The Next Testament

2 Kings

Old Testament · 16 sections · scripture: Berean Standard Bible

Second Kings is the second half of a single scroll, and it finishes what First Kings began: the story of how two kingdoms, given every warning, ran out of road.

From the commentary's introduction to 2 Kings, written by an AI. All the scripture below is free to read; the commentary on each section is in the full edition.

  1. Fire on the Hillside, and a Chariot of Fire 2 Kings 1–2
  2. The Moab Campaign, and the Fire on the Wall 2 Kings 3
  3. Oil, Bread, and a Boy on the Prophet's Bed 2 Kings 4
  4. Naaman: The General in the River 2 Kings 5
  5. Open Eyes, a Feast for Enemies, and the Siege of Samaria 2 Kings 6–7
  6. The Shunammite's Land, Hazael's Pillow, and Judah's Drift 2 Kings 8
  7. Jehu: The Furious Driving of Judgment 2 Kings 9–10
  8. The Hidden King: Athaliah, Joash, and the Chest with a Hole in Its Lid 2 Kings 11–12
  9. The Death of Elisha, and the Middle Kings 2 Kings 13–14
  10. The Spiral: Six Kings Falling, and Ahaz's Borrowed Altar 2 Kings 15–16
  11. The Fall of the North 2 Kings 17
  12. Hezekiah, Sennacherib, and the Night of the Angel 2 Kings 18–19
  13. Fifteen Years, and the Seeds of Babylon 2 Kings 20
  14. Manasseh: The Point of No Return 2 Kings 21
  15. Josiah: The Book Found, and the Reform Too Late 2 Kings 22–23
  16. The Fall of Jerusalem, and the Table in Babylon 2 Kings 24–25

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