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One
problem students of the Old Testament have in studying the book of
Kings is placing each king in his historical context. Another problem students
face is the different dates assigned to each king. One reason for this problem
is that the dates given in the Old Testament do not follow a fixed
starting point.
For instance, 1 Kings 15:25 says that “Nadab son of Jeroboam
became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king
of Judah.” Thus, in order to know what
year Nadab began to reign, we must know the first year of Asa’s
reign.
In 1 Kings 15:9 we discover that Asa became king of
Judah “in the
twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel.” Thus, without a
fixed starting point, it becomes difficult to give precise
dates.
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