Second book of kings chapter 21 kjv audio bible youtube. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 21 describe the wicked reigns of manasseh, son of hezekiah, and amon, who gets assassinated. The prophet elijah left this earth without dying 2. They desired for elisha the prophet hangout with them, and he concurs.
Concerning manasseh, all the account we have of him here is, 1. It was usually the eldest son, who, as the most precious possible offering, was sacrificed to moloch see 2 kings 3. Melachim i i kings chapter 21 tanakh online torah bible. The second book of kings chapter 21 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible.
The evil reigns of these men deserved even less attention than they received here. The levites, scattered among the country, also had the implied responsibility to teach the law to the people of israel. The king of syria, finding that elisha had thus penetrated his secrets. Gods grace in sending revival when the king, with the people. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. And the sons of the prophets said unto elisha, behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Chapter 20 page 333 the second book of the kings the. Its a great lesson on the inevitability of gods judgment on this world and what we can do to repent. And he burned them outside jerusalem in the fields of the kidron and carried their.
And it came to pass, when the lord would take up elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that elijah went with elisha from gilgal. As he stretched himself out on him, the boys body grew warm. In this short chapter, the fiftyfive year reign of manasseh the longest in judahs history and the twoyear reign of his son amon are compressed and extremely abbreviated. It was a human standard, but man failed to attain even to it. Second kings is the second half of a single book that was divided into two parts, 1 and 2 kings because together they were too long to fit on one scroll.
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. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Enoch was the only other man in the bible to do so genesis 5. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The book of 2 kings continues the history of the two separate kingdoms of judah and israel. Names of the mothers are given of both good and bad kings. In this lesson were going to read of two of the worst kings in the history of israel and a third king that desires to seek god.
He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. Then the king commanded hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the lord all the articles made for baal, asherah, and all the host of heaven. It has subdivisions of manassehreigns over judah, prophecy of judgment on manasseh for his. Oct 29, 2015 the second book of kings chapter 21 dramatized king james version hosanna faith comes by hearing english c2kjv public domain p 1997 hosanna all ri.
Manassehs 55 year reign was the longest of any of the old testament kings. A warning to prepare for death was brought to hezekiah by. The walls of jerusalem were thrown down, and the people carried captive to babylon. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in jerusalem.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. 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. While gathering or hanging out elisha performed miracles for the prophets. Let us go, we pray thee, unto jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, thus saith the lord, i have healed these waters. Elisha, understanding all the secret designs of the king of syria against israel, informs the king of israel of them, 810. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. That is a common nickname associated with the god that we worship.
Jfb commentary on 2nd kings chapter 2 christians unite. Home versebyverse bible commentary 2 kings chapter 21. The sons of the prophets wish to enlarge their dwellingplace, and go to the banks of jordan to cut down wood, when one of them drops his axe into the water, which elisha causes to swim. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the lord. There was also a second battle in gob against the philistines. The author of chronicles says, his sons 2 chronicles 33. Emmanuel appew on 2 kings 21 the anger of god will always be upon all those who fail to obey the rules and regulations of god the most high.
And the prophet isaiah the son of amoz came to him, and said unto him, thus saith the lord, set thine house in order. This is a selftest on chapters 25 of the book of ii kings. By this, god showed how little he cares for the outward pomp of his worship, when the life and power of religion are neglected. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings 2. Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of assyria besieged jerusalem. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them. New world translation of the holy scriptures study edition the second of kings 21. Second kings features many unique events and people. Nov 02, 2017 the second book of kings chapter 21 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves. This tiger laid hold with his teeth on all the excellent spirits of his time, as. Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that nebuchadnezzar king of babylon and all his army came against jerusalem and encamped against it.