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The TanakhNevi'im

Kingsמלכים

Kings is one book of two parts, from the death of David through Solomon, the Temple, the division of the kingdom and the fall of Israel and then of Judah. Tradition names Jeremiah as its writer.

Chapters
47
Verses
1,536
Words
25,421
Letters
98,460

1 Kings 1:1, the first of 1,536 verses

וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַיְכַסֻּ֨הוּ֙ בַּבְּגָדִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִחַ֖ם לֽוֹ׃

Now King David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he could get no heat.

1 Kings

מלכים א

2 Kings

מלכים ב