Ebook: The early prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: a new translation with introductions, commentary, and notes

Joshua -- Map of the Twelve Tribes of Israel -- Introduction -- Preparations for Conquest (1-5) -- Waging War (6-12) -- Allotting the Land (13-22) -- Last Words (23-24) -- Judges -- Map of Israelite Settlement -- Introduction -- Opening the Bracket (1-3:6) -- Early Leaders: Israel Delivered (3:7-8:32) -- Later Leaders: Decline (8:33-16:31) -- On the Shimshon Cycle -- Closing the Bracket (17-21) -- Appendix: The Sound and Structure of a Biblical Tale -- Samuel -- Map of the Kingdoms of David and Shelomo -- Introduction -- The Last "Judges": Eli and Shemuel (11-7) -- The Requested King (18-15) -- The Rise of David and the Fall of Sha'ul (I16-II 1) -- David's Rule Consolidated (II 2-8) -- David in Control and Out of Control (II 9-12) -- The Great Rebellion (II 13-20) -- Final Matters (II 21-24) -- Kings -- Map of Israel and Judah -- Map of Jerusalem in the Times of David, Shelomo, and Hizkiyyahu -- Map of the Assyrian Empire -- Introduction -- The Kings of Israel in the Book of Kings -- Shelomo and his Kingdom (I 1-II) on the Temple -- The Split: Kings North and South (112-16:22) -- Omrides and Prophets (116:23-1113) -- On Eliyyahu and Elisha (I Kings 17-II Kings 13) -- Southern and Northern Kings: Destruction I (II 14-17) -- Judah as Vassal and Rebel: Destruction II (II 18-25) -- On Three Kings of Judah.;"The story of ancient Israel, from the arrival in Canaan to the destruction of the Kingdom of Judah and the Babylonian exile some six centuries later: the highly anticipated second volume in Everett Fox's landmark translation of the Hebrew Bible"--