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1_Kings_18_8860035 | Describe the 'Verse 46' section of the article about '1 Kings 18'. | And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. ; "Girded up his loins": or "Tucked the skirts of his robe in his belt in preparation for quick travel" ; "To the entrance of Jezreel": Jezreel is located in the valley southeast of Mount Carmel; a place ... | [
"1 Kings 18 β Verse 19\n\n[Elijah answered] \"Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.\" ; \"Mount Carmel\": also known in Arabic as \"Mount Mar Elias\" (Ψ¬Ψ¨Ω Ω
Ψ§Ψ± Ψ₯ΩΩΨ§Ψ³, Jabal Mar Ilyas, lit. \"Mount Sain... |
1_Kings_18_8860026 | Reconstruct the content about 'Textual witnesses' from the article on '1 Kings 18'. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Exta... | [
"1 Kings 18 β Verse 19\n\n[Elijah answered] \"Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.\" ; \"Mount Carmel\": also known in Arabic as \"Mount Mar Elias\" (Ψ¬Ψ¨Ω Ω
Ψ§Ψ± Ψ₯ΩΩΨ§Ψ³, Jabal Mar Ilyas, lit. \"Mount Sain... |
1_Kings_18_8860031 | Summarize the 'Elijah and the competition between the deities on Mount Carmel (18:17β40)' part of '1 Kings 18'. | This violent cultic frenzy of Baalistic activities with 'swords and lances' (=spears) was attested by an Egyptian traverer "Wen-Amon" or "Wenamun", who around 1100 BCE witnessed it in Byblos, a Phoenician coastal city north of Jezebel's hometown of Sidon. By contrast, YHWH-religion only requires the spoken word (prayer... | [
"1 Kings 18 β Verse 19\n\n[Elijah answered] \"Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.\" ; \"Mount Carmel\": also known in Arabic as \"Mount Mar Elias\" (Ψ¬Ψ¨Ω Ω
Ψ§Ψ± Ψ₯ΩΩΨ§Ψ³, Jabal Mar Ilyas, lit. \"Mount Sain... |
1_Kings_18_8860034 | Explain what '1 Kings 18' covers in the 'Elijah brings rain (18:41β46)' section. | The triumph of Elijah on Mount Carmel seems to make king Ahab even listen to Elijah's word, that the king should eat and drink while expecting the rain to come soon. The return of the rains is another triumph for Elijah, who called for rain seven times (verses 42β44) and as the rain started to pour, Elijah had the 'han... | [
"1 Kings 18 β Verse 19\n\n[Elijah answered] \"Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.\" ; \"Mount Carmel\": also known in Arabic as \"Mount Mar Elias\" (Ψ¬Ψ¨Ω Ω
Ψ§Ψ± Ψ₯ΩΩΨ§Ψ³, Jabal Mar Ilyas, lit. \"Mount Sain... |
1_Kings_18_8860030 | Reconstruct the content about 'Elijah and the competition between the deities on Mount Carmel (18:17β40)' from the article on '1 Kings 18'. | to resolve the matter. The people of Israel at this point seemed not to hold YHWH monotheism anymore as they didn't react to the choice Elijah offering at all: 'YHWH or Baal' alone, but they agreed to witness the competition (while the prophets of Baal didn't reply to the challenge). Amiracle must bring truth to light,... | [
"1 Kings 18 β Verse 19\n\n[Elijah answered] \"Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.\" ; \"Mount Carmel\": also known in Arabic as \"Mount Mar Elias\" (Ψ¬Ψ¨Ω Ω
Ψ§Ψ± Ψ₯ΩΩΨ§Ψ³, Jabal Mar Ilyas, lit. \"Mount Sain... |
1_Kings_18_8860027 | Based on the article about '1 Kings 18', describe the 'Elijah and Obadiah (18:1β16)' section. | The main theme of the narrative is drought and rain. As the land of Israel including the king suffered under the drought, YHWH sent for Elijah to bring about the crisis and then the solution to the conflict between the worship of two deities. Before Elijah faced Ahab, one (God-fearing) minister, named Obadiah (meaning:... | [
"1 Kings 18 β Verse 19\n\n[Elijah answered] \"Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.\" ; \"Mount Carmel\": also known in Arabic as \"Mount Mar Elias\" (Ψ¬Ψ¨Ω Ω
Ψ§Ψ± Ψ₯ΩΩΨ§Ψ³, Jabal Mar Ilyas, lit. \"Mount Sain... |
1_Kings_19_9097442 | Summarize the 'Elijah charges Elisha (19:19β21)' part of '1 Kings 19'. | In his lifetime, Elijah only fulfilled one out of three required appointments in 19:15-16, that is of Elisha, who would fulfill the other two appointments, when he later took over Elijah's staff (or his mantle, which was apparently his hallmark; cf. 2 Kings 2:8,14; in 1 Kings 1:8 a different Hebrew word is used). Becom... | [
"1 Kings 19 β Elijah charges Elisha (19:19β21)\n\nIn his lifetime, Elijah only fulfilled one out of three required appointments in 19:15-16, that is of Elisha, who would fulfill the other two appointments, when he later took over Elijah's staff (or his mantle, which was apparently his hallmark; cf. 2 Kings 2:8,14; ... |
1_Kings_19_9097444 | Reconstruct the content about 'Verse 21' from the article on '1 Kings 19'. | And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. ; "And ministered unto him": from Hebrew: ΧΦ·ΧΦ°Χ©ΦΈΧΧ¨Φ°ΧͺΦ΅Φ½ΧΧΦΌ, literally, "and became his... | [
"1 Kings 19 β Elijah charges Elisha (19:19β21)\n\nIn his lifetime, Elijah only fulfilled one out of three required appointments in 19:15-16, that is of Elisha, who would fulfill the other two appointments, when he later took over Elijah's staff (or his mantle, which was apparently his hallmark; cf. 2 Kings 2:8,14; ... |
1_Kings_19_9097443 | Explain what '1 Kings 19' covers in the 'Verse 19' section. | So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. ; "Cast his mantle": This act was apparently a part of the form of adoption of a child, here in spiritual significance, which ... | [
"1 Kings 19 β Elijah charges Elisha (19:19β21)\n\nIn his lifetime, Elijah only fulfilled one out of three required appointments in 19:15-16, that is of Elisha, who would fulfill the other two appointments, when he later took over Elijah's staff (or his mantle, which was apparently his hallmark; cf. 2 Kings 2:8,14; ... |
1_Kings_19_9097435 | Summarize the following section from the article on '1 Kings 19'. | 1 Kings 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement ... | [
"1 Kings 19 β Elijah charges Elisha (19:19β21)\n\nIn his lifetime, Elijah only fulfilled one out of three required appointments in 19:15-16, that is of Elisha, who would fulfill the other two appointments, when he later took over Elijah's staff (or his mantle, which was apparently his hallmark; cf. 2 Kings 2:8,14; ... |
1_Kings_19_9097438 | Summarize the 'Elijah's flight to Horeb (19:1β8)' part of '1 Kings 19'. | The strife for the exclusive worship of YHWH and against Baalism in Israel took longer time and less straightforward than expected from 1 Kings 18βa fact reflected in Elijah's sudden flight toHoreb, the name used in the Book of Deuteronomy and Chronicles for Mount Sinai, where the Israelites received the Ten Commandmen... | [
"1 Kings 19 β Elijah charges Elisha (19:19β21)\n\nIn his lifetime, Elijah only fulfilled one out of three required appointments in 19:15-16, that is of Elisha, who would fulfill the other two appointments, when he later took over Elijah's staff (or his mantle, which was apparently his hallmark; cf. 2 Kings 2:8,14; ... |
1_Kings_19_9097437 | Explain what '1 Kings 19' covers in the 'Textual witnesses' section. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Exta... | [
"1 Kings 19 β Elijah charges Elisha (19:19β21)\n\nIn his lifetime, Elijah only fulfilled one out of three required appointments in 19:15-16, that is of Elisha, who would fulfill the other two appointments, when he later took over Elijah's staff (or his mantle, which was apparently his hallmark; cf. 2 Kings 2:8,14; ... |
1_Kings_2_23158123 | From the article on '1 Kings 2', restate the 'Verse 11' content. | And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; "Forty years": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between September 1042 BCE and Septembe... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158124 | What does the article about '1 Kings 2' say regarding 'The elimination of Adonijah (2:13β25)'? | After a while, Adonijah began to 'dig his own grave' by lusting after Abishag the Shunammite, which is a dangerous move, because 'she had, after all, lain in his father's bed', and 2 Samuel 16:20β22 indicate that having a sexual liaison with David's concubines was to legitimize Absalom's claim to the throne. Adonijah c... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158130 | Describe the 'Sources' section of the article about '1 Kings 2'. | 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers ... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158122 | From the article on '1 Kings 2', restate the 'David's bequest to Solomon (2:1β12)' content. | This section contains the only time in the books of Kings that David spoke directly to Solomon. The parting words are similar to God's words to Joshua after the death of Moses (Joshua 1:6β9). David first charged Solomon to reign in accordance to the "law of Moses" (cf. Deuteronomy 4:29; 6:2; 8:6; 9:5; 11:1; 29:9), beca... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158121 | Explain what '1 Kings 2' covers in the 'Analysis' section. | The first two chapters of the Books of Kings describe the final phase of David's story and the beginning of Solomon's. These chapters are markedly written differently than other biblical and extrabiblical ancient literature. | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158129 | Based on the article about '1 Kings 2', describe the 'Sources' section. | ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158118 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 2' provide? | 1 Kings 2 is the second chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158126 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 2' provide on 'The elimination of Joab (2:28β35)'? | Joab realized the direction of the purge, so he took refuge in the holy tent, but Solomon used Joab's word "I will die here" as a request that the king would gladly grant with the addition of justifying words of Joab's past sins (verses 31β33), so Benaiah, under the explicit order of the king, could execute Joab at the... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158125 | Explain what '1 Kings 2' covers in the 'The elimination of Abiathar (2:26β27)' section. | Solomon did not dare to harm Abiathar, one of David's trusted priests, but he had the authority relieve the priest of all duties and banish him to Anathoth, a small country town about 5 km north of Jerusalem. This is a fulfillment 1 Samuel 2:27β36. Jeremiah the prophet also came from Anatoth (Jeremiah 1:1; 32), so coul... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158120 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 2' provide on 'Textual witnesses'? | 1. After verse 35 there are 14 additional verses, traditionally denoted 35a-35o, ; 2. After verse 46 there are 11 additional verses, denoted 46a-46l. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th cen... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_2_23158127 | Explain what '1 Kings 2' covers in the 'The elimination of Shimei (2:36β46)' section. | Solomon plays a cruel game with Shimei, who had done unpleasant things to David, but later received David's personal promise of safety (2 Samuel 16:5β14 and 19:17β24). The king placed Shimei under housearrest, and would only be executed if he left his house with the addition of a seemingly reasonable requirement "not c... | [
"1 Kings 2 β Verse 11\n\nAnd the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ; \"Forty years\": according to Thiele's chronology, David died died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE at the age of 70, so his birth was between ... |
1_Kings_20_9098610 | From the article on '1 Kings 20', restate the 'Verse 42' content. | And he said to him, "Thus says the Lord, βBecause you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people." ; "Devoted to destruction": or "set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)". Like Saul who re... | [
"1 Kings 20 β Verse 42\n\nAnd he said to him, \"Thus says the Lord, βBecause you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.\" ; \"Devoted to destruction\": or \"set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (... |
1_Kings_20_9098608 | Reconstruct the content about 'Verse 34' from the article on '1 Kings 20'. | ''So Ben-Hadad said to him, "The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you may set up marketplaces for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." ; Then Ahab said, "I will send you away with this treaty." So he made a treaty with him and sent him away. ; "My father took from your fat... | [
"1 Kings 20 β Verse 42\n\nAnd he said to him, \"Thus says the Lord, βBecause you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.\" ; \"Devoted to destruction\": or \"set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (... |
1_Kings_20_9098609 | Explain what '1 Kings 20' covers in the 'A prophetic warning to Ahab (20:35β43)' section. | The positive outcome of the war against Aram was tarnished by Ahab's action to make business contracts with Benhadad, instead of killing him ("devoted him to destruction", which was an 'underlying principle of Deuteronomistic theory and historical writing'; cf. Deuteronomy 13:12β18; 20:16β18; Joshua 6β7; 11:10β15, etc.... | [
"1 Kings 20 β Verse 42\n\nAnd he said to him, \"Thus says the Lord, βBecause you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.\" ; \"Devoted to destruction\": or \"set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (... |
1_Kings_20_9098606 | Explain what '1 Kings 20' covers in the 'Textual witnesses' section. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Exta... | [
"1 Kings 20 β Verse 42\n\nAnd he said to him, \"Thus says the Lord, βBecause you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.\" ; \"Devoted to destruction\": or \"set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (... |
1_Kings_20_9098607 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 20' provide on 'Ahab's victory over the Arameans (20:1β34)'? | 1 Kings 20 and 22 record a series of wars between an Aramean king, Benhadad, and King Ahab of Israel. With the help of prophetic oracles, the Israelite king managed to repeatedly defeat an aggressive, arrogant and stronger enemy. The Arameans initially regarded YHWH to be 'a mountain god who had no power on the plains'... | [
"1 Kings 20 β Verse 42\n\nAnd he said to him, \"Thus says the Lord, βBecause you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.\" ; \"Devoted to destruction\": or \"set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (... |
1_Kings_20_9098604 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 20' provide? | 1 Kings 20 is the 20th chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added ... | [
"1 Kings 20 β Verse 42\n\nAnd he said to him, \"Thus says the Lord, βBecause you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.\" ; \"Devoted to destruction\": or \"set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (... |
1_Kings_21_9345791 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 21' provide on 'Ahab's and Jezebel's judicial murder of Naboth (21:1β16)'? | In ancient Israel the farming families (comprising over 90% of the population) were legally protected of landownership, so they have a secure economic existence and thus firm citizen's rights by the allocation of sufficient land. The farmer Naboth had thus the right as well as the duty to bequeath his land to his famil... | [
"1 Kings 21 β Ahab's and Jezebel's judicial murder of Naboth (21:1β16)\n\nIn ancient Israel the farming families (comprising over 90% of the population) were legally protected of landownership, so they have a secure economic existence and thus firm citizen's rights by the allocation of sufficient land. The farmer N... |
1_Kings_21_9345790 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 21' provide on 'Textual witnesses'? | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Exta... | [
"1 Kings 21 β Ahab's and Jezebel's judicial murder of Naboth (21:1β16)\n\nIn ancient Israel the farming families (comprising over 90% of the population) were legally protected of landownership, so they have a secure economic existence and thus firm citizen's rights by the allocation of sufficient land. The farmer N... |
1_Kings_21_9345792 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 21' provide on 'Verse 1'? | And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. ; "Vineyard which was in Jezreel": In 2012, the Jezreel Expedition under the direction of Dr. Norma Franklin of the University of Haifa uncovered at the foot of Tel Jezreel ... | [
"1 Kings 21 β Ahab's and Jezebel's judicial murder of Naboth (21:1β16)\n\nIn ancient Israel the farming families (comprising over 90% of the population) were legally protected of landownership, so they have a secure economic existence and thus firm citizen's rights by the allocation of sufficient land. The farmer N... |
1_Kings_21_9345788 | Reconstruct the content from the article about '1 Kings 21'. | 1 Kings 21 is the 21st chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added ... | [
"1 Kings 21 β Ahab's and Jezebel's judicial murder of Naboth (21:1β16)\n\nIn ancient Israel the farming families (comprising over 90% of the population) were legally protected of landownership, so they have a secure economic existence and thus firm citizen's rights by the allocation of sufficient land. The farmer N... |
1_Kings_21_9345793 | From the article on '1 Kings 21', restate the 'Elijah's judgement against Ahab and his court (21:17β29)' content. | The evil act towards Naboth required someone to confront the king and under such circumstances this was normally a prophet, such as Elijah who suddenly stood before king Ahab in the vineyards of Naboth. After briefly listening to Ahab's surprised question (verse 20: 'Have you found me, O my enemy?'), Elijah firmly thre... | [
"1 Kings 21 β Ahab's and Jezebel's judicial murder of Naboth (21:1β16)\n\nIn ancient Israel the farming families (comprising over 90% of the population) were legally protected of landownership, so they have a secure economic existence and thus firm citizen's rights by the allocation of sufficient land. The farmer N... |
1_Kings_22_2676912 | Explain what '1 Kings 22' covers in the 'Death of Ahab (22:1β40)' section. | only befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's continuing mercy to Ahab and Ahab cannot plea... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676919 | What does the article about '1 Kings 22' say regarding 'Verse 43'? | a And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord ; b nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. Verse 22:43b in the English Bible is numbered as 22:44 in the Hebrew t... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676913 | Based on the article about '1 Kings 22', describe the 'Death of Ahab (22:1β40)' section. | (1 Kings 20) lasted three years, Ahab decided to capture the strategic Transjordan trading hub, Ramoth Gilead, while he made use of the close ties between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel (remained until the rise of Jehu and Joash (2 Kings 9β11)). Ahab did not hesitate to sacrifice Jehoshaphat (Ahab advised Jehoshaphat... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676914 | Summarize the 'Death of Ahab (22:1β40)' part of '1 Kings 22'. | theme of the battle between true and false prophecy (first initiated in 1 Kings 13). A fundamental problem regarding the prophets is the unaccountability of their own attitude towards God's messages (as in Jeremiah 28 and Micah 3:5β8). Micaiah ben Imlah states that the 'prophets' with opposing messages were possessed b... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676910 | Explain what '1 Kings 22' covers in the 'Textual witnesses' section. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 6Q4 (6Qpa... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676917 | What does the article about '1 Kings 22' say regarding 'Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah (22:41β50)'? | Jehoshaphat was officially introduced, after the report that he was closely linked to Ahab, supporting the statement in the Annals that there was no war with Israel during his reign. The kingdom of Judah at this time controlled Edom and therefore had access to the Red Sea at the seaport of Ezion-geber, but they lacked ... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676923 | From the article on '1 Kings 22', restate the 'Sources' content. | 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers ... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676922 | From the article on '1 Kings 22', restate the 'Sources' content. | Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Ra... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676924 | Reconstruct the content about 'Sources' from the article on '1 Kings 22'. | ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676908 | What does the article about '1 Kings 22' say regarding 'Text'? | This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language and since the 16th century is divided into 53 verses in Christian Bibles, but into 54 verses in the Hebrew Bible as in the verse numbering comparison table below. | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676921 | From the article on '1 Kings 22', restate the 'Verse 51' content. | Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel. ; "In the 17th year of Jehoshaphat": in Thiele's chronology (improved by McFall), Ahaziah became king between April and September 853 BCE, and he died between April and ... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676918 | Based on the article about '1 Kings 22', describe the 'Verses 41β42' section. | 41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. ; 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. ; Cross reference: 2 Chronicles 20:31 ... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676907 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 22' provide? | 1 Kings 22 is the 22nd (and the last) chapter of the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the first part of Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century ... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676911 | Reconstruct the content about 'Death of Ahab (22:1β40)' from the article on '1 Kings 22'. | 1) Ahab was confronted by a prophet (this time Micaiah ben Imlah), as he was warned throughout his reign by other prophets, such as Elijah (1 Kings 17:1 for worshipping Baal and 1 Kings 21 for murdering and taking vineyard from Naboth) and an unnamed prophet for sparing Ben-hadad, the king of Aram (1 Kings 20). Despite... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676915 | Summarize the 'Verse 1' part of '1 Kings 22'. | And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. ; "Three years without war": These three years were not full years (based on verse 2), but were to be counted from the second defeat of Ben-hadad (1 Kings 20:34β43). George Rawlinson conjectures that during this period the Assyrian invasion under Shal... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676916 | Explain what '1 Kings 22' covers in the 'Verse 2' section. | And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. ; "The third year": during the peace between Syria and Israel, not after the event involving Naboth. The marriage of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, with Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, would have taken p... | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_22_2676920 | Describe the 'Ahaziah, the king of Israel (22:51β53)' section of the article about '1 Kings 22'. | Ahaziah, Ahab's son and successor, followed the footsteps of his father and his mother in his short reign, so did not change the punishment of Omri's dynasty which was only postponed. | [
"1 Kings 22 β Death of Ahab (22:1β40)\n\nonly befell his sons and he seemed to die of natural causes (1 Kings 22:40), Ahab was not left unreprimanded. The narrative of his death displays much life of Ahab into a single climactic story: Three prophets, three warnings, three witnesses; these are the sign of Yahweh's ... |
1_Kings_3_9293350 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 3' provide on 'Textual witnesses'? | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 6Q4 (6Qpa... | [
"1 Kings 3 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among th... |
1_Kings_3_9293355 | Describe the 'Solomon's judgement (3:16β28)' section of the article about '1 Kings 3'. | This section records one episode of Solomon putting to effect the wisdom granted to him in giving an 'unusually clever court judgement' when he was confronted with a seemingly insoluble problem: 'claim against counter-claim without witnesses or evidence'. It was the maternal loveβ in itself not a legally relevant facto... | [
"1 Kings 3 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among th... |
1_Kings_3_9293351 | Explain what '1 Kings 3' covers in the 'Analysis' section. | This chapter contains one of the important 'biblical treatments' of wisdom in the practical (or, in this case, also political) context. The first part is dominated with Solomon's request for wisdom, whereas the last part is the demonstration of the wisdom he received from God. The story of Solomon's judgment is similar... | [
"1 Kings 3 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among th... |
1_Kings_3_9293353 | Explain what '1 Kings 3' covers in the 'Solomon's prayer for wisdom (3:1β15)' section. | be the only place of worship according to the Torah of Moses (Deuteronomy 12). Solomon also went to a high place in Gibeon (today al-Jib, about 8 km north-west of Jerusalem) to offer a great sacrifice to God and stayed overnight there, when God appeared to him to offer him a free wish. In the Hebrew Bible (and also in ... | [
"1 Kings 3 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among th... |
1_Kings_3_9293348 | Reconstruct the content from the article about '1 Kings 3'. | 1 Kings 3 is the third chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added ... | [
"1 Kings 3 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among th... |
1_Kings_3_9293354 | Summarize the 'Verse 1' part of '1 Kings 3'. | And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. ; "Made affinity": here is not "made "alliance", but literally, "made himself s... | [
"1 Kings 3 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among th... |
1_Kings_3_9293352 | Reconstruct the content about 'Solomon's prayer for wisdom (3:1β15)' from the article on '1 Kings 3'. | Early in his reign, Solomon entered a diplomatic marriage with the Egyptian Pharaoh's daughter which played a significant role in the story of Solomon (cf. 1 Kings 7:8; 9:16; 11:1), although Solomon's heir (Rehoboam) was not born from her, but from Solomon's Ammonite wife (1 Kings 14:21). Solomon received a good mark i... | [
"1 Kings 3 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among th... |
1_Kings_4_25139660 | From the article on '1 Kings 4', restate the 'Textual witnesses' content. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Exta... | [
"1 Kings 4 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_4_25139664 | Explain what '1 Kings 4' covers in the 'Solomon's prosperity and wisdom (4:20β34)' section. | Under Solomon, the kingdom prospered and had a security from the neighboring states from the Euphrates to Egypt, while the state administration had become larger and more centralized since the time of Saul. Verses 29β34 focus on Solomon's wisdom, a full circle of Solomon's history since 1 Kings 3:1β15, more on the acad... | [
"1 Kings 4 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_4_25139662 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 4' provide on 'Solomon's royal officials and officers (4:1β19)'? | The orderly structure of the kingdom shows the quality of Solomon's wisdom, resulting in happy and prosperous citizens, fulfilling not only the Abrahamic promise (Genesis 22:17), but also the fruit of Joshua's conquest (Joshua 11:23). A comparison with David's list of officers (2 Samuel 8:16β18; 20:23β26) demonstrate t... | [
"1 Kings 4 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_4_25139663 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 4' provide on 'Verse 6'? | 'And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.'' ; "Over the household": from Χ’ΧΦΎΧΧΧΧͺ, -ha-; a position first mentioned here, indicating the growing size of royal court; later in Ahab's and Hezekiah's court (cf. 1 Kings 18:3; 2 Kings 18:18; Isaiah 22:15). ; "Adoniram": also ment... | [
"1 Kings 4 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_4_25139661 | What does the article about '1 Kings 4' say regarding 'Analysis'? | A Solomon's royal officials and officers (4:1β19) ; B Judah and Israel eat, drink and rejoice (4:20) ; C Solomon rules over kingdoms between the Euphrates and Egypt (4:21) ; D Provisions of Solomon's table (4:22β23) ; C' Solomon rules over kingdoms between the Euphrates and Egypt (4:24) ; B' Judah and Israel are living... | [
"1 Kings 4 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_5_4515944 | Describe the 'Textual witnesses' section of the article about '1 Kings 5'. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Exta... | [
"1 Kings 5 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_5_4515947 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 5' provide on 'Verse 1'? | Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David. ; "Hiram" (Phoenician: 'ahiram): king of the important city of Tyre, was an ally of David (2 Samuel 5:11) and the first to take up relations with Solomon. Josep... | [
"1 Kings 5 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_5_4515948 | Reconstruct the content about 'Forced labor in Israel (5:13β18)' from the article on '1 Kings 5'. | The massive availability of forced labor from 'all Israel' (cf. 1 Kings 9:20β23) would later be the cause of the kingdom's partition (1 Kings 12). The Israelite task force sent to Lebanon consisted of 'conscripted workers' from the Canaanite population and 150,000 people of Israel (cf. 1 Kings 4:6). | [
"1 Kings 5 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_5_4515949 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 5' provide on 'Verse 18'? | So Solomonβs builders, Hiramβs builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple. ; "Gebalites" ("the stonesquarers" in KJV): people from Byblos (on the coast to the north of Tyre in today's northern Lebanon). ; "Temple": literally "house" | [
"1 Kings 5 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_5_4515942 | Reconstruct the content from the article about '1 Kings 5'. | 1 Kings 5 is the fifth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added ... | [
"1 Kings 5 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_5_4515946 | Based on the article about '1 Kings 5', describe the 'Solomon's contract with Hiram of Tyre (5:1β12)' section. | Israel at the time of David was a lowly developed agrarian country, so Solomon needed foreign help for his building projects, as the rest that eluded his father was finally achieved (2 Samuel 7:1, 10β13). The Phoenicians were suitable partners because of their world-wide trading connections, high cultural standards, an... | [
"1 Kings 5 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_5_4515945 | Describe the 'Analysis' section of the article about '1 Kings 5'. | A Solomon's wisdom (4:29β34) ; B Hiram sends servants to Solomon (5:1) ; C Solomon's message to Hiram (5:2β6) ; B' Hiram's response to Solomon (5:7β11) ; A' Solomon's wisdom (5:12) The first 12 verses of this chapter continue the section of 1 Kings 4:29β34 to form a chiasm: | [
"1 Kings 5 β Textual witnesses\n\nSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, ma... |
1_Kings_6_13757571 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 6' provide on 'Verse 38'? | And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; "The month of Bul": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A reference to the month of "Bul" is fo... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757573 | Summarize the 'Sources' part of '1 Kings 6'. | ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757572 | Reconstruct the content about 'Sources' from the article on '1 Kings 6'. | Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Ra... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757564 | Describe the 'Textual witnesses' section of the article about '1 Kings 6'. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Exta... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757562 | Describe the content of the article about '1 Kings 6'. | 1 Kings 6 is the sixth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added ... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757569 | Based on the article about '1 Kings 6', describe the 'The interior decoration of the Temple (6:14β38)' section. | All the walls of the holy site were clad with made of costly materials. The ornamentation in wooden panels and carvings s emphatically non-figural (no human or divine figures), but limited to plants and animals, a aniconic characteristic of the YHWH-religion. In comparison to the 'curtain walls and dust floor' of the t... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757567 | What does the article about '1 Kings 6' say regarding 'Verse 1'? | And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomonβs reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord. ; Cross reference: 1 Kings 6:37 ; "The 4th year of S... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757565 | Explain what '1 Kings 6' covers in the 'Analysis' section. | 1 Kings 6 to 7 cover the building of the temple, with insertions of information about Solomon's palace, the "house of the forest of Lebanon", the hall of the throne, the hall of judgment, and a house for Pharaoh's daughter (1 Kings 7:1β12). | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757570 | From the article on '1 Kings 6', restate the 'Verse 37' content. | In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. ; Cross reference: 1 Kings 6:1 ; "The month of Ziv": or Iyar/Ayyar, which is April or May in Gregorian calendar. | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757574 | Summarize the 'Sources' part of '1 Kings 6'. | 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN: 9780825438257 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers ... | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_6_13757566 | From the article on '1 Kings 6', restate the 'Construction of the Temple walls (6:1β10)' content. | The ground-plan of the temple indicates a long and narrow building which was not particularly large (about 30x10x15 meters), a form that was commonly found in the region of Israel. | [
"1 Kings 6 β Verse 38\n\nAnd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. ; \"The month of Bul\": or Cheshvan/Heshvan, which is October or November in Gregorian calendar. A refere... |
1_Kings_7_3095857 | Summarize the 'Verse 23' part of '1 Kings 7'. | written (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields "111" whereas qaw yields "106", so when used in calculation it results in = "3.1415094", very close to the modern definition of "3.1415926". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) that the molten sea has a brim of a han... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095849 | From the article on '1 Kings 7', restate the 'Textual witnesses' content. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q54 (4QK... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095853 | Explain what '1 Kings 7' covers in the 'The interior decoration of the Temple (7:13β51)' section. | The big structures and furnishings in the temple of Solomon were crafted by a Phoenician craftsman called Hiram (or Ahiram), especially the two pillars which stood at the entrance to the temple (verses 15β22), and the circular bronze sea ("molten sea"; verses 23β26), among those listed in verses 40β47. A note states th... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095852 | What does the article about '1 Kings 7' say regarding 'Verse 4'? | There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers. ; "Windows" from Hebrew: Χ©Φ°ΧΧ§Φ»Χ€Φ΄ΧΧ, the same word as in 1 Kings 6:4 denoting "beams" or "lattices" ("beam layers" according to Keil; ΟλΡΟ
ΟαΏΆΞ½ in Septuagint). They were arranged in "three rows" (or "tiers"), probably refe... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095854 | Reconstruct the content about 'Verses 13β14' from the article on '1 Kings 7'. | 13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. ; 14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. ; "Hiram from Tyre'': call... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095851 | From the article on '1 Kings 7', restate the 'Construction of the palace (7:1β12)' content. | The temple was actually integrated into a larger complex of government buildings, by itself is comparable to a palace chapel. Other buildings were larger and taken in all almost twice as long to build than the Temple alone (13 years vs. 7 years), but seems to share similar architectural style and material. The monument... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095855 | Reconstruct the content about 'Verse 21' from the article on '1 Kings 7'. | And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. These two pillars most likely were not support structures, but were free standing, based on similar pillars in other nearby contempor... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095856 | What information does the article about '1 Kings 7' provide on 'Verse 23'? | And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. ; Cross reference: 2 Chronicles 4:2 ; "5 cubits": a length measurement of about 7Β½ feet or 2.3 meters. ; "30 cubits": about 45 feet or 14 m... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095847 | Reconstruct the content from the article about '1 Kings 7'. | 1 Kings 7 is the seventh chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement adde... | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_7_3095850 | Reconstruct the content about 'Analysis' from the article on '1 Kings 7'. | 1 Kings 6 to 7 cover the building of the temple, with insertions of information about Solomon's palace, the "house of the forest of Lebanon", the hall of the throne, the hall of judgment, and a house for Pharaoh's daughter (1 Kings 7:1β12). | [
"1 Kings 7 β Verse 23\n\nwritten (ketiv) as Χ§ΧΧ. Using gematria, qaweh yields \"111\" whereas qaw yields \"106\", so when used in calculation it results in = \"3.1415094\", very close to the modern definition of \"3.1415926\". Charles Ryrie gives another explanation based on 1 Kings 7:26 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:5) th... |
1_Kings_8_9293360 | Summarize the 'Analysis' part of '1 Kings 8'. | Hereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face later, with some mentioned curses... | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293364 | Explain what '1 Kings 8' covers in the 'Verse 21' section. | The theme of the Exodus in Samuel-Kings was altered in the Chronicles, where the portrayal of David in relationship with Moses was sharpened, especially by comparing 1 Kings 8:21 and 2 Chronicles 6:11. | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293363 | Describe the 'Verse 9' section of the article about '1 Kings 8'. | There was nothing in the ark except for the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel after they had come out of the land of Egypt. ; Cross reference: 2 Chronicles 5:10 ; "There was nothing in the ark exceptβ¦": The statement seems intended to emphasize ... | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293356 | Describe the content of the article about '1 Kings 8'. | 1 Kings 8 is the eighth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added... | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293361 | Describe the 'The dedication of the Temple (8:1β21)' section of the article about '1 Kings 8'. | The temple dedication began with a procession of the ark from the tent in the city of David (cf. 2 Samuel 6:16β17; 7:2; 1 Kings 3:15) to the temple grounds. The ark, containing the two tablets of the Ten Commandments (verse 9; Exodus 25:21; ), was originally designed as a 'transportable war palladium' which could be ca... | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293365 | Explain what '1 Kings 8' covers in the 'Solomon's dedicational prayer at the Temple (8:22β61)' section. | The dedicational prayer reflects the relationship between God's promise to David (2 Samuel 7) and the people's loyalty to the Torah (verses 23β26), and between the inestimable size of God and his residence in Zion (verses. 27β30). God cannot literally 'dwell on earth' (verse 27), but he can listen in heaven (verses 32,... | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293367 | From the article on '1 Kings 8', restate the 'The Feast of the Temple Dedication (8:62β66)' content. | The festivities of the dedication lasts seven days involving more sacrifices than what Solomon made in Gibeon (1 Kings 3:4) and far too many for the usual altar to deal with (verse 64), to show that Solomon was alway 'generous in making every effort to satisfy God and God's people'. | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293358 | Explain what '1 Kings 8' covers in the 'Textual witnesses' section. | Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q54 (4QK... | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
1_Kings_8_9293359 | Summarize the 'Analysis' part of '1 Kings 8'. | Defeat before an enemy (1 Kings 8:33; Deuteronomy 28:25, 48) ; Heavens shut without rain (1 Kings 8:35; Leviticus 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:24) ; Famine, pestilence, blight, mildew, locust, grasshopper, plague, siege (1 Kings 8:37; Deuteronomy 28:21β22, 38, 59) ; Exile (1 Kings 8:46β51; Deuteronomy 28:58β63) This chapter s... | [
"1 Kings 8 β Analysis\n\nHereafter, the ark was never mentioned again in the Books of Kings and not listed among the Temple furniture seized by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25). Solomon made seven petitions in the center of the passage, which provide a 'rough preview of the events Israel would face late... |
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