text: can somebody give me a/some historical information in 1st kings or 2nd kings? how reliable is this evidence. and,how do they relate to other documents, i just need a boost in starting off my essay paper due next week. kings is a pair of books that continues the history of israel from the reign of king solomon, through the period of the divided kingdom, and into the exile of both kingdoms. it covers a period of about 425 years. the first book contains twentytwo chapters and the second twenty-five.