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  FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS - LoveToKnow Article on FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
When we assume that the book of Kings was thrown into its present form by a Deuteronomistic redactor we do not affirm that he was the first who digested the sources of the history into a continuous work, nor must we ascribe absolute finality to his work.
Kings of great historical importance are treated with extreme brevity (Omri, Jeroboam (2), Uzziah), and similar meagrenessof historical information is apparent when the editorial details and the religious judgments are eliminated from the accounts of Nadab, Baasha, and the successors of Jeroboam (2) in Israel or of Abijam and Manasseh in Judah.
The chapters comprise (a) sundry notices of the kings prosperous and peaceful career, severed by (b) a description of the Temple and other buildings; and they conclude with (c) some account of the external troubles which prove to have unsettled the whole of his reign.
www.1911ency.org /K/KI/KINGS_FIRST_AND_SECOND_BOOKS_OF.htm   (6114 words)

  
 KINGS, FIRST AND SECON... - Online Information article about KINGS, FIRST AND SECON...
At present 1 Kings i., ii- are both the close of David's life (no source is cited) and the necessary introduction to Solomon.
The latter describe the idolatrous worship instituted by the first king of the schismatic north, and the religious attitude occurs regularly throughout the compiler's epitome, however brief the reigns of the kings.
Kuenen).2 In agreement with this are the unambiguous indications of the post-exilic age (especially ' Cf.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /KHA_KRI/KINGS_FIRST_AND_SECOND_BOOKS_OF.html   (7343 words)

  
 2 kings
After the kings reign in Israel, the Assyrians conquer Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom, in 722 BC.
Ahab was one of the greatest kings of the northern kingdom.
King Hezekiah reforms Israel's worship and is delivered from a siege by the Assyrians, but several of his successors revert to idolatry.
www.biblia.com /bible/kings2.htm   (3253 words)

  
 magoo.com: Irish Kings by Hugh McGough
Many of these kings are listed in the Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, a database containing the genealogy of the British Royal family, those linked to it via blood or marriage relationships, and the linage of the rulers of many other parts of the world, including Ireland.
Baine, daughter of the king of Alba, was the mother of Fearadhach Finnfeachtnach; Cruife, daughter of the king of Britain, was the mother of Corb Olum; and Aine, daughter of the king of Saxony, was the mother of Tibraide Tireach.
King of Munster, of the Heberian Sept. "Fiodach [son of Oiloll Flann Beag], to him was son Criomthann Mor mac Fiodhaig from whom is the tribe Clann Crimthann.
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 justiciar - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about justiciar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The chief justice minister of Norman and early Angevin kings, second in power only to the king.
By 1265, the government had been divided into various departments, such as the Exchequer and Chancery, which meant that it was no longer desirable to have one official in charge of all.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 FatherHurley.com - King James Version of the Holy Bible   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Such effects continue to be felt in emerging nations, where translations of the Bible into the vernacular help to shape language traditions...In 1604 King James I commissioned a new revision of the English Bible; it was completed in 1611.
Following Tyndale primarily, this Authorized Version, also known as the King James Version, was widely acclaimed for its beauty and simplicity of style.
In the Authorized, or King James, Version, the books are either printed as an appendix or are omitted altogether; they are not considered canonical by Protestants...With the growth of a historical perspective in biblical studies during the 19th century, the value of the Apocrypha as historical sources came to be generally recognized.
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 HOLY BIBLE: 2 Samuel
David is received and anointed king of Juda.
A famine of three years, for the sin of Saul against the Gabaonites, at whose desire seven of Saul's race are crucified.
King David's psalm of thanksgiving for his deliverance from all his enemies.
www.newadvent.org /bible/2sa000.htm   (432 words)

  
 Jehoahaz
In Second Kings, king of Israel (c.821–805 B.C.), son and successor of Jehu.
In the Bible, king of Judah for three months in 609 B.C. after the death of his father Josiah in battle against the Egyptians.
Kings of Judah and Israel - Kings Before Division of Kingdom Saul: First King of Israel; son of Kish; father of Ish-Bosheth,...
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