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2 Kings 1 — Ochozias sends to consult Beelzebub: Elias foretells his death: and causes fire to come down from heaven, upon two captains and their companies.
2 Kings 2 — Eliseus will not part from Elias. The water of the Jordan is divided by Elias’ cloak. Elias is taken up in a fiery chariot, and his double spirit is given to Eliseus. Eliseus heals the waters by casting in salt. Boys are torn by bears for mocking Eliseus.
2 Kings 3 — The kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom, fight against the king of Moab. They lack water, which Eliseus procures without rain: and prophesies victory. The king of Moab is overthrown, his city is besieged: he sacrifices his firstborn son: so the Israelites raise the siege.
2 Kings 4 — Miracles of Eliseus. He raises a dead child to life.
2 Kings 5 — Naaman the Syrian is cleansed of his leprosy. He professes his belief in one God, promising to serve him. Giezi takes gifts of Naaman, and is struck with leprosy.
2 Kings 6 — Eliseus makes iron to swim upon the water: he leads the Syrians that were sent to apprehend him into Samaria, where there eyes being opened, they are courteously entertained. The Syrians besiege Samaria: the famine there causes a woman to eat her own child. Upon this the king commands Eliseus to be put to death.
2 Kings 7 — Eliseus prophesies a great plenty, which presently ensues upon the sudden flight of the Syrians; of which four lepers bring the news to the city. The incredulous nobleman is trod to death.
2 Kings 8 — After seven years’ famine foretold by Eliseus, the Sunamitess returning home, recovers her lands, and revenues. Eliseus foreshows the death of Benadad, king of Syria, and the reign of Hazael. Joram’s wicked reign in Judah. He dies, and his son Ochozias succeeds.
2 Kings 9 — Jehu is anointed king of Israel, to destroy the house of Achab and Jezebel. He kills Joram king of Israel, and Ochozias king of Judah. Jezebel is eaten by dogs.
2 Kings 10 — Jehu destroys the house of Achab: abolishes the worship of Baal, and kills the worshippers: but sticks to the calves of Jeroboam. Israel is afflicted by the Syrians.
2 Kings 11 — Athalia’s usurpation and tyranny. Joas is made king. Athalia is slain.
2 Kings 12 — The temple is repaired. Hazael is bought off from attacking Jerusalem. Joas is slain.
2 Kings 13 — The reign of Joachaz and of Joas kings of Israel. The last acts and death of Eliseus the prophet: a dead man is raised to life by the touch of his bones.
2 Kings 14 — Amasias reigns in Judah: he overcomes the Edomites: but is overcome by Joas king of Israel. Jeroboam the second reigns in Israel.
2 Kings 15 — The reign of Azarias, and Joatham in Judah: and of Zacharias, Sellum, Manahem, Phaceia, and Phacee in Israel.
2 Kings 16 — The wicked reign of Achaz: the kings of Syria and Israel war against him: he hires the king of the Assyrians to assist him: he causes an altar to be made after the pattern of that of Damascus.
2 Kings 17 — The reign of Osee. The Israelites for their sins are carried into captivity: other inhabitants are sent to Samaria, who make a mixture of religion.
2 Kings 18 — The reign of Hezekiah: he abolishes idolatry and prospers. Sennacherib comes up against him: Rabsaces solicits the people to revolt; and blasphemes the Lord.
2 Kings 19 — Hezekiah is assured of God’s help by Isaiah the prophet. The king of the Assyrians still threatens and blasphemes. Hezekiah prays, and God promises to protect Jerusalem. An angel destroys the army of the Assyrians, their king returns to Niniveh, and is slain by his two sons.
2 Kings 20 — Hezekiah being sick, is told by Isaiah that he shall die; but praying to God, he obtains longer life, and in confirmation thereof receives a sign by the sun’s returning back. He shows all his treasures to the ambassadors of the king of Babylon: Isaiah reproving him for it, foretells the Babylonish captivity.
2 Kings 21 — The wickedness of Manasseh: God’s threats by his prophets. His wicked son Amon succeeds him, and is slain by his servants.
2 Kings 22 — Josiah repairs the temple. The book of the law is found, upon which they consult the Lord, and are told that great evils shall fall upon them, but not in the time of Josiah.
2 Kings 23 — Josiah reads the law before all the people. They promise to observe it. He abolishes all idolatry, celebrates the phase: is slain in battle by the king of Egypt. The short reign of Joachaz, in whose place Joakim is made king.
2 Kings 24 — The reign of Joakim, Joachin, and Sedecias.
2 Kings 25 — Jerusalem is besieged and taken by Nebuchadnezzer: Sedecias is taken: the city and temple are destroyed. Godolias, who is left governor, is slain. Joachin is exalted by Evilmerodach.

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