 Based on the Jewish tradition of the Tanakh, these same books may be counted as 24 books, counting the twelve minor prophets together as one book, one book each for 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles, as well as a single book for Ezra and Nehemiah.In his prologues, Jerome counted the same content as 22 books, combining Jeremiah with Lamentations and Judges with Ruth.The list given in Codex Hierosolymitanus numbers the same books at 27.