The books of kings were probably written during the time of judahs captivity in babylon which begins at the end of second kings. The rest of the events in ahaziahs reign and everything he did are recorded in the book of the history of the kings of israel. Now mesha king of moab raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. The tribes of judah, benjamin, and some of levi were serving a pagan king in a faraway country. In the hebrew manuscripts of the ot the division into two books first appeared in the 15 th century. 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. Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. So you see, any bible which removes the word begotten from john 3. Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 2 kings in the bible new living translation. Nlt bible free for android free download and software. Why not encourage your kids to memorize a short bible verse from each of the 66 books. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history.
Bible history online images and resources for biblical history. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. Your prayer to me about sennacherib king of assyria i have heard. The most popular bible verses from 1 kings found 816 verses 1 kings 2. But though naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. Summary of the book of 2 kings this is the second part of the book of kings. About that time hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet isaiah son of amoz went to visit him. The most popular bible verses from 2 kings found 719 verses 2 kings 2.
The translators of the septuagint introduced the separation into two books and this separation was made also in the vulgate. Elijah taken into heavenwhen the lord was about to take elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, elijah and elisha were traveling from gilgal. How do the first two chapters of 1 kings continue the story line of 2 samuel. All this took place because the israelites had sinned against the lord their god, who had brought them up out of egypt from under the power of pharaoh king of egypt. What follows is an an organized and curated list of content. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. This includes most modern bibles such as the perverted new international version niv, the book for teens tbft, the new living translation nlt, the new believers bible nbb, the living bible lb, and many more. Click here for an exhaustive list of content on 2 kings.
These are all of the chapters of the book of 2 kings. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. Bible verses about all authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. The holy bible, new living translation, is an authoritative bible translation, rendered faithfully into todays english from the ancient texts by 90 leading bible scholars read more about the nlt. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Coregent with predecessor or successor the years in brackets give alternative calculations. Lesson 2 the rise of solomon page 85 up to but not including v. The two books of kings originally formed one book only in the hebrew bible. The company of the prophets at bethel came out to elisha and asked, do you. Jan 02, 2020 the book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. New living translation then all the people of judah, from the least to the greatest, as well as the army commanders, fled in panic to egypt, for they were afraid of what the babylonians would do to them. Since king hezekiah and isaiah were contemporaries and interacted, it makes sense that the accounts in isaiah 36 38 should also appear in 2 kings. Nlt bible free is available for all android phones and tablets and works offline.
Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. Resources, free bible software, bible art, biblical history topics and study, and ancient bible maps of rome, greece, and ancient near east. These verses can serve as hooks to remember the main themes of each book. Other tha n restudying genesis and exodus our bible study groups most recent old testament study were the books of samuel. Memorizing from each book has the added benefit of helping kids become more comfortable and fascinated with the whole biblea wonderful foundation for a lifelong walk with god. The book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. Jan 02, 2020 the story begins with a united kingdom, but ends in a nation divided into 2 kingdoms, known as judah and israel.
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