The First & Second of these books cover the same period as Second Samuel & First & Second Kings
... divided Samuel (1 and 2 Kingdoms) from Kings (3 and 4 Kingdoms) at the 
same .... For example, although 1 and 2 Kings covers a four hundred year period 
of... [DOC] [TLE] An Introduction to the Books of First and Second Kings | Bible.org [PAR] Jun 30, 2004 ... An Introduction to the Books of First and Second Kings ... D. The Books of Samuel 
and Kings cover Israel's period as a nation under ... Labeling them as prophetic 
rather than historical suggests that these books are primarily theological in ... 
possibly also was written by the same writer as a bridge to the later... [DOC] [TLE] Books of Kings - Wikipedia [PAR] The two Books of Kings present a history of ancient Israel and Judah from the 
death of David to the release of his successor Jehoiachin from imprisonment in 
Babylon, a period of some 400 years ( c. 960  c. 560 BCE).