Kings and Prophets
This era covers the kingdom of Israel and Judah as the later books in the archive tell it, from the anointing of Saul to the return from exile. The Cave of Treasures treats it as a chain of reigns, giving the years of each king and often the name of his mother, from Saul, David and Solomon through the divided kingdom to Zedekiah, the fall of Jerusalem and the return under Cyrus and Zerubbabel.
The Kebra Nagast sets its whole story here. The Queen of the South comes to Jerusalem to hear the wisdom of Solomon, their son Menyelek is anointed king, and Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law, is carried to Ethiopia. The Ascension of Isaiah belongs to the same period: Hezekiah charges his son Manasseh, Manasseh turns to Beliar, and the prophet Isaiah is put to death.
Did You Know?
The Cave of Treasures says Saul, David and Solomon each reigned over Israel for forty years.
In the Kebra Nagast the Queen of the South travels to Jerusalem to hear the wisdom of Solomon and bears him a son, Menyelek.
The Kebra Nagast says Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law, was carried from Jerusalem to Ethiopia during the reign of Solomon.
The Ascension of Isaiah tells how King Manasseh had the prophet Isaiah sawn in two with a wooden saw.
According to the Cave of Treasures Zedekiah reigned eleven years in Jerusalem and was overtaken by the Chaldeans on the plain of Jericho.