2 Kings Outline

II. Israel and Judah: Divided Kingdom (1 Kgs 12:1 to 2 Kgs 17:41) continued

D. The Elisha Cycle (Jehoram - Israel) (2 Kgs 2:1-8:29)

  1. Miracles of Food and Raising the Sick to Life (2:1-4:44)
  2. Healing Naaman the Syrian of Leprosy (5:1-27)
  3. Recovering the Axehead (6:1-7)
  4. Elisha and the Aramaean Siege of Samaria (6:8-7:20)
  5. Property Restored to the Shunammite Woman (8:1-6)
  6. Elisha and Hazael, King of Damascus (8:7-15)
  7. Jehoram and Ahaziah (Judah) (8:16-29)

E. Kings from Jehu to Samaria’s Destruction (2 Kgs 9:1-17:41)

  1. Jehu (Israel) (9:1-10:36)
  2. Athaliah, Jehoash (Judah) (11:1-12:22)
  3. Jehoahaz, Jehoash (Elisha’s Death) (Israel) (13:1-25)
  4. Amaziah (Judah) (14:1-22)
  5. Jeroboam II (Israel) (14:23-29)
  6. Uzziah (Azariah) (Judah) (15:1-7)
  7. Zechariah/Shallum/Menahem/Pekahiah/Pekah (Israel) (15:8-31)
  8. Jotham, Ahaz (Judah) (15:32-16:20)
  9. Hoshea (Israel): The Fall of Samaria (17:1-41)

III. The Kingdom of Judah (2 Kgs 18:1-25:30)

A. King Hezekiah and His Reform (18:1-20:21)
B. Apostasy: manasseh, Amon (21:1-26)
C. King Josiah and His Reform (22:1-23:30)
D. Decline: Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim (23:31-24:7)
E. Exile: Jehoiachin, the First Deportation (24:8-17)
F. Destruction of Jerusalem: Zedekiah (24:18-25:21)
G. Aftermath: Gedaliah (Judah)/Jehoiachin (Babylon) (25:22-30)