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The second book of Kings / Series known by initialism: CBC commentary by J. Robinson. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1976. - xii, 256 pages : maps ; 21 cm - The Cambridge Bible commentary, New English Bible . - Cambridge Bible commentary. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 250) and index.

List of maps and time chart -- The footnotes to the N.E.B. text -- What the book is about -- The earlier history of the Israelites -- Samaria and Israel -- The story told in I Kings -- Ahab and Elijah -- The influence of the prophets on the compiler of Kings -- The deuteronomists -- The point of view of the deuteronomists -- The end of the two kingdoms -- The motive for the writing of the book -- The Deuteronomic History -- How the book was compiled -- The story of King Hezekiah -- The chronology of Kings -- The faith of the writers -- Appendix -- Measures of length and extent -- Measures of capacity -- weights and coins -- Index.

The narrative now passes to the decline of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and their territorial absorption into the empires of Assyria and Babylon. The compilers of 2 Kings attributed this downfall to the Hebrews' disregard of the prophets and of the covenant with God.

ISBN: 0521097746 9780521097741 0521086469 9780521086462

LCCN: 76006863

Nat. Bib. No.: GB7702741 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 008752353 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Kings, 2nd--Commentaries.
Bible.--Old Testament. Kings 2 --Commentaries.
Bible.--A.T.--Rois, 2e--Commentaires.
Bible.--Kings, 2nd.
Bibel 2. --Samuel
Bibel 2. --Könige
Könige

Subjects--Topical Terms:
II Koningen (bijbelboek)
11.41 study and interpretation of the Old Testament.

Subjects--Index Terms: Kings

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Commentaries.
Commentaries (form)

LC Class. No.: BS1333 / .R6 1976

Dewey Class. No.: 222/.54/077