Aleph Tav Alert: 1 Samuel

1 SAMUEL (Shmuel Alef) The author of 1 Samuel is anonymous. It is very possible that Samuel wrote part of this book but other possible contributors may have been the prophets/historians Nathan and Gad, (1 Chron 29:29). Originally, both 1 and 2 Samuel was one book but the translators of the Septuagint separated them and that separation has been retained …

Aleph Tav Alert: 2 Samuel

2 SAMUEL (Shmuel Bet) The Book of 2 Samuel does not identify its author but it could not have been the Prophet Samuel, because he died in 1 Samuel. The possible writers are Nathan or Gad, (1 Chron 29:29). Originally, both 1 and 2 Samuel was one book but the translators of the Septuagint separated them. The events of 1 …

Aleph Tav Alert: 1 Kings

1 KINGS (Mlakhim Aleph) The Book of 1 Kings does not specifically name its author but the tradition has the author as the Prophet Jeremiah. The Book of 1 Kings was likely written between 560 and 540 B.C. and this book is actually a sequel to 1 and 2 Samuel and begins by tracing Solomon’s rise to kingship after the …

Aleph Tav Alert: 2 Kings

2 KINGS (Mlakhim Bet) The Book of 2 Kings does not name its author but tradition has the prophet Jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 Kings. The Book of 2 Kings, along with 1 Kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 B.C. and continues the story of the kings over a divided kingdom into two houses, …

Aleph Tav Alert: 1 Chronicles

1 CHRONICLES (Divrei-HaYamim Aleph) The Book of 1 Chronicles does not specifically name its author but tradition is that Ezra wrote 1 and 2 Chronicles. The Book was most likely written between 450 and 425 B.C. Both 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings but focuses more on …