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On the Hebrew text. The Hebrew follows the Masoretic Text in the Leningrad tradition, as represented by standard diplomatic editions in their main wording; distinctively copyrighted critical apparatus is not reproduced. Versification follows the MT.

The Book of 2 Kings (MT) — Interlinear Summary

A consolidated companion to the Masoretic-Text 2 Kings data set: each chapter rendered as a six-tier Hebrew reverse-interlinear (Hebrew · gloss · parsing · syntax · semantic force · lexical note), with per-verse discourse analysis and a chapter argument-outline.

This document gathers, for each annotated chapter, the theme, the argument outline, and the textual / exegetical note (the text_note of each file, with the shared critical-text preface removed since it is stated once above). Elisha, reform and decline, the fall of Samaria, and Jerusalem's destruction. The Hebrew follows the Masoretic Text in the Leningrad tradition (Westminster Leningrad Codex / OSHB); distinctively copyrighted apparatus is not reproduced, and Hebrew (MT) versification is used throughout.

Scope. 25 chapters · 719 verses · 12,354 annotated words.

2 Kings

2 Kings 1 — מלכים ב 1

Theme. Apostate inquiry, prophetic interception, heavenly fire, humbled approach, and fulfilled death-word introduce 2 Kings by showing that the northern monarchy remains under the same living prophetic authority that closed 1 Kings. Two linked signs of fragility frame the opening: Moab rebels after Ahab's death, and Ahaziah lies injured after a fall in Samaria. Instead of turning to YHWH, however, the king sends to inquire of Baal-zebub of Ekron whether he will recover. The offense is not framed as generic pagan curiosity, but as a direct practical denial that there is a God in Israel to inquire of. YHWH therefore stops the inquiry before it reaches its destination. Elijah intercepts the messengers and returns the answer Ahaziah actually needs: not recovery, but a death sentence grounded precisely in the king's apostate search for knowledge outside YHWH. The middle movement turns that sentence into a public contest over prophetic authority. Two captains arrive with their fifties and try to command the man of God down from his hill, but fire from heaven answers their coercion and certifies Elijah's identity. The third captain succeeds only because he approaches with kneeling humility and openly treats his life as dependent upon prophetic mercy. That contrast becomes the narrative hinge. The issue is not prophetic spectacle for its own sake, but whether king, soldier, and messenger will reckon with the reality that YHWH still rules Israel and still speaks through his servant. When Elijah finally comes down, it is by divine permission, not by royal summons, and he repeats the death-word directly to the king. Ahaziah then dies according to YHWH's word, and the throne passes because he has no son. Second Kings 1 therefore binds political instability, bodily vulnerability, false religious inquiry, vindicated prophetic authority, judgment by fire, and dynastic consequence into the book's opening claim: Israel's kings may seek other gods and command armed men, but the word of YHWH remains the final power over bed, throne, and succession.

Outline.

Textual note. Five movements shape the chapter: Moab's rebellion and Ahaziah's injury-oracle attempt (vv. 1-2); Elijah's interception and the returned sentence (vv. 3-8); the two fiery captain episodes (vv. 9-12); the humbled third captain and Elijah's permitted descent (vv. 13-15); and the face-to-face oracle fulfillment together with succession notice (vv. 16-18). Verse 1 should remain terse and transitional: Moab rebels after Ahab's death, immediately signaling that the northern kingdom's grip is unstable under the new reign. Verse 2 then turns from international weakening to personal vulnerability. Ahaziah's fall through the lattice in his upper chamber should be translated plainly, and the inquiry to Baal-zebub of Ekron should remain fully named because the foreign deity and place matter to the charge that follows. Verses 3-8 are the chapter's theological core in miniature. The angel of YHWH sends Elijah to meet the messengers before they reach Ekron, so the royal attempt to seek another word is intercepted by the true word first. The repeated question, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel...?' should remain sharp and rhetorical. It is not asking for information, but exposing the practical meaning of Ahaziah's act. Verse 4's sentence that he will not come down from the bed to which he has gone up carries an apt vertical irony and should be preserved if possible. The descriptive identification in verse 8, 'a hairy man' with a leather belt, should remain plain without over-specifying whether the phrase means hairy in person or clothed in hair; the point is that the messengers' description is enough for the king to identify Elijah. Verses 9-15 should be translated with careful attention to repetition and contrast. The first two captains speak imperiously in the king's name and command Elijah to come down; Elijah's answer, 'If I am a man of God,' is then certified by fire from heaven. The phrase should remain conditional in form but evidential in force. Verse 12's 'the fire of God' is especially strong and should be retained. The third captain scene differs completely and must feel different in translation. He bows, pleads, calls the fifty 'your servants,' and asks that their lives be precious in Elijah's eyes. Its point is not arbitrary lethality, but the distinction between arrogant coercion and reverent submission before YHWH's accredited prophet. Verse 15 then makes clear that Elijah descends only because the angel of YHWH tells him not to fear and to go with this captain. Verses 16-18 close the movement by joining repetition and fulfillment. Elijah repeats the original charge and sentence almost verbatim to Ahaziah himself, and verse 17 explicitly states that he died according to the word of YHWH that Elijah had spoken. The succession notice should remain carefully aligned to the dual Jehoram chronology, since the northern Ahaziah dies childless and Jehoram succeeds in relation to Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. The final archival formula remains, but the chapter has already interpreted the reign conclusively. Second Kings 1 should therefore be translated as the opening chapter where YHWH's prophet blocks foreign oracle-seeking, heaven vindicates the title 'man of God,' and the king who sought life from another god dies under the very word he tried to evade. Versification follows the MT.

2 Kings 2 — מלכים ב 2

Theme. 2 Kings 2 (25 verses in the MT) opens: And it came to pass, when YHWH would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. The middle of the chapter continues: He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; It closes: And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 2 comprises 25 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-5) — And it came to pass, when YHWH would take up Elijah into heaven by a whi. And it came to pass, when YHWH would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here, I pray you; for YHWH has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said YHWH liveth, and your soul liveth, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel. And the sons of the prophets that at Bethel came. Movement II (vv. 6-10) — And Elijah said to him, Tarry, I pray you, here; for YHWH has sent me to. And Elijah said to him, Tarry, I pray you, here; for YHWH has sent me to Jordan. And he said, YHWH liveth, and your soul liveth, I will not leave you. And they two went on. And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped together, and smote the waters, and they. Movement III (vv. 11-15) — And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, a. And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw , and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent. Movement IV (vv. 16-20) — And they said to him, Behold now, there be with your servants fifty stro. And they said to him, Behold now, there be with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest peradventure the Spirit of YHWH has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send. And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty. Movement V (vv. 21-25) — And he went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in ther. And he went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus says YHWH, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren . So the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 3 — מלכים ב 3

Theme. 2 Kings 3 (27 verses in the MT) opens: Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. The middle of the chapter continues: And Elisha said, YHWH of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you. It closes: Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to land.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 3 comprises 27 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the ei. Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. And he wrought evil in the sight of YHWH; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. Nevertheless he cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king. And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me: will you go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I as you , my people as your people, my horses as your horses. And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. So the king of Israel. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? get y. And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? get you to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother. And the king of Israel said to him, Nay: for YHWH has called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. And Elisha said, YHWH of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — And you shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall. And you shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones. And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. And when all the Moabites. Movement V (vv. 25-27) — And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast ever. And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about , and smote it. And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 4 — מלכים ב 4

Theme. 2 Kings 4 (44 verses in the MT) opens: Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you knowest that your servant did fear YHWH: and the creditor is come to take to him my. The middle of the chapter continues: And he said, Wherefore will you go to him to day? neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, well. It closes: So he set before them, and they did eat, and left , according to the word of YHWH.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 4 comprises 44 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-9) — Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets. Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you knowest that your servant did fear YHWH: and the creditor is come to take to him my two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? tell me, what have you in the house? And she said, Your handmaid has. Movement II (vv. 10-18) — Let us make a little chamber, I pray you, on the wall; and let us set fo. Let us make a little chamber, I pray you, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And. Movement III (vv. 19-27) — And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and died. And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut upon him, and went out. And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray you, one of the. Movement IV (vv. 28-36) — Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not dece. Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute you, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. And the mother of the child said, YHWH liveth, and your. Movement V (vv. 37-44) — Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground. Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. And one went out into the field to gather. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 5 — מלכים ב 5

Theme. 2 Kings 5 (27 verses in the MT) opens: Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him YHWH had given deliverance to Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, a leper. The middle of the chapter continues: Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like to the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. It closes: The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave to you, and to your seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as snow.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 5 comprises 27 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man wi. Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him YHWH had given deliverance to Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, a leper. And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. And she said. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that h. And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man does send to me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. And it was , when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And his servants came near, and spake to him, and said, My father, the p. And his servants came near, and spake to him, and said, My father, the prophet had bid you great thing, wouldest you not have done ? how much rather then, when he says to you, Wash, and be clean? Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like to the flesh of a little. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — And he said to him, Go in peace. And he said to him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, YHWH liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw running. Movement V (vv. 25-27) — But he went in, and stood before his master. But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence , Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went no whither. And he said to him, Went not mine heart , when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 6 — מלכים ב 6

Theme. 2 Kings 6 (33 verses in the MT) opens: And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with you is too strait for us. The middle of the chapter continues: And Elisha prayed, and said, YHWH, I pray you, open his eyes, that he may see. And YHWH opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. It closes: And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil of YHWH; what should I wait for YHWH any longer?

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 6 comprises 33 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-7) — And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where. And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with you is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray you, to Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go you. And one said, Be content, I pray you, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go. So he. Movement II (vv. 8-14) — Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his. Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place my camp. And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved. Movement III (vv. 15-21) — And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth,. And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that with us more than they that with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, YHWH, I pray you, open his eyes, that he may see.. Movement IV (vv. 22-28) — And he answered, You shall not smite : wouldest you smite those whom you. And he answered, You shall not smite : wouldest you smite those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of. Movement V (vv. 29-33) — So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said to her on the next day. So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him: and she has hid her son. And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, sackcloth within upon his flesh. Then he said, God do so and more. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 7 — מלכים ב 7

Theme. 2 Kings 7 (20 verses in the MT) opens: Then Elisha said, Hear you the word of YHWH; Thus says YHWH, To morrow about this time a measure of fine flour for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. The middle of the chapter continues: And he called the porters; and they told to the king's house within. It closes: And so it fell out to him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 7 comprises 20 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-4) — Then Elisha said, Hear you the word of YHWH; Thus says YHWH, To morrow a. Then Elisha said, Hear you the word of YHWH; Thus says YHWH, To morrow about this time a measure of fine flour for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, YHWH would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, you. Movement II (vv. 5-8) — And they rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians: and. And they rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, no man there. For YHWH had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the. Movement III (vv. 9-12) — Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day a day of good ti. Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. So they came and called to the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and,. Movement IV (vv. 13-16) — And one of his servants answered and said, Let take, I pray you, five of. And one of his servants answered and said, Let take, I pray you, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, , they even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after. Movement V (vv. 17-20) — And the king appointed YHWH on whose hand he leaned to have the charge o. And the king appointed YHWH on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him. And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel,. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 8 — מלכים ב 8

Theme. 2 Kings 8 (29 verses in the MT) opens: Then spake Elisha to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wheresoever you canst sojourn: for YHWH has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon. The middle of the chapter continues: And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped in water, and spread on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. It closes: And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 8 comprises 29 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — Then spake Elisha to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, sayin. Then spake Elisha to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wheresoever you canst sojourn: for YHWH has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; an. And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of YHWH by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And Hazael said, But what, your servant a dog, that he should do this gr. And Hazael said, But what, your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, YHWH has shewed me that you king over Syria. So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to you? And he answered, He told me you shouldest surely recover. And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — Yet YHWH would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he pro. Yet YHWH would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, to his children. In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the. Movement V (vv. 25-29) — In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah. In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. Two and twenty years old Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 9 — מלכים ב 9

Theme. 2 Kings 9 (37 verses in the MT) opens: And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up your loins, and take this box of oil in your hand, and go to Ramothgilead: The middle of the chapter continues: Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus says the king, peace? And Jehu answered, What have you to do with peace? turn you behind me. It closes: And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; that they shall not say, This Jezebel.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 9 comprises 37 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-8) — And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and s. And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up your loins, and take this box of oil in your hand, and go to Ramothgilead: And when you comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; Then. Movement II (vv. 9-16) — And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of. And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and none to bury . And he opened the door, and fled. Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and said to him, all well? wherefore came this mad to you? And he said. Movement III (vv. 17-24) — And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the com. And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, peace? So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus says the king, peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? turn you behind me. And. Movement IV (vv. 25-32) — Then said to Bidkar his captain, Take up, cast him in the portion of the. Then said to Bidkar his captain, Take up, cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and you rode together after Ahab his father, YHWH laid this burden upon him; Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, says YHWH; and I will requite you in this plat, says YHWH. Now. Movement V (vv. 33-37) — And he said, Throw her down. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed , and bury her: for she a king's daughter. And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 10 — מלכים ב 10

Theme. 2 Kings 10 (36 verses in the MT) opens: And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's , saying, The middle of the chapter continues: Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did in. It closes: And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and eight years.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 10 comprises 36 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-8) — And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's , saying, Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons with you, and with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; Look even out the best and meetest of your. Movement II (vv. 9-16) — And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and sai. And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, You righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these? Know now that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of YHWH, which YHWH spake concerning the house of Ahab: for YHWH has done which he spake by his servant. Movement III (vv. 17-24) — And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained to Ahab in Samari. And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of YHWH, which he spake to Elijah. And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu shall serve him much. Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his. Movement IV (vv. 25-32) — And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt. And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. And they brought forth the images out of the house of. Movement V (vv. 33-36) — From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reube. From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 11 — מלכים ב 11

Theme. 2 Kings 11 (20 verses in the MT) opens: And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. The middle of the chapter continues: And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, by the altar and the temple. It closes: And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword the king's house.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 11 comprises 20 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-4) — And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she a. And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons slain; and they hid him, him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was. Movement II (vv. 5-8) — And he commanded them, saying, This the thing that you shall do; A third. And he commanded them, saying, This the thing that you shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house; And a third part at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. And two parts of all you that go. Movement III (vv. 9-12) — And the captains over the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada th. And the captains over the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that in the temple of YHWH. And. Movement IV (vv. 13-16) — And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard of the people, she came t. And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard of the people, she came to the people into the temple of YHWH. And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner , and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. But. Movement V (vv. 17-20) — And Jehoiada made a covenant between YHWH and the king and the people, t. And Jehoiada made a covenant between YHWH and the king and the people, that they should be YHWH's people; between the king also and the people. And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 12 — מלכים ב 12

Theme. 2 Kings 12 (22 verses in the MT) opens: Seven years old Jehoash when he began to reign. The middle of the chapter continues: And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of YHWH: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of YHWH, It closes: For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 12 comprises 22 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-5) — Seven years old Jehoash when he began to reign. Seven years old Jehoash when he began to reign. In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Zibiah of Beersheba. And Jehoash did right in the sight of YHWH all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and. Movement II (vv. 6-10) — Let the priests take to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let the. Let the priests take to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. But it was in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the priests, and said to them, Why repair. Movement III (vv. 11-15) — And it was , when they saw that much money in the chest, that the king's. And it was , when they saw that much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of YHWH. And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of YHWH: and they laid it out to the carpenters and. Movement IV (vv. 16-20) — Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered. Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of YHWH: it was the priests'. Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. And. Movement V (vv. 21-22) — And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the hou. And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 13 — מלכים ב 13

Theme. 2 Kings 13 (25 verses in the MT) opens: In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, seventeen years. The middle of the chapter continues: And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. It closes: And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 13 comprises 25 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-5) — In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Juda. In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, seventeen years. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Israel, and he. Movement II (vv. 6-10) — Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, w. Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. Now. Movement III (vv. 11-15) — And he did evil in the sight of YHWH; he departed not from all the sins. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: he walked therein. And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? And Joash slept with his. Movement IV (vv. 16-20) — And he said to the king of Israel, Put your hand upon the bow. And he said to the king of Israel, Put your hand upon the bow. And he put his hand : and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened . Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of YHWH's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for you shall smite the Syrians in Aphek, till. Movement V (vv. 21-25) — And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spie. And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band ; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. And YHWH was gracious to them, and had compassion on. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 14 — מלכים ב 14

Theme. 2 Kings 14 (29 verses in the MT) opens: In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. The middle of the chapter continues: Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? It closes: And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 14 comprises 29 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amazi. In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. And he did right in the sight of YHWH, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by wa. He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day. Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that in. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoas. And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of YHWH, and in the treasures of the. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lach. Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. He built. Movement V (vv. 25-29) — He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath to the sea o. He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath to the sea of the plain, according to the word of YHWH God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which of Gathhepher. For YHWH saw the affliction of Israel, very bitter: for not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. And YHWH. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 15 — מלכים ב 15

Theme. 2 Kings 15 (38 verses in the MT) opens: In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. The middle of the chapter continues: And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. It closes: And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 15 comprises 38 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-8) — In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah. In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jecholiah of Jerusalem. And he did right in the sight of YHWH, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; Save that the. Movement II (vv. 9-16) — And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, as his fathers had done: he depart. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they written in the book of the. Movement III (vv. 17-24) — In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem th. In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, ten years in Samaria. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of. Movement IV (vv. 25-32) — But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him,. But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they written in the book of the chronicles of the. Movement V (vv. 33-38) — Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned. Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. And he did right in the sight of YHWH: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places.. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 16 — מלכים ב 16

Theme. 2 Kings 16 (20 verses in the MT) opens: In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. The middle of the chapter continues: And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made against king Ahaz came from Damascus. It closes: And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 16 comprises 20 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-4) — In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jot. In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not right in the sight of YHWH his God, like David his father. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire,. Movement II (vv. 5-8) — Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came u. Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome . At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there to this day. So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria,. Movement III (vv. 9-12) — And the king of Assyria hearkened to him: for the king of Assyria went u. And the king of Assyria hearkened to him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to. Movement IV (vv. 13-16) — And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his dr. And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar. And he brought also the brasen altar, which before YHWH, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of YHWH, and put it on the north side of the altar. And king Ahaz commanded Urijah. Movement V (vv. 17-20) — And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver fr. And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of YHWH for the king of Assyria. Now the rest of the. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 17 — מלכים ב 17

Theme. 2 Kings 17 (41 verses in the MT) opens: In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. The middle of the chapter continues: For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following YHWH, and made them sin a great sin. It closes: So these nations feared YHWH, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they to this day.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 17 comprises 41 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-9) — In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah t. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in. Movement II (vv. 10-18) — And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under eve. And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as the heathen whom YHWH carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke YHWH to anger: For they served idols, whereof YHWH had said to them, You shall not do this thing. Yet YHWH testified against. Movement III (vv. 19-27) — Also Judah kept not the commandments of YHWH their God, but walked in th. Also Judah kept not the commandments of YHWH their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. And YHWH rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and. Movement IV (vv. 28-36) — Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and. Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear YHWH. Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of. Movement V (vv. 37-41) — And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment,. And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do for evermore; and you shall not fear other gods. And the covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget; neither shall you fear other gods. But YHWH your God you shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 18 — מלכים ב 18

Theme. 2 Kings 18 (37 verses in the MT) opens: Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. The middle of the chapter continues: And Rabshakeh said to them, Speak you now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence this wherein you trustest? It closes: Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 18 comprises 37 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-8) — Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Isra. Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. And he did right in the sight of YHWH, according to all that. Movement II (vv. 9-16) — And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which the seven. And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. And at the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. And the king of Assyria did. Movement III (vv. 17-24) — And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lach. And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which in the highway of the fuller's field. And when they had called to the king, there came out to them. Movement IV (vv. 25-32) — Am I now come up without YHWH against this place to destroy it? YHWH sai. Am I now come up without YHWH against this place to destroy it? YHWH said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, to Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray you, to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand : and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that on the. Movement V (vv. 33-37) — Has any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Where the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand? Who they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that YHWH should deliver. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 19 — מלכים ב 19

Theme. 2 Kings 19 (37 verses in the MT) opens: And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard , that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of YHWH. The middle of the chapter continues: Now therefore, O YHWH our God, I beseech you, save you us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you YHWH God, you only. It closes: And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 19 comprises 37 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-8) — And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard , that he rent his clothes. And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard , that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of YHWH. And he sent Eliakim, which over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day a. Movement II (vv. 9-16) — And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come o. And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against you: he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God in whom you trustest deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. Behold, you have heard what. Movement III (vv. 17-24) — Of a truth, YHWH, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and th. Of a truth, YHWH, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands, And have cast their gods into the fire: for they no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O YHWH our God, I beseech you, save you us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you YHWH God,. Movement IV (vv. 25-32) — Hast you not heard long ago I have done it, of ancient times that I have. Hast you not heard long ago I have done it, of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that you shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities ruinous heaps. Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were the grass of the field, and the green herb, the grass on the housetops, and blasted. Movement V (vv. 33-37) — By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says YHWH. For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. And it came to pass that night, that the angel of YHWH went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 20 — מלכים ב 20

Theme. 2 Kings 20 (21 verses in the MT) opens: In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus says YHWH, Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live. The middle of the chapter continues: And Isaiah the prophet cried to YHWH: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. It closes: And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

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Textual note. 2 Kings 20 comprises 21 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-5) — In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus says YHWH, Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to YHWH, saying, I beseech you, O YHWH, remember now how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have. Movement II (vv. 6-10) — And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and th. And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid on the boil, and he recovered. And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What the sign that YHWH will heal me,. Movement III (vv. 11-15) — And Isaiah the prophet cried to YHWH: and he brought the shadow ten degr. And Isaiah the prophet cried to YHWH: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah hearkened to them, and shewed them all the house of his. Movement IV (vv. 16-20) — And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of YHWH. And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of YHWH. Behold, the days come, that all that in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store to this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, says YHWH. And of your sons that shall issue from you, which you shall beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the. Movement V (vv. 21) — And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his. And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 21 — מלכים ב 21

Theme. 2 Kings 21 (26 verses in the MT) opens: Manasseh twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Hephzibah. The middle of the chapter continues: And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; It closes: And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 21 comprises 26 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — Manasseh twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and. Manasseh twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Hephzibah. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, after the abominations of the heathen, whom YHWH cast out before the children of Israel. For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of. And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which YHWH said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet o. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as wipeth a dish, wiping , and turning upside down. And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; Because they have done. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — Amon twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two. Amon twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, as his father Manasseh did. And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: And he. Movement V (vv. 25-26) — Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, they not written in the b. Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 22 — מלכים ב 22

Theme. 2 Kings 22 (20 verses in the MT) opens: Josiah eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. The middle of the chapter continues: And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. It closes: Behold therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered into your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 22 comprises 20 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-4) — Josiah eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and. Josiah eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. And he did right in the sight of YHWH, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king. Movement II (vv. 5-8) — And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that hav. And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of YHWH: and let them give it to the doers of the work which in the house of YHWH, to repair the breaches of the house, To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. Howbeit there was no reckoning made with. Movement III (vv. 9-12) — And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again. And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of YHWH. And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book. And. Movement IV (vv. 13-16) — Go you, enquire of YHWH for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, c. Go you, enquire of YHWH for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great the wrath of YHWH that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us. So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and. Movement V (vv. 17-20) — Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, th. Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of YHWH, thus shall you say to him, Thus says YHWH God of Israel, the words which. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 23 — מלכים ב 23

Theme. 2 Kings 23 (37 verses in the MT) opens: And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. The middle of the chapter continues: And all the houses also of the high places that in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel. It closes: And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, according to all that his fathers had done.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 23 comprises 37 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-8) — And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and. And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. And the king went up into the house of YHWH, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was. Movement II (vv. 9-16) — Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of. Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of YHWH in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren. And he defiled Topheth, which in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech. And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah. Movement III (vv. 17-24) — Then he said, What title that that I see? And the men of the city told h. Then he said, What title that that I see? And the men of the city told him, the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel. And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. And all the. Movement IV (vv. 25-32) — And like to him was there no king before him, that turned to YHWH with a. And like to him was there no king before him, that turned to YHWH with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there like him. Notwithstanding YHWH turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations. Movement V (vv. 33-37) — And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that. And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt,. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 24 — מלכים ב 24

Theme. 2 Kings 24 (20 verses in the MT) opens: In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. The middle of the chapter continues: And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. It closes: For through the anger of YHWH it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 24 comprises 20 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-4) — In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became. In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. And YHWH sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of YHWH, which he. Movement II (vv. 5-8) — Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, they not wri. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates all. Movement III (vv. 9-12) — And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, according to all that his father h. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, according to all that his father had done. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and. Movement IV (vv. 13-16) — And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of YHWH, and th. And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of YHWH, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of YHWH, as YHWH had said. And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, ten thousand captives, and all the. Movement V (vv. 17-20) — And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his. And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

2 Kings 25 — מלכים ב 25

Theme. 2 Kings 25 (30 verses in the MT) opens: And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built. The middle of the chapter continues: The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of YHWH; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. It closes: And his allowance a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

Outline.

Textual note. 2 Kings 25 comprises 30 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month,. And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. And the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. And on the ninth of the month the famine. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes. And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, which the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem:. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And the pillars of brass that in the house of YHWH, and the bases, and t. And the pillars of brass that in the house of YHWH, and the bases, and the brasen sea that in the house of YHWH, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the firepans, and the bowls,. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war. And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land found in the city: And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought. Movement V (vv. 25-30) — But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethan. But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.