And when he was departed thence, he lighted on jehonadab. And it came to pass, when the lord would take up elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that elijah went with elisha from gilgal. The book was divided into the two books of first kings and second kings in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. My title for this weeks lesson is soap opera and understanding satans power. The bible, american standard version, updated english language version, in html format, with html name hyperlink name tags for each verse. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. I call it a soap opera because the stories in these chapters do truly read like a daytime soap opera. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at jericho saw him, they said, the spirit of elijah doth.
The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. This is a selftest on chapters 1 11 of the book of i kings. This section of 2 kings 15 begins the story of five kings over israel. When athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all. Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a two volume corpus with the present books of samuel. Complete text, index, search, bible verse, bible story, scripture, book, prophesy, christian. At the same time, an underlying reason for these stories do show demonic. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page iv. And jehu wrote letters, and sent to samaria, unto the rulers of jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up ahabs children, saying.
Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. In the twentyseventh year of jeroboam king of israel, azariah son of amaziah king of judah began to reign. The books of reference used for this study of the book of 2nd kings were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. I want all of us to understand there are consequences from turning from god and other people. Second kings 25 describes the destruction of jerusalem and the temple of the lord with the beginning of the babylonian exile in 587586 bc. Up until now we have reading the history of the northern kingdom of israel of the ten tribes. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. It describes the corruption and disorganization that made them the easy prey of assyria. It was first used in a hebrew print of the bible by daniel bomberg.
The 1st book of kings 1 kings from the holy bible new international version niv book 11 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so this. But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. And when athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork.
And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Elijah was taken up in a chariot of fire to heaven 2. And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at jericho saw him, they said, the spirit of elijah doth rest on elisha. Elisha during the campaign against moab elishas ministry to needy ones in israel.
The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. The ministries of elijah and elisha during the reigns of ahaziah and joram 1. 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. Ahaz and back brought by called cried down go gone had he isaiah it lord made of on prophet shadow stairway steps ten the then to upon which ot history. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers.
As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. We now return to judah in the south centered on jerusalem and the temple. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings.
Campbells and obriens redaction theory from unfolding the deuteronimistic history 2000. 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. In the hebrew manuscripts of the ot the division into two books first appeared in the 15 th century. 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 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. This is a selftest on chapters 25 of the book of ii kings. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. This chapter anticipates the final overthrow of this kingdom of the tribes.