Lost Books Cited in the Bible

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In the Torah

The Book of the Wars of Yahweh
(Numbers 21:14)

The Book of Jashar (Joshua 10:12–13; 2 Samuel
1:19–27; and 1 Kings 8:12–13 [in LXX])

The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah
(mentioned 15 times)

The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel
(mentioned 18 times)

The Acts of Solomon (or Book of the Affairs of Solomon)
(1 Kings 11:41)

Book of the Kings of Israel
(1 Chronicles 9:1; 2 Chronicles 20:34)

Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel
(2 Chronicles 16:11)

Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah
(2 Chronicles 27:7)

Acts (or Chronicles) of the Kings of Israel
(2 Chronicles 33:18)

Acts (or Chronicles) of Samuel the Seer
(1 Chronicles 29:29)

Acts (or Chronicles) of Gad the Seer
(1 Chronicles 29:29)

Acts (or Chronicles) of Nathan the Prophet
(1 Chronicles 29:29)

History of Nathan the Prophet
(2 Chronicles 9:29)

Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite
(2 Chronicles 9:29)

Visions of Iddo the Seer (2 Chronicles 9:29)

Acts (or Chronicles) of Shemaiah the Prophet and Iddo
the Seer (2 Chronicles 12:15)

Acts (or Chronicles) of Jehu Son of Hanani
(“recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel”)
(2 Chronicles 20:34)

Acts (or Chronicles) of the Seers
(2 Chronicles 33:19)

Midrash (Story) of the Prophet Iddo
(2 Chronicles 13:22)

Midrash (Commentary) on the Book of Kings
(2 Chronicles 24:27)

Book by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz,
containing the history of Uzziah
(2 Chronicles 26:22)

Vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz
(2 Chronicles 32:32; cf. Isaiah 1:1), in the Book of
the Kings of Judah and Israel

Book of the Chronicles (Nehemiah 12:23)