Category: 2 Kings

2 Kings 21:13 is about God’s announcement of impending judgment on the kingdom of Judah due to the wickedness of King Manasseh and his people, which serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of…

1 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were about to be put to…

2 Kings 22:3 is about King Josiah rediscovering the lost Book of the Law and initiating a spiritual revival in Judah by obeying God’s commands and seeking reconciliation with Him. 3 And in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house…

2 Kings 7:2 is about the prophet Elisha foretelling the end of a severe famine in Samaria, signifying the provision and salvation that comes from trusting in God’s promises and turning away from fear and doubt. 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, “If the Lord…

2 Kings 2:2 is about the transition of leadership from the prophet Elijah to his disciple Elisha, symbolizing the passing on of spiritual authority and mantle of responsibility. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and…

2 Kings 4:26 is about the faith and perseverance of a mother who seeks guidance from the prophet Elisha to save her deceased son, demonstrating the power of belief in overcoming death. 26 Run at once to meet her and say to her, ‘Is all well with you? Is all well with your husband? Is…

2 Kings 18:2 is about King Hezekiah who followed the ways of the Lord and did what was right in His sight by removing idolatry from the land and restoring worship of the one true God. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his…

2 Kings 19:14 is about King Hezekiah seeking guidance and help from the prophet Isaiah in a time of distress and impending danger. 14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. Setting the…

2 Kings 1:1-18 is about the consequences of seeking advice from false idols rather than turning to the one true God for help and the punishment inflicted on those who reject God’s authority. 1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. 2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in…

2 Kings 23:13 is about the defilement of worship sites by King Josiah, who desecrated altars built by the kings of Judah to false gods and burned human bones upon them as part of his efforts to purify the land and restore true worship of the Lord. 13 And the king defiled the high places…