Zondervan
Illustrated
Bible
Backgrounds
Commentary

Volume 3

1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

John H. Walton

GENERAL EDITOR

ZONDERVAN

Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testament: Volume 3, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

1 Kings—Copyright © 2009 by John Monson
2 Kings—Copyright © 2009 by Iain Provan
1 Chronicles—Copyright © 2009 by Simon Sherwin
2 Chronicles—Copyright © 2009 by Frederick J. Mabie
Ezra and Nehemiah—Copyright © 2009 by Edwin M. Yamauchi
Esther—Copyright © 2009 by Anthony Tomasino

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.
p. cm.–(Zondervan illustrated Bible backgrounds commentary; v. 3)
Edited by John H. Walton.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-310-25575-8 (hardcover, printed)
1. Bible. O.T. Kings—Commentaries. 2. Bible. O.T. Chronicles—Commentaries. 3. Bible. O.T. Ezra—Commentaries. 4. Bible. O.T. Nehemiah—Commentaries. 5. Bible. O.T. Esther—Commentaries. I. Walton, John H., 1952– II. Title: 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.
BS1335.53.A14 2009
222’.07—dc22 2009009774

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Methodology

General Bibliography

Abbreviations

1 Kings

John Monson

2 Kings

Iain Provan

1 Chronicles

Simon Sherwin

2 Chronicles

Frederick J. Mabie

Ezra and Nehemiah

Edwin M. Yamauchi

Esther

Anthony Tomasino

Picture Index

Acknowledgments

We are grateful for so many who have provided us photographs, some at reduced prices and others free of charge, to help make this work a visual resource on the ancient world. Credits appear by each photograph, but we would especially recognize the following:

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