This is a reference to gods cutting down the size of their kingdom. During my last message of the real questions people ask series, i ended it by teaching about the bible itself. Really, though, the book is called kings because uh, its about kings. Originally, 2 kings and 1 kings were part of the same book in hebrew. The story involves israel, judah, syria, ammon, moab, edom, and philistia, as well as egypt, assyria, babylonia, and other kingdoms far beyond israels borders. Gehazi was afflicted with leprosy because of his greed towards namaan 2 kings 5. Then these two books trace out for us the various dynasties in israel. The main events in the book of second kings ii kings ii kings 1. These and other miraculous events testify to gods continuing work among his people. No, not two princes by the spin doctorsthat hypnotic, catchy earworm from 1993. 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. According to josiahs reforms, why are they different between 2 kings 2223 and 2 chronicles 3435. 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. The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author.
The relationship between the books of kings and chronicles. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. The book of 2nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. In case you havent just finished 1 kings, and arent already breaking out in a hot sweat, what with your fevered eagerness to start in on 2 kings, well recap a few things about the two books of kings, as a whole. Moab rebelled against israel after the death of ahab. Possibly jeremiah or a group of prophets time written. This navigator bible study follows the chronological events of israels eventual downfall while teaching valuable lessons about gods will and character. In the reign of solomon the kingdom was at its height. For the cause of the division of the book of kings into two books, and for their relation to the two books of samuel, see note. The balance of 2 kings the last eight chapters is devoted to judah, because israel ceased to exist after 2 kings 17. Studies in the book of kings, 48 messages covering 1 and 2 kings. Chronicles gives the history of the kings from gods point of view.
Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. There are a lot of kings in this book and theyre usually pretty bad. Overview of the book of 2 kings reformed answers to. Ahaziah the new king of israel injures himself and sends a servant to inquire of baalzebub the false god of ekron whether he the king will recover from the injury. They are quite aptly named kings, as they trace the lives of various rulers of gods kingdom, beginning with saul and david, down through the division of the kingdom under rehoboam, the son of solomon. Kings shows man ruling, chronicles shows god over ruling old testament survey, james knox, p 210, in your book. Book of 2 kings read, study bible verses online bible study tools. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. The books of kings were probably written during the time of judahs captivity in babylon which begins at the end of second kings. The time period covered by this book saw the emergence of. An introduction to the books of first and second kings.
If the deuteronomic law is the standard of judgment in 1 and 2 kings, then the priests code is the standard in 1 and 2 chronicles. The books of 1 and 2 kings center around the climax of the great overarching history of a world created by god and of a particular people in it who were handpicked by him. Overview and significant sections this book continues the story of the monarchy begun in i kings. The books of 1 and 2 kings were originally one book. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. It was the loss of all the transjordanic kingdom of israel, and also the cutting off of their dominion over bashan in the land of edom. The prophet elijah left this earth without dying 2. Chronicles history appears to have been written later than kings. Weve provided this outline of 1 kings and this outline of 2 kings to aid in your study of gods word. 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. 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. Whereas in older hebrew manuscripts, 1 and 2 kings are one literary work like 1 and 2 samuel and 1 and 2 chronicles, in the septuagint the greek translation of the ot, the vulgate latin translation and most other versions, the work is divided into two books. But later on, after the advent of christianity, they were split in half. Chabad lowdown the hasidic jewish organization, chabad, has muchos interesting articles on elisha, elijah, and other 2 kings related.
Bible gateway this site has pretty much every translation and version of the bible you could possibly desireexcept for maybe a translation into klingon. First kings covers about one and a half centuries, and 2 kings about three centuries. Kjv bible verses from 2 kings offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the. In chapter 25, the southern kingdom judah goes into babylonian captivity 586 b. The books of 1 and 2 kings describes a movement towards the eventual loss of the land and exile. Thus the author could not have been alive for this entire time period. Okay, so you get the picture, book two in the afterlife saga has finally been released and keira and dominic draven are now a very unconventional human vs. This band was about six inches wide and had clasps or fasteners in. Ii kings covers israels captivity and the surviving kingdom.
At the same time, there are plenty of good guys in 2 kings, and the book has a lot. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. This book continues the story of the monarchy begun in i kings. Portraits of how god saves introduction the healing of naaman, the leper is not just a story of the healing of a man from one of the most dreaded diseases of ancient times, but it is a story of salvation, one which illustrates the spiritual salvation man finds only in jesus christ and how men come to find that salvation in christ. To give an account of the reigns of the kings from ahaziah north and jehoram. It continues the story of the kings over the divided. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves. The history of israel is as much our history as it is theirs. After ahab king of israel died, a neighboring country moab rebelled against israel. The two books of kings present a history of ancient israel and judah from the death of. The majority of 2 kings was written prior to 586 b. Kings covers a period of 400 years, it tells us of the reign of solomon and the succeeding kings of judah. The bible books of 1 and 2 kings are filled with lessons for today. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so genesis 5.
He was possessed of elijahs interest in the sons of the prophets, v. 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. Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. This book, indeed, for the most part is made up of the annals of the poor and despised.
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. Study scripture verses and use highlighting, underlining, and take notes in the bible. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the. In naamans healing there are a variety of people who play. Now ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in samaria, and was injured.
Read 2 kings 2 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Summary of the book of 2 kings this is the second part of the book of kings. Interesting facts about 2 kings barnes bible charts author. The hebrew nation has been broken into two, a northern kingdom called israel, and the southern kingdom of judah. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. We hope that you find the 2 kings summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of 2 kings. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings 2. Aug 15, 2008 the books of 1 and 2 kings recount events that cover a period of just over four hundred years, from the death of david to the release of jehoiachin from prison in babylon. In chapter 17, the ten tribes of the northern kingdom israel go into assyrian captivity 722 b. The writing of history, by its very nature, requires a selection of details, the imposition of a pattern of organization, and the expression of the historians point of view. Beyonce sings a classic spiritual that makes reference to elijahs chariot.
Unfounded jewish traditions says these four were actually gehazi and his three sons. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 2 and more. Constables notes on 2 kings 3 message second kings is a sequel to 1 kings. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. In the hebrew bible the books of l and 2 kings are combined into one book of kings. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. Second kings features many unique events and people. Overview of the book of 2 kings reformed answers to bible.
Epic is a ninemonth series exploring the bible through a chronological journey. The middle part of the book, 1 kings 12 2 kings 17, covers the divided kingdom, and is overwhelmingly slanted toward coverage of israelof these 28 chapters, approximately 20 are devoted to israel. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. The history of 1 and 2 kings stretches from 970 bc david to at least 562 bc jehoiachin. Like samuel, the two books of kings were originally one book. 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. He sent messengers off to consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, am i going to recover from this accident. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. The main events in the book of second kings hubpages. The tribes of judah, benjamin, and some of levi were serving a pagan king in a faraway country. Learn what the bible teaches in the book of 2 kings.