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Revision 2 . . October 7, 2001 8:46 am by Alan Millar [wikify, NPOV]
Revision 1 . . October 7, 2001 8:36 am by (logged).99.203.xxx [Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- please update as needed]
  

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\Kings, The Books of\
The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the
The books of Kings are two books of the
Christian Bible Old Testament and Jewish
Tanach. The contain accounts of the kings of
ancient Israel.

Two books of Kings were originally one book in the

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made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as
the third and fourth books of Kings, the two books of Samuel
made by the Septuagint, which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as
the third and fourth books of Kings, the two books of Samuel

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accession of Solomon till the subjugation of the kingdom by
Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians (apparently a period of about
four hundred and fifty-three years). The books of Chronicles
(q.v.) are more comprehensive in their contents than those of
accession of Solomon till the subjugation of the kingdom by
Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians (apparently a period of about
four hundred and fifty-three years). The books of Chronicles
are more comprehensive in their contents than those of

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portions of them and of Jeremiah that are almost identical,
portions of them and of
Jeremiah that are almost identical,

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recorded in Kings of which Jeremiah had personal knowledge.
These facts countenance in some degree the tradition that
Jeremiah was the author of the books of Kings. But the more
probable supposition is that Ezra, after the Captivity, compiled
them from documents written perhaps by David, Solomon, Nathan,
recorded in Kings of which Jeremiah had personal knowledge.
Because of this many have traditionally thought that
Jeremiah was the author of the books of Kings. An alternative
supposition is that Ezra, after the Captivity, compiled
them from documents written perhaps by David, Solomon, Nathan,

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In the threefold division of the Scriptures by the Jews, these
In the threefold division of the Scriptures in the Jewish
Tanach, these

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quoted or alluded to by our Lord and his apostles (Matt. 6:29;
quoted or alluded to by Jesus and his apostles (Matt. 6:29;

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The date of its composition was some time between B.C. 561,
The date of its composition was perhaps some time between B.C. 561,

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of the decree of deliverance by Cyrus.

of the decree of deliverance by Cyrus the Great.

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Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed
Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed

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