Confessing that jesus christ is god come in the flesh is the salvation issue. Possibly jeremiah or a group of prophets time written. To avoid confusion, the designation first and second books of samuel is adopted by catholic writers when referring to the hebrew text, otherwise first and second books of kings is commonly used. It must be remembered that the division between the books of kings and samuel is equally artificial, and that in point of fact the historical books commencing with judges and ending with 2kings. Agape bible study, study of the the second book of kings. Kings, first and second books of bible study tools. Steven laceyjames on 2 kings 2 take the bible literally. Second kings is a continuation of 1 kings that seeks to answer the questions of gods people living in babylonian exile by presenting an interpretation of the. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings 2. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Israel and judah from joramjehoram to the exile of israel 8.
Kings is part of the deuteronomic history, written by an anonymous. Since he had no son, jehoramb succeeded him in the second year of the reign of. In most roman catholic versions, 1 and 2 samuel are called the first and second books of kings, and the two hebrew and. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. In the second book of the kings you will be taken on a journey through gods anger against disobedience to his commands and that gods prophecies always come to pass just as he says they will. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Second kings features many unique events and people. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. The second book of the kings the king james bible version. Jewish tradition credits jeremiah the prophet as the author of 1 kings, although bible scholars are divided on the issue. And it came to pass, when the lord would take up elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that elijah went with elisha from gilgal.
So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. The lord god almighty jesus christ knows all things, like knowing the future of those children and what they would amount to and ultimately that they would end up in hell. These are the books of the king james version of the bible along with the names and. The prophet elijah left this earth without dying 2. The book of 2 kings continues the history of the two separate kingdoms of judah and israel. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. The second book of the bible is exodus, in the old testament. Book of 2 kings read, study bible verses online bible study tools. The name in the hebrew text is a derisive alteration of baalzebul. Second book of kings, simply second king s or 2nd kings, is the twelfth book of the old testament and of the bible. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so genesis 5.
The reign of solomon is treated in 1 kings 311, followed by the reigns of kings of judah and israel from the beginning of the divided monarchy c. Interesting facts about 2 kings barnes bible charts author. In both books, the performance of each king is judged not on political accomplishments but on theological criteria. 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. The book chronicles the events that took place between the time of king ahaziahs death and king jehoiachin of judah being released from his prison in babylon elijah is taken up into heaven, and elisha becomes a prophet to israel in his place. 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. What is the purpose of first and second chronicles. The books of 1 kings and 2 kings were originally one book. The second book of samuel, commonly called second samuel and written as 2nd samuel or simply 2 samuel is the tenth book of the old testament and also the tenth book of the bible. Since he had no son, joram succeeded him as king, in the second year of joram, son of jehoshaphat, king of judah. Book 16 of 47 in the cambridge bible commentary series. The second book of kings cambridge bible commentaries on.
The book of 2nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. The second book, 2 kings, tells of the reigns of kings of the surviving southern kingdom of judah until its eventual collapse in 586 bc. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible.
In the second year of pekah the son of remaliah king of israel began jotham the son of uzziah king of judah to reign. Kings, first and second books of, originally only one book in the hebrew canon, from in the lxx. The second book of kings niv audio holy bible high. Why repeat information already recorded in 1 and 2 samuel and 1 and 2 kings. In the hebrew bible the bible used by jews, first and second kings are a single book, as are the first and second books of samuel. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. Likely written between 450 and 425 bc, 1 and 2 chronicles includes many lists of genealogies. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah.
Further, much of the content covers the same events found in the books of samuel and kings. 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. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so. Others attribute a group of anonymous authors called the deuteronomists, since language from the book of deuteronomy is repeated in 1 kings. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. Summary of the books of kings the story of the bible. Both elijah and elisha confronted the kings of the northern kingdom but elisha was more involved in political affairs and had a greater influence with the king and his court. Reading the bible from the beginning, starting in the front of the book has been such a blessing. Then moab rebelled against israel after the death of ahab. When this was translated into greek in the last few centuries bce, samuel was joined with kings in a fourpart work called the book of kingdoms. Yet, the author of 2 kings directly connected the israelites apostasyled by their wicked kingsto their national destruction, pointing it out as gods judgment on his wayward children. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second kings in his audio message. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and.
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. And ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in samaria, and was sick. The second book of kings cambridge bible commentaries on the old testament paperback december 17, 1976 by j. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. The majority of 2 kings was written prior to 586 b. The second book of kings kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. Study scripture verses and use highlighting, underlining, and take notes in the bible. Second book of kings, simply second kings or 2nd kings, is the twelfth book of the old testament and of the bible. In the books of 1 and 2 kings, nineteen evil kings from nine different dynasties rule the northern kingdom of israel.
The book of kings now produced as two books, 1 kings and 2. Chapter 1 page 314 the second book of the kings the. And the rest of the acts of pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of israel. An introduction to the books of first and second kings bible. Despite repeated warnings from gods prophets to turn from their ways and return to god, the people continued to live in sin. The king james version of the holy bible is the most influential and widely published book ever written.
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