Torah Anthology Vol. 25 : Melachim II (Kings II)

The Book of Kings covers a period of about four hundred years, beginning with the last days of King David and ending with the Babylonian exile. During most of this period, the Jewish people was devided into two kindoms, the Kindom of Judah in the south, and the Kindom of Israel in the North. The Kindom of Judah was ruled by the descendants of King David, the rightful anoited kings. The Kindom of Israel was ruled by kings from among the other tribes. The high point of the Book of Kings, and indeed of all Jewish history, was reached with the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem by King Solomon, which is described in detail in Chapters 6 & 7. The Torah Anthology provides a picture of the Temple that is complete yet easy to understand, in both its text and the many original illustrations of the Temple and its furnishings.