Old Testament · Narrative
2 Kings
25 chapters · 719 verses · Prophetic scribes · ~550 BC
Two kingdoms race toward destruction. A handful of prophets shout warnings no one heeds. Finally, Babylon arrives — and the temple Solomon built becomes rubble.
Overview
2 Kings documents the slow collapse of both Israelite kingdoms. The north falls to Assyria in 722 BC; the south to Babylon in 586 BC. Between the catastrophes, prophets like Elisha perform miracles and kings like Josiah attempt reforms. The book answers the exile's hardest question: how did we get here?
Key chapters of 2 Kings
Themes:judgmentprophecyreformexileconsequences
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