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The Places of 1 Kings

1 Kings (3 Kingdoms) names 103 places; Jerusalem, Egypt and Samaria most often. 103 of them can be put on a map, 82 with confidence. The places and their references are OpenBible.info’s, which gathers what modern atlases and commentaries say about where each one stood.

Map of The Holy Land with the places named in 1 Kings. Every place is listed in the table below.34°E35°E36°E30°N31°N32°N33°NJerusalemSamariaBethelCity of DavidTirzahRamoth-gileadMost Holy PlaceJezreelShilohTyreDamascusDanGihonGathGezerGibbethonGibeonHoly PlaceHouse of the Forest of LebanonMilloMount CarmelRamahShunemAbel-meholahAphekBeershebaCherithMahanaimMegiddoShechemSidonZarephathZarethanAbel-beth-maacahAnathothArubbothBaalathBahurimBealothBeth-shanBeth-shemeshElonbeth-hananEn-rogelGazaGebaHall of JudgmentHall of PillarsHall of the ThroneHazorHebronHepherIjonJerichoJokmeamLower Beth-horonMakazMizpahMount of OlivesPenuelSerpent’s StoneShaalbimSocohSuccothTaanachTamarZeredahZionJerusalemSamariaSyriaBethelCity of DavidTirzahRamoth-gileadEdomJezreelShilohTyreDanAmmonGathMoabMount CarmelShunemAphekBeershebaCherithMahanaimMegiddoShechemSidonZarephathZarethanArgobArubbothBaalathBealothBeth-shanCabulElathGazaGreat SeaHazorHebronHepherIjonJokmeamKishonMakazParanSocohTaanachTamarZeredahN040 km
  • Located with confidence
  • Location uncertain
  • Mountain
The Holy Land, with the coasts and lakes as they lie today. 15 places lie beyond the plate and are in the table.

Every place in 1 Kings

The most often named first. Each place is set where its source puts it, and nowhere else; a place no source locates is listed and not drawn. References follow the chapter and verse numbering of the English Bible, which differs from the Septuagint’s in places.

PlaceReferencesSourceConfidence
Jerusalem1:40, 2:11, 2:36, 2:38, 2:40, 2:41, 3:1, 3:15, 8:1, 9:15, 9:19, 10:2 and 18 moreOpenBible.infoHigh
EgyptBeyond this plate.3:1, 4:21, 4:30, 6:1, 8:9, 8:16, 8:21, 8:51, 8:53, 9:9, 9:16, 10:28 and 9 moreOpenBible.infoHigh
Samaria13:32, 16:24, 16:28, 16:29, 16:32, 18:2, 20:1, 20:10, 20:17, 20:34, 20:43, 21:1 and 5 moreOpenBible.infoHigh
Syria10:29, 11:25, 15:18, 19:15, 20:1, 20:20, 20:21, 20:22, 20:23, 20:26, 20:28, 22:1 and 4 moreOpenBible.infoHigh
Bethel12:29, 12:30, 12:32, 12:33, 13:1, 13:4, 13:10, 13:11, 13:25, 13:32, 16:34OpenBible.infoHigh
City of David2:10, 3:1, 8:1, 9:24, 11:27, 11:43, 14:31, 15:8, 15:24, 22:50OpenBible.infoHigh
Tirzah14:17, 15:21, 15:33, 16:6, 16:8, 16:9, 16:15, 16:17, 16:23OpenBible.infoHigh
Ramoth-gilead4:13, 22:3, 22:4, 22:6, 22:12, 22:15, 22:20, 22:29OpenBible.infoHigh
Most Holy Place6:16, 6:17, 6:21, 6:22, 7:49, 7:50, 8:6OpenBible.infoHigh
Edom9:26, 11:1, 11:14, 11:15, 11:16, 22:47OpenBible.infoHigh
Jezreel4:12, 18:45, 18:46, 21:1, 21:18, 21:23OpenBible.infoHigh
Shiloh2:27, 11:29, 12:15, 14:2, 14:4, 15:29OpenBible.infoHigh
Lebanon4:33, 5:6, 5:9, 5:14, 9:19OpenBible.infoHigh
Tyre5:1, 7:13, 7:14, 9:11, 9:12OpenBible.infoHigh
Damascus11:24, 15:18, 19:15, 20:34OpenBible.infoHigh
Dan4:25, 12:29, 12:30, 15:20OpenBible.infoHigh
Gihon1:33, 1:38, 1:44, 1:45OpenBible.infoHigh
Gilead2:7, 4:13, 4:19, 17:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Jordan2:8, 7:46, 17:3, 17:5OpenBible.infoHigh
ShebaBeyond this plate.10:1, 10:4, 10:10, 10:13OpenBible.infoHigh
Ammon11:1, 11:7, 11:33OpenBible.infoHigh
EuphratesBeyond this plate.4:21, 4:24, 14:15OpenBible.infoHigh
Gath2:39, 2:40, 2:41OpenBible.infoHigh
Gezer9:15, 9:16, 9:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Gibbethon15:27, 16:15, 16:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Gibeon3:4, 3:5, 9:2OpenBible.infoHigh
Holy Place6:5, 8:8, 8:10OpenBible.infoHigh
House of the Forest of Lebanon7:2, 10:17, 10:21OpenBible.infoHigh
Millo9:15, 9:24, 11:27OpenBible.infoHigh
Moab11:1, 11:7, 11:33OpenBible.infoHigh
Mount Carmel18:19, 18:20, 18:42OpenBible.infoHigh
OphirBeyond this plate.9:28, 10:11, 22:48OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 190)
Ramah15:17, 15:21, 15:22OpenBible.infoHigh
Shunem1:3, 2:17, 2:21OpenBible.infoHigh
Abel-meholah4:12, 19:16OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 396)
Aphek20:26, 20:30OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 264)
Bashan4:13, 4:19OpenBible.infoHigh
Beersheba4:25, 19:3OpenBible.infoHigh
Cherith17:3, 17:5OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 270)
Ezion-geberBeyond this plate.9:26, 22:48OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 208)
Kidron2:37, 15:13OpenBible.infoHigh
Mahanaim2:8, 4:14OpenBible.infoHigh
Megiddo4:12, 9:15OpenBible.infoHigh
Mount HorebBeyond this plate.8:9, 19:8OpenBible.infoHigh
Shechem12:1, 12:25OpenBible.infoHigh
Sidon11:1, 17:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Zarephath17:9, 17:10OpenBible.infoHigh
Zarethan4:12, 7:46OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 407)
ZobahBeyond this plate.11:23, 11:24OpenBible.infoHigh
Abel-beth-maacah15:20OpenBible.infoHigh
Anathoth2:26OpenBible.infoHigh
ArabiaBeyond this plate.10:15OpenBible.infoHigh
Argob4:13OpenBible.infoHigh
Arubboth4:10OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 186)
Baalath9:18OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 166)
Bahurim2:8OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 437)
Bealoth4:16OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 12)
Beth-shan4:12OpenBible.infoHigh
Beth-shemesh4:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Brook of EgyptBeyond this plate.8:65OpenBible.infoHigh
Cabul9:13OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 227)
Chinnereth15:20OpenBible.infoHigh
East4:30OpenBible.infoHigh
Elath9:26OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 394)
Elonbeth-hanan4:9OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 237)
En-rogel1:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Galilee9:11OpenBible.infoHigh
Gaza4:24OpenBible.infoHigh
Geba15:22OpenBible.infoHigh
GebalBeyond this plate.5:18OpenBible.infoHigh
Great Sea5:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Hall of Judgment7:7OpenBible.infoHigh
Hall of Pillars7:6OpenBible.infoHigh
Hall of the Throne7:7OpenBible.infoHigh
Havvoth-jair4:13OpenBible.infoHigh
Hazor9:15OpenBible.infoHigh
Hebron2:11OpenBible.infoHigh
Hepher4:10OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 192)
Ijon15:20OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 459)
Jericho16:34OpenBible.infoHigh
Jokmeam4:12OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 84)
Kishon18:40OpenBible.infoHigh
KueBeyond this plate.10:28OpenBible.infoHigh
Lebo-hamathBeyond this plate.8:65OpenBible.infoHigh
Lower Beth-horon9:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Makaz4:9OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 22)
MidianBeyond this plate.11:18OpenBible.infoHigh
Mizpah15:22OpenBible.infoHigh
Mount of Olives11:7OpenBible.infoHigh
Naphoth-dor4:11OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 359)
Paran11:18OpenBible.infoHigh
Penuel12:25OpenBible.infoHigh
Red SeaBeyond this plate.9:26OpenBible.infoHigh
Serpent’s Stone1:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Shaalbim4:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Shephelah10:27OpenBible.infoHigh
Socoh4:10OpenBible.infoHigh
Succoth7:46OpenBible.infoHigh
Taanach4:12OpenBible.infoHigh
Tamar9:18OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 269)
TiphsahBeyond this plate.4:24OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 473)
Zeredah11:26OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 270)
Zion8:1OpenBible.infoHigh

Places from OpenBible.info’s Bible Geocoding Data, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence, and from Pleiades, © the Pleiades contributors, under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth; relief from SRTM and ETOPO1 elevation data by way of the AWS Terrain Tiles; all public domain.