The Historical Books, the penultimate volume of Nicholas King’s translation of the Old Testament, contains Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, plus the added bonus of the Septuagint’s little-known books of Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 and 2 Maccabees. Together these precious volumes give the reader an astonishing sweep through the history of Israel, and the history of our salvation.