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1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther: Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (Old Testament), Volume 3 is unavailable, but you can change that!

This series brings to life the world of the Old Testament through informative entries and full-color photos and graphics. Here readers find the premier commentary set for connecting with the historical and cultural context of the Old Testament. Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure....

With the discovery of the multistoried, ornate hallways that enclose the ʿAin Dara temple, a new understanding of the treasuries in Solomon’s temple is possible.145 The multistoried treasury enclosed the temple on three sides. We cannot rule out the possibility that the lowest floor of the side structures at ʿAin Dara and Jerusalem were used for some cultic ritual. The itineraries of processions and sacred rites at Emar show an expansive vocabulary of priestly processions through the temple corridors.
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