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2 Kings 1
After King Ahaziah falls through a lattice and is injured, he sends messengers to inquire of BaalZebub rather than the Lord.
2 Kings 2
Elijah’s final journey leads him with Elisha from Gilgal to Jericho to the Jordan. After Elijah parts the Jordan with his mantle,
2 Kings 3
When Moab rebels, the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom unite but run out of water in the wilderness. Elisha, after rebuking Israel’s king
2 Kings 4
Elisha performs four miracles revealing God’s compassion. He multiplies oil for a widow so she can pay her debts and save her sons.
2 Kings 5
Naaman, a respected Syrian commander with leprosy, seeks healing from Elisha. Expecting dramatic ritual,
2 Kings 6
God cares for both small and enormous needs. Elisha causes a borrowed iron axe head to float, revealing God’s concern for personal burdens.
2 Kings 7
Elisha prophesies that the famine-stricken city of Samaria will have abundant food within a day. Four lepers discover the Aramean camp abandoned because God caused the enemy to hear imagined armies.
2 Kings 8
Elisha warns the Shunammite woman of an approaching famine, and when she returns seven years later, God orchestrates perfect timing so her land and its profits are restored.
2 Kings 9
Elisha commissions a young prophet to anoint Jehu king of Israel. Jehu immediately fulfills God’s judgment on Ahab’s house by killing King Joram and casting his body onto Naboth’s field, fulfilling prophecy.
2 Kings 10
Jehu continues eliminating Ahab’s descendants, executing the seventy sons of Ahab and destroying Baal worship by gathering all Baal followers into their temple and having them killed.
2 Kings 11
After Ahaziah’s death, his mother Athaliah seizes the throne in Judah by killing the royal heirs. But Joash, an infant, is hidden in the temple for six years by his aunt Jehosheba.
2 Kings 12
King Joash begins well, repairing the temple and redirecting funds toward necessary restoration. A chest is installed for offerings to ensure proper use of contributions.
2 Kings 13
Jehoahaz becomes king of Israel and continues the sins of Jeroboam, leading the nation deeper into idolatry. As a result, God allows Aram to oppress Israel severely.
2 Kings 14
Amaziah becomes king of Judah and initially follows the Lord partially, though not wholeheartedly.
2 Kings 15
This chapter rapidly shifts through multiple kings, showing Israel’s instability. Azariah (Uzziah) of Judah reigns long and successfully,
2 Kings 16
Ahaz becomes king of Judah and plunges the nation into deep idolatry, even sacrificing his own son. When enemies threaten, he turns to Assyria for help instead of the Lord.
2 Kings 17
This is the pivotal chapter where the northern kingdom of Israel falls to Assyria. Hoshea is the final king, and after rebelling against Assyria, the nation is conquered and exiled.
2 Kings 18
Hezekiah becomes king of Judah and stands out for his faithfulness. He removes high places, destroys idols, and even breaks the bronze serpent because people had begun to worship it.
2 Kings 19
Hezekiah responds to Assyria’s threats by tearing his clothes, seeking Isaiah the prophet, and praying earnestly. Isaiah delivers God’s message: Assyria will not enter Jerusalem.
2 Kings 20
Hezekiah becomes deathly ill, and Isaiah tells him to set his house in order. Hezekiah prays, and God extends his life by fifteen years,
2 Kings 21
Manasseh becomes king and leads Judah into unprecedented evil—rebuilding high places, worshiping stars, practicing sorcery, shedding innocent blood,
2 Kings 22
Young Josiah becomes king and seeks the Lord wholeheartedly. During temple repairs, the Book of the Law is found. When Josiah hears its words, he tears his clothes and seeks God,
2 Kings 23
Josiah leads the most thorough reform in Judah’s history. He destroys idols, removes pagan priests, defiles altars, tears down shrines from Dan to Beersheba, of the Law is found. When Josiah hears its words, he tears his clothes and seeks God,
2 Kings 24
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon rises to dominance. Jehoiakim rebels and is judged; his son Jehoiachin reigns briefly before surrendering to Babylon.
2 Kings 25
Young Josiah becomes king and seeks the Lord wholeheartedly. During temple repairs, the Book of the Law is found. When Josiah hears its words, he tears his clothes and seeks God,
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