1 Kings (Bible)

For works with similar titles, see 1 Kings.

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Versions of 1 Kings

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1 Kings is a book of the Christian and Hebrew Bibles. It is universally accepted across all Jewish and Christian biblical canons. In Eastern Orthodox bibles it is named 3 Kingdoms. In older bibles based on the Vulgate, it was named 3 Kings, and the name "1 Kings" referred to what is now 1 Samuel.

Versions of 1 Kings include:

• "3 Kings" in the Wycliffe version of the Bible (1380s)
• "3 Kings" in the Bishops' version (1568)
• "3 Kings" in the Douay-Rheims version (1610)
• "1 Kings" in the Authorized Version (1611)
• "1 Kings" in the King James version (1769)
• "1 Kings" in the American Standard version (1901)
• "1 Kings" in the Jewish Publication Society version (1917)
• "1 Kings" in the World English version (in progress since 1997)
• "1 Kings" in the Wikisource edition (in progress since 2006)
• "Melachim 1" in the Tanakh.