1 and 2 Kings

These books used to be one book and one scroll, and it is believed that the prophet Jeremiah was its writer. The first book, 1 Kings, spans a period of 129 years, from 1040 B. C. E. to c 911 B. C. E., from the final days of king David to the end of king Jehoshaphat's rule. We read about the rule of Solomon, the construction of Solomon's temple, the visit of the queen of Sheba to Solomon's kingdom, Solomon's many wives, which gradually inclined his heart away from Jehovah to serve other gods. The revolt of the 10-tribe kingdom from Solomon's son's rule, leaving the 2-tribe kingdom of Judah and Benjamin. The rise of false worship in the southern kingdom after breaking off from Judah. The introduction of Baal worship into the northern kingdom by Ahab and his wife Jezebel. The test of Elijah on mount Carmel of who is the true God, Jehovah or Baal. Then Elijah flees when Jezebel vows to murder him. He runs away for 40 days into the wilderness to where Moses encountered Jehovah and there Jehovah speaks to Elijah at Mount Horeb.

are you going somewhere with this?

there is archaeological evidence for some of this
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These writings corroborate passages from the Hebrew Bible, as the Second Book of Kings mentions that Jehoram is the son of an Israelite king, Ahab, by his Phoenician wife Jezebel. The likely candidate for having erected the stele, according to the Hebrew Bible, is Hazael, king of Aram-Damascus, whose language would have been Old Aramaic. He is mentioned in 2 Kings 12:17-18 as having conquered Israel-Samaria but not Jerusalem.

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the authors of this new study concluded that, no, the city had indeed been burned down, as the bricks showed evidence of firing temperatures compatible with conflagration rather than a kiln. This new determination is consistent with the Bible’s account of Hazael overtaking Gath.

originally posted by: Coelacanth55
are you going somewhere with this?

there is archaeological evidence for some of this
en.wikipedia.org...#:

These writings corroborate passages from the Hebrew Bible, as the Second Book of Kings mentions that Jehoram is the son of an Israelite king, Ahab, by his Phoenician wife Jezebel. The likely candidate for having erected the stele, according to the Hebrew Bible, is Hazael, king of Aram-Damascus, whose language would have been Old Aramaic. He is mentioned in 2 Kings 12:17-18 as having conquered Israel-Samaria but not Jerusalem.

answersingenesis.org...

the authors of this new study concluded that, no, the city had indeed been burned down, as the bricks showed evidence of firing temperatures compatible with conflagration rather than a kiln. This new determination is consistent with the Bible’s account of Hazael overtaking Gath.

Nice information. Thank you for adding it. Really appreciated. This is just a little thing I'm doing, reading through the Bible. I'm in the middle of 1 Kings now, haha, as you see.