Second Kings Book Outline
| Chapter |
Verse/s |
Verse Summary |
| 1. | (1) | Moab rebels against Israel |
| | (2-8) | Ahaziah sends to inquire of Baal-zebub |
| | (9-10) | Fifty sent to get Elijah, consumed by fire |
| | (11-12) | Second fifty sent to Elijah, consumed by fire |
| | (13-15) | Third fifty come to Elijah, angel tells him to go |
| | (16-18) | Death of Ahaziah, summary of his reign |
| 2. | (1-7) | Elijah to be taken, Elisha reuses to leave him |
| | (8-10) | Elisha requests a double portion of Elijah's spirit |
| | (11-13) | Elijah taken up in a chariot of fire |
| | (14) | Elisha parts the Jordan river with Elijah's mantle |
| | (15-18) | Sons of the prophets seek Elijah |
| | (19-22) | Elisha heals the water at Jericho |
| | (23-25) | Elisha mocked by children, cursed them in the name of the Lord |
| 3. | (1-3) | Jehoram son of Ahab reigns, put away Baal |
| | (4-6) | Moab rebels against Israel, Jehoram numbers Israel |
| | (7-8) | Jehoshaphat king of Judah to help Jehoram |
| | (9-12) | No water for the host or cattle, sent for Elisha |
| | (13-20) | Elisha calls for minstrel, valley to filled with water |
| | (21-23) | Moabites see red on water, think kings are slain |
| | (24-26) | Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites |
| | (27) | King of Moab sacrifices his son, Israelites withdraw |
| 4. | (1-7) | Widows sons to be taken by creditor, pot of oil |
| | (8-17) | Shunamite woman cares for Elisha, to have a son |
| | (18-37) | Shunamites son dies, raised by Elisha |
| | (38-41) | Sons of prophets eat poisonous gourds, Elisha intervenes |
| | (42-44) | Man of Baalshalisha brings firstfruits, people fed |
| 5. | (1-4) | Maid tells Naaman's wife of man of God in Samaria |
| | (5-7) | King of Syria sends letter to the king of Israel for Naaman |
| | (8) | Elisha hears that the king rent his garments |
| | (9-14) | Naaman resists Elisha's command but then follows them |
| | (15-19) | Naaman healed, returns to Elisha, promises to worship God |
| | (20-27) | Gehazi seeks reward from Naaman, becomes leper |
| 6. | (1-7) | Sons of prophets build house, axe head retrieved |
| | (8-14) | War with Syria, Elisha warns king of Israel, plot against Elisha |
| | (15-17) | Young man's eyes opened, sees chariots of fire |
| | (18) | Elisha prays, Syrians blinded |
| | (19-23) | Syrians blinded, taken to Samaria and released |
| | (24-25) | Ben-hadad besieges Samaria, famine |
| | (26-31) | Two women agree to eat their sons, one cries to the king |
| | (32-33) | This son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head |
| 7. | (1-2) | Tomorrow about this time ... prophecy food would be available |
| | (3-9) | Four lepers go to the camp of the Syrians for food |
| | (10-11) | Lepers report the Syrians have gone to the city porters |
| | (12-15) | Messengers sent out to find the Syrians |
| | (16) | Tents of the Syrians spoiled, prophecy fulfilled |
| | (17-20) | The lord who doubted trampled in the gate |
| 8. | (1-6) | Shunamite woman returns, goods and lands restored |
| | (7-15) | Ben-hadad sends Hazael to Elisha, Hazael kills Ben-hadad |
| | (16-19) | Jerhoram's evil reign in Judah |
| | (20-24) | Joram fights Edom, Libnah, death of Joram |
| | (25-29) | Ahaziah reigns, fights with Joram against Syrians |
| 9. | (1-4) | Elisha sends son of prophets to anoint Jehu |
| | (5-10) | Jehu anointed, prophecy against house of Ahab |
| | (11-14) | Jehu reveals God's word, proclaimed king |
| | (15-26) | Jehu rides against Joram and kills him |
| | (27-29) | Ahaziah flees Jehu, Ahaziah killed and buried in Jerusalem |
| | (30-37) | Jezebel thrown from window, only skull, feet palms remain |
| 10. | (1-11) | Seventy sons of Ahab killed, all that remained of Ahab killed |
| | (12-14) | Forty-two of Ahaziah's brethren killed |
| | (15-17) | All that remained of Ahab in Samaria killed |
| | (18-28) | Priests of Baal killed, images of Baal destroyed |
| | (29) | Jehu continues to worship the golden calves at Dan and Bethel |
| | (30) | Jehu's children to fourth generation to sit on the throne |
| | (31) | Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord |
| | (32-33) | In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short |
| | (34-36) | Jehu reigns twenty-eight years, dies |
| 11. | (1-3) | Athaliah kills the seed royal, Joash hidden six years |
| | (4-12) | Jehoiada sends for rulers, Joash made king |
| | (13-16) | Athaliah cries treason, removed and killed |
| | (17-20) | Images of Baal broken, priests of Baal killed |
| | (21) | Jehoash seven years old when began reign |
| 12. | (1-2) | Jehoash's reign summarized, reigned forty years |
| | (3) | High places not removed, sacrifice and incense burnt |
| | (4-5) | Jehoash directs money to be collected, temple repairs |
| | (6-8) | Twenty-third year repairs still not done |
| | (9-16) | Money accounted for, workers hired to repair the temple |
| | (17-18) | Hazael of Syria takes Gath, hallowed things, gold sent to Hazael |
| | (19) | Summary of Joash's reign |
| | (20-21) | Joash killed by his servants who conspired against him |
| 13. | (1-2) | Jehoahaz son of Jehu reigns seventeen years in Israel |
| | (3-5) | Syria oppresses Israel, Jehoahaz asks God for help |
| | (6-7) | Israel continued in sins of Jereboam, small army |
| | (8-9) | Summary of Jehoahaz's reign, Joash rules |
| | (10-13) | Jehoash son of Jehoahaz's reigns sixteen years and does evil |
| | (14-19) | Elisha sick, visited by Joash, Israel to smite Syria three times |
| | (20) | Death of Elisha |
| | (21) | Dead man thrown into Elisha's sepulcher, comes to life |
| | (22-25) | Israel takes back cities taken by Syria |
| 14. | (1-3) | Amaziah twenty-five reigns twenty-nine years in Jerusalem |
| | (4) | Sacrifices and incense burned in high places |
| | (5-6) | Amaziah kills those who slew his father |
| | (7) | Amaziah kills ten thousand of Edom, takes Selah renames it |
| | (8-14) | Jehoash battles Amaziah, Amaziah captured, Jerusalem spoiled |
| | (15-16) | Summary of reign of Jehoash |
| | (17-20) | Amaziah's reign, killed by conspirators |
| | (21-22) | Azariah made king, restores Elath to Judah |
| | (23-24) | Jereboam II reigns in Israel and does evil |
| | (25-27) | Jereboam's deeds as king |
| | (28-29) | Jereboam's reign summarized |
| 15. | (1-7) | The good reign of Azariah, stricken with leprosy by God |
| | (8-12) | Zachariah king of Israel, killed by Shallum |
| | (13-15) | Shallum reigns over Israel, killed by Menahem |
| | (16-22) | Menahems's evil reign, one thousand talents of silver to Pul |
| | (23-26) | Pekahiah reigns over Israel, does evil, killed by Pekah |
| | (27-31) | Pekah's evil reign, Tiglath-pileser, killed by Hoshea |
| | (32-38) | Jotham reigns over Judah, does right |
| 16. | (1-4) | Ahaz reigns in Judah, sacrifices his son |
| | (5-18) | Ahaz asks Tiglath-pileser for help, sends gold from the temple |
| | (19-20) | Summary of reign of Ahaz |
| 17. | (1-6) | Hoshea reigns over Israel, Assyrians take Israel |
| | (7-23) | So was Israel carried away out of their own land |
| | (24) | King of Assyria brought men from out of their country to Israel |
| | (25-26) | God sent lions among them because they feared not the Lord |
| | (27-28) | Priest returned to Bethel to teach about God |
| | (29-41) | God is feared but idol worship continues |
| 18. | (1-6) | Good reign of Hezekiah, brasen serpent destroyed |
| | (7-8) | rebelled against king of Assyria, smote the Philistines |
| | (9-12) | Assyrians carry away Israel after three year siege |
| | (13-16) | Hezekiah gives silver from temple to Sennacherib |
| | (17-25) | Assyrians return, Rabshakeh's threats |
| | (26-35) | Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord |
| | (36-37) | But the people held their peace |
| 19. | (1-4) | When Hezekiah heard it he rent his clothes |
| | (5-7) | So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah |
| | (8-13) | Rabshakeh returns, let not thy God deceive thee |
| | (14-19) | Save thou us, that all the kingdoms may know that thou art ...Lord |
| | (20-34) | Isaiah sends message, Thus saith the Lord |
| | (35-37) | Angel smote Assyrians, Sennacherib killed by his sons |
| 20. | (1-3) | Hezekiah sick, Isaiah tells of his death |
| | (4-6) | God to heal, adds fifteen years to his life |
| | (7-10) | Hezekiah asks what sign would be given |
| | (11) | God causes shadow of sun to go back fifteen degrees |
| | (12-13) | Babylonians shown all precious things |
| | (14-15) | What have they seen in thine house |
| | (16-19) | The days come that all that is in thine house carried into Babylon |
| | (20-21) | Summary of Hezekiah's reign |
| 21. | (1-6) | Manasseh reigns and does evil |
| | (7-9) | Manasseh places graven image in house of the Lord |
| | (10-15) | I will ... deliver them into the hands of their enemies |
| | (16-18) | Manasseh sheds innocent blood ...dies |
| | (19-22) | Amon reigns two years and does evil |
| | (23-26) | Amon killed, conspirators killed, Josiah made king |
| 22. | (1-2) | Josiah reigns thirty-one years and does right |
| | (3-7) | Josiah commands count of silver to repair the temple |
| | (8-13) | Book of the Law found, presented to Josiah |
| | (14-20) | Huldah the prophetess, evil to come, Josiah to die in peace |
| 23. | (1-3) | Josiah reads the Law before elders of Judah and priest, prophets |
| | (4-5) | Vessels for Baal, groves removed, idolatrous priests put down |
| | (6) | Grove removed from house of the Lord, burned at Kidron |
| | (7-9) | Houses of Sodomites destroyed, priests and high places removed |
| | (10) | Defiled Tophet in Hinnom so children could not be sacrificed |
| | (11-14) | Chariots of sun, altars, high places and images destroyed |
| | (15) | Altar at Bethel built by Jereboam destroyed |
| | (16) | Bones from sepulchers burned |
| | (17-18) | Man of God's bones not to be disturbed |
| | (19-20) | Houses of high places and priests destroyed |
| | (21-23) | There was not holden such a Passover since the days of the Judges |
| | (24) | Workers with familiar spirits, wizards put away |
| | (25) | Like unto him was there no king before or after |
| | (26-27) | The Lord turned not from the fierceness of his wrath |
| | (28-30) | Josiah killed at Megiddo, buried |
| | (31-33) | Jehoahaz reigns, did evil, imprisoned at Riblah |
| | (34-35) | Necho makes Eliakim king, changes his name to Jehoiakim |
| | (36-37) | Jehoiakim's evil reign, king for eleven years |
| 24. | (1-6) | The reign of Jehoiakim, his death |
| | (7) | Egypt conquered by Babylon |
| | (8-9) | Jehoiachin reigns, does evil |
| | (10-17) | Nebuchadnezzar takes Jerusalem, Zedekiah made king |
| | (18-20) | Zedekiah reigns, does evil, rebelled against king of Babylon |
| 25. | (1-7) | Jerusalem besieged, Zedekiah flees but is captured |
| | (8-10) | Nebuzar-adan burns the great houses, wall broken down |
| | (11-12) | Poor of the land left to be vinedressers, husbandmen |
| | (13-17) | Items from the house of the Lord that were taken |
| | (18-21) | Priest, keepers of door, seventy others found |
| | (22-24) | Gedeliah made governor, to serve the king of Babylon |
| | (25-26) | Ishmael kills Gedeliah, people flee to Egypt |
| | (27-30) | Evil-merodach shows kindness to Jehoiachin |