Books of Kings - Knowledge

2599: 2110:. He hears of Elisha from an Israelite slave-girl and receives permission from the king to travel in an attempt to have his leprosy cured. He travels first to the king of Israel, but is eventually called by Elisha, who sends a messenger to tell him to wash seven times in the Jordan. He does what Elisha told him to and his leprosy is cured. Naaman offers Elisha a gift of thanks, but Elisha refuses. Naaman contents himself with taking earth back to Damascus in order to build an altar to God and asking God's forgiveness for when he has to participate in Aramean religious rituals when accompanying the king. As Naaman is leaving Gehazi catches up with him and lies about prophets arriving so that at least he can get a gift. As punishment for this, Elisha curses him to become leprous. 2030:. Elijah asks that Elisha stay where they are, but Elisha insists on coming with him to Bethel. Elijah informs him that he is going to be taken by God. Elisha seems to have some kind of knowledge of this. Once again, Elijah asks Elisha to stay where they are, but Elisha insists on coming with him to Jericho. Eventually, they reach the Jordan, where fifty prophets are. Elijah strikes the water with his cloak, the water divides, and the pair cross over. Elijah asks what Elisha wants when he is gone, and Elisha asks for a double portion of his spirit, which Elijah says will be given to him if he watches him go. 1886:, the new king of Aram, raises an army and sends messengers demanding all Ahab's gold and silver, and the best of his wives and children. While agreeing to this demand, after consulting his advisors he decides not to accept a follow-up demand requesting anything else of value in his palace or his officials' houses. In response to this situation, Ben-Hadad attacks Samaria. At this point, Ahab receives a prophecy that his junior officers will defeat Ben-Hadad if Ahab starts the battle. Ben-Hadad tells his men to take the advancing troops alive, but each junior officer kills his Aramean equivalent. 2858: 2371:, king of Aram, retakes Elath and gives it to Edom during the ongoing attacks. In an attempt to resolve the situation, Ahaz writes to Pul for help, which he gives by capturing Damascus, deporting its citizens and killing Rezin. Ahaz travels to Damascus to meet Pul, and while there sends a sketch of a new altar back to Jerusalem, which is built before he returns. He places it in the Temple upon his arrival. To symbolise his deference to the king of Assyria, he then removes much of the decoration in the Temple. He dies and is succeeded by his son 2922: 2235:, introduces Joash to the army, and informs all five units that they will now be required to guard the Temple on the Sabbath in order to protect Joash. He also gives them all the spears and shields from David's day that are kept in the Temple. Joash is crowned and anointed, and proclaimed king by the army. Athaliah claims treason, but Jehoiada has her taken back to the palace and killed. Next, the altars of Baal are destroyed, thus ending the religion in Judah as well. Finally, Joash is taken back to the palace and enthroned. 164: 2386:. All this happens because Israel has broken the commandments, principally by worshipping other gods and ignoring the prophets. This leaves only Judah, and even they are guilty of following the religious practices introduced by Israel. The king of Assyria then sends his subjects to resettle Samaria, led by an Israelite priest, whose job is to teach them the rites God requires. While they take this on board, they nonetheless continue worshipping their own national gods. 2208:

it with a toilet, thus ending the worship of Baal. However, he does not destroy the golden calves at Bethel and Dan, which was Jeroboam's original sin. Nonetheless, God is pleased with his destruction of the Baal religion, and promises that his House will reign in Israel for four generations. However, Jehu is not meticulous in his worship of God, so God allows Hazael to conquer large portions of Israel. Jehu dies and is succeeded by his son

2009:, about whether he will recover. The messengers are met by Elijah, who tells them to inform Ahaziah that he will die where he is for seeking advice from a non-Israelite god. Ahaziah sends two captains and fifty men each to summon Elijah, but both parties are consumed by fire at Elijah's command. When Ahaziah sends a third group, God tells Elijah to go with them and deliver his prophecy directly. Ahaziah dies and, having no sons, his brother 63: 1249: 1894:, a city on the plains, the following spring. In response to this, God agrees to give the Israelites another victory to demonstrate his omnipresence. After a disastrous first day, Ben-Hadad sends messengers to Ahab, begging him to spare him. Ahab sends for Ben-Hadad, who offers to return the land his father took from Israel. The two kings sign a treaty and Ben-Hadad leaves. 2154:. Upon return, she goes to the king to appeal for her land back. When she arrives, Gehazi is telling the king about how Elisha raised her son from the dead. This works in her favour, and her house and land are restored to her, as well as all her income. Next, Elisha goes to Damascus, where Ben-Hadad is ill. When he hears of Elisha's arrival, Ben-Hadad sends 2745:". The "Deuteronomic" perspective (that of the book of Deuteronomy) is particularly evident in prayers and speeches spoken by key figures at major transition points: Solomon's speech at the dedication of the Temple is a key example. The sources have been heavily edited to meet the Deuteronomistic agenda, but in the broadest sense they appear to have been: 1832:

for fire God sends it, accepting the sacrifice. Elijah orders the priests of Baal be killed, and informs Ahab of the coming rain. Climbing to the top of the mountain, Elijah sends his servant to look out to sea. After returning seven times, the servant eventually sees a small cloud rising far out at sea. Elijah tells the servant to inform Ahab to return to

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amount of valuable wood and precious stones in response. Solomon also gives the Queen gifts and she returns to her country. Solomon by now has 666 talents of gold, and decides to forge shields and cups. He also maintains trading relations with Hiram, from whose country he receives many exotic goods. Overall, Israel becomes a net exporter of golden goods.

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treasury goes towards repairs. Instead, the priests will earn money from offerings. This succeeds, and the Temple is repaired. Hazael is back at war with Israel, and it looks like he will cross the border and attack Jerusalem, so Joash sends him gifts and he leaves. Joash is assassinated and is succeeded by his son

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Jehoahaz is evil, so God allows Hazael to continue oppressing Israel. He repents, so God allows the war to end. However, Jehoahaz does not get rid of Jeroboam's religion, or remove the Asherah pole in Samaria. In addition, the war has almost completely eradicated the Israelite army. Jehoahaz dies and

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Joash is a good king, but does not remove the high places. When he grows up, his first act is to reform priestly pay, and use whatever is left to repair the Temple. Twenty-three years later, when the Temple is still not repaired, Joash once again reforms priestly pay so that all money from the Temple

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Jehu writes to Samaria, challenging the palace officials to pick Ahab's strongest son, put him on the throne and have him challenge Jehu. They refuse, and so Jehu instead asks for the heads of Ahab's seventy sons. After he has had them put inside the city gate of Jezreel, Jehu massacres the remaining

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The water comes but looks like blood to the Moabites, which they conclude can only have come from the three kings having killed each other. However, when they cross, Israel wins a great victory and completely plunders the land. When the king of Moab sacrifices his firstborn son on the city walls, the

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Joram is evil but gets rid of the sacred stone of Baal. After the death of Ahab, the king of Moab refused to continue paying tribute to Israel, so Joram teams up with Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom to put down the rebellion. They attack through the Desert of Edom but soon run out of water. They ask

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to be proclaimed king. Upon hearing this, Jeroboam returns from Egypt and joins Rehoboam's older advisors in asking for the people to be treated better than under Solomon. Instead, Rehoboam turns to his friends for advice, and proclaims that he will treat the people worse. This greatly displeases the

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on the road out of Jerusalem. Ahijah tears his cloak into twelve parts and gives ten of them to Jeroboam, saying that Jeroboam will rule over ten tribes of Israel upon Solomon's death as punishment for Solomon's idol worship. In response, Solomon tries to kill Jeroboam, but he flees to Egypt. Solomon

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Solomon amasses 700 wives and 300 concubines, many from foreign countries, including from countries God told the Israelites not to intermarry with. Solomon begins to adopt elements from their religions, and builds shrines in Jerusalem to foreign deities. God informs Solomon that because he has broken

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erected in the wilderness, which the Israelites have turned into an idol. He breaks his alliance with the Assyrians and defeats the Philistines. Following the capture of Samaria, the Assyrians attack Judah, but withdraw in return for money. The Assyrians soon attack again, and send a threatening and

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He then tells him to throw arrows at the floor. Joash throws three, which Elisha is angry about, since it means there will only be three victories there. He then dies and is buried. During a Moabite raid, some Israelite men burying a dead body panic and throw the body in Elisha's tomb. As soon as it

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Back in Judah, Jehoram is king. Unlike his father and grandfather, he is evil and follows the ways of Israel, even marrying a daughter of Ahab. However, he is not destroyed, again because of God's covenant with David. His reign is plagued with instability, including revolts in Edom, who restores its

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as payment. When he finds out the only other thing she has is a small jar of olive oil, he tells her to go and ask all her neighbours for jars. He tells her to pour oil into the jars, and it holds out until every jar is filled. Elisha finally tells her to sell the oil, pay the creditors and live off

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Suddenly, a fiery horse-drawn chariot takes Elijah and he ascends to heaven in a whirlwind. After mourning, Elisha picks up Elijah's cloak and himself uses it to part the Jordan. This leads the other prophets to recognise him as Elijah's successor, and offer to look for Elijah, an offer which Elisha

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He then proposes a challenge: he and the priests will each prepare a sacrifice, and then call upon their respective gods to send fire to burn it. When the priests attempt to call down fire, none comes. On the other hand, despite having the Israelites pour much water over his altar, when Elijah prays

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David advises his son on how to be a good king and to punish David's enemies, and then dies. Adonijah comes to Bathsheba and asks to marry Abishag. Solomon suspects this request is to strengthen Adonijah's claim to the throne and has Benaiah put him to death. He then takes away Abiathar's priesthood

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Another and related theme is that of prophecy. The main point of the prophetic stories is that God's prophecies are always fulfilled, so that any not yet fulfilled will be so in the future. The implication, the release of Jehoiachin and his restoration to a place of honour in Babylon in the closing

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Amaziah is a good king, but the high places have still not been abolished. Upon assumption of the throne, he executes his father's assassins, but spares their children in accordance with the Mosaic law. Amaziah defeats the Edomites and challenges Israel, but Jehoash advises him to stay at home. The

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Upon finally reaching Samaria, he kills the rest of Ahab's family. Under the guise of preparing a sacrifice for Baal, he next summons all the priests of Baal. After the sacrifice is over, he has guards enter the temple and kill them. He destroys the sacred stone and tears down the temple, replacing

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refuses. They persist but, naturally, are unable to find him. As Elisha's first task, he throws salt into a spring in Jericho, resolving the locals' water problem by purifying the water. When Elisha leaves for Bethel, some boys start jeering him on account of his baldness. Bears come and maul them.

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After failing to get another prophet to strike him with his weapon, resulting in that prophet's death by lion, a prophet manages to get someone else to do it and appears before Ahab, telling him a parable about how his failing to guard a man in battle means he now must pay a talent. When he removes

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hears of Solomon's wisdom and travels to Jerusalem to meet him. Upon arriving, she praises him, saying she did not fully believe the stories about Solomon until she came to see him. The Queen gives Solomon 120 talents and a large amount of spices and precious stones, prompting Hiram to send a large

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the priest. Following this, the population of Jerusalem proclaims Solomon king. This is heard by Adonijah and his fellow feasters, but they do not know what is happening until Abiathar's son Jonathan arrives and informs them. With Solomon officially enthroned, Adonijah fears for his life and claims

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His body is taken back to Jerusalem for burial. As Jehu enters Jezreel, Jezebel looks out of a window and compares him to Zimri. Two eunuchs push her out of a window at Jehu's behest and she dies. When two servants later go to prepare her body for burial as a king's daughter, they find nothing but

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Four lepers sit at the gate of Samaria and decide to surrender to the Arameans in the hope of not dying in the famine. God made the Arameans hear horses and chariots the night before and, thinking the Hittites and Egyptians were helping the Israelites, they fled. The lepers find the abandoned camp

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within a year, as payment for her kindness. One day, the child is helping his father's reapers when he complains of a pain in his head. He is returned to his mother and dies. His mother therefore seeks out Elisha, whom she meets at Mount Carmel. He tells Gehazi to quickly make his way to the house

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Jehoshaphat has been a good king his entire reign, following the example of his father Asa. He has not destroyed the high places, but he has kept peace with Israel. He has also gotten rid of the remaining male temple prostitutes and there is now a provincial governor rather than a king in Edom. He

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Michaiah tells Ahab that if he attacks Ramoth-Gilead, he will die and Israel will be leaderless but that this is part of God's plan. Zedekiah slaps him, leading Michaiah to prophesy impending destruction, and Ahab tells his jailer to put Michaiah in prison with no food or water until Ahab returns

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The Arameans, including Ben-Hadad, begin a retreat, but Ahab's army inflicts heavy losses. The prophet who brought the first prophecy tells Ahab to improve his defences, since the Arameans will attack again. Ben-Hadad's advisors reason that the reason they lost was because God lives in the hills,

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Ahab and Jehoshaphat begin their campaign, agreeing that Ahab will be disguised while Jehoshaphat will wear his royal robes. The Arameans, being under instructions to kill no one except Ahab, begin pursuing Jehoshaphat but cease their pursuit when they see he is not Ahab. Ahab is hit between the

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invades, and Jehoiakim becomes his vassal for three years until he rebels. In response to this, in order to fulfil what God had said with regards to Manasseh, a large number of raiders from neighbouring kingdoms and empires attack Judah. This time, there is no support from Egypt because it has

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to death, allowing Ahab to take possession of the vineyard. In response, God tells Elijah to confront Ahab and inform him that he will die in the vineyard and that his descendants and Jezebel will be wiped out. This has marked the peak of Ahab's evilness, and indeed the evilness of any king of

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Kings is "history-like" rather than history in the modern sense, mixing legends, folktales, miracle stories and "fictional constructions" in with the annals, and its primary explanation for all that happens is God's offended sense of what is right; it is therefore more fruitful to read it as

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as king. Jehu leads his troops to Jezreel to challenge Joram. Joram sends two messengers, but both join Jehu. Jehu accuses Joram of continuing the idolatry of Jezebel. Joram flees, warning Ahaziah, but is struck in his heart between his shoulders and dies. Jehu tells his charioteer

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Nebuchadnezzar burns down Jerusalem, including the Temple, the palace and all the important buildings. The walls are broken down, and everyone left is carried off, except some of the poorest people to act as farmers. He also kills the remaining priests at Riblah. He appoints

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The king of Israel asks Elisha whether he should kill them, but Elisha instead tells him to treat them with hospitality. This ends the war, but soon Ben-Hadad is back at war and laying siege to Samaria. The resulting famine gets so severe that soon people resort to

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Nebuchadnezzar takes Jehoiachin and his family hostage, and takes away everything from the Temple and the palace, fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy to Hezekiah. He then takes away everyone into exile except the very poorest people. He then puts Jehoiachin's uncle,

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Manasseh reverses his father's reforms, murders the innocent, and sets up altars in the Temple. This breaches the Davidic-Solomonic covenant, and so God announces that he will destroy Jerusalem because of this apostasy by the king. He is succeeded by his son

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and, when Jehoshaphat agrees for the Judahite army to accompany him on a campaign during a state visit, Ahab decides to take it back. Four hundred prophets agree this is a good idea, but Jehoshaphat asks to speak with a prophet of God. Ahab reluctantly calls

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Several other prophets begin complaining that their meeting place with Elisha is too small, so he agrees to allow them to build a new one on the banks of the Jordan. During the building, someone's borrowed axehead falls in the river but miraculously floats.

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to him with a gift to ask whether he will get better. Elisha tells Hazael to tell the king that he will, even though he will in fact die, and Hazael will become king and cause much damage to Israel. The next day, Hazael smothers the king and succeeds him.

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may eat it as their last meal. Elijah instructs her to make him some anyway, telling her that she will not run out of food until the famine is over. Soon, the widow's son becomes ill and dies. At the widow's insistence, Elijah raises him from the dead.

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will be born and violently abolish Jeroboam's religion. Seeking to seize him, Jeroboam stretches out his hand, but it becomes withered and, as a sign, the altar splits open and its ashes pour out. Despite all this, Jeroboam does not change his ways.

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is given an opportunity to repent of his sins, apparently to account for his long reign. It is usually assumed that the author of Chronicles used Kings as a source and emphasised different areas as he would have liked it to have been interpreted.

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touches Elisha's bones, the dead body returns to life. Hazael's wars have plagued Israel since the reign of Jehoahaz, but God does not destroy Israel because of the Abrahamic and Israelite covenants. Hazael dies and is succeeded by his son

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sends an embassy to Hezekiah, who shows them everything in the palace. Isaiah prophesies that one day the Babylonians will carry away everything in the palace. However, there is peace for the rest of Hezekiah's reign. Hezekiah builds an

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Joab hears what is going on and himself claims sanctuary, but when he refuses to come out of the tabernacle, Solomon instructs Benaiah to kill him there. He then replaces Joab with Benaiah and Abiathar with Zadok. Solomon then instructs

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commander then attempts to turn the Judahites against Hezekiah, claiming that he is powerless to protect him, but Hezekiah pre-empts and stops this from happening. When Hezekiah hears the message, he sends a delegation to the prophet

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Solomon gives twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram as thanks for his help, but they are virtually worthless. He begins building and improvement works in various cities in addition to his major projects in Jerusalem and puts the remaining

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Apostasy: the great tragedy of Israel's history, meaning the destruction of the kingdom and the Temple, is due to the failure of the people, but more especially the kings, to worship Yahweh alone (Yahweh being the God of

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Promise: In return for Israel's promise to worship Yahweh alone, Yahweh makes promises to David and to Israel – to David, the promise that his line will rule Israel forever, to Israel, the promise of the land they will

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Elisha for advice. He first makes it very clear that he is only doing this for Jehoshaphat's sake and then calls for a harpist. Elisha prophesies a coming flood in the valley in addition to a complete defeat of Moab.

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Kings in old Bibles before the year 1516, such as in the Vulgate and the Septuagint. The division known today, used by Protestant Bibles and adopted by Catholics, came into use in 1517. Some Bibles—for example, the

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A few sections were editorial additions not based on sources. These include various predictions of the downfall of the northern kingdom, the equivalent prediction of the downfall of Judah following the reign of

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By this point, Aram is back at war with Israel. Elisha warns the king of Israel where the Arameans are camped several times, frustrating the king of Aram, who seeks him out. One morning, Elisha wakes up to find

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becomes king of Babylon on Nebuchadnezzar's death. He releases Jehoiachin, gives him a place at his table and an allowance, and places him higher in honour than all other kings in Babylon other than himself.

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and tell the king. The Samaritans then go and plunder the camp, driving down the price of food in the city. In the chaos, the king's official who was with him when he went to see Elisha is trampled to death.

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Jeroboam's son Abijah becomes ill, so Jeroboam tells his wife to go in disguise to Ahijah, who has become blind with age. God tells Ahijah of the arrival of Jeroboam's wife. Ahijah prophesies the end of the

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plates of his armour by a random Aramean arrow. He withdraws from the battle and dies that evening. He is buried, his chariot is washed in a pool where prostitutes bathe, and his blood is licked by dogs.

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Noth argued that the History was the work of a single individual living in the 6th century BC, but scholars today tend to treat it as made up of at least two layers, a first edition from the time of

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Jotham is a good king, but, again, the high places are still being used. He rebuilds the Upper Gate of the Temple. Aram and Israel attack Judah during his reign. He dies and is succeeded by his son

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members of the House of Ahab in order to fulfil Elijah's prophecy. Jehu then sets off for Samaria. On the way, he meets some of Ahaziah's relatives and has them killed too. Further along, he meets

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sacks Jerusalem and takes all the royal and Temple treasures, including Solomon's gold shields, prompting Rehoboam to make bronze ones to replace them. Rehoboam dies and is succeeded by his son

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of Assyria attacks Israel in response to Israel's maintaining diplomatic relations with Egypt and refusing to pay tribute to Assyria. Shalmaneser conquers Samaria and deports its citizens to

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Hezekiah becomes ill, and Isaiah tells him he will die. Hezekiah prays, and God agrees to give him fifteen more years if he goes to the temple in three days. Isaiah prescribes a poultice of

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Back in Shechem, Jeroboam becomes worried about the possible return of his tribes to loyalty to the House of David, and decides the best way to prevent this is to stop them worshipping the

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city. He then proceeds to kill Jeroboam's whole family, fulfilling the prophecy of Ahijah the prophet. However, Baasha commits the same sins as Jeroboam. God therefore informs the prophet

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While he is at Bethel, in the midst of destroying the tombs there, he finds the tomb of the prophet who prophesied his coming and spares it. He then instructs his people to celebrate

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into the Temple. A cloud fills the Temple, preventing the priests from continuing the ceremony. Solomon explains that this is the presence of God, and takes the opportunity to make a

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is raging. Seeking to help the local prophets, he tells his servant to cook a stew. One of the prophets inadvertently adds some poisonous berries to the pot, but Elisha adds some

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Asa, in contrast to his father and grandfather, is a good king, on par with David. He abolishes male temple prostitution and destroys idols, and even deposed his grandmother as

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theological literature in the form of history. The theological bias is seen in the way it judges each king of Israel on the basis of whether he recognises the authority of the

2638:) was made for the Western church, Kingdoms was first retitled "The Book of Kings, parts One to Four", and eventually both Samuel and Kings were separated into two books each. 1875:. Elisha says goodbye to his parents, kills his oxen and cooks them by burning his plowing equipment. He distributes the meat to his neighbours and sets off to follow Elijah. 2908:

Judgement: Apostasy leads to judgement. Judgement is not punishment, but simply the natural (or rather, God-ordained) consequence of Israel's failure to worship Yahweh alone.

2438:, and Hezekiah recovers. When Hezekiah goes to the Temple and stands on the steps of Ahaz, his shadow moves back ten steps, thus proving God's words to be true. The king of 2321:, who assassinates and succeeds him, thus fulfilling God's promise to Jehu that his family would rule for four generations. Shallum is himself assassinated and succeeded by 2127:, the city where he is staying, surrounded by Arameans. His servant is frightened, until Elisha shows him the angels protecting them. He then prays that the Aramean army go 1450:

amazes the Israelites, he appoints a cabinet and reorganizes the governance of Israel at a local level. The nation of Israel prospers and Solomon's provisions increase.

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For the rest of Solomon's reign the text names its source as "the book of the acts of Solomon", but other sources were employed, and much was added by the redactor.

1240:). Scholars tend to treat the books as consisting of a first edition from the late 7th century BC and of a second and final edition from the mid-6th century BC. 2515:. Finally, he fires the priests of the other gods, desecrates the high places and gets rid of the male shrine prostitutes and weavers of Asherah in the temple. 1856:, where he falls asleep in a cave. When Elijah wakes up, God tells him He is about to pass by. An earthquake occurs and a fire starts, but neither contain God. 2496:, the royal secretary, read it to the king. When Josiah hears the laws which have been broken, he becomes sorrowful and sends a delegation to the prophetess 1859:

Instead, God appears in the form of a whisper. After hearing Elijah's concerns about being killed, he instructs him to go to Damascus, where he is to anoint

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The hardest terms to translate in the whole passage are the related Hebrew verb and noun rendered "govern" (1 Kings 3:9) and right (v. 11) The Hebrew word

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the Jezreelite. When Naboth will not sell it to him on account of it being his inheritance, Ahab sulks and refuses to eat. Jezebel proclaims a day of

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Wilson, Robert R (1995). "The Former Prophets: Reading the Books of Kings". In Mays, James Luther; Petersen, David L.; Harold Richards, Kent (eds.).

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believe the Books of Kings mixes legends, folktales, miracle stories and "fictional constructions" in with the annals for the purpose of providing a

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and Israel thoroughly defeats Judah, scattering Amaziah's troops and allowing Jehoash to sack Jerusalem. Jehoash dies and is succeeded by his son

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When finished, the things which David prepared for the Temple are brought in, and Solomon organizes a ceremony during which the priests carry the

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remains loyal to Rehoboam, and he also controls Benjamin. From these two tribes, Rehoboam amasses an army to attack the north, but the prophet

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to place him in Naboth's field. Jehu wants to kill Ahaziah too, but merely succeeds in wounding him, although he dies from his injuries at

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Three years later, God tells Elijah to return to Ahab because the drought is coming to an end. On the way, Elijah meets his administrator

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Knight, Douglas A (1995). "Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomists". In Mays, James Luther; Petersen, David L.; Richards, Kent Harold (eds.).

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was progressively stripped as true religion declined. A third source, or set of sources, were cycles of stories about various prophets (

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his headband, and Ahab sees he is a prophet, he tells Ahab that he will die because he spared Ben-Hadad, who God had told him to kill.

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scenes of the book, is that the promise of an eternal Davidic dynasty is still in effect, and that the Davidic line will be restored.

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who cursed David as he was fleeing from Absalom, to move to Jerusalem and not to leave. One day, two of Shimei's slaves run away to

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due to idolatry. He moves a collection of gold and silver objects back into the Temple. However, when he goes to war against

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When she hears what has happened, Jezebel threatens to kill Elijah, causing him to run for his life. In the wilderness near

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of Israel as the ideal king; and an even earlier version promoting the House of David as the key to national well-being.

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Menahem raises taxes to pay Pul both to leave and to support him on the throne. Menahem dies and is succeeded by his son

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and lay his staff on the boy's face. When Elisha gets there with the woman, Gehazi informs him that this has not worked.

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and appoints his own priests and festivals. One day, a prophet comes by and announces that some day a Davidic king named

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to ask what to do. Huldah tells the delegation that God will destroy Jerusalem, but not until after Josiah has died.

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In the Hebrew Bible (the Bible used by Jews), First and Second Kings are a single book, as are the First and Second

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Sutherland, Ray (1991). "Kings, Books of, First and Second". In Mills, Watson E.; Bullard, Roger Aubrey (eds.).

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Israel. Ahab repents, so God allows the disaster Elijah prophesied to come during the reign of his son instead.

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who managed to escape Joab's attempted genocide of the Edomites, hears Joab and David are dead, and returns to

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of Judah as the model for kingship; an earlier 8th-century BC version with a similar message but identifying

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as provincial governor. However, he is eventually killed by the last remaining member of the royal family,

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Elisha prays, paces, and lays himself on the boy, who then awakens. Elisha continues on to Gilgal, where a

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named Ahijah, plots to kill him and succeeds in a sneak attack, taking him by surprise during the Siege of

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and Shimei pursues them. When he returns to Jerusalem, Solomon has him put to death for leaving Jerusalem.

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The editors/authors of the Deuteronomistic history cite a number of sources, including (for example) a "

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supplies him with food, which gives him the strength to continue a further forty days until he reaches

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and spiritists. He is the best king in the history of Israel and Judah. Josiah goes to battle against

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Elisha has warned the Shunammite woman about the famine, so she and her husband have gone to live in

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The standard Hebrew text of Kings presents an impossible chronology. To take just a single example,

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army was defeated by David, allies himself with Hadad and causes havoc for Israel from his base in

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with twenty loaves of bread. Elisha uses them to miraculously feed the hundred people present.

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Elisha tells a prophet to go to Ramoth-Gilead and anoint a commander of the royal guard named

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Ahaziah does evil and allows the idol worship which flourished under his father to continue.

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in the last few centuries BC, Samuel was joined with Kings in a four-part work called the

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Knight, Douglas A (1991). "Sources". In Mills, Watson E.; Bullard, Roger Aubrey (eds.).

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Hoshea is evil, but not as bad as the preceding kings of Israel. During Hoshea's reign,

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invites him to eat and soon decides to build a room for use whenever he passes through.

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his commandments, the entire kingdom except one tribe will be taken away from his son.

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blasphemous message to Hezekiah, supposing that he has sought an alliance with Egypt.

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covers much the same time-period as the books of Kings, but it ignores the northern

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already been invaded by the Babylonians. Jehoiakim dies and is succeeded by his son

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is by now old, and so his attendants look for a virgin to look after him. They find

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of Egypt and the king of Assyria, but is defeated and killed by Necho at Megiddo.

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will soon come to Samaria, but that the king's official will not taste any of it.

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and ignores one of the most significant events in ancient Israel's history, the

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Over a period of seven years, Solomon works to fulfill David's vow of building

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some bones. She has been eaten by dogs, in accordance with Elijah's prophecy.

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Josiah begins his reign with a rebuilding of the Temple. During this effort,

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in the presence of his brothers and the royal officials, but does not invite

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as punishment for supporting Adonijah, thus fulfilling the prophecy made to

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by Babylon in c. 586 BC and to provide a foundation for a return from

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Three years pass with peace between Aram and Israel. Aram still possesses

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Soundings in Kings: Perspectives and Methods in Contemporary Scholarship

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informs him that she has no son, so Elisha tells her that she will have

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almost completely, David is given a major role in planning the Temple,

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dies after having reigned for forty years and is succeeded by his son

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Israelites. When he sends a new minister of forced labour named

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From the reign of Athaliah to the death of Elisha (11:1–13:25)

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to lead his people. Meanwhile, to the north, the Syrian king

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as Elijah's own successor. Elijah finds Elisha plowing with

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The major themes of Kings are God's promise, the recurrent

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on an upper floor and injures himself. He sends a party to

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Jeroboam II is evil. He restores Israelite territory from

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whose creditors are threatening to take her two sons into

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in his chariot, while Elijah manages to run ahead of him.

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2 Kings 18:1–25:30. The last years of the kingdom of Judah

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is given a much more far-reaching program of reform, and

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from imprisonment in Babylon—a period of some 400 years (

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Israelites are overwhelmed by great wrath and withdraw.

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of the kings, and the judgement this brings on Israel:

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Zechariah is evil, and falls victim of a conspiracy by

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According to Jewish tradition the author of Kings was

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acts as regent. Azariah dies and Jotham succeeds him.

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Ravine, where he drinks from the stream and is fed by

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1 Kings 12:1–13:34. The political and religious schism

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about to begin. God then tells Elijah to hide in the

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The two kingdoms to the fall of Samaria (14:1–17:41)

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2 Kings 14:1–17:41. The two kingdoms to the fall of

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divides the two Books of Kings into eight sections:

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The last years of the Kingdom of Judah (18:1–25:30)

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A man comes from 1906:Some time later, Ahab attempts to buy a 1516: 1247: 4052: 3945:"First and Second Books of Kings" 3512: 3180:"Third and Fourth Books of Kings" 3045: 2641:Thus, the books now commonly known as 1 2488:, the high priest, finds a copy of the 2021: 1431:and offering sacrifices. When he is at 14: 6683: 5697: 3941: 3848: 3785: 3762: 3651: 3563: 3542: 3488: 3176: 3068: 3030: 2686:—still preserve the old denomination. 2344:, who is assassinated by his official 1788:A new prophet arises in Israel, named 5671: 4961: 4026: 3718: 3327:"5Q2 / 5QKgs | orion-editor.dev" 3059: 2800: 2503:Josiah plans a ceremony to renew the 1988:The Elijah cycle (continued) (1:1–18) 1634:to foreign gods, and even allow male 3896: 3116: 2932:– the fall of Jerusalem, 586 BC 1410:Solomon in all his glory (3:1–11:43) 85:adding citations to reliable sources 56: 6622:Other books referenced in the Bible 6581:New Testament manuscript categories 3271:Trebolle, Julio (January 1, 1992). 2999:Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) 2916: 2852: 2665:). What are now commonly known as 1 2299:, in accordance with a prophecy by 2026:Elijah and Elisha are walking from 1792:, who informs Ahab of a years-long 1219:history of ancient Israel and Judah 1217:. The two books of Kings present a 1211:destruction of the Kingdom of Judah 1155: 24: 6152:Testaments of the Three Patriarchs 2613: 1956:After the death of Ahab (22:39–54) 1767:activates the curse proclaimed by 1462:with wood provided by the king of 25: 6727: 4820:Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 3808: 2743:Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2051:Some miracles of Elisha (4:1–6:7) 1330:, David's fourth son, born after 1315:The Davidic succession (1:1–2:46) 4825:Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 3813: 3725:Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible 3069:Grabbe, Lester L. (2016-12-01). 2622:. When this was translated into 2538:Necho takes Josiah's successor, 1369:. The anointing is performed by 162: 61: 6637:Biblical and Quranic narratives 3893:Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 3519:. Westminster John Knox Press. 3498:. 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He then moves on to 1784:The great drought (17:1–18:46) 1454:Solomon the builder (5:1–9:25) 13: 1: 3927:1 & 2 Kings: introduction 3769:A Survey of the Old Testament 3765:"The Deuteronomistic History" 3677:"The Deuteronomistic History" 3675:Spieckerman, Hermann (2001). 3433:Moore & Kelle, pp. 269–71 3331:orion-bibliography.huji.ac.il 3313:orion-bibliography.huji.ac.il 3205:(Douay Rheims ed.), DRBO 3073:(1 ed.). T&T Clark. 3009: 2936: 2796:concerning Judah's last days. 2227:, manages to hide her nephew 1779:The Elijah cycle (17:1–22:54) 1230: 3637:. Sheffield Academic Press. 3546:Old Testament Interpretation 3464:Fretheim, Terence E (1997). 3114:New Revised Standard Version 2739:Annals of the Kings of Judah 2360:, who succeeds him as king. 2284:, who recovers and rebuilds 2017:The Elisha cycle (2:1–13:25) 7: 5421:Rulers outside Israel/Judah 4571:Rulers outside Israel/Judah 3792:. Continuum International. 3704:. Mercer University Press. 3679:. In Perdue, Leo G. (ed.). 3656:. In Perdue, Leo G. (ed.). 3629:McKenzie, Steven L (1994). 3570:. 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For the jazz trio, see 3763:Walton, John H. (2009). 3513:Sweeney, Marvin (2007). 3117:Auld, A. Graeme (1986). 2994:Historicity of the Bible 2809:feature parts of Kings: 2741:" and a separate book, " 2737:" and, frequently, the " 2649:Samuel are known in the 2583:Ishmael son of Nethaniah 2247:is succeeded by his son 2204:, who becomes his ally. 2038:The Moabite war (3:1–27) 1997:Ahaziah falls through a 40:2 Kings (disambiguation) 6696:1st-millennium BC books 6479:Intertestamental period 5611:Deuteronomistic history 4901:Deuteronomistic history 4830:David's Mighty Warriors 3942:Schets, Joseph (1910). 3913:Encyclopædia Britannica 3861:2 Kings at Mechon-Mamre 3855:1 Kings at Mechon-Mamre 3177:Schets, Joseph (1910). 2943:Chronology of the Bible 2708:Deuteronomistic history 2690:Deuteronomistic history 1890:leading them to attack 1728:as king and returns to 1505:Solomon builds a navy. 1338:, David's general, and 1292:2 Kings 2:1–13:25. The 1185:Deuteronomistic history 6463:Apocalyptic literature 6100:Paralipomena of Baruch 5240:Rulers of Israel/Judah 4465:Rulers of Israel/Judah 3921:Books of Kings article 3868:Christian translations 3652:Perdue, Leo G (2001). 3495:First and Second Kings 3490:Nelson, Richard Donald 3467:First and Second Kings 3297:– via brill.com. 2963:Kings and 2 Chronicles 2933: 2865: 2610: 2511:and take the ashes to 1867:as king of Israel and 1269:The Davidic succession 1256: 1171:, found as two books ( 1081:Paralipomena of Baruch 6627:Additional Scriptures 6591:New Testament uncials 5657:World English Version 5616:Books of the Kingdoms 4947:World English Version 4906:Books of the Kingdoms 3951:Catholic Encyclopedia 3923:(Jewish Encyclopedia) 3719:Tomes, Roger (2003). 3457:Commentaries on Kings 3351:. 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The pharaoh 1611: 1608: 1566: 1563: 1518: 1515: 1510:Queen of Sheba 1502: 1499: 1497:into slavery. 1455: 1452: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1307: 1306: 1303: 1297: 1290: 1287: 1281: 1278: 1271: 1245: 1242: 1156:סֵפֶר מְלָכִים 1142: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1131: 1124: 1116: 1113: 1112: 1106: 1105: 1102: 1101: 1096: 1095: 1094: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1060: 1059: 1053: 1052: 1051: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1012: 1011: 1007: 1006: 1005: 1004: 999: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 950: 943: 942: 939: 938: 933: 932: 931: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 867: 866: 864:Minor prophets 860: 859: 858: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 829: 828: 826:Major prophets 820: 813: 812: 809: 808: 804: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 777: 776: 769: 768: 765: 764: 760: 759: 754: 749: 744: 742:1–2 Chronicles 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 713: 712: 705: 704: 701: 700: 696: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 669: 668: 661: 660: 653: 652: 650:(Christianity) 643: 642: 639: 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