1 Kings I. Solomon Becomes King (1:1-2:46) A. David's last acts (1:1-2:12) 1. A pitiful David (1:1-4)2. Adonijah's bid for kingship (1:5-10)3. N athan and Bathsheba encourage David to make Solomon king (1:11-27)4. Da vid gives instructions (1:28-37 CHRONOLOGY 1015 BC. Solomon made king. Death of David. 1012 BC. Solomon begins to build the temple. Hiram, king of Tyre 1004 BC. Solomon begins to buildhis own house. 991 BC. The whole buildings finished. Hada the Edomite is protected in Egypt. G