Category: 2 Kings

2 Kings 24:25 is about the brief reign of a king who did evil in the sight of the Lord and ultimately suffered the consequences of his wickedness. 25 And in his place arose Jehoiachin his son, and the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon…

2 Kings 19:22 is about the pride and arrogance of the Assyrian king, who believed his own power and achievements were greater than God’s, leading to his impending downfall and defeat. 22 Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy…

2 Kings 6:25 is about a severe famine in Samaria that led to desperation and high prices for food, illustrating the consequences of turning away from God’s guidance. 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria, as they besieged it, until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and the fourth…

2 Kings 19:21 is about the reassurance of God’s protection and promise to defend His people, symbolized by the daughter of Zion despising and laughing at the arrogance of the Assyrian king. 21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: “‘She despises you, she scorns you— the virgin daughter of Zion;…

2 Kings 22:8 is about the moment when the high priest Hilkiah found the Book of the Law (likely the Torah) in the temple, sparking a renewal of faith and obedience to God’s teachings among the people of Judah. 8 And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book…

2 Kings 5:17 is about the acknowledgement of the one true God’s power and the decision to no longer worship false idols by Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram. 17 Then Naaman said, “If not, please let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from…

7 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord, Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.” 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the…

1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. 2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.” 3 But the angel of the Lord said…

1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which…

1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for…