Book of 2 Kings
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The Book of 2 Kings is an Old Testament historical book that recounts the reigns and downfall of the monarchies of Israel and Judah, culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 18 |
| Book of 2 Kings canonical | 18 |
| 2 Kings 17 | 2 |
| 2 Kings 6 | 2 |
| 2 Kings 13 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 18 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 2 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 23 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 3 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 4 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 7 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 8 | 1 |
| 2 Kings 9 | 1 |
| Second Book of Kings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T791293 — 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: Book of 2 Kings Context triple: [Hinnom Valley, mentionedInBook, Book of 2 Kings]
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A.
2 Samuel
2 Samuel is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that recounts the reign of King David over Israel, including his political triumphs, personal failures, and their spiritual consequences.
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B.
2 Chronicles 36
2 Chronicles 36 is the final chapter of 2 Chronicles, recounting Judah’s last kings, the fall of Jerusalem, the beginning of the Babylonian exile, and Cyrus’s decree allowing the exiles to return.
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C.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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D.
Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament biblical book that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership following Moses’ death.
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E.
Books of Chronicles
The Books of Chronicles are biblical historical works in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that retell and interpret Israel’s history from Adam through the post-exilic period, with a strong focus on the Davidic monarchy, the temple, and proper worship.
- 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: Book of 2 Kings Target entity description: The Book of 2 Kings is an Old Testament historical book that recounts the reigns and downfall of the monarchies of Israel and Judah, culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
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A.
2 Samuel
2 Samuel is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that recounts the reign of King David over Israel, including his political triumphs, personal failures, and their spiritual consequences.
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B.
2 Chronicles 36
2 Chronicles 36 is the final chapter of 2 Chronicles, recounting Judah’s last kings, the fall of Jerusalem, the beginning of the Babylonian exile, and Cyrus’s decree allowing the exiles to return.
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C.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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D.
Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament biblical book that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership following Moses’ death.
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E.
Books of Chronicles
The Books of Chronicles are biblical historical works in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that retell and interpret Israel’s history from Adam through the post-exilic period, with a strong focus on the Davidic monarchy, the temple, and proper worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
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book of the Bible ⓘ historical book ⓘ |
| authorship | anonymous ⓘ |
| canonicalIn |
Catholic canon
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Jewish canon ⓘ Orthodox canon ⓘ Protestant canon ⓘ |
| closingEpisode | release of Jehoiachin from prison in Babylon ⓘ |
| collectiveTitleWith | Books of Kings ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)
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surface form:
Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
Babylonian exile ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian deportations
discovery of the Book of the Law in Josiah’s reign ⓘ healing of Naaman ⓘ ministry of Elijah ⓘ ministry of Elisha ⓘ reign of Ahab ⓘ reign of Hezekiah ⓘ Jehoram of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Jehu
reign of Josiah ⓘ reign of Manasseh ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
Babylonian exile
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destruction of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
centralization of worship in Jerusalem
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exclusive worship of Yahweh ⓘ |
| follows |
1 Kings
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surface form:
Book of 1 Kings
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| formsSingleWorkWith |
1 Kings
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surface form:
Book of 1 Kings
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| genre | theological history ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryTradition | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | history of the monarchies of Israel and Judah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Deuteronomistic history ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| periodDescribed |
Assyrian domination
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Babylonian ascendancy ⓘ divided monarchy ⓘ |
| precedes |
Books of Chronicles
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surface form:
Book of 1 Chronicles
Book of Isaiah ⓘ |
| recordsEvent |
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
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surface form:
Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem
fall of Samaria ⓘ fall of the northern kingdom of Israel ⓘ fall of the southern kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| theme |
covenant faithfulness and unfaithfulness
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fall of Israel and Judah ⓘ judgment for idolatry ⓘ prophetic warning ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Jeremiah
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surface form:
prophet Jeremiah
|
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Subject: Book of 2 Kings Description of subject: The Book of 2 Kings is an Old Testament historical book that recounts the reigns and downfall of the monarchies of Israel and Judah, culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
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