2 Kings
Both kingdoms turn away from God and ignore him and his prophets. Eventually, they both fall
chapter 1
chapter 1
Moab, which was ruled by Israel since the time of David, rebels after Ahab dies. Ahaziah sends a[...]
Chapter 2
Elisha follows Elijah, and his followers are referred to as the sons of the prophets. Elijah[...]
Chapter 3
Jehoshaphat and Jehoram join forces and fight against the Moabites. Elisha prophesies victory for[...]
Chapter 4
Elisha performs miracles, and a widow’s jar of oil is filled with a lot of oil which she sells[...]
Chapter 5
Namaan, a Syrian army commander, gets leprosy, and Elisha advises him to wash in the river Jordan[...]
Chapter 6
The sones of the prophet build themselves a bigger house. While cutting down a tree on river[...]
Chapter 7
Elisha prophesies that food prices will go down the following day. Four leprous men surrender to[...]
Chapter 8
The Shunammite woman who had been restored to life by Elisha earlier is advised to leave Israel for[...]
Chapter 9
Elisha summons a prophet’s son to anoint Jehu, Jehoshaphat's son, as king of Israel. The Lord[...]
Chapter 10
Jehu forces Jezreel to murder all Ahab’s seventy sons and Ahaziah’s forty-two brothers. At[...]
Chapter 11
Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, kills all Ahaziah’s heirs and reigns. Jehoshena, King Joram’s[...]
Chapter 12
Joash rules Jerusalem for 40 years and follows God’s rules, rebuilds the temple. He gives the[...]
Chapter 13
Jehoahaz, Jehu’s son, rules Israel and does evil. He is delivered into Syria’s hands and dies.[...]
chapter 14
Joash’s son Amaziah reigns and does good though he does not eliminate the high places. Amaziah[...]
Chapter 15
Azariah rules for fifty-two years and does right but does not remove the high places. He dies a[...]
Chapter 16
Ahaz reigns in Israel for sixteen years and dies evil by offering human sacrifice with fire to[...]
Chapter 17
Hoshea reigns in Israel for nine years but disobeys God. Hoshea is imprisoned by Assyria after[...]
Chapter 18
Hezekiah reigns in Judah, does good, obeys God, and removes the high places, destroying Moses’[...]
Chapter 19
Hezekiah turns to Isaiah for advice, who informs him that Sennacherib will be defeated and killed[...]
Chapter 20
Hezekiah falls ill and is instructed by God through Isaiah to put his house in order before dying.[...]
Chapter 21
Manasseh reigns in Judah for fifty-five years, rebuilds the high places, and worships false gods.[...]
Chapter 22
Josiah became king at only eight years. He is a good king and rebuilds the temple. Hilkiah, the[...]
Chapter 23
Josiah reads the book of the law to Judah, and Josiah is set a clear program of religious reform.[...]
Chapter 24
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, makes Jehoiakim his vassal, and Judah is attacked by raiders from[...]
