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KINGS - K>@ - of Judah and Israel. For the list see table at the end of this volume.

KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF - K>@ - originally only one book in the Hebrew canon, from in the LXX. and the Vulgate the third and fourth books of Kings (the books of Samuel being the first and second). It must be remembered that the division between the books of Kings and Samuel is equally artificial, and that in point of fact the historical books commencing with Judges and ending with 2Kings present the appearance of one work, giving a continuous history of Israel from the time of Joshua to the death of jehoiachin. The books of Kings contain the history from David’s death and Solomon’s accession to the destruction of the kingdom of Judah and the desolation of Jerusalem, with a supplemental notice of an event that occurred after an interval of twenty-six years
viz., the liberation of Jehoiachin from his prison at Babylon
and a still further extension to Jehoiachin’s death, the time of which is not known, but which was probably not long after his liberation. The history therefore comprehends the whole time of the Israelitish monarchy, exclusive of the reigns of Saul and David. As regards the affairs of foreign nations and the relation of Israel to them, the historical notices in these books, though in the earlier times scanty, are most valuable, and in striking accord with the latest additions to our knowledge of contemporary profane history. A most important aid to a right understanding of the history in these books, and to the filling up of its outline, is to be found in the prophets, and especially in Isaiah and Jeremiah. Time when written.
They were undoubtedly written during the period of the captivity, probably after the twenty-sixth year. Authorship.
As regards the authorship of the books, but little difficulty presents itself. The Jewish tradition which ascribes them to Jeremiah is borne out by the strongest internal evidence, in addition to that of the language. Sources of information.
There was a regular series of state annals for both the kingdom of Judah and that of Israel, which embraced the whole time comprehended in the books of Kings, or at least to the end of the reign of Jehoiakim. ( kjv@2Kings:24:5) These annals are constantly cited by name as "the book of the acts of Solomon," (Kings:11:41) and after Solomon "the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah" or "Israel," e.g. (Kings:14:29; 15:7; 16:5,14,20; kjv@2Kings:10:34 kjv@2Kings:24:5) etc.; and it is manifest that the author of Kings had them both before him while he drew up his history, in which the reigns of the two kingdoms are harmonized and these annals constantly appealed to. But in addition to these national annals, there, were also extant, at the time that the books of Kings were compiled, separate works of the several prophets who had lived in Judah and Israel. Authority.
Their canonical authority having never been disputed, it is needless to bring forward the testimonies to their authenticity which may be found in Josephus, Eusebius, jerome, Augustine, etc. They are reckoned among the prophets, in the threefold division of the Holy Scriptures; a position in accordance with the supposition that they were compiled by Jeremiah, and contain the narratives of the different prophets in succession. They are frequently cited by our Lord and by the apostles.

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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 1Chronicles:28-2Chronicals: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., kjv@2Kings:24:18-25 and kjv@Jeremiah:52; 39:1-10; 40:7-41:10. There are also many undesigned coincidences between Jeremiah and Kings ( 2Kings:21-23 and kjv@Jeremiah:7:15 kjv@Jeremiah:15:4 kjv@Jeremiah: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 kjv@Matthew:6:29 kjv@Matthew:12:42; kjv@Luke:4:25-26 kjv@Luke:10:4; comp. kjv@2Kings:4:29; kjv@Mark:1:6; comp. kjv@2Kings:1:8; kjv@Matthew:3:4, etc.). The sources of the narrative are referred to

(1) "the book of the acts of Solomon" (kjvKings: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 ( 2Kings:25), when Jehoiachin was released from captivity by Evil-merodach, and B.C. 538, the date of the decree of deliverance by Cyrus.

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kjv@STRING:Shebarim <HITCHCOCK>@ breakings; hopes - HITCHCOCK-S

kjv@STRING:Shoa <HITCHCOCK>@ kings; tyrants - HITCHCOCK-S

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H40 <STRHEB>@ אבימלך 'ăbîymelek ab-ee-mel'-ek From H1 and H4428; father of (the) king; {Abimelek} the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites: - Abimelech.

H90 <STRHEB>@ אגג 'ăgag ag-ag' Of uncertain derivation (compare H89); flame; {Agag} a title of Amalekitish kings: - Agag.

H1130 <STRHEB>@ בּן־הדד ben-hădad ben-had-ad' From H1121 and H1908; son of Hadad; Ben {Hadad} the name of several Syrian kings: - Ben-hadad.

H1867 <STRHEB>@ דּריושׁ dâreyâvêsh daw-reh-yaw-vaysh' Of Persian origin; {Darejavesh} a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings: - Darius.

H1908 <STRHEB>@ הדד hădad had-ad' Probably of foreign origin (compare H111); {Hadad} the name of an {idol} and of several kings of Edom: - Hadad.

H2985 <STRHEB>@ יבין yâbîyn yaw-bene' From H995; intelligent; {Jabin} the name of two Canaanitish kings: - Jabin.

H3060 <STRHEB>@ יהואשׁ yehô'âsh yeh-ho-awsh' From H3068 and (perhaps) H784; Jehovah fired; {Jehoash} the name of two Israelite kings: - Jehoash Compare H3101.

H3379 <STRHEB>@ ירבעם yârob‛âm yaw-rob-awm' From H7378 and H5971; (the) people will contend; {Jarobam} the name of two Israelite kings: - Jeroboam.

H6238 <STRHEB>@ עשׁר ‛âshar aw-shar' A primitive root; properly to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively make) rich: - be ({-come} {en-} {make} make {self} wax) {rich} make [H1 Kings H22 : H48 margin]. See H6240.

H6547 <STRHEB>@ פּרעה par‛ôh par-o' Of Egyptian derivation; {Paroh} a generic title of Egyptian kings: - Pharaoh.

H783 <STRHEB>@ ארתּחשׁשׁתּא ארתּחשׁשׁתּא 'artachshashtâ' 'artachshasht' {ar-takh-shash-taw'} ar-takh-shasht' Of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or {Artaxerxes}) a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings: - Artaxerxes.

H8453 <STRHEB>@ תּשׁב תּושׁב tôshâb tôshâb {to-shawb'} to-shawb' (The second form used in Kings ); from H3427; a dweller (but not {outlandish} H5237); especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of H3427) and a temporary {inmate} {H1616} or mere {lodger} H3885) resident alien: - {foreigner-inhabitant} {sojourner} stranger.

G2264 <STRGRK>@ Ἡρώδης Hērōdēs hay-ro'-dace Compound of ἥρως hērōs (a hero) and G1491; heroic; Herodes the name of four Jewish kings: - Herod.