All 1,189 summaries now available in paperback and on kindle. It is an account of 29 kings 12 from the northern kingdom of israel and 17 from the southern kingdom of judah. And nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the lord, according to all that his father had done. This chapter and through 2 kings 10 compose what is often referred to as the elisha cycle. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of israel and judah by a deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century bce, with a supplement added in the sixth century bce. And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. To carry out the responsibility as a prophet to israel, elisha would need the same spirit that elijah had shown, that of courage and fearlessness. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings.
Highlights from the book of first kings watchtower. The first event was the rebellion of moab against israel samaria. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in.
It does not occur in its proper chronological sequence, as most scholars affirm, based upon the fact that 2 chronicles 21. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. And elisha said unto him, as the lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, i will not leave thee. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings 2. It includes a great prayer to the lord in chapter 8.
The prophet elijah left this earth without dying 2. The second book of kings chapter 2 dramatized king james version hosanna faith comes by hearing english c2kjv public domain p 1997 hosanna all rig. He could not still persuade small groups of soldiers to attack. Naaman, captain of the host of the king of syria, was a great man with his masterhighly esteemed for his military character and success. The main reason for this mocking of elisha appears to be that a bald man was wearing elijah s official garment. It relates the life story of solomon, during whose kingship ancient israel enjoys a time of security.
The bible book of second kings takes up where the book of first kings leaves off. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. Highlights from the book of first kings when the righteous become many, the people rejoice. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. Second kings features many unique events and people. Summary of the books of kings the story of the bible.
Second book of kings chapter 2 kjv audio bible youtube. Highlights from the book of second kings watchtower. Learn what the bible teaches in the book of 2 kings. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah.
And elijah said unto elisha, tarry here, i pray thee. Originally one book, they were divided by the septuagint translators. Much is repeated here which we had before, yet many of the passages of the story are enlarged upon, and divers added, which we had not. Instant downloads of all 1296 litchart pdfs including second treatise of government. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the lord had given victory to aram. The book covers the last 12 kings of the northern kingdom, and the last 16 kings of the southern kingdom a period, in all, of about 250 years. This is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament.
The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. They find the armaians had been seized with panic and fled leaving everything behind them. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Ahaziah turns to baalzebub to learn if he will liveelijah prophesies ahaziahs deathelijah calls down fire from heaven to consume the soldiers sent to apprehend him. We had the story of the house of david before, in the first and second books of kings, intermixed with that of the kings of israel, which there took more room than that of judah but here we have it entire. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. Chapter 6 page 319 the second book of the kings the. Although the writer is unknown, it was written while the first temple was still standing 1 kings 8.
David the son of jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the god of jacob, and the sweet psalmist of israel, said, 23. The spirit of the lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The book was divided into the two books of first kings and second kings in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible. Ahaziah, ahabs son was ill and he sent his officials to ask of baalzebub the god of ekron if hed recover from his illness. Go and inquire of baalzebub, the god of ekron, whether i shall recover from this injury. Let us go, we pray thee, unto jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell.
And jehu wrote letters, and sent to samaria, unto the rulers of jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up ahabs children, saying. Second kings also relates activities of the prophets elijah, elisha, and isaiah. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so genesis 5. And the sons of the prophets said unto elisha, behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. The writer of the books of kings describes the events of the northern and southern kingdoms after the division. At that time the servants of nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came up against jerusalem, and the city was besieged. Elishas ministry to the northern kingdom of israel chapters 18. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. The israelite official is trampled in the gate, as prophesied. David instructs solomon to walk in his gods ways 2.
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