It continues the story of the kings over the divided. For the newbabylonian empire had been expanding constantly since 625 bc under nabopolassar 625605 bc. Joash, then made king of judah, was only seven years of age. King james bible and it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. The less severance that is made between the portion of ahaziahs history in 1 kings and that which is given in this chapter the better. Matthew henry verse by verse commentary for 2 kings matthew henrys bible. New international version when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his robes. The ministries of elijah and elisha during the reigns of ahaziah and joram 1. Note that 931bc marks the division of the kingdom into southern tribes judah and benjamin and ten. Now ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in samaria, and was injured.
His messengers sent to enquire of baalzebub are destroyed by elijah. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. And moab rebelled against israel the conjunction is the simple copulative. She had possessed great influence over her son, who, by her counsels, had ruled in the spirit of the house of ahab. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the lord cast out before the children of israel 21.
Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. And now i will show thee the truth now i will show thee future things plainly, not enigmatically, or under symbolical representations. Now was the promise made to david bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. What can we learn from the story of elisha and naaman. Second book of the kings, commonly called, the fourth book of the kings ch. The immediate fruit of this renewal of the covenant was the destruction of the temple and the slaughter of the priests of baal see 2 kings 10. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to.
Elishas inauguration elisha in the reign of joram 2. The principle source of these hostilities continued in the form of invading bands or plundering parties who would make border raids against the jews cf. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page iv. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of shinar. When athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings.
For the newbabylonian empire had been expanding constantly since 625 bc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a two volume corpus with the present books of samuel. The regalia, it is probable, were kept in the temple, and so the crown was ready at hand. The book of 2 kings is a history of israel s and judah s kings. Known as kings 1 and 2 in english bibles, the book of kings is originally a single book that recounts the rule of israels kings from davids son solomon up until the time of israels exile, the final result of israels disobedience. Matthew henry verse by verse commentary for 2 kings.
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech 11. However, the book opens with the story of him suffering a fall. Matthew henry complete commentary on the whole bible. This rebellion of moab in the days of ahaziah was a sign of the decline of israels power and of the judgment of god. In token of his obligation to govern by law, and to make the word of god his rule. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. Ahaziah dying is succeeded by his brother jehoram not in chronicles 1. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes. It does not occur in its proper chronological sequence, as most scholars affirm, based upon the fact that 2 chr.
The prophecy of daniel 11 begins with the prediction that three more kings will arise in persia followed by a fourth who would stir up all against the realm of greece verse 2. If you would like to learn more about 2 kings, please use our complete online bible to read through the book and learn of the old jewish kingdoms. What is the story of elisha and the shunammite woman. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in persia according to the canon, there were nine kings of the persian empire from cyrus to. This book, indeed, for the most part is made up of the annals of the poor and despised.
Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 2 rev. Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in samaria. Elisha 2 kings 1 history of the divided kingdom 2 kings 1417 history of the southern kingdom 2 kings 1825 summary of 2 kings. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork.
The sons of the prophets see that the spirit of elijah rests on elisha, 2 kings 2. The reason that the book of kings is split into two parts is because there is so much history within that one book of the old testament. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 2, chapter 1. Therefore, 2 kings is actually the fourth book in the series on the history of the hebrew kings as presently arranged. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. Biblical resources, such as the expositors bible commentary, provide the historical explanations for this prophecy. Athaliah destroys all that remain of the seed royal of judah, 1. This chapter and through 2 kings 10 compose what is often referred to as the elisha cycle. Youngs literal translation and it cometh to pass, at the kings hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments, 2 kings 22. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. Introduction this section calls our attention to the hostilities that israel was experiencing with the king of aram syria. Elisha gets his mantle, comes back to jordan, smites the waters with it, and they divide, and he goes over, 2 kings 2. Okebukola on 2 kings 11 god has willed that jehoash will be king at age 7, the antics of athaliah notwithstanding.
She got what she deserved after ordering the killing of innocent people because of her ambition for her son to be king. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. Moab had been under israelite domination since the days of david 2 samuel 8. Josiahs good reign, his care for repairing the temple, the book of the law found. Jehosheba hides joash the son of ahaziah, and he remains hidden in the house of the lord six years. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11. The revolution in the kingdom of israel was soon perfected in jehus settlement. Apr 02, 2016 watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Relive the kingdom of israel in the book of kings 1 and 2.
Gehazi was afflicted with leprosy because of his greed toward naaman 2 kings 5. You can find the best commentary on 12 kings for you using the tools on the right side. In token of his being invested with kingly power, he put the crown upon him, though it was yet too large and heavy for his head. Until solomon died, there was one nation called israel. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in jerusalem. Unfounded jewish traditions say these four were actually gehazi and his three sons. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey.
But after his death, the nation divided into two kingdoms. Jehoiada, the high priest, calls the nobles privately together into the temple, shows them the kings son, takes an oath of them, arms them, places guards around the. Moab rebelled against israel after the death of ahab. Jan 02, 2020 why did the prophet elisha curse the youths for making fun of his baldness 2 kings 2.
46 1455 1169 554 449 1516 4 991 1073 315 485 932 386 1420 1239 1428 1339 841 1275 138 1065 366 703 666 248 922 758 555 284 879 1237 1477 323 760 1338 1325 987 1481 286 1353 117 458