2 KINGS 13:1 TO 2 KINGS 17:6. The remainder of the history of Israel
to the fall of Samaria, with the contemporary annals of Judah, is of
the nature of chronicle rather than history. There are few interesting
narratives like those in the earlier parts of the book. The exceptions
are: (_a_) the death... [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS 16. REIGN OF AHAZ. This chapter is assigned to different
sources, and deals mainly with the king's alteration of the Temple,
though it alludes to his apostasy and his wars. The Temple record (2
Kings 16:10) may be compared to similar passages in 2 K._ e.g._ 2
Kings 11, 2 Kings 12:4 ff. The v... [ Continue Reading ]