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Fourth book of Neviim. Starts from the death of King David and reign of Shlomo,the building of the Beis Hamikdash. Continues with the splitting of Israel into two Kingdoms during the reign of Rechav'am ben Shlomo , all the Kings of both kingdoms until the exile of the Kingdom of Ephraim and finally the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash and the exile of the Kingdom of Judah

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How old was the Shunammite's son?

Roughly speaking, how old was the Shunammite's son when he died (2 Kings 4:18-37)? Since the account of his death directly succeeds the story of his conception (v. 8-17), I was under the assumption that he was still fairly young. He is also…
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When The King Of Assyria Sent a Priest to The New "Inhabitants" of Israel Did the Priest Teach Them Correctly?

in Melachim II - II Kings - Chapter 17 Paragraph 24. it speaks about the King of Assyria sending foreign people into the land of Israel after exiling the Israelites to Assyria. The new "inhabitants" of the land were then attacked by Lions. and the…
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Failed Prophecy of Elisha?

Elisha’s prophecy reads: “This is only a trifle in the sight of Hashem, for he will also hand Moab over to you. You shall conquer every fortified city and every choice city; every good tree you shall fell, all springs of water you shall stop up, and…
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How could Abijam and Asa both have the same mother if Asa was Abijam's son?

As the title. In Melachim chapter 15 it goes through the kings of Judah and it speaks about how Abijam was king and then he dies and his son Asa takes over but twice it says "and his mother was Maacah daughter of Abishalom". Am I missing something…
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Why does this perek in Melachim Aleph not mention Achov's name?

This passage in Melachim continuously calls Achov "King of Israel". The perek before, it references him by name. When it comes to Yehoshafat, King of Yehudah, it says his name many times. Why does the sefer stop using Achov's name? Granted, his name…
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After Elijah claiming that he was the only zealot remaining that followed g-d a certain prophet tells Ahab that he will win the battle with Ben hadad

In the book of Kings chapter 20, after Elijah goes to Mount Horeb and speaks to G-d, he basically quits or gets fired, telling G-d that he's the only one left that still follows G-d. But then the text goes on to speak about a certain prophet that…
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I Kings 21:29 "but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house" Where is the logic?

I Kings 21 .29 'Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before Me? because he humbleth himself before Me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. Would like to understand this verse. Why upon…
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Why did Athaliah destroy all those of royal descent in 2 Kings 11:1?

Melachim II 11:1 "And Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, saw that her son was dead, and she rose and destroyed all those of royal descent." What was her reason for killing those of royal stock?
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Who exactly were the youths of the Governors Melachim 1 Chapter 20

Melachim 1:14 And Ahab said, "With whom?" And he said, "Thus said the Lord, 'With the youths of the governors of the provinces.' " And he said: "Who will commandeer the battle?" And he said, "You." Who will commandeer the war?: Who will array [the…
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In Melachim (Book of Kings) Chapter 19: What is actually going on in paragraph 11

What is g-d trying to show Elijah, What is the whole point of the boulders being broken and fire and chaos that Elijah beheld, I don't get it because it then continues to also say "but g-d was not in the wind or fire etc... Can somebody please…
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What was the reason King Jehoash had Zechariah killed?

What did Jeohash do to cause Zechariah to rebuke him which in turn caused King Jehoash to have Zechariah killed? Book 2 of Melachim chapter 12-14 Edit: my wrong: I thought that I learned it in book 2 of kings, but I must've learned it in Chronicles…
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