Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. When athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs. The prophet elijah concludes his ministry and hands over the reins to another up and coming prophet who god will use named elisha. Second kings is often called the book of dispersion. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible.
God had already, on his part, promised to be their god jehoiada could show them that in the book. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. They showed them the kings son hidden in the temple. Moab rebelled against israel after the death of ahab. Read 2 kings 11 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. The only woman to reign over judah or israel, she seized the throne following the death of her son ahaziah and even had her own grandchildren all the seed royal, killed to maintain her grip on power. The argument this second book contains the acts of the kings of judah and israel. Oct 15, 2015 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 2 kings taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon.
The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. But then he turned against nebuchadnezzar and rebelled. This book shows the decline and fall of the kingdoms. Athaliah, meaning yahweh is exalted, was ahab and jezebels daughter. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. King manasseh of judah gave his son to molech 2 kings 21. Athaliah usurps the government of judah, jehoash made king. The prophecy of daniel 11 begins with the prediction that three more kings will arise in persia followed by a fourth who would stir up all against the realm of greece verse 2. Until solomon died, there was one nation called israel. Study 2 kings 11 using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand. From josephus we learn that she was a halfsister of ahaziah. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 11 and more. It all begins with elisha who announced the words of the lord in regards to the famine.
The delivering of the testimony the book of the law deuteronomy 17. This chapter relates how that joash the son of ahaziah, king of judah, being hid. All of the kings of israel did evil and israel was carried captive by assyria. In his days nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came up, and jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. The books of reference used for this study of the book of 1st kings were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. Here are seven important bible verses from the book of first kings. Sep, 2012 this is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. When athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all. The three parts of the ceremony were all significant. 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 c.
First and second samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon but were divided by the translators of the septuagint. It does not occur in its proper chronological sequence, as most scholars affirm, based upon the fact that 2 chr. Read 2 kings 2 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Read 2 kings 7 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Now ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in samaria, and was injured. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the lord had given victory to aram. Ahaziah was the son of athaliah by joram, and jehosheba was the daughter of joram by another woman, not by athaliah. Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow.
I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Set food and water before them so that they may eat and drink and then go back to their master. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. 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. God had already, on his part, promised to be their god jehoiada could show them that in the book of the testimony. First and second chronicles provides only the history of judahs monarchy. Or from the fear of him, as the targum, which must in a great measure be cast off, or he could not have given in to idolatry in any shape as he did. The sons of the prophets see that the spirit of elijah rests on elisha, 2 kings 2. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 2 kings taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. In this chapter are recorded other wonders of elisha, as causing iron to swim, 2 kings 6.
It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. One of the great crimes of the northern tribes of israel was their worship of molech, leading to the assyrian captivity 2 kings 17. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. But after his death, the nation divided into two kingdoms. Hezekiahs sickness, and the message of the prophet to him, to prepare for death, 1. Therefore, 2 kings is actually the fourth book in the series on the history of the hebrew kings as presently arranged. And he did evil in the sight of the lord, but not as the kings of israel who were before him. Coregent with predecessor or successor the years in brackets give alternative calculations. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. In chronicles the kings of israel see table below where jeroboam i identifies first of the kings of the 10 northern tribes are not. Whether the noise was really made in the air by the.
Convictions of sin and wrath should put us upon this inquiry, what shall we do to be saved. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. The book of 2 kings is a history of israel s and judahs kings. It records the carrying away into captivity of israel by assyria in 721 b. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 7 and more. Chapter seven of second kings is about elisha and the syrian armenian army attempting to attack samaria. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 11 describes how joash becomes king over judah, who brings a lot of reforms to the nation. 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. Jehu sends an ironical letter to the elders of samaria, telling them to choose one of the best of their masters sons, and put him on the throne. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings.
Biblical resources, such as the expositors bible commentary, provide the historical explanations for this prophecy. In chapters 117, we read of the rulers of the divided kingdoms who lead them to their fate in exile. May 24, 2016 here are seven important bible verses from the book of first kings. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. It also serves as the final account of the demise of the divided kingdoms of israel and judah. Read 2 kings 11 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Now was the promise made to david bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. Kings of judah and kings of israel, jehu, jehoash, jehoram, and the prophet elisha. In the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king of israel in samaria, and he reigned nine years.
Much of page 7 and the top of 8 if ebook commentary on 8. He therefore went to the different schools of the prophets to give them his last exhortations and blessing. Elisha is an apprentice of sorts, and follows elijah as he follows gods lead. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. The first part 1 2 tells about the last years of king davids life and how his son solomon became the king. The first kings is the first half of a single book that was divided into two parts, 1 and 2 kings because together they were too long to fit on one scroll. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. Relief is here brought to samaria and her king, when the case is, in a manner, desperate, and the king despairing.
Elisha gets his mantle, comes back to jordan, smites the waters with it, and they divide, and he goes over, 2 kings 2. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page. He writes a second letter, and orders them to send him the heads of ahabs seventy sons. And his mothers name was zibiah of beersheba 2 and jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the lord all his days wherein jehoiada the priest instructed him. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page iv.
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