Kings
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Kings is a biblical book in the Hebrew Bible that narrates the history of the Israelite monarchies from Solomon through the fall of Jerusalem.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical book
→
book of the Hebrew Bible → historical book of the Bible → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Books of Kings
→
surface form: "Book of Kings"
Books of Kings → |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture → |
| centralTheme |
centralization of worship in Jerusalem
→
covenant faithfulness → judgment for idolatry → legitimacy of Davidic dynasty → |
| coversEvent |
Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
→
surface form: "Assyrian conquest of Israel"
Babylonian exile →
surface form: "Babylonian conquest of Judah"
destruction of the First Temple → division of the united monarchy → fall of Samaria → history of the northern kingdom of Israel → history of the southern kingdom of Judah → reign of King Solomon → |
| dateOfComposition | First Temple period and exilic period (traditional scholarly view) → |
| followsWork | Samuel → |
| genre |
historical narrative
→
theological history → |
| hasPart |
Books of Kings
→
surface form: "1 Kings"
Book of 2 Kings →
surface form: "2 Kings"
|
| literaryFeature | regnal formulas for kings of Israel and Judah → |
| mentionsFigure |
Ahab
→
Hezekiah → Jeroboam I → Jezebel → Josiah → Nebuchadnezzar II → Rehoboam → Solomon GENERATED → |
| mentionsProphet |
Elijah
GENERATED
→
Elisha → Huldah → Isaiah → |
| narrativeEnd | fall of Jerusalem GENERATED → |
| narrativeScope | history of the Israelite monarchies → |
| narrativeStart | reign of Solomon GENERATED → |
| originalLanguage | Biblical Hebrew → |
| partOf |
Bible
→
surface form: "Christian Old Testament"
Prophets →
surface form: "Former Prophets"
Tanakh →
surface form: "Hebrew Bible"
Neviim → |
| positionInHebrewBible | fourth book of the Former Prophets → |
| precedesWork | Isaiah GENERATED → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
→
Judaism → |
| structure | two-volume work in most Christian Bibles → |
| theologicalEmphasis | evaluation of kings according to fidelity to YHWH → |
Referenced by (4)
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