Introduction:
The term "Kings" in the Bible primarily refers to the rulers of Israel and Judah, as well as the biblical books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings, which detail the history of these monarchs. The concept of kingship is central to the narrative of the Old Testament, reflecting both the divine mandate and human frailty.

Biblical Books of Kings:
The books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings are part of the Deuteronomistic history, which includes the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. These books provide a theological history of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile. The books of Kings cover the period from the death of King David and the reign of Solomon to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity.

1 Kings begins with the transition of power from David to Solomon, highlighting Solomon's wisdom and the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem. However, it also records Solomon's eventual apostasy, which sets the stage for the division of the united monarchy into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

2 Kings continues the narrative, detailing the reigns of various kings in both Israel and Judah. It emphasizes the consequences of idolatry and disobedience to God's covenant, leading to the fall of Israel to Assyria and Judah to Babylon.

Key Themes and Events:

· Solomon's Reign: Solomon is renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the building of the Temple. His prayer for wisdom is recorded in 1 Kings 3:9, "So give Your servant a discerning heart to govern Your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?" . Despite his achievements, Solomon's marriages to foreign women and subsequent idolatry led to divine judgment.

· Division of the Kingdom: After Solomon's death, the kingdom was divided due to the rebellion of Jeroboam against Rehoboam, Solomon's son. This division is seen as a fulfillment of God's judgment against Solomon's idolatry (1 Kings 11:11-13).

· Prophetic Ministry: The books of Kings highlight the role of prophets such as Elijah and Elisha, who called the kings and people back to covenant faithfulness. Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18) and Elisha's miracles are significant events demonstrating God's power and authority.

· Judgment and Exile: The persistent idolatry and injustice of the kings led to the eventual downfall of both kingdoms. The fall of Samaria and the northern kingdom to Assyria is recorded in 2 Kings 17, while the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of Judah to Babylon is detailed in 2 Kings 25.

Theological Significance:
The narrative of the kings serves as a testament to God's sovereignty and faithfulness, despite human failure. The books of Kings illustrate the consequences of disobedience and the importance of covenant loyalty. They also foreshadow the need for a righteous and eternal king, fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, the King of Kings.

Kingship in Israel:
The concept of kingship in Israel was initially met with divine reluctance, as seen in 1 Samuel 8, where the people demanded a king "like all the other nations" (1 Samuel 8:5). God granted their request but warned them of the potential for tyranny and oppression. The ideal king was to be a shepherd of the people, ruling with justice and righteousness, as exemplified by David, despite his personal failings.

Conclusion:
The history of the kings of Israel and Judah is a complex narrative of human ambition, divine judgment, and prophetic intervention. It underscores the need for a king who would perfectly embody God's justice and mercy, a role ultimately fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ.Kings

of Judah and Israel. For the list see table at the end of this volume.

Kings, The Books of

The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division into two books was first made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as the third and fourth books of Kings, the two books of Samuel being the first and second books of Kings.

They contain the annals of the Jewish commonwealth from the 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 Kings. The latter synchronize with 1 Chronicles 28-2 Chronicles 36:21. While in the Chronicles greater prominence is given to the priestly or Levitical office, in the Kings greater prominence is given to the kingly.

The authorship of these books is uncertain. There are some portions of them and of Jeremiah that are almost identical, e.g., 2 Kings 24:18-25 and Jeremiah 52; 39:1-10; 40:7-41:10. There are also many undesigned coincidences between Jeremiah and Kings (2 Kings 21-23 and Jeremiah 7:15; 15:4; 19:3, etc.), and events 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, Gad, and Iddo, and that he arranged them in the order in which they now exist.

In the threefold division of the Scriptures by the Jews, these books are ranked among the "Prophets." They are frequently quoted or alluded to by our Lord and his apostles (Matthew 6:29; 12:42; Luke 4:25, 26; 10:4; Comp. 2 Kings 4:29; Mark 1:6; Comp. 2 Kings 1:8; Matthew 3:4, etc.).

The sources of the narrative are referred to (1) "the book of the Acts of Solomon" (1 Kings 11:41); (2) the "book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah" (14:29; 15:7, 23, etc.); (3) the "book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel" (14:19; 15:31; 16:14, 20, 27, etc.).

The date of its composition was some time between B.C. 561, the date of the last chapter (2 Kings 25), when Jehoiachin was released from captivity by Evil-merodach, and B.C. 538, the date of the decree of deliverance by Cyrus.

EGYPTIAN KINGS (LATER)

See PHARAOH; HOPHRA; NECO; SHISHAK; EGYPT, III.

KINGS, BOOKS OF

" I. TITLE

II. SCOPE

III. CHARACTER OF BOOKS AND POSITION IN THE HEBREW CANON

1. Purpose

2. Character of Data

IV. HISTORICAL VALUE

1. Treatment of Historical Data

2. Chronology

3. Value of Assyrian Records

4. Plan

V. COMPOSITION

1. Nature of the Books

2. Sources

3. Kent's Scheme

4. The Jahwist (Jahwist) and the Elohist (E)

VI. DATE

LITERATURE

I. Title.

The Hebrew title reads, melakhim, "kings," the division into books being based on the Septuagint where the Books of Kings are numbered 3rd and 4th, the Books of Kingdoms (Basileion), the Books of Samuel being numbered respectively 1st and 2nd. The separation in the Hebrew into 2 Books of Kings dates to the rabbinic Bible of Daniel Bomberg (Venice, 1516-17), who adds in a footnote, "Here the non-Jews (i.e. Christians) begin the 4th Book of Kings." The Hebrew Canon treats the 2 Books of Samuel as one book, and the 2 Books of Kings as one. Hence, both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) read incorrectly, "The First Book of Kings," even the use of the article being superfluous.gs (stadia) from Jerusalem, which he named Absalom's Hand." In all probability this "pillar" was a rough upright stone-a matstsebhah-but its site is lost. The traditional Greek-Egyptian tomb of perhaps 100-200 years B.C. which has been hewn out of the rock on the eastern side of the Kidron valley is manifestly misnamed "Absalom's pillar," and the Kidron ravine (nachal) cannot be the King's Vale (`emeq).

II. Scope.

The Books of Kings contain 47 chapters (I, 22 chs; II, 25 chs), and cover the period from the conspiracy of Adonijah and the accession of Solomon (975 B.C.) to the liberation of Jehoiachin after the beginning of the Exile (561 B.C.). The subject-matter may be grouped under certain heads, as the last days of David (1 Kings 1-2:11); Solomon and his times (1 Kings 2:12-11:43); the Northern Kingdom to the coming of Assyria (1 Kings 12:16-2_kings 17:41) (937-722 B.C.), including 9 dynastic changes; the Southern Kingdom to the coming of Babylon (1 Kings 12:1-2_kings 25:21, the annals of the two kingdoms being given as parallel records until the fall of Israel) (937-586 B.C.), during which time but one dynasty, that of David, occupied the throne; the period of exile to 561 B.C. (2 Kings 25:22-30). A simpler outline, that of Driver, would be:

(1) Solomon and his times (1 Kings 1-11);

(2) Israel and Judah to the fall of Israel (1 Kings 12-2_kings 17); Judah to the fall of Jerusalem (586 B.C.), and the captivity to the liberation of Jehoiachin (561 B.C.) (2 Kings 18-25).

"Above all, there are three features in the history, which, in the mind of the author, are of prime importance as shown by the prominence he gives them in his narrative.

(1) The dynasty of David is invested with peculiar dignity. This had two aspects. It pointed back to the Divine election of the nation in the past, and gave the guaranty of indefinite national perpetuity in the future. The promise of the `sure mercies of David' was a powerful uniting influence in the Exile.

(2) The Temple and its service, for which the writer had such special regard, contributed greatly to the phase of national character of subsequent times. With all the drawbacks and defacements of pure worship here was the stated regular performance of sacred rites, the development and regulation of priestly order and ritual law, which stamped themselves so firmly on later Judaism.

(3) Above all, this was the period of bloom of Old Testament prophecy. Though more is said of men like Elijah and Elisha, who have left no written words, we must not forget the desires of pre-exilic prophets, whose writings have come down to us-men who, against the opposition of rulers and the indifference of the people, testified to the moral foundation on which the nation was constituted, vindicated Divine righteousness, rebuked sin, and held up the ideal to which the nation was called."-Robertson, Temple B D, 369 f.

III. Character of Books and Position in Hebrew Canon.

The Books of Kings contain much historical material, yet the historical is not their primary purpose. What in our English Bibles pass for historical books are in the Hebrew Canon prophetic books, the Books of Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings being classed as the "Earlier Prophets."

1. Purpose:

The chief aim of these books is didactic, the imparting of great moral lessons backed up by well-known illustrations from the nation's history and from the lives of its heroes and leaders. Accordingly, we have here a sort of historical archipelago, more continuous than in the Pentateuch, yet requiring much bridging over and conjecture in the details.

2. Character of Data:

The historical matter includes, in the case of the kings of Israel, the length of the reign and the death; in the case of the kings of Judah there are included also the age at the date of accession, the name of the mother, and mention of the burial. The beginnings of the reigns in each case are dated from a point in the reign of the contemporary ruler, e.g. 1 Kings 15:1: "Now in the 18th year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah."

IV. Historical Value.

1. Treatment of Historical Data:

These books contain a large amount of authentic data, and, along with the other books of this group which constitute a contemporaneous narrative, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, must be accorded high rank among ancient documents. To be sure the ethical and religious value is first and highest, nevertheless the historical facts must be reckoned at their true worth. Discrepancies and contradictions are to be explained by the subordination of historical details to the moral and religious purpose of the books, and to the diversity of sources whence these data are taken, that is, the compilers and editors of the Books of Kings as they now stand were working not for a consistent, continuous historical narrative, but for a great ethical and religious treatise. The historical material is only incidental and introduced by way of illustration and confirmation. For the oriental mind these historical examples rather than the rigor of modern logic constitute the unanswerable argument.

2. Chronology:

There cannot be as much said relative to the chronological value of the books. Thus, e.g., there is a question as to the date of the close of Ahaz' reign. According to 2 Kings 18:10, Samaria fell in the 6th year of Hezekiah's reign. The kings who followed Hezekiah aggregate 110 years; 586 plus 110 plus 29 (Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18:2) = 725. But in 2 Kings 18:13 we learn that Sennacherib's invasion came in the 14th year of Hezekiah's reign. Then 701 plus 14 = 715. With this last agrees the account of Hezekiah's sickness (2 Kings 20). In explanation of 2 Kings 18:13, however, it is urged by some that the writer has subtracted the 15 years of 2 Kings 20:6 from the 29 years of Hezekiah's reign. Again, e.g. in 1 Kings 6:1, we learn that Solomon began to build the temple 480 years "after the children of Israel were come out of the Land of Egypt" Septuagint here reads 440 years). This would make between Moses and David 12 generations of 40 years each. But counting the Exodus in the reign of Merenptah, 1225-1215 B.C., and the beginning of the erection of the temple 975 B.C., or after, we could not make out more than (1225-975) 250 years. Further, if the total length of reigns in Israel and Judah as recorded in the parallel accounts of Kings be added for the two kingdoms, the two amounts do not agree. And, again, it is not certain whether in their annals the Hebrews predated or post-dated the reigns of their kings, i.e. whether the year of a king's death was counted his last year and the first year of his successor's reign, or whether the following year was counted the first year of the succeeding king (compare Curtis in H D B, I, 400, 1, f; Marti in E B, I, coll. 777;).

3. Value of Assyrian Records:

The Babylonians and Assyrians were more skilled and more careful chronologers, and it is by reference to their accounts of the same or of contemporary events that a sure footing is found. Hence, the value of such monuments as those of Shalmaneser IV and Sennacherib-and here mention should be made also of the Moabite Stone.

4. Plan:

The plan of the books is prevailingly chronological, although at times the material is arranged in groups (e.g. 2 Kings 2:1-8:15, the Elisha stories).

V. Composition.

1. Nature of the Books:

The Books of Kings are of the nature of a compilation. The compiler has furnished a framework into which he has arranged the historical matter drawn from other sources. There are chronological data, citations of authorities, judgments on the character and deeds of the several rulers, and moral and religious teachings drawn from the attitude of the rulers in matters of religion, especially toward heathen cults. The point of view is that of the prophets of the national party as one against foreign influence. "Both in point of view and in phraseology the compiler shows himself to be strongly influenced by Deuteronomy." (The principal editor is styled RD, i.e. Deuteronomic Redactor.) The Deuteronomic law was the touchstone, and by his loyalty to, or apostasy from, that standard, each king stands approved or condemned. This influence also appears in passages where the editor takes liberties in the expansion and adaptation of material. There is marked recurrence of phrases occurring elsewhere chiefly or even wholly in Deuteronomy, or in books showing Deuteronomic influence (Burney in H D B, II, 859). In 2 Kings 17 we have a test of the nation on the same standards; compare also 1 Kings 2:3; 9:1-9; 2 Kings 14:6 Deuteronomy 24:16.

2. Sources:

In numerous instances the sources are indicated, as "the book of the acts of Solomon" (1 Kings 11:41), "the chronicles of the kings of Judah" (1 Kings 14:29), "the chronicles of the kings of Israel" (1 Kings 15:31). A score or more of these sources are mentioned by title in the several books of the Old Testament. Thus "the history of Samuel the seer," "the history of Nathan the prophet." "the history of Gad the seer" (1 Chronicles 29:29); "the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite," "the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat" (2 Chronicles 9:29; compare 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 13:22; 2 Chronicles 20:34; 2 Chronicles 32:32). Thus the "book of the kings of Israel" is mentioned 17 times (for all kings except Jehoram and Hoshea); the "book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah" is mentioned 15 times (for all except Ahaziah, Athaliah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiachin and Zedekiah). Whether the compiler had recourse to the archives themselves or to a work based on the archives is still a question.

3. Kent's Scheme:

Kent, Student's Old Testament (II, chart, and pp. ix-xxvi), gives the following scheme for showing the sources:

(1) Early stories about the Ark (circa 950 B.C. or earlier), Saul stories and David stories (950-900 B.C.) were united (circa 850 B.C.) to make early Judean Saul and David stories. With these last were combined (circa 600 B.C.) popular Judean David stories (circa 700 B.C.) later Ephraimite Samuel narratives (circa 650 B.C.), and very late popular prophetic traditions (650-600 B.C.) in a first edition of the Books of Samuel.

(2) Annals of Solomon (circa 950 B.C.), early temple records (950-900 B.C.), were united (circa 800 B.C.) with popular Solomon traditions (850-800 B.C.) in a "Book of the Acts of Solomon." A Jeroboam history (900-850 B.C.), an Ahab history (circa 800 B.C.), and a Jehu history (circa 750 B.C.) were united with the annals of Israel (after 950 to circa 700 B.C.) in the "Chronicles of the Kings of Israel" (700 or after). Early Ephraimite Elisha narratives (800-750 B.C.), influenced by a Samaria cycle of Elisha stories (750-700 B.C.) and a Gilgal cycle of Elisha stories (700-650 B.C.), were joined about 600 B.C. with the "Book of the Acts of Solomon" and the "Chronicles of the Kings of Israel" in a "first edition of the Books of Kings."

(3) The first edition of Samuel, the first edition of Kings and Isaiah stories (before 550 B.C.) were united (circa 550 B.C.) in a final revision of Samuel and Kings.

(4) From "annals of Judah" (before 900 to 650 B.C. or after), temple records (before 850 to after 650 B.C.), and a Hezekiah history (circa 650 B.C.), was drawn material for the "Chronicles of the kings of Judah" (circa 600 B.C.).

(5) From this last work and the final revision of Samuel and Kings was taken material for a "Midhrash of the Book of the kings of Israel and Judah" (circa 300 B.C.), and from this work, the final revision of Samuel and Kings, and a possible temple history (after 400)-itself from the final revision of Samuel and Kings-came the Books of Chronciles (circa 250 B.C.).

4. The Jahwist (Jahwist) and the Elohist (E):

The distinctions between the great documents of the Pentateuch do not appear so clearly here. The summary, "epitome") is the work of a Jewish redactor; the longer narratives (e.g. 1 Kings 17-2_kings 8; 1 Kings 13:14-21) "are written in a bright and chaste Hebrew style, though some of them exhibit slight peculiarities of diction, due, doubtless (in part), to their North Israelite origin" (E). The writers of these narratives are thought to have been prophets, in most cases from the Northern Kingdom.

VI. Date.

There are numerous data bearing on the date of Kings, and indications of different dates appear in the books. The closing verses bring down the history to the 37th year of the Captivity (2 Kings 25:27); yet the author, incorporating his materials, was apparently not careful to adjust the dates to his own time, as in 1 Kings 8:8; 1 Kings 12:19 2 Kings 8:22; 2 Kings 16:6, which refer to conditions that passed away with the Exile. The work was probably composed before the fall of Jerusalem (586 B.C.), and was revised during or shortly after the Exile, and also supplemented by the addition of the account of the downfall of the Judean kingdom. There are traces of a post-exilic hand, as, e.g., the mention of "the cities of Samaria" (1 Kings 13:32), implying that Samaria was a province, which was not the case until after the Exile. The existence of altars over the land (1 Kings 19:10), and the sanctuary at Carmel, were illegal according to the Deuteronomic law, as also was the advice given to Elisha (2 Kings 3:19) to cut down the fruit trees in time of war; (Deuteronomy 20:19).

LITERATURE.

K. Budde, Das Buch der Richter, Mohr, Leipzig; John Skinner, "Kings," in New Century Bible, Frowde, New York; C.F. Burney, Notes on the Hebrew Text of the Books of Kings, Clarendon Press, Oxford; 1903; R. Kittel, Die Bucher der Konige, Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Leipzig, 1900; I. Benzinger, Die Bucher der Konige, Mohr, 1899; C.F. Kent, Student's Old Testament, Scribner, 1905; S.R. Driver, Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament, Scribner, new revised edition, 1910; J.E. McFadyen, Introduction to the Old Testament, Armstrong, New York, 1906; Carl H. Cornill, Einleitung in die kanonischen Bucher Altes Testament, Mohr, 6th edition, 1908; A. F. Kirkpatrick, The Divine Library of the Old Testament, Macmillan, 1891.

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2264. Herodes -- perhaps "son of a hero," Herod, the name of ...
... perhaps "son of a hero," Herod, the name of several kings of the Jews. Part of Speech:
Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Herodes Phonetic Spelling: (hay-ro'-dace ...
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935. basileus -- a king
... Cognate: 935 -- a (sovereign); often referring to Christ who is "the King of kings"
(Rev 19:16), ie King over the Kingdom of the heavens (God). ...
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5511. chlamus -- a chlamys or short cloak
... 5511 -- "a short cloak worn by soldiers, military officers, magistrates, kings,
emperors, etc" (J. Thayer) -- the Latin , the garment of "dignity" (office ...
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936. basileuo -- to be king, reign
... Word Origin from basileus Definition to be king, reign NASB Word Usage become kings
(2), kings (1), reign (12), reigned (4), reigning (1), reigns (1). ...
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934. basileios -- royal
... Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: basileios Phonetic Spelling:
(bas-il'-i-os) Short Definition: courtiers, palaces, a body of kings, royal Definition ...
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5328. Pharao -- Pharaoh, an Eg. king
... Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Pharao Phonetic Spelling: (far-ah-o') Short
Definition: Pharaoh Definition: Pharaoh, the title of ancient Egyptian kings. ...
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490. Antiocheia -- Antioch, the name of two cities
... Word Origin from Antiochos (Antiochus, the name of a number of Syrian kings) Definition
Antioch, the name of two cities NASB Word Usage Antioch (18). Antioch. ...
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1130. Ben-hadad -- "son of Hadad," the name of several Aramean ...
... "son of Hadad," the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings. Transliteration:
Ben-hadad Phonetic Spelling: (ben-had-ad') Short Definition: Ben-hadad. ...
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6547. Paroh -- a title of Egypt kings
... a title of Egypt kings. Transliteration: Paroh Phonetic Spelling: (par-o') Short
Definition: Pharaoh. ... kings NASB Word Usage Pharaoh (214), Pharaoh's (53). ...
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3379. Yarobam -- "the people increase," the name of two Israelites ...
... Yarobam. 3380 . "the people increase," the name of two Israelites kings.
Transliteration: Yarobam Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rob-awm') Short Definition: Jeroboam ...
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2985. Yabin -- "one who is intelligent," two Canaanite kings
... 2984, 2985. Yabin. 2986 . "one who is intelligent," two Canaanite kings.
Transliteration: Yabin Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-bene') Short Definition: Jabin. ...
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1867. Dareyavesh -- the name of several Pers. kings
... the name of several Pers. kings. Transliteration: Dareyavesh Phonetic Spelling:
(daw-reh-yaw-vaysh') Short Definition: Darius. ... kings NASB Word Usage Darius (10). ...
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1868. Dareyavesh -- two Pers. kings
... two Pers. kings. Transliteration: Dareyavesh Phonetic Spelling: (daw-reh-yaw-vaysh')
Short Definition: Darius. ... kings NASB Word Usage Darius (15). Darius. ...
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7249. Rab-saris -- perhaps "chief eunuch," an official of the ...
... and Bab. kings. Transliteration: Rab-saris Phonetic Spelling: (rab-saw-reece') Short
Definition: Rab-saris. ... and Bab. kings NASB Word Usage Rab-saris (3). ...
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3103. Yobab -- a son of Joktan, also his desc., also two non-Isr. ...
... kings, also two Benjamites. Transliteration: Yobab Phonetic Spelling: (yo-bawb')
Short Definition: Jobab. ... kings, also two Benjamites NASB Word Usage Jobab (9). ...
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7800. Shushan -- residence of Pers. kings
... residence of Pers. kings. Transliteration: Shushan Phonetic Spelling: (shoo-shan')
Short Definition: Susa. ... kings NASB Word Usage Susa (21). Shushan. ...
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2537. Chamutal -- perhaps "my husband's father is the dew," mother ...
... perhaps "my husband's father is the dew," mother of two kings of Judah. Transliteration:
Chamutal Phonetic Spelling: (kham-oo-tal') Short Definition: Hamutal. ...
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The Story of Prophets and Kings
The Story of Prophets and Kings. <. The Story of Prophets and Kings Ellen
Gould White. Table of Contents. Title Page. Prophets and Kings. ...
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Kings
... KINGS. The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical
narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective ...
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On Kings.
... Part I."Exegetical. On Kings. The question is raised, whether Samuel rose
by the hand of the sorceress or not. And if, indeed, we ...
/.../hippolytus/the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/on kings.htm

Kings and Priests
... KINGS AND PRIESTS. the correct text and translation is as follows, and
read on from the last expression: "And made (not hath made ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bullinger/commentary on revelation/kings and priests.htm

The Record of Two Kings
... THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS THE RECORD OF TWO KINGS. 'In the thirty and first
year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the record of two kings.htm

The Prince of the Kings of the Earth
... THE PRINCE OF THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. This is a title used only in this
book (i.5). Many kings are mentioned and referred to in the ...
/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the prince of the kings.htm

Five Kings in a Cave
... FIVE KINGS IN A CAVE. TEXT: "And it came to pass, when they brought out
those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men ...
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Of the Kings and Times of the Earthly City which were Synchronous ...
... Book XVIII. Chapter 2."Of the Kings and Times of the Earthly City Which Were
Synchronous with the Times of the Saints, Reckoning from the Rise of Abraham. ...
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'Before Governors and Kings'
... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END 'BEFORE GOVERNORS AND KINGS'. 'Whereupon, O king
Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/before governors and kings.htm

Seventeenth Day for Kings and Rulers
... SEVENTEENTH DAY For Kings and Rulers. WHAT TO PRAY."For Kings and Rulers
="I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/seventeenth day for kings and.htm

Kings'
Kings'. King's, Kings'. Kingship . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia KINGS'
SEPULCHRES. (2 Chronicles 21:20). See JERUSALEM, VIII. ...
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Kings (350 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Kings, The Books of. The two books of Kings formed
originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The ...
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Shrines (40 Occurrences)
... (YLT). 1 Kings 12:31 He made houses of high places, and made priests from among
all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi. (See NIV). ...
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Shutting (43 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 11:1 Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent
Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land ...
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Shim'ei (40 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the
prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men that belonged to David, were ...
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Secretary (34 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:10 It was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that
the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags and ...
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Sacrificing (39 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Kings 3:2 Only, the people are sacrificing in high places, for there
hath not been built a house for the name of Jehovah till those days. ...
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Shrine (34 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 14:24 and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all
the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children ...
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Sun (1708 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 23:11; Jeremiah 19:13). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ... (markebhoth ha-shemesh):
These, together with "horses of the sun," are mentioned in 2 Kings 23:11. ...
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Supports (25 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Kings 6:31 For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood,
the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening. (BBE). ...
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