B7. King Jehoram^B a.k.a. Joram^B of Judah

[cf. 2 Chron ch. 21]

8:16-19

• Jehoram^B marries into the family of Ahab [the Baal-worshipper, 1 Kgs 16:30-33] & he acts wickedly

8:20-24

• Both Edom & the city of Libnah [in Judah] rebel against Jehoram^B to become free from his rule

B8. King Ahaziah^B of Judah

[cf. 2 Chron 22:1-9]

8:25-27

• Ahaziah^B marries into the family of Ahab [the Baal-worshipper, 1 Kgs 16:30-33] & he acts wickedly

8:28-29

• Ahaziah^B unites with King Joram^A of Israel (Ahab’s son) to fight King Hazael of Aram;
• After Joram^A is wounded, Ahaziah^B visits him in Jezreel [where Ahaziah^B dies, see 9:16, 9:21, 9:27-28]

f1. King Jehu of Israel

9:1-13

• Elisha arranges for Jehu to be anointed as king of Israel [cf. God’s word to Elijah, 1 Kgs 19:16-17]
• Jehu must destroy Ahab’s family & avenge the blood that Jezebel has shed [e.g. 1 Kgs 18:13]

9:14-26

• In Jezreel: Jehu kills King Joram^A (of Israel) & remembers [Elijah’s] prophecy [in 1 Kgs 21:17-24]

9:27-29

• King Ahaziah^B (of Judah) [visiting King Joram^A, see 9:16] flees from Jehu but is chased & killed

9:30-37

• Jezebel is killed & her body is eaten by dogs; Jehu remembers Elijah’s prophecy [1 Kgs 21:23]

10:1-10

• Jehu writes to the officials in Samaria; they are afraid to fight Jehu & they kill Ahab’s 70 sons

10:11

• Jehu kills all the people in Jezreel who were closely associated with Ahab

10:12-14

• Travelling to Samaria: Jehu meets some of King Ahaziah^B’s relatives and kills them

10:15-16

• Jehu asks Jehonadab [a holy man, cf. Jer 35:18-19] to accompany him & witness his zeal for God

10:17

• In Samaria: Jehu kills the rest of Ahab’s family

10:18-28

• Jehu pretends to worship Baal but then kills all the Baal worshippers & destroys Baal’s temple

Jehu’s idolatry

10:29-31

• Jehu acts idolatrously, despite God rewarding him [for opposing the idolatry of Ahab’s family]

[Because of Jehu’s hypocrisy, he was ultimately punished for the killings at Jezreel (see Hos 1:4-5, Rom 2:1-3)]

10:32-36

• God allows King Hazael (of Aram) to invade Israel
• Jehu reigns for 28 years, then he dies

C1. Queen Athaliah of Judah

[cf. 2 Chron 22:10-12]

11:1-3

• When Athaliah [the queen-mother] hears that her son [King Ahaziah^B] has died, she murders all his relatives [who could claim the throne & demote her], except for Joash^B who is hidden by his aunt

B9. King Joash^B a.k.a. Jehoash^B of Judah

[cf. 2 Chron ch. 23 – 24]

11:4-16

• In the 7^th year [of Athaliah’s reign], Jehoiada the priest ordains Joash^B as king
• Athaliah is killed

11:17

• Jehoiada makes covenants between the Judeans, King Joash^B & God [cf. Ex 24:3-8; 2 Sam 3:21]

11:18-21

• The Judeans destroy the temple of Baal [used by Athaliah in Jerusalem]
• Joash^B sits on his throne

12:1-16

• Joash^B orders that all the money gifted to God’s temple must be used for repairing the temple

[But after Jehoiada the priest dies, JoashB abandons the temple & kills Jehoiada’s son, see 2 Chron 24:17-22]

12:17-18

• King Hazael (Aram) attacks Jerusalem [2 Chr 24:23-24]; Joash^B gives him the temple treasures

12:19-21

• Joash^B [after he was wounded whilst fighting Aram] is assassinated by his officials [cf. 2 Chron 24:25]

f2. King Jehoahaz^A of Israel

13:1-9

• Jehoahaz^A acts idolatrously like Jeroboam I [see 1 Kings 12:28-33], so God gives Israel into the hands of King Hazael of Aram (& Ben-Hadad, Hazael’s son)
• When Jehoahaz^A seeks God, the Israelites are saved from Aram (see 13:22-23); however, Israel continues in idolatry & their army has been decimated [by Hazael, fulfilling Elisha’s prophesy in 8:12-13]
• Jehoahaz^A dies

f3. King Jehoash^A a.k.a. Joash^A of Israel

13:10-13

• King Jehoash^A acts idolatrously like Jeroboam I [see 1 Kings 12:28-33]
• Jehoash^A fights against King Amaziah of Judah (see 14:8-16) [and also defeats Aram, see 13:25]
• Jehoash^A’s death

Elisha’s ministry & miracles #3

13:14-19

• Q¹. Elisha is sick, so Jehoash^A visits him; Elisha prophesies, ‘Israel will defeat Aram 3 times’

13:20-21

• R. Elisha dies & is buried; a dead man is resurrected after his corpse touches Elisha’s bones

13:22-25

• Q². King Hazael (Aram) dies; Jehoash^A defeats Aram 3 times & reclaims Israel’s captured land

B10. King Amaziah of Judah

[cf. 2 Chron ch. 25]

14:1-4

• Amaziah acts right before God [at first] but is like his father [who became wicked, 2 Chron 24:17-22]

14:5-6

• Amaziah kills the assassins of his father [Joash^B, see 12:20-21] but spares their children [cf. Deut 24:16]

14:7

• Amaziah defeats Edom in battle [and then immediately turns away from God, see 2 Chron 25:14-16]

14:8-10

• Amaziah threatens to fight Jehoash^A (Israel), so Jehoash^A tells a parable: ‘A thistle [proudly] spoke to a cedar tree, but was squashed by an animal’ [meaning] Amaziah will lose the war

14:11-14

• Amaziah attacks Israel but King Jehoash^A captures him, travels to Jerusalem, breaks down its walls, and plunders the gold and silver from the temple & from Amaziah’s palace

14:15-16

• Recap: King Jehoash^A died [peacefully] and Jeroboam II became king of Israel (cf. 13:12-13)

14:17-22

• King Amaziah is assassinated and Uzziah [a.k.a. Azariah] becomes king of Judah

f4. King Jeroboam II of Israel

14:23-24

• Jeroboam II acts idolatrously like Jeroboam I [see 1 Kings 12:28-33]

14:25-29

• Jeroboam II reclaims land in Israel [that had previously been taken by foreign armies, e.g. see 10:32-33], thus fulfilling a prophecy by the prophet Jonah that Israel would have its land restored; this [restoration] was because God saw the affliction of Israel, so He [lovingly] saved them

[The prophets Hosea and Amos began prophesying to Israel during Jeroboam II’s reign]

B11. King Uzziah a.k.a. Azariah of Judah

[cf. 2 Chron ch. 26]

15:1-7

• Uzziah is a good king, however God afflicts him with leprosy [due to sin, see 2 Chron 26:16-21]
• Jotham (Uzziah’s son) rules and governs while Uzziah is ill

[The prophet Isaiah began prophesying to Judah either during Uzziah’s reign or just after Uzziah’s death]

f5. King Zechariah of Israel

15:8-12

• Zechariah acts idolatrously like Jeroboam I [see 1 Kings 12:28-33] & is assassinated by Shallum^A fulfilling God’s word, ‘Jehu will [only] have 4 generations [of sons] on the throne’ (see 10:30)

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