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Beginning with the death of David and the rise of Solomon, I Kings charts the history of Israel through the divided monarchy, when Ahab reigned in the north and Jehoshaphat reigned in the south. Cogan’s translation brings new immediacy to well-known passages, such as Solomon’s famously wise judgment when asked by two prostitutes to decide their dispute regarding motherhood of a child: “Cut the...

19. He found Elisha son of Shaphat; he was plowing. This detail conveys more than local color; Elisha’s prosaic background points up the divine quality of his selection; cf. 1 Sam 11:5–6; Amos 7:14–15. There were twelve teams ahead of him. The large number of teams is generally taken as a sign of wealth; it was this that Elisha would have to give up if he were to follow Elijah. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak over him. Elijah is the first prophet to be identified with a cloak as a sign
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