1 Kings
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1 Kings is a book of the Old Testament that recounts the history of the Israelite monarchy from the reign of Solomon through the division of the kingdom.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1 Kings canonical | 19 |
| Book of 1 Kings | 19 |
| First Book of Kings | 5 |
| 1 Kings 6 | 1 |
| First and Second Kings of the Kingdoms (in some Septuagint traditions) | 1 |
| ספר מלכים א' | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917077 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1 Kings Context triple: [2 Samuel, precedes, 1 Kings]
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A.
Book of 2 Kings
The Book of 2 Kings is an Old Testament historical book that recounts the reigns and downfall of the monarchies of Israel and Judah, culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
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B.
2 Samuel
2 Samuel is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that recounts the reign of King David over Israel, including his political triumphs, personal failures, and their spiritual consequences.
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C.
1 Samuel
1 Samuel is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that narrates the transition of Israel from the period of judges to the establishment of the monarchy under Saul and David.
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D.
Divrei Hayamim
Divrei Hayamim is the Hebrew name for the biblical Books of Chronicles, which recount the genealogies and history of Israel from Adam through the period of the kings.
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E.
Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament biblical book that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership following Moses’ death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1 Kings Target entity description: 1 Kings is a book of the Old Testament that recounts the history of the Israelite monarchy from the reign of Solomon through the division of the kingdom.
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A.
Book of 2 Kings
The Book of 2 Kings is an Old Testament historical book that recounts the reigns and downfall of the monarchies of Israel and Judah, culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
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B.
2 Samuel
2 Samuel is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that recounts the reign of King David over Israel, including his political triumphs, personal failures, and their spiritual consequences.
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C.
1 Samuel
1 Samuel is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that narrates the transition of Israel from the period of judges to the establishment of the monarchy under Saul and David.
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D.
Divrei Hayamim
Divrei Hayamim is the Hebrew name for the biblical Books of Chronicles, which recount the genealogies and history of Israel from Adam through the period of the kings.
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E.
Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament biblical book that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership following Moses’ death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of the Bible
ⓘ
Historical book ⓘ Old Testament book ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
Canonical in Christianity
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Canonical in Judaism ⓘ |
| centralDeity |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| containsEvent |
Solomon's Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem
Mount Carmel ⓘ
surface form:
Contest on Mount Carmel
Dedication of the Temple ⓘ Division of the kingdom into Israel and Judah ⓘ Elijah’s flight to Horeb ⓘ Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard ⓘ
surface form:
Naboth’s vineyard incident
Solomon’s request for wisdom ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
Division of the united monarchy
ⓘ
Early kings of Israel and Judah ⓘ King Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Reign of King Solomon
|
| division | Part of the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ahab
ⓘ
Elijah ⓘ Jeroboam I ⓘ Jezebel ⓘ King Solomon ⓘ Rehoboam ⓘ |
| follows | 2 Samuel ⓘ |
| genre |
Religious history
ⓘ
Theological narrative ⓘ |
| includedInCanonOf |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Tanakh
Protestant churches ⓘ |
| keyLocation |
Bethel
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Mount Carmel ⓘ Samaria ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| mainTheme |
Consequences of idolatry
ⓘ
Faithfulness to the covenant with Yahweh ⓘ Legitimacy of the Davidic dynasty ⓘ Prophetic authority ⓘ |
| originalCollection | Originally part of a single work with 2 Kings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| precedes |
Book of 2 Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings
|
| religiousPerspective | Monotheistic ⓘ |
| structure | Divided into 22 chapters in most Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Jeremiah
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Jeremiah
|
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy and teaching
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy and study ⓘ |
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Subject: 1 Kings Description of subject: 1 Kings is a book of the Old Testament that recounts the history of the Israelite monarchy from the reign of Solomon through the division of the kingdom.
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First Book of Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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First Book of Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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First and Second Kings of the Kingdoms (in some Septuagint traditions)
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Book of 1 Kings
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First Book of Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Cherubim
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Book of 1 Kings
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ספר מלכים א'
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Book of 1 Kings
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1 Kings 6
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First Book of Kings
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Book of 1 Kings
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Yam Suf
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Book of 1 Kings
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Book of 1 Kings