This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. Nov 22, 2017 the book of 2 kings read by alexander scourby. The bible is a collection of 66 books written by about 40 authors, in three different languages, on three different continents, over approximately 1600 years. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Summary of the book of 2 kings this is the second part of the book of kings. The majority of 2 kings was written prior to 586 b. And elisha said unto him, as the lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, i will not leave thee. And jehu wrote letters, and sent to samaria, unto the rulers of jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up ahabs children, saying, 2 now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your masters sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses. These are the books of the king james version of the bible along with the names and numbers given them in the douay rheims bible and latin vulgate.
Recent questions where are the books of nathan the prophet, and gad the seer mentioned in 1 chronicles 29. Possibly jeremiah or a group of prophets time written. The most popular bible verses from 2 kings found 719 verses 2 kings 2. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of israel and judah by a deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century bce, with a supplement added in the sixth century bce. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 2 kings in the bible king james version. 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. Elishas inauguration elisha in the reign of joram 2. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings.
The book of 2nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. And he spake unto him, thou man of god, the king hath said, come down. Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. 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. And keep the charge of the lord thy god, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Coregent with predecessor or successor the years in brackets give alternative calculations.
Portraits of how god saves introduction the healing of naaman, the leper is not just a story of the healing of a man from one of the most dreaded diseases of ancient times, but it is a story of salvation, one which illustrates the spiritual salvation man finds only in jesus christ and how men come to find that salvation in christ. The book of 2 kings kjv audio bible full by alexander. Now the rest of the acts of ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of israel. Interesting facts about 2 kings barnes bible charts author. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. This is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings.
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. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. The second book of kings kjv audio holy bible high. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. The holy bible king james version dramatized audio youtube. The parallel between this verse and the one in which elijah is taken to heaven. Sep, 2012 this is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. The company of the prophets at bethel came out to elisha and asked, do you. And the sons of the prophets said unto elisha, behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. This list is a complement to the list in books of the latin vulgate. The books of kings were probably written during the time of judahs captivity in babylon which begins at the end of second kings. The book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow.
Sep 27, 2014 the entire king james holy bible dramatized audio recording. The 2nd book of kings from the holy bible 2 kings king james version kjv authorisedauthorized version book 12 please note we have slowed the. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. These are all of the chapters of the book of 2 kings. The tribes of judah, benjamin, and some of levi were serving a pagan king in a faraway country. The ministries of elijah and elisha during the reigns of ahaziah and joram 1. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. The book was divided into the two books of first kings and second kings in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 1 kings in the bible king james version.