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Harmonies

Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Crockett: A Harmony of Samuel, Kings and ChroniclesWilliam D. Crockett, A Harmony of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. Pbk. ISBN: 0801025117. pp.376. Reprinted: Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2006. ISBN: 9781725217744. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Introductions

On-line Resource Kenneth A. Kitchen, "I and II Kings," TSF Bulletin 41 (Sping 1965): 10-22.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource David F. Payne, Kingdoms of the LordDavid F. Payne, Kingdoms of the Lord. A History of the Hebrew Kingdoms from Saul to the Fall of Jerusalem. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1981. Hbk. ISBN: 0853642842. pp.310. [Reproduced by permission of the author]
Book or monograph Iain W. Provan, 1 & 2 Kings. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 1850758026. pp.125.

Commentaries

Book or monograph Auld: I & II KingsA.Graeme Auld, I & II Kings. Daily Study Bible. Westminster, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245854. pp.259.
On-line Resource Charles James Ball [1851?-1924], "II Kings," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 3. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1883. Hbk. pp.101-205. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles Fox Burney [1868-1925], Notes on the Hebrew Text of the Book of Kings with an Introduction and Notes. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903. Hbk. pp.384. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Frederic Gardiner [1822-1889], "I Kings," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 3. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1883. Hbk. pp.1-97. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Brueggemann: 1 & 2 KingsWalter Brueggemann, 1 and 2 Kings. Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary, 8. Smyth and Helwys Publishing, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 1573120650. pp.645.
On-line Resource Winfred Oldfield Burrows [1858-1929], The Second Book of Kings with Introduction, Notes and MapsWinfred Oldfield Burrows [1858-1929], The Second Book of Kings with Introduction, Notes and Maps. Rivington's Books of the Bible. London: Rivingtons, 1910. Hbk. pp.118. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph II KingsMordechai Cogan & Hayim Tadmor, II Kings. Anchor Bible, Vol. 11. Doubleday, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 038502388X. pp.371.
Book or monograph C. Conroy, 1-2 Samuel; 1-2 Kings. Old Testament Message. Michael Glazier, 1983. Pbk. pp.266.
On-line Resource Frederic William Farrar [1831-1903], The First Book of Kings, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.503. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Frederic William Farrar [1831-1903], The Second Book of Kings, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.406. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph J. Gray, I and II Kings. Old Testament Library. Westminster, 1963. pp.744.
Book or monograph Hobbs: Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 13, 2 KingsT.R. Hobbs, 2 Kings. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 13. Waco: Word Books, 1985. Hbk. ISBN: 0849902126. pp.388.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly House: I & II KingsPaul R. House, I & II Kings. New American Commentary, Vol 8. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 9781433675546. pp.432. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph R.L. Hubbard, Jr. First and Second Kings. Expositor's Bible Commentary. Moody, 1991. Pbk. pp.240.
Book or monograph G.H. Jones, 1 and 2 Kings. New Century Bible, 2 Vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985. Pbk. pp.666.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly August H. Konkel, 1 and 2 KingsAugust H. Konkel, 1 and 2 Kings. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. ISBN: 9780310865629. pp.704. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Long: 1 Kings : With an Introduction to Historical Literature, Vol. 9Burke O. Long, I Kings with an Introduction to Historical Literature. Forms of Old Testament Literature, Vol. 9. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0802819206. pp.265.
Book or monograph Burke O. Long, 2 Kings with an Introduction to Historical Literature. Forms of Old Testament Literature, Vol. 10. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Pbk.
On-line Resource Joseph Rason Lumby [1831-1895], The First Book of KingsJoseph Rawson Lumby [1831-1895], The First Book of Kings. J.J.S. Perowne, gen.ed., The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1896. Hbk. pp.248. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Joseph Rawson Lumby [1831-1895], The First Book of Kings with Map, Introduction and NotesJoseph Rawson Lumby [1831-1895], The First Book of Kings with Map, Introduction and Notes. The Smaller Cambridge Bible for Schools. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1891. Hbk. pp.144. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Joseph Rawson Lumby [1831-1895], The Second Book of KingsJoseph Rawson Lumby [1831-1895], The Second Book of Kings. J.J.S. Perowne, gen.ed., The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1897. Hbk. pp.267. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Frank Marshall [1848-1906], The First Book of Kings. The Oxford and Cambridge Edition. London: George Gill & Sons, Ltd., n.d. Hbk. pp.128. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain].
On-line Resource Frank Marshall [1848-1906], The Second Book of Kings. The Oxford and Cambridge Edition. London: George Gill & Sons, Ltd., n.d. Hbk. pp.135. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain].
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly John M. Monson & Iain Provan, 1 and 2 KingsJohn M. Monson & Iain Provan, 1 and 2 Kings. Zondervan Illustratated Bible Background Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016. ISBN: 9780310527619. pp.216. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph I and II Kings J.A. Montgomery, & J.S. Gehman, I & II Kings. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1951. Hbk. ISBN: 0567050068. pp.624.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Nelson: First and Second KingsRichard D. Nelson, First and Second Kings. Interpretation. John Knox, 1987. Hbk. ISBN: 9781611641776. pp.273. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Provan: 1 and 2 KingsIain W. Provan, 1 and 2 Kings. New International Biblical Commentary. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0853647283. pp.305.
Book or monograph Rice: Nations Under God: A Commentary on the Book of 1 KingsGene Rice, I Kings: Nations under God. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. Pbk. ISBN: 0802804926. pp.198.
Book or monograph Robinson: The First Book of KingsJ. Robinson, The First Book of Kings. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge University Press, 1972. Pbk. ISBN: 0521097347. pp.259.
Book or monograph Robinson: The Second Book of KingsJ. Robinson, The Second Book of Kings. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge University Press, 1976. Pbk. ISBN: 0521097746. pp.256.
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 3: Judges to Second of Kings, 7th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1845. pp.321-566.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource John Skinner [1851-1925], Kings. Introduction Revised Version with Notes. The Century Bible. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., [n.d.]. Hbk. pp.459. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Marvin A. Sweeney, I & II KingsMarvin A. Sweeney, I & II Kings. A Commentary. Louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2013. ISBN: 9781611644982. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource 1 Kings (Bob Utley)
On-line Resource 2 Kings (Bob Utley)
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Simon DeVries, 1 Kings, 2nd edn.Simon De Vries, 1 Kings, 2nd edn. Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 12. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018. ISBN: 9780310588634. pp.372. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Donald J Wiseman, 1 & 2 KingsDonald J Wiseman, 1 & 2 Kings. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 1993, 2015. ISBN: 9781783592319. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
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Article in Journal or Book Peter R. Ackroyd, "An Interpretation of the Babylonian Exile: A Study of 2 Kings 20, Isaiah 38-9," Scottish Journal of Theology 27 (1974): 329-
On-line Resource Ksenafo Akulli, "More than Just Naboth's Vineyard Reflections on the Implications of the Community on Exploitation and Corruption in the Context of I Kings 21," Kairos Evangelical Journal of Theology 5.2 (Oct. 2011): 291-305. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Michael Avioz, "When Was the First Temple Destroyed, According to the Bible?" Biblica 84 (2003): 562-565.
Article in Journal or Book Michael Avioz, "The Book of Kings in Recent Research (Part I)," Currents in Biblical Research 4.1 (2005): 11-55.
On-line Resource Michael Avioz, "The Characterization of Solomon in Solomon's Prayer (1 Kings 8)", Bíblísche Notízen 126 (2005), 18-28.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Margaret Barker, "Hezekiah's Boil," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 26.1 (2001): 31-42. [Abstract]
Article in Journal or Book W. Boyd Barrick, "On the 'Removal of the High Places' in 1-2 Kings," Biblica 55 (1974): 257-59.
Article in Journal or Book W. Boyd Barrick, "Another Shaking of Jehosophat's Family Tree: Jehoram and Ahaziah Once Again," Vetus Testamentum 51.1 (2001): 9-25.
Book or monograph W. Boyd Barrick, The King and the Cemeteries: Toward a New Understanding of Josiah's Reform. Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 88. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 9004121714. pp.274.
On-line Resource Willis Judson Beecher, "The date of the downfall of Samaria," Journal of Biblical Literature 11.2 (1892): 211-213.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Christopher T. Begg, "Jotham and Amon: Two Minor Kings of Judah According to Josephus," Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 (1996): 1-13.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book S. BinNun, "Formulas from Royal Records of Israel and of Judah," Vetus Testamentum 18 (1968): 414-32.
On-line Resource James Oscar Boyd [1874-1947], "What was in the Ark?" The Evangelical Quarterly 11.2 (April 1939): 165-168. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Ahab (Robert I. Bradshaw)View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Elijah (Robert I. Bradshaw)View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Elisha (Robert I. Bradshaw)View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Wayne A. Brindle, "The Causes of the Division of Israel's Kingdom," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 563 (1984): 223-233.
Article in Journal or Book W. Brueggemann, "The Kerygma of the Deuteronomist Historian," Interpretation 22 (1968): 387-402.
Book or monograph Brueggemann: Solomon: Israel's Ironic Icon of Human AchievementWalter Brueggemann, Solomon: Israel's Ironic Icon of Human Achievement. University of South Carolina Press, 2005. Hbk. ISBN: 1570035784. pp.288.
Article in Journal or Book John Byl, "On the Capacity of Solomon's Molten Sea," Vetus Testamentum 48.3 (1998): 309-314.
On-line Resource Charles M. Cameron, "The Building and Dedication of the Temple (1 Kings 5-8)," Evangel 11:3 (1993): 66-68. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book B.S. Childs, "On Reading the Elijah Narrative," Interpretation 34 (1980): 128-37.
On-line Resource Louis H. Feldman, "Josephus' portrait of Jeroboam," Andrews University Seminary Studies 31.1 (Spring 1993): 29-51.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Morton Cogan, Imperialism and Religion: Assyria, Judah, and Israel in the Eighth and Seventh Centuries B.C. Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series 19. Missoula: Scholars, 1974. ISBN: 0891303308.
Article in Journal or Book R. Cohn, "Convention and Creativity in the Book of Kings: the Case of the Dying Monarch," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 47 (1985): 603-16.
Article in Journal or Book R. Cohn, "The Literary Logic of 1 Kings 17-19," Journal of Biblical Literature 101 (1982): 333-50.
Article in Journal or Book A. Cook, "Fiction and History in Samuel and Kings," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 36 (1986): 27-48.
Article in Journal or Book Stephanie Dalley, "Recent Evidence from Assyrian Sources for Judaean History from Uzziah to Manasseh," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 28.4 (2004): 387-401. [Abstract]
Article in Journal or Book John A. Davies, "'Discerning Between Good and Evil? Solomon As a New Adam in 1 Kings," Westminster Theological Journal 73.1 (Spring 2011): 39-57.
Article in Journal or Book S. Delamarter, "The Death of Josiah in Scripture and Tradition: Wrestling With the Problem of Evil?" Vetus Testamentum 54.1 (2004): 29-60.
Article in Journal or Book H. Donner, "The Separate States of Israel and Judah," J. Hayes & J. Miller, eds. Israelite and Judean History. Old Testament Library. Westminster, 1977.
Book or monograph Jacques Ellul, The Politics of God and the Politics of Man. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972. Pbk. ISBN: 0802814425. pp.200.
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Emerton, "The High Places of the Gates in 2 Kings XXIII 8," Vetus Testamentum 44.4 (1994): 455-467.
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Emerton, "The House of Baal in 1 Kings XVI 32," Vetus Testamentum 47.3 (1997): 293-300.
On-line Resource Louis H. Feldman, "Josephus' Portrait of Asa," Bulletin for Biblical Research 4 (1994): 41-60.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book D. Fewell, "Sennacherib's Defeat: Words at War in 2 Kings 18:13-19:37," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 34 (1986): 79-90.
Book or monograph Gaines: Music in the Old BonesJanet Howe Gaines, Music in the Old Bones: Jezebel Through the Ages. Carbondale & Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 0809322749. pp.224.
On-line Resource Gershon Galil, "The Message of the Book of Kings in Relation to Deuteronomy and Jeremiah," Bibliotheca Sacra 158: 632 (2001): 406-14.
Book or monograph William R. Gallagher, Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah. Studies in the History & Culture of the Ancient Near East, 18. Leiden: Brill, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 9004115374. pp.344.
On-line Resource Roy Gane, "The Role of Assyria in the Ancient Near East During the Reign of Manasseh," Andrews University Seminary Studies 35.1 (Spring 1997): 21-32View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Gerald E. Gerbrandt, Kingship According to the Deuteronomistic History. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 87. Atlanta: Scholars, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0891309691. pp.229.
On-line Resource J. Goldberg, "Two Assyrian Campaigns against Hezekiah and Later Eighth Century Biblical Chronology," Biblica 80 (1999): 360-390.
On-line Resource David W. Gooding, "Jeroboam’s rise to power," Journal of Biblical Literature 91.4 (Dec. 1972): 529-533. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book David W. Gooding, "Problems of Text and Midrash in the Third Book of Reigns," Textus 7 (1969) 1-29.
Article in Journal or Book David W. Gooding, "The Septuagint's Rival Versions of Jeroboam's Rise to Power," Vetus Testamentum 17 (1967): 173-89.
Article in Journal or Book M. Goulder, " 'Behold My Servant Jehoiachin'," Vetus Testamentum 52.2 (2002): 175-190.
On-line Resource Alberto R.W. Green, "The Fate of Jehoiakim," Andrews University Seminary Studies 20.2 (Summer 1982): 103-109.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book W. Hallo, "From Qarqar to Carchemish," Biblical Archeaologist 23 (1960): 34-61.
Article in Journal or Book Baruch Halpern, "Why Manasseh is blamed for the Babylonian Exile: the Evolution of a Biblical Tradition," Vetus Testamentum 48.4 (1998): 473-514.
Book or monograph The Age of Solomon: Scholarship at the Turn of the MillenniumLowell K. Handy, ed., The Age of Solomon: Scholarship at the Turn of the Millennium. Studies in the History & Culture of the Ancient Near East. Leiden: Brill, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 9004104763. pp.496.
Article in Journal or Book Menahem Haran, "The Books of the Chronicles 'of the Kings of Judah' and 'of the Kings of Israel': What Sort of Books Were They?" Vetus Testamentum 49.2 (1999): 156-164.
On-line Resource Roland K. Harrison, "The Matriarchate and the Hebrew Regal Succession," The Evangelical Quarterly 29.1 (1957): 29-34.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource George M. Harton, "The Meaning of II Kings 3:27," Grace Journal 11.3 (Fall 1970): 34-45.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
On-line Resource Michael G. Hasel, "The Destruction of Trees in the Moabite Campaign of 2 Kings 3:4-27: a study in the laws of warfare," Andrews University Seminary Studies 40.2 (Autumn 2002): 197-206.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Howell M. Haydn, "Azariah of Judah and Tiglath-pileser III," Journal of Biblical Literature 28.2 (1909): 182-199.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Richard S. Hess, "Purpose for Elijah and Elisha in the Books of Kings," Tyndale Bulletin 74 (July 2023): 49-64. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Edwin Hobson [1847-1936], Solomon to Elisha. Examinations in Religious Knowledge for Church Training CollegesEdwin Hobson [1847-1936], Solomon to Elisha. Examinations in Religious Knowledge for Church Training Colleges. London: National Society's Depository, [1900]. Hbk. pp.61. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource George M. Hollenback, "The Dimensions and Capacity of the 'Molten Sea' in 1 Kgs 7,23.26," Biblica 81 (2000): 391-392.
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Siegfriend H. Horn, "Did Sennacherib campaign once or Twice Against Hezekiah," Andrews University Seminary Studies 4.1 (Jan. 1966): 1-28.View in PDF format pdf

Book or monograph Tomoo Ishida, ed., Studies in the Period of David and Solomon: And Other Essays - International Symposium for Biblical Studies, Tokyo, 1979. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1982. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464161. pp.423.
On-line Resource Arthur C. Cundall, "Sacral Kingship--The Old Testament Background," Vox Evangelica 6 (1969): 31-41.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Isaac Kalimi & James D. Purvis, "King Jehoiachin and the Vessels of the Lord's House in Biblical Literature," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 56.3 (1994): 449-457.
Article in Journal or Book Gillian Keys, "The So-called Succession Narrative: a Reappraisal of Rost’s Approach to Theme in 2 Samuel 9-20 and 1 Kings 1-2," Irish Biblical Studies 10.3 (1988): 140-155.
Article in Journal or Book Kenneth A. Kitchen, "Where Did Solomon's Wealth Go?" Biblical Archaeology Review 15.3 (1989): 30.
On-line Resource Ralph W. Klein, "Jeroboam’s rise to power," Journal of Biblical Literature 89.2 (June 1970): 217-218.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Gary N. Knoppers, "Prayer and Propaganda: Solomon's Dedication of the Temple and the Deuteronomist's Program," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 57.2 (1995): 229-254.
On-line Resource Peter J. Leithart, "Counterfeit Davids: Davidic Restoration and the Architecture of 1-2 Kings," Tyndale Bulletin 56.2 (2005): 19-34.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Nathan Lovell, "The Shape Of Hope In The Book Of Kings: The Resolution Of Davidic Blessing And Mosaic Curse," Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 3.1 (2014): 3-27.
Article in Journal or Book A. Malamat, "Aspects of the Foreign Policies of David and Solomon," Journal of Near Eastern Studies 22 (1963): 1-22.
Article in Journal or Book A. Malamat, "Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy," Biblical Archaeologist 28 (1965): 34-65.
Article in Journal or Book J.G. McConville, "Narrative and Meaning in the Books of Kings," Biblica 70 (1989): 31-49.
On-line Resource Leslie McFall, "A Translation Guide to the Chronological Data in Kings and Chronicles," Bibliotheca Sacra 148 (1991): 3-45.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph J. McKay, Religion in Judah Under the Assyrians. Studies in Biblical Theology, 2nd series. Allenson, 1973.
Book or monograph S.L. McKenzie, The Trouble with Kings. The Composition of the Book of Kings in the Deuteronomistic History. Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, Vol 42. Leiden: Brill, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 9004094024.
On-line Resource Annie S.D. Maunder [1868-1947], "The Shadow Returning on the Dial of Ahaz," Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute 64 (1932): 83-102. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book James K. Mead, "Kings and prophets, donkeys and lions: dramatic shape and Deuteronomistic rhetoric in 1 Kings xiii," Vetus Testamentum 49.2 (1999): 191-205.
Article in Journal or Book J. Mejia, "The Aim of the Deuteronomistic Historian: a Reappraisal," Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress of Jewish Studies. Jerusalem, 1977.
Article in Journal or Book G. Mendenhall, "The Monarchy," Interpretation 29 (1975): 155-70.
On-line Resource Alan Millard, "Solomon in all his Glory (Laing Lecture for 1979)," Vox Evangelica 12 (1981): 5-18.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Alan R. Millard, "Sennacherib's Attack on Hezekiah," Tyndale Bulletin 36 (1985): 61-77.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Alan R. Millard, "Does the Bible Exaggerate King Solomon's Golden Wealth?" Biblical Archaeology Review 15.3 (1989): 20-34.
On-line Resource Alan R Millard, "Texts and Archaeology: Weighing The Evidence. The Case for King Solomon," Palestine Exploration Quarterly (January-June 1991): 19-27.
On-line Resource Alan R Millard, "Solomon: Text and Archaeology," Palestine Exploration Quarterly (July-December 1991): 117-118.
On-line Resource Michael S. Moore, "Big Dreams and Broken Promises: Solomon's Treaty with Hiram in Its International Context," Bulletin for Biblical Research 14.2 (2004): 205-221.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book R. Nelson, "The Anatomy of the Book of Kings," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 40 (1988): 39-48.
On-line Resource Michael S. Moore, "Big Dreams and Broken Promises: Solomon's Treaty with Hiram in Its International Context," Bulletin for Biblical Research 14.2 (2004): 205-221.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Nadav Na'aman, "New Light on Hezekiah's Second Prophetic Story (2 Kgs 19,9b-35)," Biblica 81 (2000): 393-402.
On-line Resource Nadav Na'aman,"Death Formulae and the Burial Place of the Kings of the House of David," Biblica 85 (2004) 245-254.
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Mark O’Brien, "The Portrayal of Prophets in 2 Kings 2," Australian Biblical Review 46 (1998): 1-16.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]

On-line Resource John W. Olley, "'Trust in the Lord': Hezekiah, Kings and Isaiah," Tyndale Bulletin 50.1 (1999): 59-77.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John. N. Oswalt, "The Golden Calves and the Egyptian Concept of Deity," Evangelical Quarterly 45.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973): 13-20.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the author]
Article in Journal or Book Simon B. Parker, "Did the Authors of the Books of Kings Make Use of Royal Inscriptions?" Vetus Testamentum 50.3 (2000): 357-378.
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David F. Payne, "The Elijah Circle and its Place in Kings," Irish Biblical Studies 8.3 (July 1986): 109-114. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]

Article in Journal or Book J. Barton Payne, "The Relationship of the Reign of Ahaz to the Accession of Hezekiah," Bibliotheca Sacra 126: 501 (1969): 40-52.
On-line Resource Arthur S. Peake [1865-1929], The Servant of Yahweh Three Lectures Delivered at King's College, London, During 1926. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1931. Hbk. pp.365. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book B. Porten, "The Structure and Theme of the Solomon Narrative (1 Kgs 3-11)," Hebrew Union College Annual 38 (1967): 93-128.
Book or monograph Iain Provan, "Hezekiah and the Book of Kings," Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 172. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1988.
On-line Resource Iain W. Provan, "Why Barzillai of Gilead (1 Kings 2:7)? Narrative Art and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion in 1 Kings 1-2," Tyndale Bulletin 46.1 (1995): 103-116.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book A. Rainey, "Compulsory Labor Gangs in Ancient Israel," Israel Exploration Journal 20 (1970): 191-202.
Article in Journal or Book H. Reviv, "The History of Judah from Hezekiah to Josiah," World History of the Jewish People IV:1:192-204.
On-line Resource Dominic Rudman, "A Note on the Personal Name Amon (2 Kings 21,19-26 || 2 Chr 33,21-25)," Biblica 81 (2000): 403-405.
Book or monograph M.W. Thompson, Situation and Theology: Old Testament Interpretations of the Syro-Ephraimite War. Prophets and Historians Series No. 1. Sheffield: Almond, 1982. Pbk. ISBN: 0907459153. p.180.
Book or monograph Gerhard von Rad, "The Deuteronomist Theology of History in I and II Kings," The Problem of the Hexatuech and Other Essays. London: Oliver & Boyd, 1966.
Article in Journal or Book Carl G. Rasmussen, "The Economic Importance of Caravan Trade for the Solomonic Empire," Walter C. Kaiser & Ronald F. Youngblood, eds., A Tribute to Gleason Archer. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0802487807. pp.153-166.
Article in Journal or Book Gary A. Rendsburg, "The Guilty Party in 1 Kings iii 16-28," Vetus Testamentum 48.4 (1998): 534-541.
On-line Resource Donald W.B. Robinson, Josiah's Reform and the Book of the Law. London: The Tyndale Press, 1951.. pp.40.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Jon Ruthven, "A note on Elijah's 'fire from Yahweh'," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 12.2 (Spring 1969): 111-115.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Philip E. Satterwaite, "The Elisha Narratives and the Coherence of 2 Kings 2-8," Tyndale Bulletin 49.1 (1998): 1-28.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Norman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], Notes on the Hebrew Text of I Kings, XVII-XIX. Study Notes on Bible BooksNorman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], Notes on the Hebrew Text of I Kings, XVII-XIX, XXI-XXII. Study Notes on Bible Books. London: The Epworth Press. 1954. Hbk. pp.106. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the Snaith Family]
Article in Journal or Book Joel Spoelstra, "Queens, Widows, and Mesdames: The Role of Women in the Elijah-Elisha Narrative," Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 3.2 (2014): 171-184.
On-line Resource Joe M. Sprinkle, "2 Kings 3: History or Historical Fiction?" Bulletin for Biblical Research 9 (1999): 247-270.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Andrew E. Steinmann, "The chronology of 2 Kings 15-18," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 30.4 (Dec. 1987): 391-397. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Hayim Tadmor, "Rab-sãrîs or Rab-shakeh in 2 Kings 18," Carol L. Meyers & M. O'Connor, eds, Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman in Celebration of His Sixtieth Birthday. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464196. pp.279-285.
Article in Journal or Book Z. Talshir, "The Reign of Solomon in the Making: Pseudo-Connections Between 3 Kingdoms and Chronicles," Vetus Testamentum 50.2 (2000): 233-249.
Article in Journal or Book E.W. Todd, "The Reforms of Hezekiah and Josiah," Scottish Journal of Theology 9 (1956): 288-
Article in Journal or Book Howard F. Vos, "The Glories of the Reign of Solomon," Bibliotheca Sacra 110: 440 (1953): 321-332.
Article in Journal or Book Jerome T. Walsh, "The Characterization of Solomon in First Kings 1-5," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 57.3 (1995): 471-493.
Article in Journal or Book David L. Washburn, "Perspective and Purpose: Understanding the Josiah Story," Trinity Journal 12.1 (1991): 59-78.
Article in Journal or Book J. Wevers, "Exegetical Principles Underlying the Setuagint Text of I Kings ii.12-xxi.42," Ostkirchliche Studien 8 (1950): 300-322.
Article in Journal or Book C. Whitley, "The Deuteronomistic Presentation of the House of Omri," Vetus Testamentum 2 (1952): 137-52.
On-line Resource John T. Whitney, "'Bamoth' in the Old Testament," Tyndale Bulletin 30 (1979): 125-147. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource P.J. Williams, "Studies in the Syntax of the Peshitta of 1 Kings," Tyndale Bulletin 49.1 (1998): 183-186.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book D.W. van Winkle, "1 Kings XII 25-XIII 34: Jeroboam's Cultic Innovations and the Man of God from Judah," Vetus Testamentum 46.1 (1996): 101-114.
Article in Journal or Book H.-W. Wolff, "The Kerygma of the Deuteronomistic Historical Work, " Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 73 (1961): 171-86.
On-line Resource Leon J. Wood, "Simeon, the tenth tribe of Israel," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 14.4 (Fall 1971): 221-225. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book S. Yeivin, "The Divided Kingdom: Rehoboam-Ahaz / Jeroboam / Pekah," World History of the Jewish People IV:I:126-79.
On-line Resource Rodger C. Young, "When did Solomon die?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 46.4 (Dec. 2003): 589-603.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Z. Zevit, "Deuteronomistic Historiography in 1 Kings 12-2 Kings 17 and the Reinvestiture of the Israelite Cult," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 32 (1985): 57-73.

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