Jeroboam struck by Jehovah and miraculously restored -- invitation to the man of Elohim -- heathen view
of miracles -- the old prophet -- return of the man of Elohim to Bethel -- JUDGMENT on his disobedience
-- character of the old prophet and of the man of Elohim -- sickness of the pious child of Jeroboam --
mission of his mother to Ahijah -- predicted judgment -- death of the child -- remaining notices of
Jeroboam.
CHAPTER 12 - ABIJAH AND ASA, KINGS OF JUDAH Accession of Abijah -- his idolatry -- war between
Judah and Israel -- Abijah's address to Israel and victory -- deaths of Jeroboam and of Abijah --
accession of Asa -- religious reformation in Judah -- invasion by Zerah the Ethiopian -- victory of
Zephathah -- Azariah's message to the army of asa -- great sacrificial feast at Jerusalem -- renewal of the
covenant with Jehovah.
CHAPTER 13 - ASA, KING OF JUDAH -- HADAB, BAASHA, ELAH, ZIMRI, TIBNI, AND OMRI, KINGS
OF ISRAEL Reign of Nadab -- his murder by Baasha -- war between Judah and Israel -- Baasha's alliance
with Syria -- Asa gains over Ben-Hadad -- prophetic message to Asa -- resentment of the king -- Asa's
religious decline -- death of Asa, death of Baasha, reign of Elah -- his murder by Zimri -- Omri dethrones
Zimri -- war between Omri and Tibni -- rebuilding of Samaria.
CHAPTER 14 - ASA AND JEHOSHAPHAT, KINGS OF JUDAH - AHAB, KING OF ISRAEL Accession of
Ahab -- further religious decline in Israel -- political relations between Israel and Judah -- accession of
Jehoshaphat -- Ahab's marriage with Jezebel -- the worship of Baal and Astarte established in Israel --
character of Ahab -- religious reforms in Judah -- Jehoshaphat joins affinity with Ahab -- marriage of
Jehoram with Athaliah, and its consequences.
CHAPTER 15 - AHAB, KING OF ISRAEL Rebuilding of Jericho -- the mission of Elijah -- his character and
life -- Elijah's first appearance -- parallelism with Noah, Moses, and john the baptist -- Elijah's message to
king Ahab -- sojourn by the brook Cherith -- Elijah with the widow of Sarepta -- the barrel of meal wastes
not, nor does the cruse of oil fail -- lessons of his sojourn -- sickness and death of the widow's son -- he
is miraculously restored to life