I. The Kings Ahaziah through  Jehoash (1:1 to 14:16) 

A. Ahaziah in Israel (1:1-18) 

1. Son of Ahab and Jezebel reigned about two years (I Kings 22:51)
2. Followed mother’s pagan influence (3:2) 
3. Fell through lattice and was sick (1:2) 
4. Inquired of Baal-zebub, idol god of Ekron (1:2) "God of Flies"
5. Elijah interfered and prophesied the death of Ahaziah (1:3-17) v.14 Fire from Heaven also occured in (Genesis19:24, Leviticus 10:1-2, & Numbers 16:35).  Note Hebrews 12:28-29!

B. Jehoram in Israel (2:1 to 8:15) 

1. The translation of Elijah (2:1-17) Parting of the Jordan occured also in Joshua 3:14.
2. Elisha succeeds Elijah (2:18-25) 

a. Curing foul water at Jericho (2:18-22) 
b. The youth and the bears (2:23-25) 

3. Puts down Moabite rebellion with the aid of Elisha (3:1-27) 

a. Alliance with Jehosaphat of Judah (3:10) 
b. Jeohsaphat insists on consulting a prophet of God (3:11-27) 

4. Elisha helps prophet’s widow pay debts (4:1-7) Selling of children was commom method of debt removal Exodus 21:7-8, Leviticus 25:39-41, and Leviticus 25:10.
5. The Shunammite woman (4:8-37) 

a. Hospitality shown to Elisha by Shunammite woman (4:8-11) 
b. Shunammite woman has a son (4:12-17) 
c .The son dies and is restored (4:18-37) 

6. Curing the pottage and multiplying food (4:38-44) Christ also multiplied food Matthew 14:15-21;15:31-39. 
7. Naaman the Syrian Centurian (5:1-27) 

a. Naaman recovered of his leporsy (5:1-14) 
b. His gift refused (5:15-17) 
c. Naaman in the house of Rimmon. (5:18-19) 
d. Elisha’s servant, Gehazi, sins and is punished (5:20-27) 

8. Elisha makes iron swim (6:1-7) 
9. War with Syria (6:8 to 7:20) 

a. King of Syria tries to kill Elisha at Dothan (6:8-23) 
b. Syria afflicts Israel during a famine (6:24-33) 
c. Elisha foretells sudden relief (7:1-2) 
d. Four lepers discover the abandoned Syrian camp (7:3-20) 

10. Shunnamite woman has lands restored to her (8:1-6) 
11. Hazael assassinates Ben-hadad of Syria to be king of Syria (8:7-15) 

C. Reign Joram (Jehoram) in Judah (8:16 to 8:23) 

1. Israel (Joram) and Judah (Jehoram) war with Syria (8:16) 
2. Jehosaphat wicked king (married Ahab’s daughter) (8:17-19) 
3. Joram wars with Edom and Libnah (8:20-22) 
4. Joram (Jehoram) of Judah dies and is buried in Jerusalem (8:23) 

D. Reign of Ahaziah of Judah (8:24 to 9:10) 

1. Ahaziah was an evil king (8:25) 
2. Joined with Jehoram (Joram) of Israel to fight against Syria (8:26-28) 
3. Jehoram of Israel wounded in the battle (8:29) 
4. Elisha sends a servant to anoint Jehu to be king of Israel (9:1-10) 

E. Reign of Jehu of Israel (9:11 to 10:36) 

1. Jehu kills Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah (9:11-29) 
2. Jehu kills Jezebel in Jezereel (9:30-37) 
3. Jehu kills 70 sons of Ahab and all his house (10:1-11) 
4. Jehu kills 42 brethren of Ahaziah (10:12-17) 
5. Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel (10:18-28) This made God happy and shows that God is not the overly tolerant God some want to make him (Acts 17:30).
6. Jehu followed the sins of Jeroboam (10:29-31) 
7. Jehu wars with Hazael of Syria (10:32-33) 
8. Jehu dies and is buried in Samaria (10:34-36) 

F. Reign of Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, in Judah (11:1-20) 

1. Athaliah destroyed all the seed royal, except the baby Joash (11:1) 
2. Joash was hidden in the house of the Lord six years (11:2-3) 
3. Jehoiada, the pirest, anoints Joash king over Judah (11:4-12) 
4. Athaliah put to death (11:13-16) 
5. Jehoiada destroys Baalism in Judah (11:17-20) 

G. Reign of Joash (Jehoash) in Judah (12:1-21) 

1. Joash was a good king, reigning 40 years (12:1) 
2. Restoration of the house of the Lord in Judah (12:2-16) Sin money Leviticus 5:15;18.  The Lord sat against this chest Mark 12:41 and Luke 21:1.
3. Joash paid ransom to Hazael of Syria not to invade Judah (12:17-18) 
4. Joash assassinated by his servants (12:19-21). 

H. Reign of Ahaziah of Israel (13:1-9) 

1. Ahaziah (Jehoahaz) of Israel was an evil king (13:2) 
2. Ahaziah and Israel war with Hazael of Syria (13:3) 
3. Ahaziah given relief but followed the way of Jeroboam (13:4-7) 
4. Jehoahaz (Ahaziah) died and was buried in Samara (13:8-9) 

I. Reign of Jehoash in Israel (13:10-25) 

1. Jehoash was evil walking in the way of Jeroboam (13:11) 
2. Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria (13:12-13) 
3. Jehoash (Joash) of Israel and the prophet Elisha (13:14-19) 
4. Elisha dies and is buried (13:20-21) 
5. Jehoash and Hazael war all the days of Jehoash (13:22-24) 
6. Jehoash smites Hazael three times, fulfilling Elisha’s prophecy (13:25). 
7. Jehoash dies and is buried in Samaria (14:15-16) 
8. Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, becomes king of Israel (14:16) 

A. Reign of Amaziah in Judah (14:1-20) 

1. A good king, but not like David (14:3) 
2. Idolatry continued (14:4) 
3. Executed those who had killed his father (14:5-6) 
4. Defeated Edom in war, killing 10,000 Edmoites (14:7) 
5. Amaziah challenged Jehoash of Israel to war (14:8-10) 
6. Amaziah defeated by Jehoash and Jerusalem plundered (14:11-14) 
7. Amaziah is executed by the people and his son, Azariah, becomes king in Judah (14:15-16) 

B. Reign of Jeroboam II in Israel (14:23-29) 

1. Jeroboam reigns 41 years (14:23) 
2. He was a wicked king (14:24) 
3. Extended the border of Israel by military conquest (14:25-28) 
4. Jeroboam died and was buried in Samaria (14:29) 
5. Zechariah his son reigns in Israel (14:29) 

C. Reign of Azariah (Uzziah), son of Amaziah, in Judah (15:1-7) 

1. Reigned 52 years in Jerusalem (15:2) 
2. Good king but allowed idolatry to continue (15:3-4) 
3. Azariah smitten with leporsy and Jotham his son judged the people (15:5-7). 
4. After the death of Azariah, Jotham became king (15:7) 

D. Reign of Zechariah in Israel (15:8-12) 

1. An evil king who reigned only six months (15:8) 
2. Shallum assassinated Zechariah and became king (15:9-10) 
3. Zechariah last king in the dynasty that began with Jehu (15:11-12) 

E. Reign of Shallum in Israel (15:13-15) 

1. Shallum reigned only one month (15:13) 
2. Menahem assassinates Shallum and becomes king in Israel (15:14) 

F. Reign of Menahem in Israel (15:16-22) 

1. Menahem’s barbaric acts (15:16) 
2. Menahem reigned 10 years in Israel (15:17) 
3. Menahem was an evil king (15:18) 
4. Menahem bought off an Assyrian invasion (15:19-20) 
5. Menahem died and was buried in Samaria (15:21-22) 
6. Menaham is succeeded by his son, Pekahiah (15:22) 

G. Reign of Pekihiah in Israel (15:23-26 

1. Pekihiah reigned two years (15:23) 
2. Pekihiah was an evil king (15:24) 
3. Pekah assassinates Pekihiah and took the throne (15:25-26) 

H. Reign of Pekah in Israel (15:27-31) 

1. Pekah reigned 20 years (15:27) 
2. Pekah was an evil king (15:28) 
3. Tiglathpilesser of Assyria invaded Israel and took some of its territory (15:29) 
4. Pekah assassinated by Hoshea (15:30-31). 

I .Reign of Jotham in Judah (15:32-38) 

1. Jotham reigned 16 years (15:33) 
2. Jotham was a good king (15:34) 
3. Idolatry was not removed (15:35) 
4. Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel war with Jotham (15:37) 
5. Jotham died and was buried in Jerusalem (15:38) 

J. Reign of Ahaz of Judah (16:1-20) 

1. Ahaz reigned 16 years (16:2) 
2. Ahaz was an evil king walking in the ways of the kings of Israel (16:3) 
3. Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel make war on Ahaz (16:5-6) 
4. Ahaz sends to Tiglathpileser of Assyria for help (16:7-9) 
5. Ahaz visits Damascus and built an altar like the one he saw in Damascus (16:10-16) 
6. Ahaz gave precious metal from the temple to the king of Assyria (16:17-19) 
7. Ahaz died and was buried in Jerusalem (16:20) 
8. Ahaz’ son, Hezekiah, became king in Judah (16:20) 

K. Reign of Hoshea in Israel (17:1-41) 

1. Hoshea reigned 9 years in Israel (17:1) 
2. Hoshea was an evil king (17:2) 
3. Shalmaneser of Assyria defeated Israel and took the people captive (17:3-6) 722 BC Assyrian Captivity begins for Israel.
4. Summary of Israel’s wickedness (17:7-17) 
5. Israel punished and removed out of Jehovah’s sight (17:18-23). 
6. Repopulating Samaria (17:24-40) 
7. Samaritans feared Jehovah but served their own gods (17:33,41) 

A. Reign of Hezekiah of Judah (18:1 TO 20:21) 

1. Hezekiah was a good king and reigned 29 years (18:1-2) 
2.Hezekiah removed the idols of Judah (18:4) 
3. Hezekiah faithfully followed Jehovah (18:5-12) 
4. Sennacherib’s invasion of Judah (18:13-16) 
5. Rabshakeh’s hateful message (18:17-37). 
6. Hezekiah’s fear and Isaiah’s assurance of deliverance (19:1-7). 
7. Irreverent letter from Rabshakeh and Hezekiah’s prayer (19:8-19) 
8. Isaiah gives Hezekiah Jehovah’s answer to his prayer (19:20-34) 
9. An angel of Jehovah kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers (19:35-37) 
10. Hezekiah’s sickness and recovery (20:1-11) 
11. Hezekiah shows wealth of Jerusalem to representatives of Babylon (20:12-19). 
12. Hezekiah died and Manasseh, his son, reigned in Judah (20:20-21). 

B. Reign of Manasseh in Judah (21:1-18) 

1. Manasseh reigned 55 years in Jerusalem (21:1) 
2. Manasseh was a wicked king who rebuilt the idol altars his father had
destroyed (21:2-9) 
3. Jehovah threatens punishment because of the sins of Manasseh (21:10-16) 
4. Manasseh died and was buried in Jerusalem (21:17-18) 
5. Amon, Manasseh’s son, succeeds him (21:18) 

C. Reign of Amon in Judah (21:19-26) 

1. Amon an evil king (21:19-22) 
2. Amon died and was buried in Jerusalem (21:23-26) 
3. Amon’s son, Josiah, became king in Jerusalem (21:26) 

D. Reign of Josiah (22:1 to 23:30) 

1. Josiah reigned 31 years in Jerusalem (22:1-2) 
2. Josiah was good king who restored the temple (22:3-7) 
3. Book of the law found in the temple (22:8-13) 
4. Inquiry made of Huldah the prophetess (22:14-20) 
5. Idolatry obliterated from Jerusalem and Judah (23:1-20) 
6. The Passover observed (23:21-23) 
7. Soothsayers banned (23:24-25) 
8. Jehovah renews his threat to destroy Judah (23:26-27) 
9. Josiah is killed by Pharaoh-necho and buried in Jerusalem (23:29-30) 
10. Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, reigns as king in Judah (23:30) 

E. Reign of Jehoahaz (23:31-34) 

1. Jehoahaz reigned 3 months (23:31) 
2. Jehoahaz was an evil king (23:32) 
3. Jehoahaz is replaced by Pharaoh-necho by his brother Jehoiakim (23:33) 
4. Jehoahaz died in Egypt (23:34) 

F. Reign of Jehoiakim (23:35 to 24:7) 

1. Jehoiakim submits to Pharaoh-necho (23:35) 
2. Jehoiakim reigned eleven years in Jerusalem (23:36) 
3. Jehoiakim did evil in God sight (23:36) 
4. Jehoiakim became the vassal of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (24:1) 
5. Jehoiakim rebels against Nebuchadnezzar (24:1) 
6. Many enemies punish Judah (24:2-5) 
7. Jehoiakim died and his son, Jehoiachin became king (24:6-7) 

G. Reigns of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) and Mattaniah (Zedekiah) (24:8 to 25:30) 

1. Jehoiachin reigned three months in Judah (24:8) 
2. Jehoiachin was an evil king (24:9) 
3. Jehoiachin and ten thousand captives carried to Babylon (24:10-16) 
4. Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin’s uncle, Mattaniah, king in Judah while Jehoiachin was prisoner in Babylon. Mattaniah’s name was changed to Zedekiah (24:17) 
5. Zedekiah ruled in Judah eleven years (24:18) 
6. Zedekiah was an evil king (24:19-20) 
7. Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar (25:1) 
8. Nebuchadnezzar defeated Zedekiah (25:2-6) 
9. Zedekiah’s sons killed in his presence and his eyes were put out (25:7) 
10. The Temple and Jerusalem were utterly destroyed and burned to ashes (25:8-12) 
11. The valuables, including the sacred vessels in the Temple, were carried to Babylon (25:13-17) 
12. Chief-priest and other nobles were put to death (25:18-21) 
13. Judah carried captive to Babylon (25:22-16) 586 BC Babylonian Captivity
14. Jehoiachin continued to be regarded as king of Judah while in Babylon (25:27-30) 
 

Additional notes:
Date written 561-538 BC
Idolatry was a big part of the sins against God in this book.  What does God say about idolatry?  Idolatry is a sin Exodus 20:4, Exodus 23:24, Leviticus 26:1, I Corinthians 10:14, I Corinthians 12:12, and I John 5:21.
 
Chapter 2 - Elijah in verses 1-4 was translated and did not see death as only one other person in the Bible which was Enoch Hebrews 11:5.  Those that use the King James Version of the Bible may want to note that Elijah’s name is translated as Elias in the New Testament.  Elias Luke 9:54 – Romans 11:2-4 tied to I Kings 19:13-18.  James 5:17-18 tied to I Kings 17:1 & 18:1;41-44.  Elias was transfigured with Christ Matthew 17:1-8
 

Chapter 5 - Namaan had Leprosy and was cured by dipping 7 times in the Jordan river II Kings 5:1-14.  Some today do not understand that it was not the dirty waters of the Jordan that cleansed Namaan.  It was the act of obedience to God’s will.  The same application is in baptism today.  We are saved through baptism (I Peter 3:20-21).  It is a death, burial, and resurrection (Romans 6:1-6).  The water has no special power nor does the person doing the baptizing.  The power is in the act of obedience of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the command to be baptized (Mark 16:15-16, Acts 10:47-48, and John 3:3-5).
 

Chapter 15 - Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.  II Kings 15:8.  Not, the shortest reign because the shortest was Zimri I Kings 16:15.

Chapters 17-20:
Israel made up ten tribes (I Kings 11:31-35), with the Capitol city being Samaria.  The tribes were:
Issachar, Zebulun, Reuben, Simeon, Gad, Ephraim, Manasseh, Dan, Asher, and Naphtali.  

Judah was comprised of two tribes: Judah and Benjamin, with the Capitol city being Jerusalem.  

The children of Jacob made up these tribes (Genesis 35:23-26).  There were two exceptions.  Reuben who was not given double portion because of his sin (Genesis 35:22 and I Chronicles 5:1-2).  Instead, Joseph was given his double portion and this is why there is no tribe of Joseph.  Instead his children had tribes (Joshua 16:1-4).  The other exception was Levi, who was not given land but a far greater task (Numbers 18:6-7).

Chapter 22 – The book of Law was found and it was God’s law (Deuteronomy 31:24-26, 17:15-20, and 30:10).
Chapter 23:
1.  What was an elder as referred to in Chapter 23 verse 1?
The Hebrew word “ZAQEN” is used 178 times in the O.T.  1Ki 12:13 And the king [04428] answered [06030] (8799) the people [05971] roughly [07186], and forsook [05800] (8799) the old men's [02205] counsel [06098] that they gave [03289] (8804) him; 
“Elders are also known as officers (sotrim), heads of the tribes, and judges; notice the parallel usage. "Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them; I am old and stricken in age..." (Josh. 23:2). The "elders" were consulted by the king, but the king could determine his own course of action (1 Kings 12:8). In a given city, the governing council was made up of the "elders," who were charged with the well-being of the town: "And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?" (1 Sam. 16:4). The elders met in session by the city gate (Ezek. 8:1). The place of meeting became known as the "seat" or "council" (KJV, "assembly") of the elders (Ps. 107:32). 
The Septuagint gives the following translations: presbutera ("man of old; elder; presbyter"), presbutes ("old man; aged man"), gerousia ("council of elders"). The KJV gives various translations of zaqen: "old; elder; old man; ancient." Note that the KJV distinguishes between "elder" and "ancient"; whenever the word zaqen does not apply to age or to rule, the KJV uses the word "ancient." 
Zaqan means "beard." The word zaqan refers to a "beard" in Ps. 133:2: "It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments..." The association of "old age" with a "beard" can be made, but should not be stressed. The verb zaqen ("to be old") comes from this noun.” – W.E. Vine  Strong’s number 2205.
The book of the covenant was found in the house of the Lord.  What was the house of the Lord?
A House – dwelling place
Difference between house and tent I Chronicles 17:5.
Solomon built the temple (the house) I Kings 8:12-13.
Note a part of Stephen’s sermon Acts 7:47-50.  Solomon stated the same thing in his prayer I Kings 8:22-27
Who was Baal?
Baal = "lord"
n pr m
1) supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites

Is Baal a true God?  I Kings 18:26
Joshua had it right Joshua 24:15
There is but one God Deuteronomy 5:7
 
“wizards” – sorcerers or magicians.  
Note: Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:6-7;27, and Deuteronomy 18:10-13. 
 

What was “Megiddo”?
This verse is the only in which the term Armageddon is used! 
KJV Revelation 16:15-16 
 15.  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 
 16.  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 
If we would we read this chapter, we should and even will all agree that this is not literal, but refers in scripted, figurative language that God would send his wrath on the ungodly.  Remembering that the book of Revelation is written so that the enemy could not inherit the knowledge of hope that is contained therein.  John, by inspiration, is giving a last jolt of hope to suffering Christians. 
Understanding Megiddo, Har-Magedon,  the hill of Megiddo –  
This place is known as a place of battles – 
Judges chapter 4, 5, and 7 for instance.  The place near Kishon.  A hill near 70 feet in height.  A place in which victory was taken.  
If we use the references to places that are in Revelation we can see why and how this was used.  This is a place that meant victory after a long battle.  
John used Zion 14:1, and Jerusalem 21:2 as symbols of God’s spiritual city.  Babylon as apostasy 14:8, Sodom and Egypt of corruption and sin 11:8.  This too is how the reference is, but as all scripture, a false teacher will try and divide the truth. 
 

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