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Hi @Veverve:. As you will have spotted I don't know much about Jerome, so just to make doubly sure that I've understood you correctly could you confirm that his translation of the four Biblical books I and II Kings + I & II Samuel = one book called the Book of Kings? I am looking at your recent stub Books of the Kingdoms, which seems to be saying that in the Vulgate they are still four books, not one. In passing, may I mention that I think that will be queried as a stub - is there somewhere appropriate to merge / redirect the contents? Best wishes, Ingratis (talk) 14:40, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Ingratis: Yes, Jerome's translation of the Libro Regum is indeed of one book which contains what is now commonly considered as I & II Kings + I & II Samuel. I do not know which edition of the Vulgate the Books of the Kingdoms article is referring to so I cannot answer. I do not think the legitimacy of this article will be questionned. Veverve (talk) 15:05, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
To quote Jerome: "Then comes Samuel, which we call First and Second Kings. The fourth is Malachim, that is, Kings, which is contained in the third and fourth volumes of Kings." Veverve (talk) 15:10, 23 June 2020 (UTC)#[reply]
@Veverve: Thanks for the speedy clarification! I think it would be helpful to make it clearer somewhere that some editions of the Vulgate have these 4 books in one whereas others keep them as 4, but it's not my area and I'll leave it for those who know better. I see now that the stub Books of the Kingdoms has been around some time so will leave well alone. Thanks and best wishes, Ingratis (talk) 15:52, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
