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Interesting Facts About Second Kings

2 Kings continues the narrative of 1 Kings, chronicling the history of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from 853 BC to 560 BC. It describes the decline and fall of the northern kingdom of Israel under 19 kings from 9 different dynasties over 210 years until being conquered by Assyria in 722 BC. It also covers the southern kingdom of Judah over 155 years through 20 kings, 8 of whom had good character, until the Babylonian exile in 586 BC. Various prophets ministered in both kingdoms, including Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah and Jeremiah.

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Interesting Facts About Second Kings

2 Kings continues the narrative of 1 Kings, chronicling the history of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from 853 BC to 560 BC. It describes the decline and fall of the northern kingdom of Israel under 19 kings from 9 different dynasties over 210 years until being conquered by Assyria in 722 BC. It also covers the southern kingdom of Judah over 155 years through 20 kings, 8 of whom had good character, until the Babylonian exile in 586 BC. Various prophets ministered in both kingdoms, including Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah and Jeremiah.

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Interesting Facts About 2 Kings

AUTHOR: Unknown. Possibly Jeremiah or a group of


prophets
TIME WRITTEN: The majority of 2 Kings was written prior to
586 B.C. However, chapters 24 & 25 were written after
Jehoichins release, perhaps about 550 B.C.
POSITION IN THE BIBLE: 12th Book in the Bible
12th Book in the Old Testament
7th of 12 books of History
(Joshua - Esther)
54 Books to follow it.
CHAPTERS: 25
VERSES: 719
WORDS: 23,532
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT 2 KINGS:
n 2 Kings continues the drama begun in 1 Kings.
n The majority of 2 Kings was written before the Babylonian
captivity. 17:34-35
n The last two chapters were written after the Babylonian
captivity had ended.
n Time frames in 2 Kings:
Chapters 1-17 cover the 131 years from 853 B.C. (King
Ahaziah) of Israel to 722 B.C., the Assyrian
Captivity of Israel.
Chapters 18-25 cover the 155 years from the beginning
of Hezekiahs reign in 715 B.C. to the release of
Jehoiachin in Babylon in 560 B.C.
n Kingdom facts:
The United Kingdom of Israel lasted for 120 years
(1053-933 B.C.)
The Northern Kingdom existed for 210 years (931-721
B.C.) before being taken captive by the Assyrians in

n
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721 B.C.
The Southern Kingdom of Judah existed from 931-586 B.C.,
some 135 years longer than Israel, before entering
Babylonian Captivity.
The total kingdom period lasted some 467 years (1053-586
B.C.)
The Northern Kingdom:
19 kings reigned during its 210 year history.
9 different dynasties (family lines) reigned.
All but one dynasty was created by murdering the previous
king.
The character of each was bad.
Prophets in the Northern Kingdom of Israel:
- Elijah
- Amos
- Elisha
- Hosea
The Southern Kingdom:
20 kings reigned during its 345 year history.
8 of the 20 kings had good character.
- Asa
- Uzziah
- Jehoshaphat
- Jotham
- Joash
- Hezekiah
- Amaziah
- Josiah
Prophets in the Southern Kingdom of Judah:
- Obadiah
- Nahum
- Isaiah
- Zephaniah
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Micah
- Habakkuk
The Southern Kingdom kings were of one continuous dynasty
(David) in spite of the efforts of Athaliah, Jezebels
daughter, to kill all the descendants of David. Only
Joash survived.
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