2 Kings 23-25

Greetings!  This is a long post, as we’re wrapping up 2 Kings by covering three chapters.  Hang in there!  Next up, a Psalms 52-54, Proverbs 20 and 2 Corinthians.

Josiah Renews the Covenant
23     Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 He went up to the temple of the Lord with [...]

2 Kings 21-22

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Manasseh King of Judah
21     Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high [...]

2 Kings 19-20

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Jerusalem’s Deliverance Foretold
19     When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord. 2 He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 3 They told him, “This is what [...]

2 Kings 17-18

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Hoshea Last King of Israel
17     In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came [...]

2 Kings 15-16

Greetings!  I don’t have much to comment on with these chapters.  Perhaps you have something to note?  It continues to go back and forth between the northern and southern kingdoms and the generally bad kings.  The southern kingdom, Judah, was typically better than the northern kingdom, Israel, but not by that much.

Azariah King of Judah [...]

2 Kings 13-14

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Jehoahaz King of Israel
13     In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel [...]

2 Kings 11-12

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Athaliah and Joash
11     When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. [...]

2 Kings 9-10

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Jehu Anointed King of Israel
9     The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take this flask of oil with you and go to Ramoth Gilead. 2 When you get there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go [...]

2 Kings 7-8

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7     Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.”
2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of [...]

2 Kings 5-6

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Naaman Healed of Leprosy
5     Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lordhad given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.
2 Now bands from Aram had gone [...]

2 Kings 3-4

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Moab Revolts
3     Joram son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone of Baal that [...]

2 Kings 1-2

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2 Kings
The Lord’s Judgment on Ahaziah
1     After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel. 2 Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.” [...]

1 & 2 Kings introduction

Greetings!  The books of 1Kings and 2 Kings were originally one book, so we’ll do them consecutively.
These books contain history about the Israelites.  Here are some major themes / portions:

Solomon becomes king after David dies.  He chooses wisely at first and is given incredible wisdom.  But he makes poor choices after that and suffers the [...]