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2 Kings
Updated: Oct 11, 2020
2 Kings
Category: Historical Books
Written: c. 561 BC - 539 BC
By: Unknown
Topic: Evaluation of the Kings
Location: In Exile in Babylon
Purpose: To demonstrating the value of obeying God.
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Outline (chapter)
The Prophet Elisha (1-8)
Kings of Judah and Israel (9-16)
Fall of Israel (17-21)
King Josiah (22-23)
Fall of Judah; Exile (24-25)
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Key Verse: And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. (2 Kings 19:15)
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Prophet: ​
Elisha
Prophesied to Israel
845 BC - 800 BC
Home/Location: Abel Meholah
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Kings (Divided/N. Kingdom - Israel):
Joram (Jehoram)​
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 852 BC - 841 BC
Life End: Killed by Jehu
Ref: 2 Kings 3:1-27; 2 Chron 22:5-7
Jehu​
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 841 BC - 814 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 9:1-10:36; 2 Chron 22:7-9
Jehoahaz​
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 814 BC - 798 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 13:1-9
Jehoash​
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 798 BC - 782 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 13:9-14:16; 2 Chron 25:17-25
Jeroboam II
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 793 BC - 753 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 14:23-29
Zechariah
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 753 BC
Life End: Killed by Shallum
Ref: 2 Kings 14:29-15:12
Shallum
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 752 BC (1 month)
Life End: Killed by Menahem
Ref: 2 Kings 15:10-15
Menahem​
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 752 BC - 742 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 15:14-22
Pekah​iah
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 742 BC - 740 BC
Life End: Killed by Pekah
Ref: 2 Kings 15:22-26
Pekah​
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 752 BC - 732 BC
Life End: Killed by Hoshea
Ref: 2 Kings 15:25-31; 2 Chron 28:5-8
Hoshea​
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 732 BC - 722 BC
Life End: Removed by Assyria
Ref: 2 Kings 15:30-17:6
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Kings (Divided/S. Kingdom - Judah):
Jehoram (Joram)
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 853 BC - 841 BC
Life End: Stricken by God
Ref: 2 Kings 8:16-24; 2 Chron 21:1-20
Ahaz
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 841 BC
Life End: Killed Jehu
Ref: 2 Kings 8:24-9:29; 2 Chron 22:1-9
Queen Athaliah
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 841 BC - 835 BC
Life End: Killed by army
Ref: 2 Kings 11:1-20; 2 Chron 22:10-23:21
Joash
Evaluation: Good
Reign: 835 BC - 796 BC
Life End: Killed by servants
Ref: 2 Kings 11:1-12:21; 2 Chron 22:10-24:27
Amaziah
Evaluation: Good
Reign: 796 BC - 767 BC
Life End: Killed by officials
Ref: 2 Kings 12:21; 14:1-20; 2 Chron 24:27-25:28
Uzziah (Azariah)
Evaluation: Good
Reign: 792 BC - 740 BC
Life End: Stricken by God
Ref: 2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chron 26:1-23
Jotham
Evaluation: Good
Reign: 750 BC - 732 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 15:32-38; 2 Chron 26:23-27:9
Ahaz (Jehoahaz)
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 735 BC - 716 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 16:1-20; 2 Chron 27:9-28:27
Hezekiah
Evaluation: Good
Reign: 716 BC - 687 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 18:1-20:21; 2 Chron 28:27-32:33
Manasseh
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 697 BC - 643 BC
Life End: Natural causes
Ref: 2 Kings 21:1-18; 2 Chron 32:33-33:20
Amon
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 643 BC - 641 BC
Life End: Killed by servants
Ref: 2 Kings 21:18-26; Chron 33:20-25
Josiah
Evaluation: Good
Reign: 641 BC - 609 BC
Life End: Wounded in battle
Ref: 2 Kings 21:26-23:30; Chron 33:25-35:27
Jehoahaz (Shallum)
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 609 BC (3 months)
Life End: Removed by Egypt
Ref: 2 Kings 23:30-34; 2 Chron 36:1-4
Jehoiakim (Eliakim)
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 609 BC - 598 BC
Life End: Died in Babylon
Ref: 2 Kings 23:34-24:6; 2 Chron 36:5-8
Jehoiachin (Jeconiah)
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 598 BC - 597 BC
Life End: Removed by Babylon
Ref: 2 Kings 24:6-16; 2 Chron 36:8-10
Zedekiah (Mattaniah)
Evaluation: Bad
Reign: 597 BC - 586 BC
Life End: Removed by Babylon
Ref: 2 Kings 24:17-25:26; 2 Chron 36:10-21
Categories: Bible, Old Testament, Historical Books
