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. Although the writer is unknown, it was written while the first temple was still standing 1 kings 8. The most popular bible verses from 2 kings found 719 verses 2 kings 2. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. The books of 1 kings and 2 kings were originally one book. There are three prominent themes present in the book of 2 kings. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. These 12week studies lead participants through books of the bible and are made up of four basic components.
The prophet elijah left this earth without dying 2. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. The syrian king kept chasing the king of samaria, but elisha kept warning the king of israel where the syrians would attack from. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. This book became the basis of a series of reforms, which made josiah, according to his own scribes, the best king ever. But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. The books of kings continue the story that began in the books of samuel. Elisha keeps close to elijah, and walks with him through jordan, ver. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. Jeremiah 43 object lessons in the book of jeremiah. Highlights from hezekiahs reign quick view bible, scripture study.
Give yourself a crash course of the bible by reading these very useful old testament highlights and notes from the second book of kings at adams ministry. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 12 kings. Possibly jeremiah or a group of prophets time written. The book 2 chronicles covers much the same timeperiod as the books of kings, but it ignores the northern kingdom of israel almost completely, david is given a major role in planning the temple, hezekiah is given a much more farreaching program of reform, and manasseh of judah is given an opportunity to repent of his. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less.
Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of first kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of 2 kings in easy english. A 12week study knowing the bible kindle edition by ortlund, gavin, packer, j. It records the carrying away into captivity of israel by assyria in 721 b. Elijah is taken up, and elisha laments the loss of him, ver. Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. First, the lord will judge his people when they disobey and turn their backs on him. And ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in samaria, and was sick.
The passages listed below include some of the most familiar stories and passages from the old and new testaments. Elishas ministry to the northern kingdom of israel chapters 18. The bible is filled with countless stories that inspire and challenge. Some have even thought it to be dry and even boring. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings 2. The miracles elisha was able to perform to help the king of israel were the highlight. Highlights from the book of second kings the bible book of second kings takes up where the book of first kings leaves off. Is 2 kings 19 and isaiah 37 inspiration, or plagiarism. Highlights from the book of second chronicles watchtower. While 2 samuel leaves off near the end of davids reign, 1 and 2 kings take us from the reign of solomon to the catastrophic division of. He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fiftytwo years in jerusalem. Highlights from the book of first kings watchtower online. The bible is easily the most fascinating book in the world. Others attribute a group of anonymous authors called the deuteronomists, since language from the book of deuteronomy is repeated in 1 kings.
It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. The story begins with a united kingdom, but ends in a nation divided into 2 kingdoms, known as judah and israel. This is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. This book begins with the death of david, records the 40year reign of solomon, his building of the first temple, the splendor of his kingdom, his moral failure and death, followed by israels tragic civil war, the appearance of elijah, the call of elisha, and concludes with the death of ahab, an especially wicked northern israelite king. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events.
These are the books of the king james version of the bible along with the names and numbers given them in the douay rheims bible and latin vulgate. Bible book abbreviations logos bible software bible. Forwardsources summary of the old testament summary of the new testament keypoints of the old testament keypoints of the new testament old testament notes book by book. The book ends with these words of persian king cyrus to the exiled jews in babylonia.
Obviously it is inspiration because both are the word of god. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign being young, he had not received any bad impressions from the example of his father and grandfather, but soon saw their errors, and god gave him grace to take warning by them. Highlights from the book of second chronicles as the bible book of second chronicles opens, solomon is ruling as king over israel. Halleys bible handbook gives the following concise summary of the events. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second kings in his audio message from. Book of first kings overview insight for living ministries. This list is a complement to the list in books of the latin vulgate. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Who really wrote the biblical books of kings and the. Highlights from the book of second kings watchtower online. You will learn about the good kings and evil kings of israel and. Highlights from the book of first kings when the righteous become many, the people rejoice. The israelites unfaithfulness was reflected in the evil idolatry of the kings and resulted in god exercising his righteous wrath against their rebellion. Like the books of 1 and 2 samuel, 1 and 2 kings originally were one book. The deuteronomistic history, of which 2 kings is a part, addresses the questions of those who had experienced the fall of the north to assyria in 722721 b.
But that is surely because they have not spent much time with it. The bible book of second kings takes up where the book of first kings leaves off. The book of kings was originally one book that was later divided into i kings and ii kings. In the hebrew bible the book of kings continued the narrative started in samuel. While 2 samuel leaves off near the end of davids reign, 1 and 2 kings take us from the reign of solomon to the catastrophic division of israel into northern and southern factions. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries.
Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of moses. What you need to know about the book of matthew in the bible bible. The lxx and vulgate connected kings with the books of samuel, so that the titles in the lxx are the third and fourth books of kingdoms and in the vulgate third and fourth kings. A guide to key events, characters, and themes of the bible. The book of 2 kings continues the history of the nations of israel and judah until. A guide to key events, characters and themes of the bible. 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. Study resources charts and outlines a summary of the contents of each bible book bible book contents old testament. Who really wrote the biblical books of kings and the prophets. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so.
In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. Azariah reigns in judah in the twentyseventh year of jeroboam king of israel, azariah the son of amaziah, king of judah, became king. These and other miraculous events testify to gods continuing work among his people. Jehoram became king in his place l in the second year of jehoram the son of jehoshaphat, king of judah, because ahaziah had no son. They contain the history of the nation from davids. The books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books. The books of 1 and 2 samuel and 1 and 2 kings combined are a chronicle of the entire history of judahs and israels kingship from saul to zedekiah. The book of 2 kings together with references for further study. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. An introduction to the books of first and second kings. Highlights from the book of first kings watchtower. Second kings also relates activities of the prophets elijah, elisha, and isaiah. This program is about getting a new beginning and how to be clean before god. The knowing the bible series is a resource designed to help bible readers better understand and apply gods word.
In these history books, the bible contains many examples which teach how we should live 2 timothy 3. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easy. Like the books of samuel, the books of kings were originally one book but divided into two by the greek translators of the original hebrew. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. Summary of the book of 2 kings this is the second part of the book of kings. Books of kings, two books of the hebrew bible or the protestant old testament that, together with deuteronomy, joshua, judges, and 1 and 2 samuel, belong to the group of historical books deuteronomic history written during the babylonian exile c. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so genesis 5. How do the first two chapters of 1 kings continue the story line of 2 samuel. The books of kings were probably written during the time of judahs captivity in babylon which begins at the end of second kings. Then moab rebelled against israel after the death of ahab 1. The vital part of the chapter comes with a war between syria and israel in samaria. Originally one book, they were divided by the septuagint translators. Books of the king james bible kjv including the new testament and old testament from the king james bible online. The company of the prophets at bethel came out to elisha and asked, do you.
Lesson 2 the rise of solomon page 85 up to but not including v. Jehovah himself has commissioned me to build him a house in jerusalem, which is in judah. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Apr 21, 2015 join fred and valerie paine, your ebible 101 facilitators, as they highlight the various accounts in the bible book 2nd kings. Learn what the bible teaches in the book of 2 kings. Highlights from the book of second kings watchtower. Van gorder 2 kings we now come to perhaps the saddest book of all jewish history. The majority of 2 kings was written prior to 586 b. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. Jewish tradition credits jeremiah the prophet as the author of 1 kings, although bible scholars are divided on the issue. Other tha n restudying genesis and exodus our bible study groups most recent old testament study were the books of samuel. See whats new in logos 8 explore all features schedule a demo howtos.
Take notes, highlights, and favorites to share or document personal thoughts. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. The first half of 1 kings concerns the history of israel from completion of the story of the great king david in the events of the succession of david\s son, solomon, and david\s death. What follows is an an organized and curated list of content. It relates the life story of solomon, during whose kingship ancient israel enjoys a time of security.
The book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow. The time period covered by this book saw the emergence of. And the third day there was a marriage in cana of galilee. Originally the two books of kings comprised one roll called kings heb. And both jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. It is an account of 29 kings 12 from the northern kingdom of israel and 17 from the southern kingdom of judah.
The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. Watch our overview video on the books of 1 2 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Click here for an exhaustive list of content on 2 kings. It is likely that the author of kings copied from isaiah, but we dont know for sure. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. The tribes of judah, benjamin, and some of levi were serving a pagan king in a faraway country.
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