1 Kings 17

1 Kings 17
The pages containing the Books of Kings (1 & 2 Kings) Leningrad Codex (1008 CE).
BookFirst book of Kings
Hebrew Bible partNevi'im
Order in the Hebrew part4
CategoryFormer Prophets
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part11

1 Kings 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First 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 added in the sixth century BCE.[3] This chapter belongs to the section comprising 1 Kings 16:15 to 2 Kings 8:29 which documents the period of Omri's dynasty.[4] The focus of this chapter is the activity of prophet Elijah during the reign of king Ahab in the northern kingdom.[5]

  1. ^ Halley 1965, pp. 197–198.
  2. ^ Collins 2014, p. 288.
  3. ^ McKane 1993, p. 324.
  4. ^ Dietrich 2007, p. 244.
  5. ^ Dietrich 2007, p. 245.

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