Key-word, “Royalty;” Key-verse, 1 Kings 2:12; 11:13.-These two books, which again form one in the original, follow the monarchy from its highest glory, through decline and division to final downfall. Under Solomon, royalty rises to the summit of its splendor, with the temple as its crown. Extravagant outlay and display, heathen wives and idol fanes, bring the kingdom to wreck, and each of the divisions ends in captivity and dispersion. Author, Jeremiah (?). [p. 24] HBS 37.5