1 Kings

The personal covenant name of the God of Israel, revealed to Moses at the burning bush and rendered LORD throughout most English translations of the Old Testament.

Son of David, king of Israel, builder of the temple, and wisdom figure.

Second king of Israel and central figure in the royal lineage.

First king of the northern kingdom after the division.

King of Israel opposed by Elijah.

Prophet who confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal.

King of Judah remembered for reforms and conflict with the northern kingdom.

Son of David who attempts to claim the throne before Solomon.

King of Judah associated with reform, prophetic counsel, and alliance with Ahab.

Son of Solomon whose reign begins after the kingdom divides.

Jezreelite whose vineyard is seized by Ahab after Jezebel's plot.

Syrian king who wars with Ahab and is later murdered by Hazael.

Mighty man and commander who serves David and Solomon.

Prophet from Shiloh who foretold Jeroboam's rise over ten tribes of Israel and later announced the destruction of Jeroboam's dynasty for the sin of idolatry.

Queen associated with Ahab and Baal worship in Israel.

David's military commander and nephew.

High priest who saved and crowned the infant Joash, renewed the covenant, and guided Judah's temple reforms for decades.

Prophet who confronts David and supports Solomon's succession.

Priest who remains loyal to David and anoints Solomon.

Prophet son of Imlah who alone warned Ahab of defeat at Ramoth-gilead, suffering imprisonment for his truthful vision.

Military commander who became Israel's sixth king, founded the city of Samaria, and established the dynasty to which Ahab belonged.

Priest who supports David and is later removed by Solomon.

Mother of Solomon and wife of David.

Israelite chariot commander who assassinated King Elah and ruled for just seven days before burning the palace over himself when Omri besieged Tirzah.

Young Shunammite woman who attended the elderly King David, and whose hand Adonijah sought after David's death, provoking Solomon to execute him.

Edomite prince who fled to Egypt during David's reign and later returned to become one of God's appointed adversaries of Solomon.

King who destroys Ahab's house.

Second king of Judah after Rehoboam, who defeated Jeroboam in battle despite a reign marked by idolatry, and is listed in the genealogy of Jesus.

Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.

Prophet who succeeds Elijah and performs signs in Israel.

Israelite leader through whom the exodus and Sinai covenant are narrated.

Ruler of Sheba who visits Solomon to test his wisdom.

Son of David who rebels against his father.

Wife of Rehoboam and mother of King Abijah, later removed from queen-mother status by Asa because of idolatry.

Sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, whose sons are repeatedly named as a unit throughout the David narratives.

Commander of Saul's army who later negotiates with David.

Commander associated with Absalom's rebellion and later killed by Joab.

Syrian king whom Asa hires against Baasha of Israel.

Aramean king who seized the Syrian throne after Elisha's prophecy and repeatedly devastated both Israel and Judah in the ninth century BC.

Ninth son of Jacob and Leah, whose four sons founded the clans of the tribe of Issachar, one of Israel's twelve tribes.

An Ishmaelite, husband of Abigail and father of Amasa the army commander.

Son of Saul and covenant friend of David.

An Ammonite wife of Solomon and mother of King Rehoboam, whose foreign origin is noted each time she is mentioned.

Benjaminite ancestor of Saul and father of Abner, Saul's army commander, whose precise place in the genealogy varies across texts.

King of Judah during Jerusalem's fall to Babylon.

Patriarch called from Haran and ancestor of Israel.

Benjamite listed in 1 Chronicles 8 as a son of Naaman in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin.

Priest from the house of Eli who served Saul at Gibeah during the campaign against the Philistines at Michmash, son of Ahitub and descendant of Phinehas.

One of Solomon's two chief court scribes, son of Shisha, listed among the senior officials of the royal administration in 1 Kings 4.

Post-exilic leader who set his seal to the covenant renewal under Nehemiah pledging the Jerusalem community to observe the Mosaic law.

A daughter of Solomon, married to Ahimaaz, the king's officer in Naphtali.

Priest who raises Samuel and whose house is judged.

King of Zobah in Aram whose forces were defeated by David in multiple campaigns, resulting in Israelite dominance over the Aramean states.

King of Tyre who supplies materials and craftsmen for David and Solomon.

Friend of David who counters Ahithophel's counsel during Absalom's revolt.

Promised son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob and Esau.

Royal recorder and court official who served in the senior administrations of both David and Solomon.

Bethlehemite father of David.

Assistant of Moses and leader who brings Israel into Canaan.

King of Judah associated with covenant renewal and reform.

Third son of Jacob and Leah; patriarch of the priestly tribe of Levi.

King of Bashan defeated by Israel before entering Canaan.

The owner of the hill Omri bought to found Samaria, whose name was given to Israel's new capital.

Benjamite from Saul's house who curses David during Absalom's rebellion.

Amorite king defeated by Israel east of the Jordan.

Son of Hur of Judah and father of Bezaleel, the Spirit-filled craftsman who built the tabernacle, as recorded in Exodus 31.

Soldier whose death exposes David's sin with Bathsheba.

Widow named in 1 Kings as the mother of Jeroboam, who became the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.

Covenant people descended from Jacob forming the twelve tribes who are the primary human actors of the Old Testament.

Hereditary order of Aaron's descendants who offered sacrifices, tended the temple, and instructed Israel in the Law.

Arameans of Damascus and Zobah who frequently warred with Israel during the divided monarchy.

Descendants of Lot east of the Jordan who repeatedly warred with Israel from Judges through David's reign.

Phoenician inhabitants of Sidon who supplied craftsmen to Solomon and from whose royal house Jezebel came.

Ancient Canaanite people and northern kingdom from whom Abraham bought Machpelah and David's soldier Uriah hailed.

Major Canaanite people of the hill country whose kings Sihon and Og Israel defeated east of the Jordan.

Descendants of Esau living south of the Dead Sea, denounced by the prophets for gloating over Jerusalem's fall.

Coastal people of five cities including Gaza and Ekron who served as Israel's chief antagonists in Judges and 1 Samuel.

Foreign mercenaries of the southern coast who served as David's elite bodyguard under Benaiah.

Descendants of Lot east of the Dead Sea who frequently clashed with Israel, from whom Ruth came as an ancestor of David.

Members of the tribe descended from Benjamin, the tribe of Saul and a close partner of Judah.

Descendants of Jacob's son Levi set apart to assist the priests with tabernacle and temple service.

Inhabitants of the land of Canaan whom Israel encountered from the patriarchs through the conquest under Joshua.

Canaanite people scattered at Shechem and Gibeon, whose Gibeonites tricked Joshua into a treaty of peace.

Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (Jebus) whose stronghold David captured to make his capital.

Smaller Canaanite people regularly listed among the inhabitants of the land that Israel was to dispossess.

Members of the tribe descended from Ephraim son of Joseph, a leading tribe of the northern kingdom.

Members of the tribe descended from Judah, the royal tribe from which David and the Messiah come.

Members of the northern Israelite tribe descended from Naphtali, settled near Galilee and the upper Jordan.

The land and national identity associated with Jacob's descendants.

Central city of Israel and Judah, associated with the temple and royal rule.

Nation associated with Joseph, Israel's bondage, the exodus, and Jesus' refuge.

Region north of Israel frequently involved in Israel's wars and later New Testament travel.

Northern kingdom capital and later regional name.

Region east of the Jordan prominent in Torah and historical narratives.

Site where Jacob dreams and later where Israelite worship is remembered.

Northern region associated with cedars and prophetic imagery.

A city of refuge in Gilead east of the Jordan, a repeated battleground where Ahab died fighting Aram and where Jehu was anointed king.

Nation associated with Esau and a frequent prophetic subject.

Place associated with Ahab's house and prophetic judgment.

Coastal city addressed in prophetic oracles and visited in Gospel narratives.

Nation east of the Jordan addressed in historical and prophetic texts.

Ancient Syrian city appearing in prophetic and Acts narratives.

Northernmost city of Israel, conquered and renamed by the migrating tribe of Dan; site of one of Jeroboam's golden calf shrines and the northern end of the 'Dan to Beersheba' idiom.

River crossed by Israel and used in baptism narratives.

Kingdom remembered for the queen who visited Solomon.

Philistine city associated with Goliath and David's flight.

Philistine city in Dan's territory where two coups against Israelite kings were triggered during sieges in the ninth century.

City whose people make a treaty with Joshua.

Jerusalem's main spring in the Kidron Valley, site of Solomon's anointing and the source of Hezekiah's water tunnel.

A large royal armory and hall built by Solomon in Jerusalem, named for its rows of cedar pillars that evoked a forest.

Mountain associated with Elijah's confrontation with Baal's prophets.

Distant land famed for its gold, almug wood, and precious stones, the destination of Solomon's fleet and a byword for exceptional wealth throughout the Old Testament.

Territory and people frequently opposing Israel.

Town name associated with Samuel, exile imagery, and Judah's northern border conflicts.

Early Israelite sanctuary where the tabernacle is set up.

Syrian stronghold east of the Sea of Galilee where Israel twice defeated the Arameans, the site of Elisha's arrow prophecy to King Joash.

Region ruled by Og and later remembered for strength and fertility.

Southern settlement associated with the patriarchs.

Red Sea port city in Edom used by Solomon and Jehoshaphat for maritime trade expeditions to Ophir.

The valley east of Jerusalem crossed by David in flight and by Jesus on the night of his arrest.

Transjordan place associated with Jacob and later with David's flight from Absalom.

City associated with battles and Josiah's death.

Region and people east of the Jordan, prominent near the end of the wilderness journey.

City associated with Abraham, Jacob, Joseph's bones, and covenant renewal.

Mountain and wilderness region associated with the covenant and law.

Distant trading place named in poetry, prophecy, and Jonah.

Phoenician coastal town where Elijah was sustained by a widow during famine and raised her son from the dead.

Jordan Valley city used as a landmark for Israel's crossing and the site where Solomon's bronze temple furnishings were cast.

Aramean kingdom in Syria whose king Hadadezer was decisively defeated by David in a series of northern campaigns.

Town associated with Jeremiah.

Danite city that Solomon fortified as one of his strategic store cities, listed alongside Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Benjaminite village east of Jerusalem where Shimei cursed David during the flight from Absalom, and where David's messengers hid in a well.

Strategic pair of Levitical towns in Ephraim guarding a key mountain pass, site of Joshua's famous pursuit of the Amorites.

Ancient city at the junction of the Jordan and Jezreel Valleys, unsubdued by Manasseh and later the site where the Philistines displayed Saul's body.

Levitical border city in Judah where the ark of the covenant was first returned by the Philistines, and where many died for looking into it.

Fortified Naphtalite city and the Old Testament name for the lake later called the Sea of Galilee, figuring in conquest accounts and the Syro-Israelite wars.

Red Sea port city rebuilt by King Uzziah and later seized by Syria under Rezin during the reign of Ahaz.

Northern region prominent in the ministry of Jesus.

Philistine city named in Judges and prophetic texts.

Major Syrian city-state on the Orontes that marked Israel's traditional northern border, cited across history and prophecy.

Head of the northern Canaanite coalition, burned by Joshua, rebuilt by Solomon, and later captured by Assyria.

Important city associated with patriarchs, Caleb, and David's early reign.

A Canaanite royal city in Manasseh whose king Joshua defeated, later a district in Solomon's administrative kingdom.

A northern city of Naphtali attacked first by Syria and later depopulated by the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser.

Canaanite city taken by Israel in Joshua and later visited in Gospel narratives.

A Canaanite royal city near Mount Carmel defeated by Joshua, later assigned to Zebulun as a Levitical city.

River in northern Israel where Sisera's army was routed in the time of Deborah and where Elijah executed the prophets of Baal.

Region where Moses fled and later tended Jethro's flock.

Place name used for several watchtower sites in Israel's historical narratives.

Sea crossed by Israel during the exodus.

Coastal city often paired with Tyre.

A city in the Shephelah of Judah near Azekah, on the edge of the valley of Elah where the Philistines gathered before David's duel with Goliath.

First station named in Israel's departure from Egypt.

Ancient Canaanite city in the Jezreel valley allotted to Manasseh, assigned to the Levites, and mentioned in the Song of Deborah's victory over Sisera.

Wilderness region associated with Israel's journey and the spies.

Jerusalem-associated place and theological image in Psalms and prophets.

Canaanite deity whose worship repeatedly competes with Israel's loyalty to Yahweh.

Canaanite goddess and cult object associated with Israel's idolatry.

A pagan goddess worshipped by the Sidonians, whom King Solomon's heart turned after.

Moabite national god condemned as an abomination and judged with Moab.

National god of the Ammonites whom Solomon worshiped; his high place stood east of Jerusalem until Josiah defiled it.

Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice, condemned in law and prophecy.

First Jerusalem temple, built by Solomon and destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC.

The sanctuary concept that spans Israel's temples, prophetic visions, the church, and heavenly temple imagery.

Gold-overlaid chest housing the tablets of the covenant; throne of God's presence in the tabernacle and temple.

Gold-covered incense altar before the veil, associated with priestly intercession and prayer.

Bronze altar of burnt offering in the tabernacle court.

Cast-metal calf made at Sinai; paradigmatic idol echoed in Jeroboam's calves.

Seven-branched lampstand of the holy place, later reused in prophetic and apocalyptic imagery.

Portable wilderness sanctuary where the LORD met with Israel; foreshadows the heavenly tabernacle.

Gold-covered holy-place table holding the bread of the Presence.

Stone tablets bearing the Ten Commandments and kept in the ark.

Heavenly beings guarding Eden, overshadowing the mercy seat, and bearing God's throne in Ezekiel.

Solomon's temple dedication, when the glory cloud filled the house.

The split of Israel's monarchy into northern Israel and the southern Davidic kingdom.