The book of 2 kings nlt bible

Simply scan the page number with your phone or tablet to connect to a wealth of information. He followed the example of jeroboam son of nebat, continuing the sins that jeroboam had led israel to commit. Holy bible, new living translation 1996, 2004, 2007, 2015 by tyndale house foundation. Possibly jeremiah or a group of prophets time written. Click here for an exhaustive list of content on 2 kings. Good kings served the lord in the temple at jerusalem, the others did evil in his sight. Well send you a new verse every day to download or share. God judges ahabs family with elisha, jehu, and hazael 2 kgs 110 more kings of the north and south rule israel and judah 2 kgs 1116 israel falls to assyria 2 kgs 17. Other tha n restudying genesis and exodus our bible study groups most recent old testament study were the books of samuel. What on earth am i here for choose from a large selection of bible studies for men, women, couples, parents, teens, and children.

His perverted living bible sold over 40 million copies in north america alone. Interesting facts about 2 kings barnes bible charts author. Originally starting out as an effort to revise the living bible, the project evolved into a new english translation from hebrew and greek texts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so genesis 5. Use the menu to the left to select the book and chapter of the bible you want to hear, then click the chapter number. Contents vii list of the books of the bible ix a note to readers xi introduction to thenew living translation xix nlt bible translation team xxi contributors xxii a chronology of bible events and world events xxiii why thelife application study bibleis unique xxv what is application.

He told him, 4 go to hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money the gatekeepers have collected from the people at the lord s temple. Ahabs family killed now there were in samaria seventy sons of the house of ahab. May 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. Bible history online images and resources for biblical history. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The ministries of elijah and elisha during the reigns of ahaziah and joram 1.

And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. Second kings features many unique events and people. But though naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. The prophet elijah left this earth without dying 2. However, the book opens with the story of him suffering a fall.

So he sent messengers to the temple of baalzebub, the god of ekron, to ask whether he would recover. 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. You can drag the border between the menu and the text with your mouse and use the links at the bottom of the. This is the 1996 version of the new living translation used for the 1998 release of the book. 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. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. His mother was jedidah, the daughter of adaiah from bozkath. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so.

While 2 samuel leaves off near the end of davids reign, 1 and 2 kings take us from the reign of solomon to the catastrophic division of israel into northern and southern factions. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the law of moses so that. Like the books of samuel, the books of kings were originally one book but divided into two by the greek translators of the original hebrew. Lesson 2 the rise of solomon page 85 up to but not including v. Jul 31, 20 the kings are evaluated by how they worshiped the lord god. Resources, free bible software, bible art, biblical history topics and study, and ancient bible maps of. The book of the law discovered 3 in the eighteenth year of his reign, king josiah sent shaphan son of azaliah and grandson of meshullam, the court secretary, to the temple of the lord. The one year chronological bible nlt one year bible. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. He did what was evil in the lords sight, but not to the same extent as the kings of israel who ruled before him. He said, you have your masters sons with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weapons. How do the first two chapters of 1 kings continue the story line of 2 samuel. And as they disappeared from sight, elisha tore his clothes in distress.

King shalmaneser of assyria attacked king hoshea, so hoshea was forced to pay heavy tribute to assyria. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. New living translation nlt the new living translation nlt is a translation of the bible into modern english. Books of kings, two books of the hebrew bible or the protestant old testament that, together with deuteronomy, joshua, judges, and 1 and 2 samuel, belong to the group of historical books deuteronomic history written during the babylonian exile c. Studies of books of the bible and topical subjects are popular for personal bible study and small groups. May 10, 2019 audio bible new living translation 1996. It continues the story of the kings over the divided. Jeroboam disregarded god and his temple, and instead set up two golden calves to worship. Elisha during the campaign against moab elishas ministry to needy ones in israel. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings 2. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the one year chronological bible nlt one year bible. If you want to go to a different chapter, just select it from the menu.

For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. The first book of samuel niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 9 duration. There the king read to them the entire book of the covenant that had been found in the lord s temple. The deuteronomistic history, of which 2 kings is a part, addresses the questions of those who had experienced the fall of the north to assyria in 722721 b.

It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. Perhaps the spirit of the lord has left him on some mountain or in some. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. King ahabs son ahaziah took the throne of the kingdom after the death of ahab in 1 kings. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11. Resources, free bible software, bible art, biblical history topics and study, and ancient bible maps of rome, greece, and ancient near east. Besides that the record of the life of hezekiah or isaiah 36. The nlt filament bible combines a beautifully printed compact bible presented in a single column text format with the informationrich capability of the filament app. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. Then the king summoned all the elders of judah and jerusalem. The majority of 2 kings was written prior to 586 b. Elisha 2 kings 1 history of the divided kingdom 2 kings 1417 history of the southern kingdom 2 kings 1825 summary of 2 kings.