1 Kings

Who

Anonymous; compiled during or after the exile.

When

From Solomon's accession to the middle of the ninth century BC.

What it is

Solomon's temple and wealth, the kingdom splitting in two after him, and then two lines of kings, mostly bad.

What to watch for

Every king is judged by one question only, and it is not competence.

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.1 Kings 8:27