<p>The textual history of the Hebrew Bible is complex, and the books of 1 and 2 Kings present one of the most challenging cases. Together with Hebrew and Greek sources, the Latin witnesses are of utmost importance. A useful fourth-century Latin text is Lucifer of Cagliari, who in his writings extensively quotes from Kings and occasionally includes readings that go back to now-lost Greek and Hebrew texts. In this book, Tuukka Kauhanen compares Lucifer&rsquo;s quotations with all known textual material for Kings. In addition to establishing Lucifer&rsquo;s position as one of the best textual witnesses, the study resolves a number of problems concerning the oldest form of the text of the Books of Kings.</p>