2 kings outline

1. Elijah the Prophet (1:1-2:14)

a. Ahaziah the Wicked King of Israel (1:1-18)

i. Ahaziah Inquires of Baal (1:1-2)

ii. Elijah Denounces Ahaziah (1:3-16)

iii. Jehoram Succeeds Ahaziah (1:17-18)

b. Elijah Taken Up to Heaven (2:1-14)

2. Elisha the Prophet (2:15-13:25)

a. Elisha Succeeds Elijah (2:15-25)

i. The Spirit of Elijah Rests on Elisha (2:15-18)

ii. Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho (2:19-22)

iii. Elisha Mocked (2:23-25)

b. Jehoram of Israel (3:1-8:15)

i. Moab’s Rebellion (3:1-27)

ii. Elisha's Ministry (4:1-6:7)

1. The Widows’ Oil (4:1-7)

2. The Shunammite Woman (4:8-37)

a. The Woman Provides for Elisha (4:8-17)

b. Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son (4:19-37)

3. Elisha Purifies the Poisonous Stew (4:38-41)

4. Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men (4:42-44)

5. Elisha and Naaman (5:1-27)

a. Naaman Cured of Leprosy (5:1-14)

b. Gehazi’s Greed and Leprosy (5:15-27)

6. The Axe Head Floats (6:1-7)

iii. Ben-hadad King of Aram (6:8-8:15)

1. The Arameans Plot to Capture Elisha (6:8-23)

2. Aram Sieges Samaria (6:24-7:20)

a. The Famine of Samaria (6:24-33)

b. Elisha Prophesies Plenty in Samaria (7:1-2)

c. The Four Lepers Relate Arameans’ Flight (7:3-14)

d. The Prophesy Fulfilled (7:15-20)

3. The Shunammite's Land Restored (8:1-6)

4. Hazael Murders Ben-hadad (8:7-15)

c. Jehoram of Judah (8:16-24)

i. Jehoram the Evil King (8:16-19)

ii. Edom and Libnah Rebel (8:20-22)

iii. Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram (8:23-24)

d. Ahaziah of Judah (8:25-29)

i. Ahaziah the Evil King (8:25-27)

ii. Ahaziah and Joram son of Ahab Fight Hazael (8:28-29)

e. Jehu of Israel (9:1-10:36)

i. Elisha Anoints Jehu King of Israel (9:1-13)

ii. Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah (9:14-29)

iii. Jezebel’s Violent Death (9:30-37)

iv. Ahab’s Seventy Sons Killed (10:1-17)

v. Jehu Kills the Priests of Baal (10:18-27)

vi. Jehu Repeats Jeroboam’s Sins (10:28-33)

vii. Jehoahaz Succeeds Jehu (10:34-36)

f. Joash of Judah (11:1-12:21)

i. Athaliah and Joash (11:1-16)

1. Joash Hidden from Athaliah (11:1-3)

2. Joash Anointed King of Judah (11:4-12)

3. The Death of Athaliah (11:13-16)

ii. Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD (11:17-21)

iii. Joash Repairs the Temple (12:1-16)

iv. The Death of Joash (12:17-20)

v. Amaziah Succeeds Joash (12:21)

g. Jehoahaz of Israel (13:1-9)

i. Jehoahaz the Evil King (13:1-8)

ii. Jehoash Succeeds Jehoahaz (13:9)

h. Jehoash of Israel (13:10-25)

i. Jehoash the Evil King (13:10-12)

ii. Jeroboam Succeeds Jehoash (13:13)

iii. Elisha’s Death and Final Prophecy (13:14-25)

3. The Path to Exile (14:1-17:41)

a. Amaziah of Judah and Jehoash of Israel (14:1-22)

i. Amaziah the Mostly Good King (14:1-7)

ii. Jehoash of Israel Defeats Amaziah of Judah (14:8-14)

iii. Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash of Israel (14:15-16)

iv. The Death of Amaziah of Judah (14:17-20)

v. Azariah Succeeds Amaziah of Judah (14:21-22)

b. Jeroboam II of Israel (14:23-29)

i. Jeroboam II the Evil King (14:23-28)

ii. Zechariah Succeeds Jeroboam II (14:29)

c. Azariah of Judah (15:1-7)

i. Azariah the Mostly Good King (15:1-6)

ii. Jotham Succeeds Azariah (15:7)

d. Zechariah of Israel (15:8-12)

i. Zechariah the Evil King (15:8-9)

ii. Shallum Kills and Succeeds Zechariah (15:10-12)

e. Shallum of Israel (15:13-16)

i. Shallum Reigns One Month (15:13)

ii. Menahem Kills and Succeeds Shallum (15:14-16)

f. Menahem of Israel (15:17-22)

i. Menahem the Evil King (15:17-18)

ii. Menahem Pays Pul King of Assyria (15:19-21)

iii. Pekahiah Succeeds Menahem (15:22)

g. Pekahiah of Israel (15:23-26)

i. Pekahiah the Evil King (15:23-24)

ii. Pekah Kills and Succeeds Pekahiah (15:25-26)

h. Pekah of Israel (15:27-31)

i. Pekah the Evil King (15:27-28)

ii. Assyria Take Land from Israel (15:29)

iii. Hoshea Kills and Succeeds Pekah (15:30-31)

i. Jotham of Judah (15:32-38)

i. Jotham the Mostly Good King (15:32-37)

ii. Ahaz Succeeds Jotham (15:38)

j. Ahaz of Judah (16:1-20)

i. Ahaz the Evil King (16:1-9)

ii. The Idolatry of Ahaz (16:10-19)

iii. Hezekiah Succeeds Ahaz (16:20)

k. Hoshea of Israel (17:1-41)

i. Hoshea the Evil and Last King of Israel (17:1-2)

ii. Israel Exiled to Assyria (17:3-23)

iii. Israel Resettled by Foreigners (17:24-41)

4. Jerusalem’s Demise and the Babylonian Exile (18:1-25:30)

a. Hezekiah of Judah (18:1-20:21)

i. Hezekiah Destroys Idolatry in Judah (18:1-8)

ii. Sennacherib King of Assyria Threatens Jerusalem (18:9-19:37)

1. Assyria Invades Israel (8:9-12)

2. Assyria Invades Judah (18:13-16)

3. Assyria Sieges Jerusalem (18:17-37)

4. Isaiah’s Prophecy and Jerusalem’s Deliverance (19:1-37)

iii. Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery (20:1-11)

iv. Hezekiah Shows His Treasures to Babylon (20:12-19)

v. Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah (20:20-21)

b. Manasseh of Judah (21:1-18)

i. Manasseh the Evil King (21:1-9)

ii. Manasseh’s Idolatries Rebuked (21:10-17)

iii. Amon Succeeds Manasseh (21:18)

c. Amon of Judah (21:19-26)

i. Amon the Evil King (21:19-22)

ii. Amon’s Murder and Avenging (21:23-24)

iii. Josiah Succeeds Amon (21:25-26)

d. Josiah of Judah (22:1-23:30)

i. Josiah the Good King (22:1-2)

ii. Funding the Temple Repairs (22:3-7)

iii. Finding the Book of the Law (22:8-20)

iv. Josiah Returns the People to the LORD (23:1-27)

1. Josiah Renews the Covenant (23:1-3)

2. Josiah Destroys Idolatry (23:4-20)

3. Josiah Restores the Passover (23:21-27)

v. The Death of Josiah (23:28-29)

vi. Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah (23:30)

e. Jehoahaz of Judah (23:31-35)

i. Jehoahaz the Evil King (23:31-32)

ii. Jehoahaz Exiled to Egypt (23:33)

iii. Jehoiakim Succeeds Jehoahaz (23:34-35)

f. Jehoiakim of Judah (23:36-24:7)

i. Jehoiakim the Evil King (23:36-37)

ii. Babylon Controls Jehoiakim (24:1-5)

iii. Jehoiachin Succeeds Jehoiakim (24:6-7)

g. Jehoiachin of Judah (24:8-17)

i. Jehoiachin the Evil King (24:8-9)

ii. The Captivity of Jerusalem (24:10-16)

iii. The King of Babylon Makes Zedekiah King of Judah (24:17)

h. Zedekiah of Judah (24:18-25:21)

i. Zedekiah the Evil King (24:18-20)

ii. Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem (25:1-7)

iii. The Temple Destroyed (25:8-17)

iv. Captives Carried to Babylon (25:18-21)

i. Gedaliah Governs in Judah (25:22-26)

i. Gedaliah Appointed by Nebuchadnezzar (25:22-24)

ii. The People Rebel and Flee to Egypt (25:25-26)

j. Jehoiachin Released from Prison in Babylon (25:27-30)