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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

Outline of Contents

  • 1

    • Solomon’s request for wisdom (1-12)

    • Solomon’s wealth (13-17)

  • 2

    • Preparations for building the temple (1-18)

  • 3

    • Solomon starts building the temple (1-7)

    • The Most Holy (8-14)

    • The two copper pillars (15-17)

  • 4

    • The altar, the Sea, and the basins (1-6)

    • Lampstands, tables, and courtyards (7-11a)

    • Completion of the temple furnishings (11b-22)

  • 5

    • Preparations for the temple inauguration (1-14)

      • The Ark brought to the temple (2-10)

  • 6

    • Solomon’s address to the people (1-11)

    • Solomon’s prayer of inauguration (12-42)

  • 7

    • Temple filled with Jehovah’s glory (1-3)

    • Inauguration ceremonies (4-10)

    • Jehovah appears to Solomon (11-22)

  • 8

    • Solomon’s other building projects (1-11)

    • Worship at the temple organized (12-16)

    • Solomon’s fleet (17, 18)

  • 9

    • Queen of Sheba visits Solomon (1-12)

    • Solomon’s wealth (13-28)

    • Death of Solomon (29-31)

  • 10

    • Israel’s rebellion against Rehoboam (1-19)

  • 11

    • Rehoboam’s rule (1-12)

    • Loyal Levites move to Judah (13-17)

    • Rehoboam’s family (18-23)

  • 12

    • Shishak’s attack on Jerusalem (1-12)

    • End of Rehoboam’s rule (13-16)

  • 13

    • Abijah, king of Judah (1-22)

      • Abijah defeats Jeroboam (3-20)

  • 14

    • Death of Abijah (1)

    • Asa, king of Judah (2-8)

    • Asa defeats 1,000,000 Ethiopians (9-15)

  • 15

    • Asa’s reforms (1-19)

  • 16

    • Asa’s treaty with Syria (1-6)

    • Hanani rebukes Asa (7-10)

    • Death of Asa (11-14)

  • 17

    • Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (1-6)

    • Teaching campaign (7-9)

    • Jehoshaphat’s military power (10-19)

  • 18

    • Jehoshaphat’s alliance with Ahab (1-11)

    • Micaiah’s prophecy of defeat (12-27)

    • Ahab killed at Ramoth-gilead (28-34)

  • 19

    • Jehu rebukes Jehoshaphat (1-3)

    • Jehoshaphat’s reforms (4-11)

  • 20

    • Neighboring nations threaten Judah (1-4)

    • Jehoshaphat prays for help (5-13)

    • Answer from Jehovah (14-19)

    • Judah miraculously saved (20-30)

    • End of Jehoshaphat’s rule (31-37)

  • 21

    • Jehoram, king of Judah (1-11)

    • Written message from Elijah (12-15)

    • Jehoram’s bad end (16-20)

  • 22

    • Ahaziah, king of Judah (1-9)

    • Athaliah usurps the throne (10-12)

  • 23

    • Jehoiada intervenes; Jehoash made king (1-11)

    • Athaliah put to death (12-15)

    • Jehoiada’s reforms (16-21)

  • 24

    • Jehoash’s rule (1-3)

    • Jehoash renovates the temple (4-14)

    • Jehoash’s apostasy (15-22)

    • Jehoash assassinated (23-27)

  • 25

    • Amaziah, king of Judah (1-4)

    • War with Edom (5-13)

    • Amaziah’s idolatry (14-16)

    • War with Israel’s King Jehoash (17-24)

    • Death of Amaziah (25-28)

  • 26

    • Uzziah, king of Judah (1-5)

    • Uzziah’s military exploits (6-15)

    • Haughty Uzziah made a leper (16-21)

    • Death of Uzziah (22, 23)

  • 27

    • Jotham, king of Judah (1-9)

  • 28

    • Ahaz, king of Judah (1-4)

    • Defeated by Syria and Israel (5-8)

    • Oded warns Israel (9-15)

    • Judah humbled (16-19)

    • Ahaz’ idolatry; his death (20-27)

  • 29

    • Hezekiah, king of Judah (1, 2)

    • Hezekiah’s reforms (3-11)

    • Temple cleansed (12-19)

    • Temple services revived (20-36)

  • 30

    • Hezekiah observes the Passover (1-27)

  • 31

    • Hezekiah uproots apostasy (1)

    • Priests and Levites properly supported (2-21)

  • 32

    • Sennacherib threatens Jerusalem (1-8)

    • Sennacherib defies Jehovah (9-19)

    • Angel strikes Assyrian army (20-23)

    • Hezekiah’s sickness and haughtiness (24-26)

    • Hezekiah’s achievements and death (27-33)

  • 33

    • Manasseh, king of Judah (1-9)

    • Manasseh repents of his badness (10-17)

    • Death of Manasseh (18-20)

    • Amon, king of Judah (21-25)

  • 34

    • Josiah, king of Judah (1, 2)

    • Josiah’s reforms (3-13)

    • Book of the Law found (14-21)

    • Huldah’s prophecy of calamity (22-28)

    • Josiah reads the book to the people (29-33)

  • 35

    • Josiah arranges for a great Passover (1-19)

    • Josiah killed by Pharaoh Necho (20-27)

  • 36

    • Jehoahaz, king of Judah (1-3)

    • Jehoiakim, king of Judah (4-8)

    • Jehoiachin, king of Judah (9, 10)

    • Zedekiah, king of Judah (11-14)

    • Destruction of Jerusalem (15-21)

    • Cyrus’ decree to rebuild the temple (22, 23)