First and Second Kings (Biblia.com)

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Old Testament scholar Terence Fretheim identifies the theology in the dramatic accounts of the books of Kings, which chronicles the reigns of more than forty kings over a period of nearly four hundred years. Interspersing theological reflections throughout, Fretheim trace’s God’s words of judgment and promise for Israel—and for us—across the entirety of Kings.

of steadfast love to David, that is, God’s faithfulness to the covenant with David (2 Samuel 7). This covenant was established with a faithful David in the first place, was continued throughout his life, and included the gift of “a son” for the throne. (Solomon does not personalize the promise.) Solomon’s repeated witness to God’s uncompromising faithfulness implies a desire for that to be continued to him (his comparable prayer in 8:23–26 brings that testimony up to date). His most basic prayer

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