BOOKS OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL
- BOOKS OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL
- BOOKS OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL, two
sets of royal annals, mentioned in I and
II Kings but subsequently lost. The historian of Kings
refers to these works as his source, where additional information may be
found. These references show how the historian of Kings used extensive
sources selectively. The books are referred to by this formula, with
slight variations: "Now the rest of the acts of (the king), and all
that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Judah/Israel." Frequently references are made to "his
might," or "how we warred," and occasionally more specific deeds are
mentioned (e.g., I Kings 15:23; II Kings
20:20).
The Israelite annals are mentioned 18 times (I Kings
14:19 (17); 15:31; 16:5; et al.) and the Judean annals 15 times
(I Kings 14:29; 15:7, 23; et al.). Of all the kings of
Israel, only Jehoram and Hosea are not mentioned as referred to in the
Israelite annals. Of the kings of
Judah (after Solomon) only Ahaziah, Athaliah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiachin, and
Zedekiah are not mentioned in this regard. It is uncertain whether these
books were royal records themselves or edited annals based on the
records. It seems likely in view of the negative references to certain
kings (Zimri, Shallum, and Manasseh), which would not very likely be the
product of the king's own recorders, that the books were edited annals.
Furthermore, the Judean author of Kings could hardly have had access to
all the royal records of the northern kingdom. The content of these
books appears identical in character to the Assyrian annals. Probably
the mass of facts on royal activities in Kings came from these books.
Chronicles mentions the book of the kings of Israel (I
Chron. 9:1; II Chron. 20:34) and the book of the kings of
Israel and Judah (or Judah and Israel; II Chron. 16: 11;
27:7; et al.). The chronicler seems to be referring to the same works,
but probably did not actually have them at his disposal.
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
J.A. Montgomery, Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of
Kings (ICC, 1951), 24–38; B. Maisler (Mazar), in:
IEJ, 2 (1952), 82–88. ADD.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: M. Cogan, I Kings
(AB; 2000), 89–91.
(Michael V. Fox)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
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