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Readers of 1 and 2 Kings commonly approach these books as a straightforward chronology of post-Davidic Israel: the inauguration of Solomon’s reign, the division of the kingdom following his death, and Israel’s and Judah’s ensuing kings, conflicts, captivities, and overarching spiritual decline. In reality, however, the books of the Kings fall into the collection known as the Former Prophets, and...

institute pure Yahweh worship (10:30–31). The anointing of Elisha assures Elijah that the prophetic challenge will not end with him. Elijah’s place of sojourn after his renewal at Horeb is the Desert of Damascus (19:15), the edge of the desert just to the east of the Sea of Galilee. Somewhat like Galilee in the life of Jesus, it is the region of his activity from which his mission continues. Elisha, the successor in the mission, has his family property at Abel Meholah (19:16), just east of the Jordan
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