THE HOLY BIBLE: KINGS AND PROPHETSThe Rise and Fall of IsraelFrom the judges who delivered a wayward nation to the prophets who wept over its ruins — the complete story of Israel's glory and exile.

Kings and Prophets is the third volume in the Holy Bible Series — a literary retelling of Scripture that brings the full sweep of the biblical narrative to life with depth, clarity, and reverence.

Twelve chapters. One unbroken arc. From the cycle of the judges and the faithfulness of Ruth, through the anointing of Saul and the rise of David, up to Solomon's temple of gold and cedar, and down through the divided kingdom to the fires of Babylon.

Inside this volume:

The Cycle of the Judges — Seven times: Israel forsook God, enemies arose, they cried out, a deliverer came. Deborah. Gideon and his three hundred. Samson and the pillars.

Ruth — A Moabite widow's vow: Whither thou goest, I will go. The story that stands against the moral chaos of its era.

Saul and David — Israel demanded a king. God gave them one — hiding among the baggage at his own coronation, and ultimately rejected. Then the shepherd who slew Goliath, danced before the ark, and whose sin would not leave his house.

Solomon and the Divided Kingdom — The wisest man who ever lived built the house of God, then burned incense to foreign gods. One foolish answer at Shechem split the kingdom in two. It never reunited.

The Prophets and the Fall — Elijah. Elisha. Assyria took the north. Babylon took the south. Nebuchadnezzar burned the temple and blinded the last king of Judah.

By the Waters of Babylon — How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? Ezekiel. Daniel. Jeremiah writing from the ruins: the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.

Scripture drawn from the American Standard Version (1901). Written for listeners who want the full narrative of Scripture — not a devotional summary, but the story itself, told with the weight it deserves.

This is the Bible as it was always meant to be heard.