The Book of 2 Kings

Introduction to 2 Kings

2 Kings 1 The Foolish King Ahaziah Confronted by God Through Elijah

2 Kings 2 Elijah’s Departure and Elisha’s Ministry Begins

2 Kings 3 A Strange Story of Kings, Elisha, and Conflict

2 Kings 4 A Series of Miracles Performed by Elisha

2 Kings 5 Elisha Heals Naaman and Gehazi’s Poor Choice

2 Kings 6: 1-23 Floating Iron and Opened Eyes

2 Kings 6:24-7:20 The Siege and Deliverance of Samaria

2 Kings 8 Transitioning from Prophetic Time to a Major Transition in Royal Time

2 Kings 9 The Violent End of the Omri Dynasty Begins

2 Kings 10 The Elimination of the Sons of Ahab and the Worshippers of Baal

2 Kings 11 The Overthrow of Athaliah in Judah and the Beginning of the Reign of Joash

2 Kings 12 The Reign of Jehoash/Joash of Judah

2 Kings 13 The Death of Elisha, The Reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoash of Israel, and the Conflict with Aram

2 Kings 14 King Amaziah of Judah and King Jehoash and Jeroboam II of Israel

2 Kings 15 The Stability of Judah in Contrast to the Instability of Samaria

2 Kings 16 King Ahaz and the Syro-Ephraimite War

2 Kings 17 The End of Samaria

2 Kings 18 King Hezekiah and Sennacherib’s Threat to Jerusalem

2 Kings 19 The Deliverance of Jerusalem from Assyria

2 Kings 20 Hezekiah’s Healing and the Babylonian Envoys

2 Kings 21 The Wicked Reigns of Manasseh and Amon of Judah

2 Kings 22 King Josiah and the Rediscovery of the Law

2 Kings 23 The Reforms and Death of Josiah

2 Kings 24 The Last Kings of Judah and the Initial Exile

2 Kings 25 The End of the First Temple Era in Jerusalem

Reflections after a Journey Through 2 Kings