The book abbreviation "Kgdms" = Samuel

I saw this while in the Factbook looking up the city of Helam, it had "referred to as Ailam" and the reference was 2 Kgdms 10:16 which when clicked on went to 2 Samuel 10:16

Is this an alternate name? I did a search of the forums for Kgdms but didn't come up with anything relevant so thought I would start a new post

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NB.Mick

"1/2 Kingdoms" seems to be the name for the Samuel books in the Septuagint - you can see this e.g. in the L6 Canon Comparison tool:

Rick Brannan (Logos)

HI Scott.

Is this an alternate name? I did a search of the forums for Kgdms but didn't come up with anything relevant so thought I would start a new post

In the Septuagint, the books 1-2 Samuel are usually called 1-2 Kingdoms, and 1-2 Kings are usually called 3-4 Kingdoms. So:

1 Samuel == 1 Kingdoms
2 Samuel == 2 Kingdoms
1 Kings == 3 Kingdoms
2 Kings == 4 Kingdoms

I also believe some English transaltions of the Vulgate use 'Reigns' instead of 'Kingdoms'.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/646823#Comment_646823

The bible book names in the Douay-Rheims... You will note Chronicles is Paralipomenon and Ezra/Nehemiah are 1 + 2 Esdras. These forms of book names were in use in the RC church up into the early 60s, So any RC writers would naturally refer to them in this way.

GENESIS

EXODUS

LEVITICUS

NUMBERS

DEUTERONOMY

JOSUE

JUDGES

RUTH

1 KINGS

2 KINGS

3 KINGS

4 KINGS

1 PARALIPOMENON

2 PARALIPOMENON

1 ESDRAS

2 ESDRAS

TOBIAS

JUDITH

ESTHER

JOB

PSALMS

PROVERBS

ECCLESIASTES

CANTICLE OF CANTICLES

WISDOM

ECCLESIASTICUS

ISAIAS

JEREMIAS

LAMENTATIONS

BARUCH

EZECHIEL

DANIEL

OSEE

JOEL

AMOS

ABDIAS

JONAS

MICHEAS

NAHUM

HABACUC

SOPHONIAS

AGGEUS

ZACHARIAS

MALACHIAS

1 MACHABEES

2 MACHABEES

-Dan