Bible Basics
II Kings
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Authorship and Origin:
(Please see the introduction to I Kings.)
Overview and Significant sections
This book continues the story of the monarchy begun in I Kings. The Hebrew nation has been broken into two, a northern kingdom called Israel, and the southern kingdom of Judah. This book is paralleled in II Chronicles 1-20. II Kings covers Israel's captivity and the surviving kingdom.
Significant sections:
- Concluding stories of Elijah
1:1-1:18
- Stories of the prophet Elisha
2:1-8:29
- Jehu's Revolt
9:1-10:28
- After Jehu until the fall of Samaria
10:29-17:41
- Judah after the fall of Israel (threatened by Assyria)
18:1-25:30
- Brief Reformation by Josiah and Hezekiah
22:1-23:30
- The last days of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem (then into exile)
23:31-25:30
For more detailed study:
Read Chapter 1. (the entire book is available starting here.)
The Concise Matthew Henry Commentary on this book.
Biblical Studies Foundation introduction of this book.
the World Wide Study Bible has Dictionary, Commentary, Scripture and sermons available
on this book.
Naves Topical Bible