The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. The second book of kings begins in samaria with events taking place after the death of ahab, king of samaria the ten tribes. The passages of story recorded in this chapter oblige us to look back. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 8 describes the restoration of the. 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. Next chapter of 2 kings the book of 2 kings, chapter 8 we hope that you find the content of the book of 2 kings, chapter 8 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a two volume corpus with the present books.
Elisha during the campaign against moab elishas ministry to needy ones in israel. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Then spake elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn. Now the rest of the acts of joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles. Geneva study bible commentary on 2nd kings chapter 8. Complete text, index, search, bible verse, bible story, scripture, book, prophesy, christian. But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. We do not really know the identity of the anonymous author of the book of kings subsequently split into two books known as 1 kings and 2 kings. Ahaziah, ahabs son was ill and he sent his officials to ask of baalzebub the god of ekron if hed recover from his illness. And it came to pass, when the lord would take up elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that elijah went with elisha from gilgal. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
The ministries of elijah and elisha during the reigns of ahaziah and joram 1. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. Our book begins the discussion of chapter 8 with the statement that it is one of the most. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. Elishas inauguration elisha in the reign of joram 2. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 8 describes the restoration of the shunammites land, whose son elijah had restored back to life. The books of kings are preceded by the historical books of first samuel and second samuel, and are followed by first chronicles, second chronicles, ezra, and nehemiah. This is the same woman from 2nd kings chapter 4, god done so much for her then and he. The king had just said, tell me some stories about the great things elisha has. Chapter seven of second kings is about elisha and the syrian armenian army attempting to attack samaria.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 2 kings in the bible new international version. However this forms part of a series of books clearly written by the same author. We read before of a shuuammite woman that was a kind benefactor to elisha. It all begins with elisha who announced the words of the lord in regards to the famine. X audio is now playing, turn on your speakers and raise volume. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events were recorded in light of israels and judahs faithfulnessor unfaithfulnessto their covenant with god. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. The books of kings are followed by first chronicles and second chronicles, and then the books of the restoration following the babylonian exile. The king was talking to gehazi, the servant of the man of god, and had said, tell me about all the great things elisha has done. 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 book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. The second book of kings continues the line of kings in the divided kingdom, the ten tribes of israel in the north and the two tribes. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. 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 elijah said unto elisha, tarry here, i pray thee. The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author. Campbells and obriens redaction theory from unfolding the deuteronimistic history 2000. The book 2 chronicles covers much the same timeperiod as the books of kings, but it ignores the northern kingdom of israel almost completely, david is given a major role in planning the temple, hezekiah is given a much more farreaching program of reform, and manasseh of judah is given an opportunity to repent of his. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. The first 6 verses here are a must read for a woman looking for hope. Then he lost sight of him, and taking hold of his own clothes he tore them in half. The 1st book of kings 1 kings from the holy bible new international version niv book 11 please note we have increased the volume and the.
These are all of the chapters of the book of 2 kings. Much of page 7 and the top of 8 if e book commentary on 8. The rest of the acts of joram and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of judah. The first book of kings begins with the elderly king david naming solomon, his son by. King josiah instituted reform by reading the lost scroll of the law in the temple and renewed the covenant with the lord second kings 22. 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.
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