Books of Kings
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The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
Aliases (6)
- Book of Kings ×12
- 1 Kings ×3
- 2 Kings ×3
- 1–2 Kings ×1
- 2 Kings 17 ×1
- 2 Kings 25 ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deuteronomistic history
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Hebrew Bible book → Old Testament book → biblical book → |
| alsoKnownAs |
1–2 Kings
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Kings → |
| beginsWith |
reign of Solomon
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| canonicalOrderInChristianOldTestament |
after 2 Samuel
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before 1 Chronicles → |
| canonicalOrderInHebrewBible |
after Samuel
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before Isaiah → |
| centralTheme |
covenant faithfulness and unfaithfulness
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role of prophets in Israel and Judah → spiritual decline leading to exile → |
| contains |
accounts of idolatry and high places
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accounts of temple worship in Jerusalem → prophetic oracles and miracles → |
| endsWith |
Babylonian exile of Judah
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| evaluatesKingsBy |
faithfulness to Yahweh
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| genre |
historical narrative
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theological narrative → |
| hasPart |
1 Kings
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2 Kings → |
| includesEvent |
division of the united monarchy
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fall of the northern kingdom of Israel → fall of the southern kingdom of Judah → |
| includesFigure |
Ahab
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Elijah → Elisha → Hezekiah → Jeroboam I → Jezebel → Josiah → Nebuchadnezzar II → Solomon → |
| influencedBy |
Deuteronomy
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| narrativeScope |
from reign of Solomon to Babylonian exile
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monarchies of Israel and Judah → |
| originalLanguage |
Biblical Hebrew
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| partOf |
Christian Old Testament
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Former Prophets → Hebrew Bible → Neviim → |
| preservedIn |
Masoretic Text
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Septuagint → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism → |
| theologicalPerspective |
Deuteronomistic
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