
As with the Greek Septuagint (LXX) 1 & 2 Kings are grouped along with the twelve historical books (Joshua to Esther).Ģ. Placement in the Greek/English Scriptures: One of the Historical Booksġ.

Rebuke concerning current condition of society leads to warnings of captivity, destruction, exile, and promise of eventual restoration, Call for justice and repentanceį. Military advice, Pronounce-ment of rebuke or blessing Nation guidance, Maintenance of justice, Spiritual overseer Classification of the Prophets 4: The prophets may be identified within three basic categories-(1) pre-monarchy, 5 (2) pre-classical, 6 (3) classical 7-as the following chart unfolds: 8 Labeling them as prophetic rather than historical suggests that these books are primarily theological in nature rather than annalistic. They were the last book of the Former ProphetsĪ. The Prophets is grouped into Former Prophets (Joshua-2 Kings ) and Latter Prophets (Isaiah-Malachi )Ģ.

Placement in the Hebrew Scriptures: One of the Prophetsġ. Kings-The fall of the divided kingdoms of Israel and JudahĮ. The Books of Samuel and Kings cover Israel's period as a nation under a king:ģ. The English has adopted the fourfold division of the historical books after the Greek Septuagint but with the Hebrew names of 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kingsĭ.

Lamentations may have been with JeremiahĬ. Josephus' limitation of the Hebrew canon to twenty-four books seems to verify a unified Kings: 2Ī. Kings was broken into two books for convenience sake because of its lengthĢ. In the Hebrew Scriptures the book of Kings (