This is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. The books of kings are followed by first chronicles and second chronicles, and then the books of the restoration following the babylonian exile. The second book of kings, otherwise known as the fourth. Besides that the record of the life of hezekiah or isaiah 36. Second kings records the kings of israel and judah until the destruction of the jerusalem temple and the babylonian exile in 587 bc.
After giving him a copy of the covenant, he proclaimed joash as king. Four lepers due to the famine in samaria decide to turn themselves over to the enemy. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury.
A disciple on 1 kings 11 this very sad chapter points to a very serious danger that lurks seeking to ambush the simple by unrestrained appetites and propensity toward pleasures. Two kings, hezekiah and josiah of judah, were especially pleasing to the lord. My title for this weeks lesson is soap opera and understanding satans power. For quotes in this quiz, the new international version is used, but any version should do. To the left side in the graphic is the verse in daniel 11 that is. The first book of kings begins with the elderly king david naming solomon, his son by bathsheba, as king of israel and judah to succeed him. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The second book of kings, otherwise known as the fourth book. Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, if ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. The people of the land were the second part, and the young king was the third. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork.
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 tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. And elijah answered and said unto them, if i be a man of elohiym, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. And elijah said unto elisha, tarry here, i pray thee. Sep 01, 2015 the 2nd book of kings 2 kings from the holy bible new international version niv book 12 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so this. And the seventh year jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the lord, and shewed them the king s son. The jerusalem bible divides the two books of kings into eight sections. 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. How ahab stole naboths vineyard can be found in 1st kings chapter 21. Second kings is the second 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. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of israel and judah by a deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century bce, with a supplement added in the sixth century bce.
The second book of kings chapter 11 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. Up until now we have reading the history of the northern kingdom of israel of the ten tribes. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. We now return to judah in the south centered on jerusalem and the temple. The first of these timelines summarizes the rulers of the persian empire. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page iv. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. The second book of kings otherwise called the fourth book of kings. But king solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of pharaoh. 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 of 2nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. In the books of 1 and 2 kings, nineteen evil kings from nine different dynasties rule the northern kingdom of israel. 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. Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, if. Their sins will result in conquest by the kingdom of assyria in 722 bc, to exile from their homeland, and to captivity in. Second book of kings chapter 112 bible illustrations by sweet. One is between the lord as one party and the people, headed by the king, as the other. The ministries of elijah and elisha during the reigns of ahaziah and joram 1. The israelite official is trampled in the gate, as prophesied. Thy children to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of israel. When athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty.
The following series of graphical timelines are intended to present a total view of all the prophesies has they have been revealed to daniel in daniel 11. This quiz contains questions about the second book of kings in the old testament. It was an apt emblem of the effect produced by the grace of god on the sinful. Prophets should make every place to which they come better for them, endeavouring to sweeten bitter spirits, and to make barren souls fruitful, by the word of god, which is like the salt cast into the water by elisha. I kings 18 tells the incredible story of the prophet elijah and his showdown with the prophets of baal. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. It has subdivisions of athaliah, ahabs daughter, destroys the royal seed, joash is saved, jehoiada, the priest, overthrows athaliah. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet. And he answered and said unto him, o man of elohiym, thus hath the king said, come down quickly. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings.
The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. They find the armaians had been seized with panic and fled leaving everything behind them. 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. Joash anointed king, athaliah is slain, and revival under jehoiada. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. 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. This book relates the transactions from the death of saul until the end of davids reign, being a history for the space of about fortysix years. Sin is first alluring and deceitful, and then demands utter control in order to overcome and subdue its victims. Athaliah destroys the royal seed, joash is saved, joash becomes king over judah. 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. I call it a soap opera because the stories in these chapters do truly read like a daytime soap opera. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk.
They will lead the people into idol worship and apostasy from yahwehs covenant. Second book of kings chapter 112 bible illustrations by sweet media. He is living in captivity in babylon, and there is the faint hope that gods promise of an eternal covenant with the house of david and that a davidic king will rule forever will still be fulfilled 2 sam 7. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. At the same time, an underlying reason for these stories do show demonic. Israel and judah from joramjehoram to the exile of israel 8. The second book of the kings, chapter 1 sacred name king. Years before, the king of judah jehoshaphat married his son to this daughter of ahab and jezebel, hoping to make an alliance with those wicked and. This is a selftest on chapters 25 of the book of ii kings. For the sake of my servant david, and for the sake of jerusalem which i have chosen, i shall leave your son one tribe. It is a story of amazing fortitude of faith in god. The book of 2 kings continues the history of the two separate kingdoms of judah and israel.
It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. Ahaziah turns to baalzebub to learn if he will liveelijah prophesies ahaziahs deathelijah calls down fire from heaven to consume the soldiers sent to apprehend him. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 11 and more. And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that. And when athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. The 2nd book of kings 2 kings from the holy bible new international version niv book 12 please note we have increased the volume and the. Athaliah and joash 11 when athaliah b the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah. And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king davids spears and shields, that were in the temple of the lord.
She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from athaliah. Daniel chapter 11 timeline the second coming of christ. 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. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. The second book of kings kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. The second book of kings niv audio holy bible youtube.
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