I Kings

he two books of Samuel is the prologue of the Book of Kings, whereby the story and events about David and Solomon, the one who replaced him being a king, were continued here.

The resplendent governance of Solomon is the first one to be read in the first book of the kings. It covers chapters 3 to 10.

Do you know that Solomon is the most intelligent king ever introduced by the bible? It is because in this book it is read how he was given a wise and intelligent heart by God, who declared that there will never be someone like him or will anyone rise like him after his death.

On the other hand, chapter 11 states how King Solomon turned his heart from the Lord, when his wives misled his heart to other gods. It is written that King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 mistresses.

The following chapters narrate the governance of the different kings in Judea and Israel.

The first book of the kings is said to have been written by prophet Jeremiah in Jerusalem and Israel in 580 B.C.