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Book 12 · History

2 Kings

2 Kings traces the long unraveling of Israel and Judah as their rulers turn again and again from the LORD, even while prophets keep speaking, warning, and bearing witness to God's rule. From Ahaziah's appeal to Baal-zebub to Jerusalem's fall and exile, the book moves through judgment, brief reforms, and repeated failure, showing a kingdom that cannot hold itself together when its kings and people abandon the covenant. Yet it closes with Jehoiachin lifted from prison, leaving a small sign that Judah's story is not finished.

2 Kings carries the kingdom story from divided-rule decline to national collapse, bringing the covenant warnings of the Former Prophets into public view. Inside the canon, it explains how exile came while still preserving a narrow opening for hope beyond the ruin.

Chapters25
Reading time~88 min·20,307 words
ThemesKingdom · Land · Leadership · Faithfulness
Opens with“After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.”
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  1. Chapter 1Elijah Denounces Ahaziah and Jehoram Succeeds Ahaziah
    1. Elijah Denounces Ahaziahvv. 1-16
    2. Jehoram Succeeds Ahaziahvv. 17-18
  2. Chapter 2
    1. Elijah Taken Up to Heavenvv. 1-14
    2. Elisha Succeeds Elijahvv. 15-18
    3. Elisha Heals the Waters of Jerichovv. 19-22
    4. Elisha Mockedvv. 23-25
  3. Chapter 3Moab’s Rebellion
    1. Moab’s Rebellionvv. 1-27
  4. Chapter 4
    1. The Widow’s Oilvv. 1-7
    2. The Shunammite Womanvv. 8-17
    3. Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Sonvv. 18-37
    4. Elisha Purifies the Poisonous Stewvv. 38-41
    5. Feeding a Hundred Menvv. 42-44
  5. Chapter 5Naaman Cured of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed and Leprosy
    1. Naaman Cured of Leprosyvv. 1-14
    2. Gehazi’s Greed and Leprosyvv. 15-27
  6. Chapter 6
    1. The Axe Head Floatsvv. 1-7
    2. Elisha Captures the Blinded Arameansvv. 8-23
    3. The Siege and Famine of Samariavv. 24-33
  7. Chapter 7
    1. Elisha’s Prophecy of Plentyvv. 1-2
    2. The Arameans Fleevv. 3-15
    3. Elisha’s Prophecy Fulfilledvv. 16-20
  8. Chapter 8
    1. The Shunammite’s Land Restoredvv. 1-6
    2. Hazael Murders Ben-hadadvv. 7-15
    3. Jehoram Reigns in Judahvv. 16-19
    4. Edom and Libnah Rebelvv. 20-24
    5. Ahaziah Reigns in Judahvv. 25-29
  9. Chapter 9
    1. Jehu Anointed King of Israelvv. 1-13
    2. Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziahvv. 14-29
    3. Jezebel’s Violent Deathvv. 30-37
  10. Chapter 10
    1. Ahab’s Seventy Sons Killedvv. 1-17
    2. Jehu Kills the Priests of Baalvv. 18-27
    3. Jehu Repeats Jeroboam’s Sinsvv. 28-33
    4. Jehoahaz Succeeds Jehu in Israelvv. 34-36
  11. Chapter 11
    1. Athaliah and Joashvv. 1-3
    2. Joash Anointed King of Judahvv. 4-12
    3. The Death of Athaliahvv. 13-16
    4. Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORDvv. 17-21
  12. Chapter 12Joash Repairs the Temple and The Death of Joash
    1. Joash Repairs the Templevv. 1-16
    2. The Death of Joashvv. 17-21
  13. Chapter 13
    1. Jehoahaz Reigns in Israelvv. 1-9
    2. Jehoash Reigns in Israelvv. 10-13
    3. Elisha’s Final Prophecyvv. 14-25
  14. Chapter 14
    1. Amaziah Reigns in Judahvv. 1-7
    2. Jehoash Defeats Amaziahvv. 8-14
    3. Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash in Israelvv. 15-16
    4. The Death of Amaziahvv. 17-20
    5. Azariah Succeeds Amaziah in Judahvv. 21-22
    6. Jeroboam II Reigns in Israelvv. 23-29
  15. Chapter 15
    1. Azariah Reigns in Judahvv. 1-7
    2. Zechariah Reigns in Israelvv. 8-12
    3. Shallum Reigns in Israelvv. 13-16
    4. Menahem Reigns in Israelvv. 17-22
    5. Pekahiah Reigns in Israelvv. 23-26
    6. Pekah Reigns in Israelvv. 27-31
    7. Jotham Reigns in Judahvv. 32-38
  16. Chapter 16Ahaz Reigns in Judah and The Idolatry of Ahaz
    1. Ahaz Reigns in Judahvv. 1-9
    2. The Idolatry of Ahazvv. 10-20
  17. Chapter 17
    1. Hoshea the Last King of Israelvv. 1-4
    2. Israel Carried Captive to Assyriavv. 5-23
    3. Samaria Resettledvv. 24-41
  18. Chapter 18
    1. Hezekiah Destroys Idolatry in Judahvv. 1-12
    2. Sennacherib Invades Judahvv. 13-16
    3. Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalemvv. 17-37
  19. Chapter 19
    1. Isaiah’s Message of Deliverancevv. 1-7
    2. Sennacherib’s Blasphemous Lettervv. 8-13
    3. Hezekiah’s Prayervv. 14-19
    4. Sennacherib’s Fall Prophesiedvv. 20-34
    5. Jerusalem Delivered from the Assyriansvv. 35-37
  20. Chapter 20
    1. Hezekiah’s Illness and Recoveryvv. 1-11
    2. Hezekiah Shows His Treasuresvv. 12-19
    3. Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiahvv. 20-21
  21. Chapter 21
    1. Manasseh Reigns in Judahvv. 1-9
    2. Manasseh’s Idolatries Rebukedvv. 10-18
    3. Amon Reigns in Judahvv. 19-26
  22. Chapter 22
    1. Josiah Reigns in Judahvv. 1-2
    2. Funding the Temple Repairsvv. 3-7
    3. Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Lawvv. 8-13
    4. Huldah’s Prophecyvv. 14-20
  23. Chapter 23
    1. Josiah Renews the Covenantvv. 1-3
    2. Josiah Destroys Idolatryvv. 4-20
    3. Josiah Restores the Passovervv. 21-27
    4. The Death of Josiahvv. 28-30
    5. Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiahvv. 31-35
    6. Jehoiakim Reigns in Judahvv. 36-37
  24. Chapter 24
    1. Babylon Controls Jehoiakimvv. 1-5
    2. Jehoiachin Reigns in Judahvv. 6-9
    3. The Captivity of Jerusalemvv. 10-17
    4. Zedekiah Reigns in Judahvv. 18-20
  25. Chapter 25
    1. Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalemvv. 1-7
    2. The Temple Destroyedvv. 8-17
    3. Captives Carried to Babylonvv. 18-21
    4. Gedaliah Governs in Judahvv. 22-24
    5. The Murder of Gedaliahvv. 25-26
    6. Jehoiachin Released from Prisonvv. 27-30
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