The Hebrew phrase "melek nineveh" ("king of Nineveh") is found in the Old Testament only in Jonah 3:6. This article wants to show that the title is not an anachronism. Why did the author ignore the usual designation "king of Assyria," found thirty times in 2 Kings 18-20? The common custom was to give provincial capitals the same name as the province. This could explain the fact that the book says the "city" was a three-day walk (3:3).

In the Hezekiah narrative found in 2 Kings 18-20 and Isaiah 36-Isaiaih 39 there is a repeated use of "trust" or "rely on." This article explores the context and content of "trust" in the narratives. Its occurrences elsewhere in Isaiah, Psalms, Proverbs, and other prophetic literature are examined as well, and it can be seen that these point to a consistent pattern of true and false grounds for "trust."

Are there real contradictions in the chronology of the kings of Israel and Judah in 1 Kings and 2 Kings? This paper focuses on the chronology of the reign of Hezekiah as presented in 2 Kings 15 to 2 Kings 18.

The archaeological discoveries of the slabs of Sennacherib helped to shed light on the historical account of Sennacherib as recorded in 2 Kings 18:13-14. This article looks at the history around Sennacherib, showing how rebelling against God leads to a life that is meaningless.