Bible Books

Outline of The Book of 2 Kings

Quick Overview of 2 Kings. – –1-17 – –The history of the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah until the deportation of Israel by the Assyrians in 722 BC.– – 18-25 – – The history of the kingdom of Judah until the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC and the deportation of the people of Judah....

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Date of The Book of Kings

Date - From 1015-562 BC Approximately. It is difficult to give a precise chronology of the books of Kings. According to Hebrew tradition Jeremiah was the author, and wrote shortly after the events have taken place. The Books of Chronicles record the events of the same time period from a different perspective....

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Summary of the Book of 2 Chronicles

The Book of Second Chronicles covers the reign of King Solomon and the history of various kings in the kingdom of Judah from the division of the kingdom to the Babylonian captivity. Some the main events include: 1) The revolt of the ten tribes and the reign of Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 10- 12). 2) The reign of Abijah (2 Chronicles 13). 3) The reig...

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Date of the Book of Chronicles

Date - From 4004-536 BC Approximately....

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Hebrew Name and Meaning of the Book of Judges

Hebrew Name - Shophtim "Judges or Deliverers"...

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Outline of the Book of 1 Samuel

Quick Overview of 1 Samuel. – –1-4 – –The problems and the high priesthood of Eli, The birth of Samuel, Samuels calling as a prophet, the corruption of Eli's sons, The death of Eli. – – 5-12 – – the history of Samuel – – 13-31 – – the history of Saul....

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Author of the Book of 2 Samuel

Author - Samuel (According to Tradition). The original ancient Hebrew manuscripts recorded the books of Samuel as only one book. The first time these books were divided was in the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Hebrew Scriptures, and they were referred to as the First and Second Books of Kingdoms. 1 and 2 Kings were referred to as the Th...

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Greek Name of the Book of Judges

Greek Name - Krites (Greek form of the Hebrew)...

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Greek Name for The Book of Ruth

Greek Name - Oiktos (Greek form of the Hebrew)...

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