The Ministries of Elijah and Elisha during the Reigns of Ahaziah and Joram (1:1—8:15) Elijah in the Reign of Ahaziah (ch. 1) Elijah’s Translation; Elisha’s Inauguration (2:1–18) Elisha in the Reign of Joram (2:19—8:15) Elisha’s initial miraculous signs (2:19–25) Elisha during the campaign against Moab (ch. 3) Elisha’s ministry to needy ones in Israel
2 Kings Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders 1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. 1:2 Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders, “Go, ask Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury.” 1:3 But the LORD’s angelic
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. Commentary by Robert Jamieson CHAPTER 1 2Ki 1:1. Moab Rebels. 1. Then Moab rebelled--Subdued by David (2Sa 8:2), they had, in the partition of Israel and Judah, fallen to the share of the former kingdom. But they took advantage of the death of Ahab