The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author. These and other miraculous events testify to gods continuing work among his people. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the lord had given victory to aram. When king hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the lord. In 1 kings, the author said a lot about the prophet called elijah. In those days hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. Niv application commentary nivac 9780310211297 by august. The author writes much about the kings that affected the religion in each kingdom. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. Now naaman was commander of the army of the king of aram.
And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. Audiobible niv 44 acts dramatized new international version high quality. Audiobible niv 42 luke dramatized new international version high. Feb 14, 2014 audiobible niv 19 psalm dramatized new international version. He sent eliakim the palace administrator, shebna the secretary and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet isaiah son. Easytoread version that night, the angel of the lord went out and killed 185,000 people in the assyrian camp. The book of 2nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. Contextual overview 35 that night the angel of the lord went out and put to death a hundred and eightyfive thousand in the assyrian camp. In 2 kings, he says a lot about another prophet called elisha. For the ot only the kjv, and niv versions have voice available in real player. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries.
Interesting facts about 2 kings barnes bible charts author. Then he sent eliakim who was over the household with shebna the scribe and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to isaiah the prophet the son of amoz. The time period covered by this book saw the emergence of. So he again sent messengers to hezekiah with this word.
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. How he trusted in the lord god did what was right in his sight. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Jan 02, 2020 the book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings 2. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so genesis 5. Possibly jeremiah or a group of prophets time written. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 19 describes how god delivers jerusalem from assyria, after king hezekiah seeks god in prayer.
But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. The second book of kings niv audio holy bible youtube. Bridging the centuries konkel connects past context to contemporary circumstances, helping us grasp the meaning and significance of 1 and 2 kings and understand how its myriad lessons and circumstances can inform our knowledge of god and decisions to act in todays world. The prophet elijah left this earth without dying 2. The majority of 2 kings was written prior to 586 b. Jehoash king of israel went down to see him and wept over him. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. They said to him, thus says hezekiah, this day is a day of distress, rebuke, and rejection. Lord, the god of israel, enthroned between the cherubim, e you alone f are god over all the kingdoms of the earth.
Audiobible niv 12 2kings dramatized new international. The prophet isaiah son of amoz went to him and said, this is what the lord says. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. The author of 2 kings believes that the people should obey the laws in the book of deuteronomy.
This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will re.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 kings the niv application commentary. The other events of zechariahs reign are written in the book of the annals of the kings of israel. And when king hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the lord. This book shows the decline and fall of the kingdoms. This explanation posits a single inspired author, living in babylon during the exile, using these preexilic source materials at his disposal. Sep 10, 2014 19 when king hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the lord. 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. When the people got up the next morningthere were all the dead bodies. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 samuel the niv application commentary book 19. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years.
Audiobible niv 12 2kings dramatized new international version. And that night the angel of the lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the assyrians. The 2nd book of kings 2 kings from the holy bible new international version niv book 12 please note we have increased the volume and the. But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. Now elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died.
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