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Books of the Kingdoms
Four books of the Septuagint
Four books of the Septuagint
The Books of the Kingdoms, Books of Kingdoms, or Books of Reigns () are the names that four books of the Hebrew Bible are given in the Septuagint. 1 and 2 Kingdoms are equivalent to 1 and 2 Samuel, and 3 and 4 Kingdoms are equivalent to 1 and 2 Kings in most modern English versions.
These books are known in the Vulgate version as the four Books of the Kingdoms (Libri Regnum or Regnorum), or the Book of Kings (Liber Regum) as Jerome disagreed with the expression Books of the Kingdoms (Libri Regnorum) of the LXX. Jerome says:
Third comes Samuel, which we call the first and second Kings. Fourth [wiktionary:מלכים#Hebrew
Those books are known as the Books of Reigns in the [New English Translation of the Septuagint.
References
References
- Lange, John Peter. (1877). "Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Critical, Doctrinal and Homilectical.". Charles Scribner's Sons.
- Canellis, Aline. (2017). "Jérôme : Préfaces aux livres de la Bible". [[Éditions du Cerf]].
- "A letter from Jerome (390-404) {{!}} Epistolae".
- "[[New English Translation of the Septuagint]]".
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