Why are Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles divided into two books each?<\/p>\n\t
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In earlier times books were written on scrolls — long strips of parchment or similar material. The strips were wound around two sticks.\u00a0\u00a0This works well for small books, but large books become cumbersome. Imagine trying to look up a passage that you know is about two-thirds of the way through a large scroll. You would have a lot of winding and unwinding to do to get to the part you are interested in reading.<\/p>\n
Each book of the Bible is represented by a scroll. Some of the really long books were kept on two scrolls for convenience and that separation continued when the books became bound as we bind books today.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Why are Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles divided into two books each? Answer: In earlier times books were written on scrolls — long strips of parchment or similar material. The strips were wound around two sticks.\u00a0\u00a0This works well for small books, but large books become cumbersome. 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