The Books of Kings (Hebrew ספר מלכים sèfer melakhìm (or Mǝlāḵîm), "book of kings"; Greek A'-B' or Γ'-Δ' Βασιλέων 1-2 or 3-4 basiléon, "1-2 or 3-4 of kings"; Latin 1-2 Regum) are two texts contained in the "Tanakh" (where they are counted as a single text) and the Bible.

They are written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, their final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the sixth-fifth century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions, in particular of the so-called Deuteronomist source of the seventh century BC.

The first book consists of 22 chapters describing the death of David, Solomon, the split of the Kingdom of Israel from the Kingdom of Judah, the ministry of the prophet Elijah (in the north), and the various kings of Israel and Judah, events dated around 970-850 BC. The second book consists of 25 chapters describing the ministry of the prophets Elisha (in the north) and Isaiah (in the south), various kings of Israel and Judah, the destruction and deportation of the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah, events dated around 850-587 BC.

(From Italian Wikipedia).

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