Texts > Tanakh > Former Prophets/Deuteronomistic History > Kings

1 Kings 1-11

• The Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories - by Caetano Minette de Tillesse, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 1 (1997)
• Pharaoh’s Daughter, Solomon’s Palace, and the Temple: Another Look at the Structure of 1 Kings 1-11 - by J. W. Olley, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27 (2003); asbtract with full text options

1 Kings 3

• Reconsidering the Composition of the Story of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon (1 Kings 3:4–15) - by Michael Avioz, Journal of Biblical Studies 6.2 (2006)

1 Kings 7

• The Dimensions and Capacity of the 'Molten Sea' in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 - G. M. Hollenback, Biblica 81 (2000); full text

1 Kings 12

• Royal Officials and Court Families: A New Look at the ילדים (yeladim) in 1 Kings 12 - by Nili Fox, Biblical Archaeologist 59.4 (1996) 225-232

1 Kings 13

• Revisiting Karl Barth's Exegesis of 1 Kings 13 - by D. Bosworth, Biblical Interpretation 10.4 (2002) 360-383; abstract publicly accessible; full text for subscribers only

1 Kings 15

• Appeals for Military Intervention: Stories from Zinjirli and the Bible - by Simon B. Parker, Biblical Archaeologist 59.4 (1996) 213-224

1 Kings 16-2 Kings 10

• The Composition of the Elijah-Elisha Stories and the Deuteronomistic History - by S. Otto, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.4 (2003) 487-508; abstract with full text options

1 Kings 17-19

• God, Prophet, and King: Eating and Drinking on the Mountain in First Kings 18:41 - by Kathryn L. Roberts, Catholic Biblical Quarterly 62 (2000) 632-644; Northern Light Special Collections document priced at $2.95
• Elijah's Sleeping Baal - by H. Jacobson, Biblica 79 (1998); full text
• They're Not Just Bad, They're Stupid and Ugly, Too: The Depiction of Baal Worshipers in Next Entertainment's Animated Stories from the Bible - by R. Christopher Heard; abstract of essay publised in Culture, Entertainment and the Bible, ed. George Aichele (Sheffield Academic Press, 2000)
• Révélation et Violence. La Critique de l’Économie Religieuse dans le Cycle d’Élie (1 Roi 17,1 a 19,20) - by François Nault, Études Théologiques et Religieuses (2003.2); abstract only

2 Kings 2

• Beware the Angry Prophet: 2 Kings 2:23-25 - by Jim West, Journal of Biblical Studies 1.1 (2001)

2 Kings 5

• A Brief Moment for a One-Person Remnant (2 Kings 5:2-3) - by Walter Brueggemann, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Summer 2001)
• The Cure of Naaman: Narrative and Relational Paradigm - by Stephen J. Corder, Gravitas 1.1 (1999)

2 Kings 6

• The Embarassing Footnote - by Walter Brueggemann, Theology Today 44.1 (1987)

2 Kings 9

• Filling In Historical Gaps: How Did Joram Really Die?, or, The Invention of Militarism - by Ernst Axel Knauf, Biblical Intepretation 8.1 (2000) 59-69
• Negotiating the Frame for Viewing the Death of Jezebel - by Judith E. McKinlay, Biblical Interpretation 10.3 (2002) 305-323; abstract with full text options for subscribers

2 Kings 15-16

• Tiglath-Pileser III's Campaigns in 743-732 B.C.: Historical Background of Isa 7; 2 Kgs 15-16 and 2 Chr 27-28 - by Peter Dubovsky, Biblica 87.2 (2006) 153-170

2 King 16

• Appeals for Military Intervention: Stories from Zinjirli and the Bible - by Simon B. Parker, Biblical Archaeologist 59.4 (1996) 213-224

2 Kings 17

• Is that So? (2 Kings XVII 4) - by Pnina Galpaz-Feller, Revue Biblique 107.3 (2000); abstract
• The Final Years of Samaria (730-720 BC) - by J. H. Hayes and J. K. Kuan, Biblica 72 (1991); abstract
• The Historical Background to the Conquest of Samaria (720 BC) - by N. Na'aman, Biblica 71 (1990); abstract
• Vom Schreiben Gottes. Literarkritik, Komposition und Ausgelung von 2 Kön 17,34-40 - by C. Frevel, Biblica 72 (1991); abstract

2 Kings 18-19

• New Light on Hezekiah's Second Prophetic Story (2 Kgs 19,9b-35) - by N. Na'aman, Biblica 81 (2000); full text
• Two Assyrian Campaigns against Hezekiah and Later Eighth Century Biblical Chronology - by J. Goldberg, Biblica 80 (1999); full text

2 Kings 20

• The Openness of God: Does Prayer Change God? - by William D. Barrick, The Master's Seminary Journal 12 (2001) 149-166

2 Kings 21

• A Note on the Personal Name Amon (2 Kings 21,19-26 || 2 Chr 33,21-25) - by D. Rudman, Biblica 81 (2000); full text
• Exploring the Garden of Uzza: Death, Burial and Ideologies of Kingship - by Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Biblica 87.1 (2006) 1-21

2 Kings 22-23

• Josiah and the Torah Book: Comparison of 2 Kgs 22:1-23:28 and 2 Chr 34:1-35:19 - by Lyle Eslinger, The Hebrew Annual Review 10 (1986) 37-62
• The Loss of Armageddon, or, 621 and All That: Biblical Fiction, Biblical History, and the Rewritten Bible - by Robert P. Carroll, Biblical Interpretation 8.1 (2000) 104-114

2 Kings 24

• "Jehoiakim Slept with His Fathers ..." (II Kings 24:6) — Did He? - by Oded Lipschits, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4 (2002)
• So how did Jehoiakim die? - by E J Smit, Journal of Semitics 6.1 (1994); abstract
• What If Zedekiah Had Remained Loyal to His Master? - by Niels Peter Lemche, Biblical Interpretation 8.1 (2000) 115-128

2 Kings 25

• Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• Of All the Years the Hopes — or Fears? Jehoiachin in Babylon (2 Kings 25:27-30) - by Donald F. Murray, Journal of Biblical Literature 120 (2001) 245-265
• When Was the First Temple Destroyed, According to the Bible? - by Michael Avioz, Biblica 84 (2003) 562-565

Art/Illustration

• The Dream of Solomon - by Luca Giordano (1693)
• The Dream of Solomon - by Luca Giordano (Biblical Artworks)

Characterization

• Abishag
  • Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.
• Solomon
  • Solomon - by Siegfried Kreuzer, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 1992) 1236-1242

Chronology

• A Translation Guide to the Chronological Data in Kings and Chronicles - by Leslie McFall, Bibliotheca Sacra 148 (1991) 3-45

General Articles and Essays

• Death Formulae and the Burial Place of the Kings of the House of David (PDF) - Biblica 85 (2004) 245-254
• Old Testament Life and Literature by Gerald A. Larue (1968)
  • Solomon - chapter 12
  • The History of the Kingdoms - chapter 14
  • From Manasseh to the Deuteronomic Reform - chapter 19
  • From the Fall of Nineveh to the Fall of Judah - chapter 20
• The Message of the Book of Kings in Relation to Deuteronomy and Jeremiah - by Gershon Galil, Bibliotheca Sacra 158 (2001) 406-414
• The Queens’ Story. Bathsheba, Maacah, Athaliah and the ‘Historia of Early Kings’ ( HTML | PDF ) - by Ernst Axel Knauf, lectio dificilior (2002.2)
• When Is a Widow Not a Widow? - by John Rook, Biblical Theology Bulletin 28.1 (1998); abstract only

Historicity

• Fact and Fiction in the Ancient Near East: The Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, the Babylonian Chronicles, and the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible - by Jens Bruun Kofoed, SEE-J Hiphil 1 (2004)

History of Interpretation

• The Book of Kings in Recent Research (Part I) - by Michael Avioz, Currents in Biblical Research 4 (2005) 11-55; abstract with full text options
• The Book of Kings in Recent Research (Part II) - by Michael Avioz, Currents in Biblical Research 5 (2006) 11-57; abstract with full text options

Source and Tradition Criticism

• Prophetic Stories as Sources for the Histories of Jehoshaphat and the Omrides - by N. Na'aman, Biblica 78 (1997); abstract

Septuagint Version

• Biblische Bücher der Septuaginta in zweifacher Textgestalt: Das Beispiel des Richterbuches - by Siegfried Kreuzer; longer version of an article published in Bibel und Kirche 56 (2001) 88-91

Book Reviews

• Barredo, Miguel Álvarez, Las narraciones sobre Elías y Eliseo en los libros de los Reyes: Formación y teología - reviewed by Ehud Ben Zvi, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Brodie, Thomas L., The Crucial Bridge: The Elijah-Elisha Narrative as an Interpretive Synthesis of Genesis-Kings and a Literary Model for the Gospels (Liturgical, 2000) - reviewed by Robert K. Gnuse, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2000)
• Cazeaux, Jacques, Saül, David, Salomon: Le Royauté et le destin d’Israël (Cerf, 2003) - reviewed by John Engle, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Dutcher-Walls, Patricia, Jezebel: Portrait of a Queen (Interfaces; Liturgical Press, 2004)
  • Reviewed by Linda Schearing , Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Susanne Scholz, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Fritz, Volkmar, 1 & 2 Kings (trans. Anselm Hagedorn; Continental Commentary; Abingdon, 2003) - reviewed by A. Graeme Auld, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Gallagher, William R., Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah, New Studies (Brill, 1999) - reviewed by J. J. M. Roberts, Review of Biblical Literature
• Hens-Piazza, Gina, Nameless, Blameless, and Without Shame: Two Cannibal Mothers before a King (Liturgical/Glazier, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Yael Shemesh, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by W. Brian Aucker, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Inrig, Gary, I & II Kings (ed. Max Anders; Holman OT Commentary; Broadman & Holman, 2003) - reviewed by David Bostock, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Linden, Nico Ter, The Story Goes...The Stories of Judges and Kings - reviewed by Peter D. Miscall, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Person, Raymond F., The Kings-Isaiah and Kings-Jeremiah Recensions (de Gruyter, 1997) - reviewed by Hermann-Josef Stipp, TC 3 (1998)
• Sweeney, Marvin A., King Josiah of Judah: The Lost Messiah of Israel (Oxford, 2001) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (October 2004)
• Tetley, M. Christine, The Reconstructed Chronology of the Divided Kingdom (Eisenbrauns, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Jennifer Singletary, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Andrew Steinmann, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)