The lord smote the king, so that he was a leper the cause of this stroke is related at large, 2 chronicles 26. Perhaps the spirit of the lord has left him on some mountain or in some. Both of these were instrumental in working out great deliverances for israel, although they were wicked men, who still kept up the idolatry of the calves. Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the. The providence that brought him to elisha, the intelligence given him by a captive maid v. And dwelt in a several house separated from conversation with others by virtue of the law, recorded leviticus. As recently as the days of ahab and jehoshaphat, syria had fought and won against israel 1 kings 22. Chapter 4 the posterity of judah through caleb and shelah is followed, also the tribe of simeon. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page iv. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of israel and judah by a deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century bce, with a supplement added in the sixth century bce. And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. This was a gilgal in the country of ephraim, not far from bethel, about fifteen miles north of lydda, the modern jiljilyeh. Voice bible studies, the books of kings, 2 kings 5.
Within that span of chapters, elisha is the major figure in 2 kings 2 8. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the lord had given victory to aram. Naaman, captain of the host of the king of syria, was a great man with his masterhighly esteemed for his military character and success. A letter from the king of syria to the king of israel, to introduce him. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. In the kingdom of israel, the conclusion of the reign of joash 2 kings 14. Two more of elishas miracles are recorded in this chapter. We do not know why elijah evidently wished to face the event. This insult echoed the words of the sons of the prophets 2 kings 2. By accepting this message, you will be leaving the website of the united states conference of catholic bishops. And lightning fell from heaven and destroyed him and his fifty men the king then sent a third captain of fifty. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Rich jones bible verse, rich jones healing, rich jones teaching.
Chapter 5 the tribe of reuben is followed to the captivity. This verse doesnt give the aramean kings name, but he is probably benhadad 6. The beginning of the history of azariah, 2 kings 14. His fall, as last, by a conspiracy against him, 2 kings 14. Both solomon and jeremiah were identified by the same terminology 1 kings 3. Jul 07, 20 todays story, the healing of naaman in 2 kings 5. Elisha was first mentioned by the author of 1 and 2 kings in 1 kings 19. He sent her out to borrow vessels from her neighbors. First and second kings were originally one book, called in the hebrew text, kings, from the first word in 1. Sin deforms us, but in christ we are made new creations and can be transformed into his glorious likeness 2 cor. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 5, where the leper naaman comes to elisha, who instructs him to. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings.
But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. King hiram of tyre had always been a loyal friend of david. He was twentyfive years old when he became king, and he reigned twentynine years in jerusalem. Naaman, commander of the army of the king of syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the lord had given. So be strong, act like a man, 3 and observe what the lord your god requires. A suggestion right off the bat lengthen the pericope to include at least verses 1519a, if not the whole of 2 kings 5. These may have included some months of warfare against mesha, king of moab, who seems to have rebelled at the very beginning of ahaziahs reign ver. And his mothers name was jehoaddan of jerusalem 3 and he did that which was right in the sight of the lord, yet not like david his. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b.
As we come now in our study of 2 kings 5, we are introduced to naaman. The cleansing of naaman, a syrian, a stranger, from his leprosy, and there, 1. Naaman is a gentilean arameanthe commander of an army often hostile to israel. When hiram learned that davids son solomon was the new king of israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him. Joseph bensons commentary of the old and new testaments. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk. The gang of young adults who spoke these words were not irresponsible babes, but young men. Besides that the record of the life of hezekiah or isaiah 36. Titus chapter 2 kjv king james version 1 but speak thou the things which become sound doctrine 2 that the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The lord gave israel a saviour either elisha, below, 2 kings.
This was a reference to the specific storm with lightning and thunder in which elijah was taken to heaven verse 11. In the second year of joash the son of jehoahaz, king of israel, amaziah the son of joash, king of judah, became king. All 1,189 summaries now available in paperback and on kindle. Within that span of chapters, elisha is the major figure in 2 kings 28. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11. And she said unto her mistress, would god my lord were with the prophet that is in samaria. Now naaman, captain of the host of the king of syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the lord had given deliverance unto.
Naaman enters the land of illness naaman, the military commander of aram a great read. Textual horizons a suggestion right off the bat lengthen the pericope to include at least verses 1519a, if not the whole of 2 kings 5. The ministry of elisha is generally dated from approximately 850 bc to 800 bc. Namaan held a high position, but had a very great problem. This link is provided solely for the users convenience. The greek translation of the old testament, the septuagint lxx, divided the book in two and this was followed by the latin vulgate version and english translations.
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