I & II Kings Flashcards
According to Hebrew tradition, the author of I & II Kings is ___ though scholars are uncertain
Jeremiah
David’s son that inherited the throne; built the temple and a palace:
Solomon
First king of the Northern Kingdom
Jeroboam I
First king of the Southern Kingdom
Rehoboam
The most evil of the kings of Israel
Ahab
Ahab’s evil wife who killed the prophets of God
Jezebel
What is the time period covered in I & II Kings?
970-586 B.C.
The prophet sent to punish Ahab
Elijah
The prophet who took the place of Elijah
Elisha
The king of Judah who repaired the temple and reformed Judah according to the Book of the Law
Josiah
Temple
permanent structure center of Hebrew worship
sovereignty
Supremacy of authority or rule; God is in control of history
division
Israel is separated into two kingdoms
exile
forced removal from one’s native land
Solomon becomes king and builds the ___, which is hte center of Israel’s worship
Temple
Israel is divided into the Northern Kingdom, called ___, and the Southern Kingdom, called ___, in ___.
Israel, Judah, 931 B.C.
Ahab becomes king of the Northern Kingdom and turns the people away from the Lord to worship ___.
Baal
___ confronts Ahab and defeats the prophets of Baal in a challenge.
Elijah
Elijah was taken to heaven in a ___, and ___ took his place as prophet to Israel.
chariot of fire; Elisha
The North Kingdom falls to Assyria in ___.
722 B.C.
Josiah becomes king of Judah at the age of ___ and finds the ___. He calls the people to again be faithful to the Lord
8; Book of the Law
The Southern Kingdom falls and is exiled to Babylon in ___.
586 B.C.
