Books of Kings
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The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Kings | 31 |
| Books of Kings canonical | 26 |
| 1 Kings | 3 |
| 2 Kings | 3 |
| 1–2 Kings | 1 |
| 2 Kings 17 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 25 | 1 |
| מלכים א׳ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158613 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Books of Kings Context triple: [King David, mentionedIn, Books of Kings]
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A.
His Majesty
His Majesty is the formal style of address used for a reigning male British monarch.
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B.
The Sleeping Prince
The Sleeping Prince is a 1953 romantic comedy play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan, best known today as the stage work later adapted into the film "The Prince and the Showgirl" starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier.
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C.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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D.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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E.
Royal Knights and Ladies
Royal Knights and Ladies are members of the British monarchy who hold the highest chivalric honor within the United Kingdom’s system of orders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Books of Kings Target entity description: The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
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A.
His Majesty
His Majesty is the formal style of address used for a reigning male British monarch.
-
B.
The Sleeping Prince
The Sleeping Prince is a 1953 romantic comedy play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan, best known today as the stage work later adapted into the film "The Prince and the Showgirl" starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier.
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C.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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D.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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E.
Royal Knights and Ladies
Royal Knights and Ladies are members of the British monarchy who hold the highest chivalric honor within the United Kingdom’s system of orders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deuteronomistic history
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible book ⓘ Old Testament book ⓘ biblical book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Books of Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
1–2 Kings
Kings ⓘ |
| beginsWith | reign of Solomon ⓘ |
| canonicalOrderInChristianOldTestament |
after 2 Samuel
ⓘ
before 1 Chronicles ⓘ |
| canonicalOrderInHebrewBible |
after Samuel
ⓘ
before Isaiah ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
covenant faithfulness and unfaithfulness
ⓘ
role of prophets in Israel and Judah ⓘ spiritual decline leading to exile ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of idolatry and high places
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accounts of temple worship in Jerusalem ⓘ prophetic oracles and miracles ⓘ |
| endsWith |
Babylonian exile
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surface form:
Babylonian exile of Judah
|
| evaluatesKingsBy | faithfulness to Yahweh ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
theological narrative ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1 Kings
ⓘ
2 Kings ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
division of the united monarchy
ⓘ
fall of the northern kingdom of Israel ⓘ fall of the southern kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| includesFigure |
Ahab
ⓘ
Elijah ⓘ Elisha ⓘ Hezekiah ⓘ Jeroboam I ⓘ Jezebel ⓘ Josiah ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ King Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon
|
| influencedBy |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy
|
| narrativeScope |
from reign of Solomon to Babylonian exile
ⓘ
monarchies of Israel and Judah ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Former Prophets
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Neviim ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Masorah
ⓘ
surface form:
Masoretic Text
Septuagint ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Deuteronomistic ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Books of Kings Description of subject: The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
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