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1 Kings 11 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 43
- verses
- 690 / 220
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
1 Kings 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שְׁלֹמֹה | Shᵉlômôh | H8010 | 20 | Shelomah |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 16 | David |
| הֲדַד | Hădad | H1908 | 6 | Hadad |
| פַּרְעֹה | Parʻôh | H6547 | 8 | Paroh |
| קָרַע | qâraʻ | H7167 | 6 | rend |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 9 | father |
| יָרׇבְעָם | Yârobʻâm | H3379 | 6 | Jarobam |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In telling the reason why God rent the kingdom from the house of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to take heed of sinning away his preferment. Yet the house of David must be supported; out of it the Messiah would arise. Solomon sought to kill his successor. Had not he taught others, that whatever devices are in men's hearts, the counsel of the Lord shall stand? Yet he himself thinks to defeat that counsel. Jeroboam withdrew into Egypt, and was content to live in exile and obscurity for awhile, being sure of a kingdom at last. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 11:26–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ammon — 1 Kgs 11:1
- Edom — 1 Kgs 11:1
- Moab 1 — 1 Kgs 11:1
- Sidon — 1 Kgs 11:1
- Jerusalem — 1 Kgs 11:13
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