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Kings

[ kingz ]
/ kɪŋz /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
either of two books of the Bible, 1 Kings or 2 Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
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Origin of Kings

First recorded before 1000
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Kings
/ (kɪŋz) /

noun
(functioning as singular) Old Testament (in versions based on the Hebrew, including the Authorized Version) either of the two books called I and II Kings recounting the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
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