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2 Kings

2 Kings Ch. 1: Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death… Ch. 2: And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up… Ch. 3: Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over… Ch. 4: Now…

Ruthven

(Encyclopedia) RuthvenRuthvenrĭvˈən, r&oomacr;thˈvən [key], Scottish noble family, believed to trace its ancestry to Thor, a Saxon or Dane, who settled in Scotland in the reign of David I. The…

Peter III, king of Aragón and king of Sicily

(Encyclopedia) Peter III (Peter the Great), 1239?–1285, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1276–85) and king of Sicily (1282–85); son and successor of James I. In 1280 he established Aragonese…

Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus, 1555–88, Scottish nobleman; grandnephew of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus. During the regency (1572–78) of his uncle, James Douglas, 4th…

1 Kings: 5

1 Kings Chapter 5 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And…

2 Kings: 1

2 Kings Chapter 1 1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick:…

Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of, 1587?–1645, Scottish favorite of James I of England. His family name also appears as Ker. He may have accompanied James to England as a page in 1603,…

Hamilton, James, 2d earl of Arran

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, James, 2d earl of Arran, d. 1575, Scottish nobleman; son of James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran. After the death (1542) of James V, he stood next in line to the throne after…

2 Kings: 7

2 Kings Chapter 7 1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two…

Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of, 1563–1612, English statesman; son of William Cecil, Baron Burghley. He entered Parliament and came gradually to rank second only to his father as…