Kings I and II
Kings I and II Two books in the Old Testament, called Third and Fourth Kingdoms in the Greek Septuagint. These books recount the history of the kingdom of Israel from the end of the reign of David (c.970 bc) to the fall of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 bc.
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Book Of Kings , Kings (books of the Bible)
Kings, books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon. They are called First and Second Kings in modern… Rehoboam , REHOBOAM (Heb. רְחַבְעָם; "the [divine] kinsman has been generous" or "the people has expanded"), king of Judah for 17 years (c. 928–911 b.c.e.); son… Jehoshaphat , JEHOSHAPHAT (Heb. יְהוֹשָׁפָט), king of Judah, son of *Asa and Azubah, daughter of Shilhi (i Kings 22:42; ii Chron. 20:31). Jehoshaphat ruled Judah f… Jeroboam I , JEROBOAM (Heb. יָרָבְעָם), first king of post-Solomonic Israel; son of Nebat and Zeruah, from the town of Zeredah in Ephraim (i Kings 11:26). Jeroboa… Jehu , Jehu
JEHU (Heb. יֵהוּא), son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi (ii Kings 9–10); reigned over the Israelite kingdom at Samaria for 28 years (c. 842–814 b.c… i & ii Chronicles , ASA
ASA (Heb. אָסָא; etymology uncertain), king of Judah, 908–867 b.c.e. According to i Kings 15:8 and ii Chronicles 13:23, Asa was the son of *Abija…
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