The Books of the Kingdoms, Books of Kingdoms, or Books of Reigns ( grc-x-koine, Βíβλοι Βασιλειῶν) are the names that four books of the
Hebrew Bible are given in the
Septuagint. 1 and 2 Kingdoms are equivalent to 1 and 2
Samuel
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...
, and 3 and 4 Kingdoms are equivalent to 1 and 2
Kings
Kings or King's may refer to:
*Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'' ...
in most modern English versions.
These books are known in the
Vulgate version as the four Books of the Kingdoms ( or ),
or the Book of Kings () as Jerome disagreed with the expression ''Books of the Kingdoms'' () of the
LXX.
says:
Those books are known as the ''Books of Reigns'' in the
New English Translation of the Septuagint.
References
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External links
Full text of the Books of the Kingdoms in modern Greek
Books of Kings
Books of Samuel