General Resources for 1 Kings
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • 1 Kings at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Books of Kings, Wikipedia.
  • Books of Kings, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1905.
  • The Catholic Encyclopedia: First and Second Books of Kings.
  • Introduction to the Book of 1 Kings, New American Bible.
  • Introduction, Outline, and Selected Bibliography for the Books of 1 & 2 Kings, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Bible Basics (1 Kings) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • 1 Kings in the World Wide Study Bible.
  • Walking Through the Bible: 1 & 2 Kings.
  • Biblenotes summary: 1 Kings.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
  • 1 Kings, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • 1 Kings, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • 1 Kings, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • 1 Kings, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • 1 Kings, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • "History - The King Walks before You," Davie Napier, in From Faith to Faith: Essays on Old Testament Literature, 1955. Full text online at Religion Online.
  • Kings: History of the Kingdom, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament.
  • The Book of First Kings, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • 1 Kings, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
• Articles and Background:
  • "Kings and Chronicles: Interpreting Historical Interpretation," Allen R. Guenther, Direction, 1982.
  • Regal/Messianic Hope in Deuteronomy, 1, 2 Samuel and 1, 2 Kings, by Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Israelite Kings Date Chart (based on the chronology of John Bright), Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
  • "The Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories," Caetano Minette de Tillessei, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 1997.
  • "Succession Narrative: A 'Document' or a Phantom?" Serge Frolov, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2002. (This URL links entire journal in one .pdf file. Slow connections will require long download times.)
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
  • Galil, Gershon, "The Message of the Book of Kings in Relation to Deuteronomy and Jeremiah," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2001.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Hays, J. Daniel, "Has the Narrator Come to Praise Solomon or to Bury Him? Narrative Subtlety in 1 Kings 1-11," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Otto, Susanne, "The Composition of the Elijah-Elisha Stories and the Deuteronomistic History," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Reviews:
  • Review: Terence E. Fretheim, First and Second Kings. (Westminster John Knox, 1999) Reviewed by E. Theodore Mullen, Jr in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Stuart Lasine, Knowing Kings: Knowledge, Power, and Narcissism in the Hebrew Bible. (Scholars Press, 2001) Review by Robert L. Cohn in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Gary Inrig, I & II Kings. Broadman & Holman, 2003. Review by David Bostock in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Volkmar Fritz, 1 and 2 Kings. Fortress, 2003. Review by Mark Zvi Brettler in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
  • Review: Keulen, Percy S.F. van, Two Versions of the Solomon Narrative: An Inquiry into the Relationship between MT 1 Kgs. 2–11 and LXX 3 Reg. 2–11. Brill, 2004. Review by Zipora Talshir, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Reviews: Grabbe, Lester, ed., Good Kings and Bad Kings, T&T Clark, 2005. Reviews by John Engle and Eckart Otto, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
  • Review: Peter J. Leithart, 1 & 2 Kings. Brazos, 2006. Review by Randall L. McKinion, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Reviews: Gina Hens-Piazza, 1-2 Kings. Abingdon, 2006. Reviews by Ralph W. Klein and Randall L. McKinion, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007/08.
  • Review: Tamás Czövek, Three Seasons of Charismatic Leadership: A Literary-Critical and Theological Interpretation of the Narrative of Saul, David and Solomon. Regnum, 2006. Review by Robin Gallaher Branch, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
• Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance:
  • Elijah