Chapter Summaries

An overview of every chapter in 2 Kings, chapter by chapter.

Chapter	Summary
2 Kings 1	The Divided Monarchy: The Era of Israel’s Third Dynasty - Elijah Confronts King Ahaziah
2 Kings 2	The Divided Monarchy: Elijah Taken into Heaven; Elisha’s First Miracles
2 Kings 3	The Divided Monarchy: Elisha and the Moabite Campagin
2 Kings 4	The Divided Monarchy: Elisha Helps a Poor Widow; Elisha Helps a Woman in Shunem
2 Kings 5	The Divided Monarchy: Elisha and the Healing of Naaman; Elisha Confronts Gehazi
2 Kings 6	The Divided Monarchy: Elisha Recovers a Lost Ax Heads; Elisha Traps the Arameans; Ben-Hadad Besieges Samaria
2 Kings 7	The Divided Monarchy: Ben-Hadad Besieges Samaria (continued); Outcasts visits the Enemy Camp; Israel Plunders the Camp
2 Kings 8	The Divided Monarchy: The Woman from Shunem Returns Home; Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad; Jehoram’s Reign in Judah; Ahaziah’s Reign in Judah
2 Kings 9	The Era of Israel’s Fourth Dynasty: Elisha Anoints Jehu; Jehu Seizes the Throne of Israel; The Death of Jezebel
2 Kings 10	The Era of Israel’s Fourth Dynasty: Jehu Kills Ahab’s Family; Jehu Kills the Priests of Baal; The Death of Jehu
2 Kings 11	The Era of Israel's Fourth Dynasty: Athaliah Seizes the Throne of Judah; Joash is Crowned King; The Death of Athaliah; Jehoiada’s Religious Reforms
2 Kings 12	The Era of Israel's Fourth Dynasty: Overview of Joash’s Reign; Joash Repairs the Temple; The End of Joah’s Reign
2 Kings 13	The Era of Israel’s Fourth Dynasty: Jehoahaz’s Reign in Israel; Jehoah’s Reign in Israel; Elisha’s Final Prophecy; Jehoash and Hazael
2 Kings 14	The Era of Israel’s Fourth Dynasty: Amaziah’s Reign in Judah; Amaziah’s War Against Jehoash of Israel; The End of Jehoash’s Reign; The End of Amaziah’s Reign; Jeroboam II’s Reign in Israel
2 Kings 15	The Era of Israel’s Fourth Dynasty: Uzziah’s Reign in Judah; Zechariah’s Reign in Israel; The Last Years of the Northern Kingdom: Shallum’s Reign in Israel; Menahem’s Reign in Israel; Pekahiah’s Reign in Israel; Pekah’s Reign in Israel; Jotham’s Reign in Judah
2 Kings 16	The Era of Israel’s Fourth Dynasty: Ahaz’s Reign in Judah
2 Kings 17	The Era of Israel's Fourth Dynasty: Hoshea’s Reign in Israel; The Fall of Samaria; Foreigners Settle in Israel
2 Kings 18	The Last Era of The Southern Kingdom: Hezekiah’s Reign in Judah - Overview of Hezekiah’s Reign; A Final Note Concerning the Fall of Samaria; Assyria Invades Judah; Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem
2 Kings 19	The Last Era of the Southern Kingdom: Hezekiah Seeks the Lord’s Help; Isaiah Predicts Judah’s Deliverance; The Lord Delivers Jerusalem
2 Kings 20	The Last Era of the Southern Kingdom: Hezekiah’s Sickness and Recovery; Envoys from Babylon; Summary of Hezekiah’s Reign
2 Kings 21	Manasseh’s Reign in Judah; Amon’s Reign in Judah
2 Kings 22	Josiah’s Reign in Judah: Josiah Repairs the Temple; Hilkiah Discovers the Book of the Lae
2 Kings 23	Josiah’s Reign in Judah: Josiah’s Religious Reforms; Josiah Celebrates Passover; Josiah’s Final Days; Exile of the Kings of Judah: Exile of Jehohaz; Exile of Jehoiakim
2 Kings 24	Exile of the Kings of Judah: Exile of Jehoiakim (continued); Exile of Jehoiachin; Zedekiah’s Reign and the Fall of Jerusalem: Zedekiah’s Reign in Judah; The Fall of Jersusalem
2 Kings 25	Zedekiah’s Reign and the Fall of Jerusalem: The Fall of Jerusalem (continued); The Temple Destroyed; Historical Appendices: Gedaliah Governs in Judah; Hope for Israel’s Royal Line