heaven and earth overlap—from Eden , the Tabernacle , and Solomon's Temple to Jesus as the true Temple and the church indwelt by the Spirit.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
1 Kings
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Old Testament • 22 Chapters

1 Kings (Old Testament, 22 chapters). Key figures: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Shimei . Key places: Gihon 2 , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem . Opens with: "Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat...."

1 Kings 4:21
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1 Kings Chapter 4, Verse 21

Scripture passage in 1 Kings 4:21

2 Chronicles 21
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 21 (20 verses)

Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David . And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat , Azariah , and Jehiel, and Zechariah , and Azariah , and Michael , and Shephatiah : all these were the so... Mentions: Jehoshaphat, David , Azariah (or Uzziah), Zechariah , Michael , Jerusalem , Libnah 1 .

1 Chronicles 21
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 21 (30 verses)

And Satan stood up against Israel , and provoked David to number Israel . And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer–sheba even to Dan ; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hu... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David, Dan , Judah , Levi , Jerusalem , Jebusite , Gibeon .

1 Kings 1
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1 Kings • Chapter 1 (53 verses)

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy b... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Gihon 2 .

1 Kings 2
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1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, a... Mentions: David , Solomon , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem .

1 Kings 3
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1 Kings • Chapter 3 (28 verses)

And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt , and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David , until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. Only the people sacrificed in high plac... Mentions: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Jerusalem , Gibeon .

Ramah 1
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Biblical Place • 31.896°N, 35.202°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:25 , Josh 19:8 , Judg 4:5 , Judg 19:13 , 1 Kgs 15:17 , 1 Kgs 15:21 .

1 Kings 4
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1 Kings • Chapter 4 (34 verses)

So king Solomon was king over all Israel . And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Elihoreph and Ahiah , the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. Mentions: Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Zadok , Ahoah (or Ahiah), Ephraim , Makaz , Shaalbim , Elon , Soco .

1 Kings 5
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1 Kings • Chapter 5 (18 verses)

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon ; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David . And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name ... Mentions: Solomon, David, Jacob/Israel , Tyre , Lebanon , Solomon's .

1 Kings 6
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1 Kings • Chapter 6 (38 verses)

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt , in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel , in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord. And the house ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Solomon , David , Egypt , Solomon's .

Tel Dan Stele — 'House of David' (Bytdwd) Inscription
IMAGE • archaeology

Ninth-century BCE basalt stele fragment discovered in northern Israel preserving the earliest extra-biblical reference to King David 's dynasty (' House of David ').

Aram-Damascus Stonecutters • Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
1 Kings 7
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1 Kings • Chapter 7 (51 verses)

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon ; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pi... Mentions: Solomon , Naphtali , Boaz , David , Lebanon , Tyre , Jordan , Succoth 1 , Zarethan .

Kurkh Monoliths — Shalmaneser III Inscription Mentions Ahab
IMAGE • archaeology

Assyrian stele documenting the Battle of Qarqar (853 BCE), listing 'Ahab the Israelite' contributing 2,000 chariots and 10,000 troops.

Neo-Assyrian Scribes of Shalmaneser III • The British Museum, London CC-BY-SA 4.0
Beth-shemesh 1
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Biblical Place • 31.753°N, 34.977°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:10 , Josh 21:16 , 1 Sam 6:9 , 1 Sam 6:12 , 1 Sam 6:13 , 1 Sam 6:14 .

Megiddo Solomonic City Gate — Six-Chambered Iron Age Gateway
IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental six-chambered ashlar gate matching royal engineering at Hazor and Gezer ( 1 Kings 9:15 ).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Tel Dan High Place — Sacred Precinct of Jeroboam's Golden Calf
IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental stone podium and horned altar enclosure established by Jeroboam I at Dan to rival Jerusalem .

Northern Kingdom of Israel Stone Builders • Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
1 Kings 8
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1 Kings • Chapter 8 (66 verses)

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel , and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel , unto king Solomon in Jerusalem , that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David , which is Zion . And all the men ... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel, David , Moses , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt , Hamath .

Samaria Ivories — Phoenician Carvings from Ahab's Ivory Palace
IMAGE • archaeology

Intricate openwork ivory plaques with Egyptianizing motifs from the royal palace at Samaria ( 1 Kings 22:39 ).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of the Divided Kingdom: Israel & Judah (930 BCE)
IMAGE • maps

Borders between the Northern Kingdom of Israel (capital Samaria ) and the Southern Kingdom of Judah (capital Jerusalem ).

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Elijah and Elisha Ministry Locations
IMAGE • maps

Sites across Israel and Phoenicia : Mount Carmel , Brook Cherith , Zarephath , Shunem , and Dothan .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
1 Kings 9
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1 Kings • Chapter 9 (28 verses)

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon . And the Lord said unto him, I... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel , Tamar , Esau ( Edom ), Solomon's , Gibeon , Egypt , Tyre , Galilee .

Map of Solomon's Maritime Trade Routes & Ophir
IMAGE • maps

Port of Ezion-Geber on the Red Sea and Phoenician seafaring ventures with King Hiram of Tyre .

Historical Near Eastern Cartography Project • Wikimedia Commons Cartography Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gustave Doré — Solomon Dedicating the Temple in Jerusalem (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

King Solomon spreading his hands toward heaven as the Shekinah cloud of God's glory fills the sanctuary.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
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PDF • charts

Comprehensive comparative timeline synchronizing the divided monarchy rulers, regnal synchronisms, and active prophets.

The Biblical World Editorial Board (1909) • University of Chicago Press / Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
1 Kings 10
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1 Kings • Chapter 10 (29 verses)

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to ... Mentions: Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Sheba , Jerusalem , Solomon's , Ophir , Arabia .

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PDF • charts

Measured reconstruction of the First Temple according to 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 , and archaeological Iron Age parallels.

The Biblical World Editorial Board (1911) • University of Chicago Press / Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
Mount Carmel Ridge and Jezreel Valley Overlook
IMAGE • geography

Coastal mountain range in northern Israel , site of Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal .

Israel PikiWiki project • Israel PikiWiki CC-BY 2.5
Exile Theme Video 5:48
VIDEO • theme

Explore the universal biblical story of humanity in exile—banished from Eden and Babylon 's captivity—and how Jesus leads humanity back home to God's presence.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Books of 1 & 2 Kings 12:17
VIDEO • overview

Overview of 1 & 2 Kings tracing Solomon's temple and tragic compromise, the kingdom's division into Israel and Judah , prophetic ministries of Elijah and Elisha, and exile to Assyria and Babylon .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
1 Kings 11
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1 Kings • Chapter 11 (43 verses)

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites , Ammonites , Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel , Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in... Mentions: Solomon , Moabites , Ammonites , Jacob/Israel , David , Moab , Jerusalem , Ammon , Jerusalem's , Edom .

Geba 1
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Biblical Place • 31.858°N, 35.260°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:24 , Josh 21:17 , 1 Sam 13:3 , 1 Sam 13:16 , 1 Sam 14:5 , 1 Kgs 15:22 .

1 Kings 12
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1 Kings • Chapter 12 (33 verses)

And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt , heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon , and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt ;) That they sent and called ... Mentions: Rehoboam , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Jesse , Shechem, Egypt, Jerusalem , Ephraim , Penuel .

Scripture Passages (24)

1 Kings 21:12 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

1 Kings 21:14 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

1 Kings 21:17 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

1 Kings 21:28 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

1 Kings 21:9 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

1 Kings 21:23 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel .

1 Kings 21:21 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel ,

Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

1 Kings 21:3 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

1 Kings 21:5 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

The king of Taanach , one; the king of Megiddo , one;

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.

1 Kings 21:1 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel , hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria .

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

1 Kings 21:18 (KJV)
1 Kings 21 KJV

Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel , which is in Samaria : behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.

And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

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