Old Testament Historical 25 chapters
2 Kings
Elisha's ministry, continued royal failure, and the fall of both kingdoms: Israel to Assyria (722 BC) and Judah to Babylon (586 BC), with the temple destroyed and the people exiled.
Outline
- Ch. 1–2 Elijah taken up; Elisha succeeds him
- Ch. 3–8 Elisha's miracles: the widow's oil, the Shunammite, Naaman healed (5)
- Ch. 9–13 Jehu's purge of Ahab's house; Joash repairs the temple
- Ch. 14–17 Decline of Israel; fall of Samaria to Assyria (17)
- Ch. 18–20 Hezekiah's reforms; Sennacherib's siege turned back (18–19)
- Ch. 21–23 Manasseh's evil; Josiah's reforms and the rediscovered Law (22–23)
- Ch. 24–25 Fall of Jerusalem to Babylon; exile