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Commentaries

• A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Kings (Scribner, 1951) - by James A. Montgomery

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 5

• Big Dreams and Broken Promises: Solomon’s Treaty with Hiram in Its International Context - by Michael S. Moore, Bulletin for Biblical Research 14.2 (2004) 205–221

1 Kings 7

• The Dimensions and Capacity of the 'Molten Sea' in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 - G. M. Hollenback, Biblica 81.2 (2000) 391–392
• The ‘Molten Sea’, or Is It? - by Seung Il Kang, Biblica 89.1 (2008) 101–103

1 Kings 8

• The Book of Jashar: The Song Scroll - pp. 25–27 in Twice Used Songs: Performance Criticism of the Songs of Ancient Israel by Terry Giles and William J. Doan (Hendrickson, 2009)

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 14

• A Case for Domestic Abuse in 1 Kings 14? A Look at the Marriage of Jeroboam I - by Robin Gallaher Branch, SBL Forum (May 2009)

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

• Elijah's Sleeping Baal - by H. Jacobson, Biblica 79 (1998)
• Jezebel’s Oath (1 Kgs 19,2) - by R.J. Merecz, Biblica 90 (2009) 257–259
• 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)
• Vier Gestalten einer Totenerweckungserzählung (1 Kön 17,17–24; 2 Kön 4,8–37; Apg 9,36–42; Apg 20,7–12) - by Hermann-Josef Stipp, Biblica 80.1 (1999) 43–77

2 Kings 2

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

2 Kings 3

• A Forgotten Cultic Reform? 2 Kings 3:2b - by André Lemaire, pp. 43–49 in Shawna Dolansky, ed., Sacred History, Sacred Literature: Essays on Ancient Israel, the Bible, and Religion in Honor of R.E. Friedman on His Sixtieth Birthday (Eisenbrauns, 2008)
• 2 Kings 3: History or Historical Fiction? - by Joe M. Sprinkle, Bulletin for Biblical Research 9 (1999) 247–270

2 Kings 4

• Elisha and the Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1–7) - by Yael Shemesh, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 8.4 (2008)
• Vier Gestalten einer Totenerweckungserzählung (1 Kön 17,17–24; 2 Kön 4,8–37; Apg 9,36–42; Apg 20,7–12) - by Hermann-Josef Stipp, Biblica 80.1 (1999) 43–77

2 Kings 5

• A Brief Moment for a One-Person Remnant (2 Kings 5:2–3) - by Walter Brueggemann, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Summer 2001)
• A Little Child Shall Lead Them: The Role of the Little Israelite Servant Girl - by Esther M. Menn, Currents in Theology and Mission (October 2008)

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 Dubovský, Biblica 87.2 (2006) 153–170

2 Kings 15–23

• Assyrian Downfall through Isaiah’s Eyes (2 Kings 15–23): The Historiography of Representation - by Peter Dubovský, Biblica 89.1 (2008) 1–16

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 81.2 (2000) 393–402
• 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 81.2 (2000) 403–405
• Exploring the Garden of Uzza: Death, Burial and Ideologies of Kingship - by Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Biblica 87.1 (2006) 1–21

2 Kings 22–23

• Found But Not Lost: A Skeptical Note on the Document Discovered in the Temple Under Josiah - by David Henige, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 7.1 (2007)
• 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)

2 Kings 25

• Evil-Merodach and the Deuteronomist: The Sociohistorical Setting of Dtr in the Light of 2 Kings 25,27–30 - by S. Frolov, Biblica 88.2 (2007) 174–190
• Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• 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.
• Bathsheba
  • Signs of the Flesh: Observations on Characterization in the Bible - by Alice Bach, Semeia 63 (1993) 61–79
• Jezebel
  • Femme Fatale Redux: Intertextual Connection to the Elijah/Jezebel Narratives in Mark 6:14–29 — by David M. Hoffeditz and Gary E. Yates, Bulletin for Biblical Research 15.2 (2005) 199–221
• Solomon
  • Solomon - by Siegfried Kreuzer, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 1992) 1236–1242
  • Solomon in All His Glory (Laing Lecture for 1979) - by Alan Millard, Vox Evangelica 12 (1981) 5–18

Chronology

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

Composition and Sources

• Evil-Merodach and the Deuteronomist: The Sociohistorical Setting of Dtr in the Light of 2 Kings 25,27–30 - by S. Frolov, Biblica 88.2 (2007) 174–190
• Prophetic Stories as Sources for the Histories of Jehoshaphat and the Omrides - by N. Na'aman, Biblica 78 (1997); abstract
• The Book of Jashar: The Song Scroll - pp. 25–27 in Twice Used Songs: Performance Criticism of the Songs of Ancient Israel by Terry Giles and William J. Doan (Hendrickson, 2009)

General Articles and Essays

• 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

Genre

• Reading Kings on the Divided Monarchy: What Sort of Narrative? - by Graeme Auld, Understanding the History of Israel (Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. 143; the British Academy, 2007) 337–343
• The Elisha Stories as Saints’ Legends - by Yael Shemesh, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 8.5 (2008)

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)

New Testament Connections

• Femme Fatale Redux: Intertextual Connection to the Elijah/Jezebel Narratives in Mark 6:14–29 — by David M. Hoffeditz and Gary E. Yates, Bulletin for Biblical Research 15.2 (2005) 199–221

Regnal Résumés

• Death Formulae and the Burial Place of the Kings of the House of David- by Nadav Na’aman, Biblica 85 (2004) 245–254

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)
• Becking, Bob, From David to Gedaliah: The Book of Kings as Story and History (Academic Press/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2007) - reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney (2008)
• Bodner, Keith, David Observed: A King in the Eyes of His Court (Sheffield Phoenix, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Carol Stuart Grizzard, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2006)
  • Reviewed by Steven McKenzie, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• 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)
• Czövek, Tamás, Three Seasons of Charismatic Leadership: A Literary-Critical and Theological Interpretation of the Narrative of Saul, David and Solomon (Regnum, 2006) - reviewed by Robin Gallaher Branch, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• 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, 1–2 Kings (Abingdon, 2006) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• 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)
• Hugo, Philippe, Les deux visages d’Élie: Texte massorétique et Septante dans l'histoire la plus ancienne du texte de 1 Rois 17–18 (Academic/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006) - reviewed by Graeme Auld, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Inrig, Gary, I & II Kings (ed. Max Anders; Holman OT Commentary; Broadman & Holman, 2003) - reviewed by David Bostock, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Keulen, Percy S. F. van, Two Versions of the Solomon Narrative: An Inquiry into the Relationship between MT 1 Kgs. 2–11 and LXX 3 Reg. 2–11 (Brill, 2004) - reviewed by Zipora Talshir, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Leithart, Peter J., 1 & 2 Kings (Brazos, 2006) - reviewed by Amber Warhurst, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (December 2007)
• Linden, Nico Ter, The Story Goes...The Stories of Judges and Kings - reviewed by Peter D. Miscall, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Pennacchietti, Fabrizio A., Three Mirrors for Two Biblical Ladies: Susanna and the Queen of Sheba in the Eyes of Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Gorgias, 2006) - reviewed by Carole R. Fontaine, Review of Biblical Literature (2009)
• Person, Raymond F., The Kings-Isaiah and Kings-Jeremiah Recensions (de Gruyter, 1997) - reviewed by Hermann-Josef Stipp, TC 3 (1998)
• Rudnig, Thilo, Davids Thron: Redaktionskritische Studien zur Geschichte von der Thronnachfolge Davids (de Gruyter, 2006) - reviewed by John Van Seters, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Seibert, Eric A., Subversive Scribes and the Solomonic Narrative: A Rereading of 1 Kings 1–11 (T&T Clark, 2006) - reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins, Review of Biblical Literature (2009)
• Snyder, Jason L., ed. Samuel, Kings and Chronicles: A Harmony of Histories (Trafford, 2005) - reviewed by Todd Bolen, Journal of the Evangelica Theological Society (December 2006)
• Sweeney, Marvin, I and II Kings (Old Testament Library; Westminster John Knox, 2007) - reviewed by Ernst Axel Knauf, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• 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)
• Turkanik, Andrzej S., Of Kings and Reigns: A Study of Translation Technique in the Gamma/Gamma Section of 3 Reigns (1 Kings) (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008) - reviewed by Johann Cook, Review of Biblical Literature (2010)