This is 2 kings chapter 25 summary, glory to honor. Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that nebuchadnezzar king of babylon and all his army came against jerusalem and encamped against it. In his days nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came up, and jehoiakim became his servant three years. The egyptians left judah alone as the babylonians became a dominant local power. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. The prophets that the lord sent to judah could not convey to the. And it came to pass, when the lord would take up elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that elijah went with elisha from gilgal. He was set free by a new ruler in babylon named evilmerodach. Judah, samaria, and edom, but along the way, they lacked water to feed their horses. He was shown kindness by the new king and was provided for all his days.
And elisha saw it, and he cried, my father, my father. Campbells and obriens redaction theory from unfolding the deuteronimistic history 2000. The chapter ended with a followup to the life of jehoiachin. During jehoiakims reign, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon invaded the land, and jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Why did the prophet elisha curse the youths for making fun. He looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the lord the word curse has in scripture three different acceptations. But then he turned against nebuchadnezzar and rebelled. In the eighth year of the reign of the king of babylon, he took jehoiachin prisoner. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. Elijah and the messengers of ahaziah epitaph for ahaziah.
When the man of god saw her at a distance, he said to his servant gehazi, look, there is the shunammite woman. But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. As he stretched himself out on him, the boys body grew warm. X audio is now playing, turn on your speakers and raise volume. This led to bands of troops from the chaldees, syria, moab, and even ammon to slowly make judah weak. Rather, it is a record of an insulting demonstration against gods prophet by a large group of young men. This is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled fortytwo of the boys. God sendeth a pestilence, which is stopt by davids prayer and sacrifice. Was amaziah, son of joash, a good king of judah in the south. The lord sent babylonian, aramean, moabite and ammonite raiders aga. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Geneva study bible commentary on 2nd kings chapter 9. Because these young people of about 20 years of age or older the same term is used of solomon in 1 kings 3.
Why did the prophet elisha curse the youths for making. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 2 kings taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. If jehoiakim had served the lord, he had not been servant to nebuchadnezzar. What eventuful thing did jehoash accomplish during his rule in the north. Elijah taken away from elisha elisha begins his ministry elisha succeeds elijah. Instead of searching for water, they searched for a prophet and summoned elisha. Table of contents chapters in 2nd kings previous chapter 2nd kings chapter 24 2ki24. God works miracles through the prophets elijah and elisha. Chapter 24 page 337 2 kings describes the divided kingdoms and their rulers who disobey god and lead many tribes into exile.
Chapter 24 page 337 the second book of the kings the. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. In his days nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came up, and jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Jehoiakim became nebuchadnezzars servant three years, then he rebelled. All 1,189 summaries now available in paperback and on kindle. 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. In his days nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came up, and jehoiakim became his vassal for three.