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1 Kings
Introduction
1 2
3 4
5
6 7
8 9
10
11 12
13 14
15
16 17
18 19
20
21 22
Contradictions
Cruelty and Violence
Injustice
Absurdities
Family Values
Intolerance
Language
Women
Interpretation
Homosexuality
Science and History
Sex
Prophecy
Good Stuff
Source Index
-Brick Testament
-Illustrations
-And Adam Knew Eve
Encyclopedia Articles
-Wikipedia
-Columbia Encyclopedia
-Catholic Encyclopedia
Other Versions
-Nevi'im
-NWT
-JST
-NRSV
-NIV
-Douay-Rheims
-NAB
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"He slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall ... according to the word
of the LORD." -- 1 Kings 16:11-12
First Kings for Skeptics
God, I love the way First Kings starts!
Old king David could get no heat (and David was used to getting a lot of heat), so they
searched through the kingdom for a young virgin that could do the trick for him. They found one, too, (Abishag) and "the damsel
was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not." Shucks! 1:1-4
Here are some other highlights.
- Old King David tries to get some heat by having a beautiful virgin minister unto him.
1:1-4
- Solomon kills 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep when dedicating the temple to
his bloodthirsty God. 8:63
- Solomon's 700 wives and 300 concubines. 11:3
- God kills everyone "that pisseth against the wall." 14:10,
16:11, 21:21
- Those that die in the city will be eaten by dogs, while those that die in
the country will be eaten by fowls. 14:11, 16:4
- Killing everything that breathes for a loving God. 15:29
- When many people are needlessly slaughtered, you will know that the Lord is God. 20:28
- Stoning blasphemers to death. 21:13
- God's dog food. 21:19, 21:23
- If you grovel before God, then he won't punish you; He'll punish your children instead. 21:29
- God puts a lying spirit into the mouth of prophets. 22:22-23
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