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2 Kings 20 is the twentieth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second 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 in the sixth century BCE.
Patrick D. Miller in his commentary on Deuteronomy suggests that different views of the structure of the book will lead to different views on what it is about. [4] The structure is often described as a series of three speeches or sermons (chapters 1:1–4:43, 4:44–29:1, 29:2–30:20) followed by a number of short appendices [5] or some kind of epilogue (31:1–34:12), consist of commission ...
In the Bible, the Cherethites (Hebrew: כְּרֵתִי Kərēṯī) and Pelethites (Hebrew: פְּלֵתִי Pəlēṯī), the former also spelled Kerethites, are two ethnic groups in the Levant. Their identity has not been determined with certainty. [1][2] The Cherethites are mentioned independently three times, and as the "Cherethites and ...
The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal. In theological sources, predominantly Christian, Beelzebub is another name for Satan. He is known in demonology as one of the seven deadly demons or seven princes of Hell, Beelzebub representing gluttony and envy. The Dictionnaire Infernal describes Beelzebub as a being capable of ...
12. 2 Kings 3 is the third chapter in the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] 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 ...
The Hebrew term Yehudi (יְהוּדִי ) occurs 74 times in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible. It occurs first in the Hebrew Bible in 2 Kings 16:6 where Rezin king of Syria drove the 'Jews' out of Elath, and earliest among the prophets in Jeremiah 32:12 of 'Jews' that sat in the court of the prison." In the Septuagint the term is ...
The Ketuvim (/ kətuːˈviːm, kəˈtuːvɪm /; [1] Biblical Hebrew: כְּתוּבִים, romanized: Kǝṯuḇim, lit. 'Writings') [2] is the third and final section of the Hebrew Bible, after the Torah ("instruction") and the Nevi'im "Prophets". In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually titled "Writings" or ...
The period of Saul's interaction with David (1 Samuel 16:1 – 2 Samuel 1:27). The period of David's reign and the rebellions he suffers (2 Samuel 2:1–20:22). An appendix of material concerning David in no particular order, and out of sequence with the rest of the text (2 Samuel 22:1–24:25).