I Kings (The Anchor Yale Bible | AYB)
Overview
Beginning with the death of David and the rise of Solomon, I Kings charts the history of Israel through the divided monarchy, when Ahab reigned in the north and Jehoshaphat reigned in the south. Mordechai Cogan’s translation brings new immediacy to well-known passages, such as Solomon’s famously wise judgment when asked by two prostitutes to decide their dispute regarding motherhood of a child: “Cut the live son in two! And give half to one and half to the other.” With a bibliography that runs to almost 1,000 articles and books, Cogan’s commentary demonstrates his mastery of the political history described by I Kings, as well as the themes of moral and religious failure that eventually led to Israel’s defeat and exile.
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- Offers original translations, including alternative translations, annotations, and variants
- Provides verse-by-verse commentary on the text
- Presents the reader with historical background, including analysis of authorship and dating
- Features an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary literature
- The Reign of Solomon
- History of the Divided Kingdom
Top Highlights
“In the present commentary, a modified version of the view associated with Frank Moore Cross and his students has been adopted, namely, that Kings developed in two stages: the first major edition appeared during the reign of Josiah and was redacted and extended in a second edition during the Exile (Cross 1973; see R. D. Nelson 1981; Friedman 1981).” (Page 97)
“The woman’s use of the name YHWH is somewhat surprising. That she apparently recognized Elijah as an Israelite, either by his dress or his speech, seems insufficient cause for such a turn of speech; had his behavior somehow led her to suspect that he was a holy man? (cf. v. 24).” (Page 428)
“The non-Israelite is here the nokrî, the occasional visitor to Israel or one who dwells abroad, in contrast to the ‘alien’ (Heb gēr), who resides with the Israelites in their land.” (Page 286)
“Elijah challenged Elisha by denying that there was any significance to the cloak thrown over him or that he had demanded anything of him.” (Page 455)
“The Kishon is identified with Wadi al-Muqatta, which gathers the run-off of many springs and streams in the Jezreel Valley in its course west, reaching the sea on the north side of Mount Carmel. It is mentioned again with reference to the battle of Deborah and Barak with Sisera in Judg 4:7, 13; 5:21; Ps 83:10. The site was chosen ‘so that their blood would not pollute the land; and on this account, it was spilled into the wadi that would carry it far off’ (Gersonides ad 19:1).” (Page 444)
- Title: I Kings
- Author: Mordechai Cogan
- Series: Anchor Yale Bible (AYB)
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publication Date: 2001
- Pages: 576