While the above passages from 1 Kings do not view Ahab unfavourably, there are others which are less friendly.

In 1 Kings 4: 4 Zadok and Abiathar are found acting together as priests under Solomon.

In the spirit of ecumenism more recent Catholic translations ( e. g. the New American Bible, Jerusalem Bible, and ecumenical translations used by Catholics, such as the RSV-CE ) use the same " standardized " ( King James Version ) spellings and names as Protestant Bibles ( e. g. 1 Chronicles as opposed to the Douaic 1 Paralipomenon, 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings instead of 1-4 Kings ) in those books which are universally considered canonical, the protocanonicals.

Face cards ( Kings, Queens, and Jacks ) are counted as ten points.

In Christian Bibles, Chronicles 1 and 2 are part of the Old Testament, following Kings and before Ezra.

Rather than being written as history, the Deuteronomistic history – Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings – was intended to illustrate a theological scheme in which Israel and her leaders are judged by their obedience to the teachings and laws ( the covenant ) set down in the book of Deuteronomy.

The two Books of Samuel () are part of a series of historical books ( Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings ) that make up a theological history of the Israelites and affirm and explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.

The major themes of Kings are God's promise, the recurrent apostasy of the kings, and the judgement this brings on Israel:

In 1 Kings 4: 32, 3000 proverbs and over 1000 songs are said to have come from Solomon and it is also said that people came from all over the ancient world to hear the wisdom of Solomon.

Many elements of the lament are borne out in the historical narrative in 2 Kings concerning the fall of Jerusalem: Jerusalem lying in ruins ( Lamentations 2: 2 and 2 Kings 25: 9 ), enemies entering the city ( Lamentations 4: 12 and 2 Kings 24: 11 ), people going into exile ( Lamentations 1: 3 and 2 Kings 24: 14 ) and the sanctuary being plundered ( Lamentations 1: 10 and 2 Kings 24: 13 ).

These are during 853 – 841 BC when Jerusalem was invaded by Philistines and Arabs during the reign of Jehoram ( recorded in 2 Kings 8: 20-22 and 2 Chronicles 21: 8-20 in the Christian Old Testament ) and 605 – 586 BC when Jerusalem was attacked by King Nebuchadnezzer of Babylon, which led to the Babylonian exile of Israel ( recorded in Psalm 137 ).

Some scholars believe that the picture of Jerusalem which Zephaniah gives indicates that he was active prior to the religious reforms of King Josiah which are described in 2 Kings 23.

Several of these are based on the site of The Kings of Wessex School, which is the largest educational establishment.

They are located on the grounds of The Kings of Wessex School, together with a 14th century chapel dedicated to St. Columbanus.

The school owns and runs a sports centre and swimming pool, Kings Fitness & Leisure, with facilities that are used by students as well as residents.

There are also churches for Roman Catholic, Methodist and other denominations, including Cheddar Valley Community Church, who not only meet at The Kings of Wessex School on Sunday, but also have their own site on Tweentown for meeting during the week.

As with Chronicle, The List was compiled during the reign of Alfred the Great, and both the List and the Chronicle are influenced by the desire of their writers to use a single line of descent to trace the lineage of the Kings of Wessex through Cerdic to Gewis, a descendant of Woden and the legendary ancestor of the West Saxons.

Among those noted by the Irish annals, the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle are Ívarr — Ímar in Irish sources — who was active from East Anglia to Ireland, Halfdán — Albdann in Irish, Healfdene in Old English — and Amlaíb or Óláfr.

Several popular drinking games involving cards are asshole, fuck the dealer, horserace, Kings, liar's poker, pyramid, bloody knuckles, Ring of Fire, Toepen, ride the bus, and Black or Red.

Based at Donegal Castle in Dún na nGall ( modern Donegal Town ), the O ' Donnell Kings of Tír Chonaill were traditionally inaugurated at Doon Rock near Kilmacrenan.

Demonstrations were staged by two traditionally opposing factions: anti-monarchists on one hand, and supporters of the Bourbon Kings of the Two Sicilies, whose family was deposed when Italy was united in 1861 under the House of Savoy.

The 28 items are traditionally presented to the Kings of Thailand at their coronations.

Jeremiah is traditionally credited with authoring the Book of Jeremiah, 1 Kings, 2 Kings and the Book of Lamentations, with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and disciple.

* In London, Pearly Kings and Queens traditionally wear clothing covered in patterns made up of hundreds of " pearl buttons ", in other words, buttons made of mother-of-pearl or nacre.

On the west side of the Square is the Kings Head Public House, which was traditionally the seafarers public house.

But 1406 BC is the year of entry into the land that is traditionally derived by another method, namely taking Thiele's date of 931 / 930 BC for the start of the divided kingdom after Solomon's death, in conjunction with 1 Kings 6: 1 ( Solomon's fourth year was 480th year of Exodus-era ), to derive the date of the Exodus in 1406 BC.

On their way, they traditionally stopped in Lombardy to be crowned with the Iron Crown as Kings of Italy.

* Queens consort, the wives of Kings, traditionally wore the Crown of Mary of Modena, Queen of King James II.

The roscón de reyes in Spain or rosca de reyes in Spanish America is traditionally eaten on January 6, during the celebration of the Día de Reyes ( literally " Kings ' Day ").

La galette des Rois ( literally " the flat pastry cake of the Kings "), a cake celebrating Epiphany, is traditionally sold and consumed a few days before and after this date.

High Kings were traditionally installed on the Hill of Tara.

The night of January 5 into the morning of January 6 is known as " Night of Kings " ( aka the Twelfth Night ) and is feasted with music, sweets and regional dishes as the last night of Nativity, when Christmas decorations are traditionally put away.

In the Philippines, the long Christmas season traditionally ends on this day, known colloquially as " Three Kings " or " Tres Reyes " ( Filipino: Tatlong Hari ).

The letters, with a cross after each one, are said to stand either for the traditionally applied names of the Three Kings in Polish-Kacper, Melchior and Baltazar-or for a Latin inscription meaning “ Christ bless this house .” They remain above the doors all year until they are inadvertently dusted off or replaced by new markings the next year.

Three Kings was traditionally commemorated on January 6 but is now celebrated on the first Sunday after the New Year.

Approximately 45 % of Punjabi Brahmins belong to the Bharadwaja Gotra, a Saraswat Brahmin group which is the same as the one found in Kashmir. The other prominent Gotra in Punjab is Lakhanpal. In addition to main Saraswat gotras such as Bharadawaja and Vashistha, Punjab is also home to the small ' Mohyal ' minority, a sub-community within Punjabi Saraswat Brahmins have traditionally been landlords, Dewans, Shahs, and Kings in Northern areas, being the descendants of Dronacharya and were warriors.

C. B. Cebulski said there are plans for some of the characters in " different places " ( see War of Kings note below ), suggesting that it was " a tough market for a book like Loners ", though Marvel's overall sales figures were actually increasing at the time of Loners ' publication, with even the company's traditionally low-selling ( via the direct market ) ' All Ages ' range slowly making gains at the same time Loners dropped several thousand readers.

Although the brooch is named after the Hill of Tara, traditionally seen as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, the Tara Brooch in fact has no connection to either the Hill of Tara or the High Kings of Ireland.

The archepiscopal see is located in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims, where the Kings of France were traditionally crowned.

* Kingdom of Aksum – used title Nəguśä nägäśt (" King of Kings ") like later Emperors, but traditionally called a Kingdom ( Early period 5th / 4th century BC – 1st century BC ; Main period 1st century BC / AD – 7th century ; Late Aksumite period 7th century – 9th / 10th / 11th / 12th?

* The Serbian cross is based on the Byzantine cross, but where the Byzantine Cross held 4 Greek letter ' V ' ( or ' B ') meaning King of Kings, ruling over Kings, the Serbian cross turned the Byzantine " B " into 4 Cyrillic letters of ' S ' ( C ) with little stylistic modification, for a whole new message ( traditionally rendered as Samo sloga Srbina spasava ).