Chapter 1
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| Moab rebels against Israel (1:1-4) |
| Elijah twice brings down fire from heaven upon those sent to apprehend him (1:5-12) |
| He pities the third captain and, encouraged by an angel, tells the king of his death (1:13-16) |
| Jehoram succeeds Ahaziah (1:17-18) |
Chapter 2
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| Elijah taking leave of Elisha, divides Jordan with his mantle (2:1-8) |
| And granting Elisha his request, is taken up by a fiery chariot into heaven (2:9-11) |
| Elisha, dividing Jordan with Elijah's mantle, is acknowledged his successor (2:12-15) |
| Three days the young prophets seek Elijah, but fail to find him (2:16-18) |
| Elijah heals the unwholesome waters with salt (2:19-22) |
| Bears destroy the children who mock Elisha (2:23-25) |
Chapter 3
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| Jehoram's reign (3:1-3) |
| Mesha rebels (3:4-5) |
| Elisha obtains water and the promise of victory for Jehoram and his host (3:6-20) |
| The Moabites, coming to spoil, are deceived by the color of the water and overcome (3:21-25) |
| The King of Moab, by sacrificing his own son, raises the siege (3:26-27) |
Chapter 4
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| Elisha multiplies the widow's oil (4:1-7) |
| He gives a son to the good Shunammite (4:8-17) |
| He raises again her dead son (4:18-37) |
| At Gilgal he renders the poison pottage harmless (4:38-41) |
| He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves (4:42-44) |
Chapter 5
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| Naaman goes to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy (5:1-7) |
| Elisha, sending him to Jordan, cures him (5:8) |
| Elisha declines Naaman's gifts, and grants him some of the earth (5:15-19) |
| Gehazi, lying to Naaman in his master's name, is smitten with leprosy (5:20-27) |
Chapter 6
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| Elisha grants the young prophets' request (6:1-4) |
| He causes iron to swim (6:5-7) |
| He discloses Syria's plans to the king of Israel (6:8-12) |
| The army is sent to Dothan to seize Elisha, and is smitten with blindness (6:13-18) |
| The Syrians are brought into Samaria, then dismissed in peace (6:19-23) |
| The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children (6:24-29) |
| The king sends a man to slay Elisha (6:30-33) |
Chapter 7
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| Elisha prophesies plenty in Samaria (7:1-2) |
| Four lepers discover the Syrians have fled (7:3-8) |
| They return with the tidings (7:9-11) |
| The king spoils the tents of the Syrians (7:12-16) |
| The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty is trodden to death in the press (7:17-20) |
Chapter 8
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| The Shunammite's land is restored by the king because of Elisha's miracle (8:1-6) |
| Ben-hadad sends Hazael to Elisha to learn if he will recover (8:7-9) |
| Learning that his master will die, Hazael kills and succeeds him (8:10-15) |
| Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah (8:16-19) |
| Edom and Libnah revolt (8:20-23) |
| Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram (8:24) |
| Ahaziah's wicked reign (8:25-27) |
| He visits the wounded Joram at Jezreel (8:28-29) |
Chapter 9
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| Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth-gilead (9:1-3) |
| The prophet delivers his message and flees (9:4-10) |
| Jehu, made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of Naboth (9:11-26) |
| Ahaziah is slain at Gur and buried at Jerusalem (9:27-29) |
| Jezebel is thrown down out of a window and eaten by dogs (9:30-37) |
Chapter 10
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| Jehu sends out letters and causes seventy of Ahab's children to be beheaded (10:1-7) |
| He excuses his act by Elijah's prophecy (10:8-11) |
| He slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brethren (10:12-14) |
| He takes Jehonadab into his company (10:15-17) |
| He destroys all the worshipers of Baal (10:18-28) |
| Jehu follows in Jeroboam's sinful path (10:29-31) |
| Hazael oppresses Israel (10:32-34) |
| Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu (10:35-36) |
Chapter 11
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| Jehoash (Joash) is saved from Athaliah's purge of the king's sons and is hidden six years in the house of God (11:1-3) |
| Jehoiada commands the captains concerning Jehoash's safety and anoints him king (11:4-12) |
| Athaliah is slain (11:13-16) |
| Jehoiada restores the worship of God (11:17-21) |
Chapter 12
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| Jehoash gives orders for the repair of the temple (12:1-16) |
| Hazael is diverted from Jerusalem by a present of the hallowed treasures (12:17-18) |
| Jehoash is slain by his servants, and Amaziah succeeds him (12:19-21) |
Chapter 13
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| Jehoahaz and his wicked reign (13:1-2) |
| Jehoahaz is oppressed by Hazael but finds relief in prayer (13:3-7) |
| Joash succeeds him (13:8-9) |
| His wicked reign (13:10-11) |
| Jeroboam succeeds him (13:12-13) |
| Elisha, on his deathbed, prophesies that Joash will win three victories over the Syrians (13:14-19) |
| When the Moabites invade the land, Elisha's bones raise up a dead man (13:20-21) |
| After Hazael's death, Joash wins three victories over Ben-hadad (13:22-25) |
Chapter 14
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| Amaziah's good reign (14:1-4) |
| He kills the murderers of his father (14:5-7) |
| Amaziah provokes Jehoash and is overcome and spoiled (14:8-14) |
| Jeroboam succeeds Jehoash (14:15-16) |
| Amaziah is slain by a conspiracy (14:17-20) |
| Azariah succeeds him (14:21-22) |
| Jeroboam's wicked reign (14:23-27) |
| Zachariah succeeds him (14:28-29) |
Chapter 15
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| Azariah's good reign (15:1-4) |
| On his death as a leper, Jotham succeeds him (15:5-7) |
| Zachariah, the last of Jehu's descendants, is slain by Shallum after an evil reign (15:8-12) |
| Shallum reigns a month and is slain by Menahem (15:13-15) |
| Menahem strengthens himself by gifts to Pul (15:16-20) |
| Pekahiah succeeds him (15:21-22) |
| Pekahiah is slain by Pekah (15:23-26) |
| Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and is slain by Hoshea (15:27-31) |
| Jotham's good reign (15:32-35) |
| Ahaz succeeds him (15:36-38) |
Chapter 16
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| The wicked reign of Ahaz (16:1-4) |
| Ahaz is assailed by Rezin and Pekah, and hires Tiglath-pileser to fight against them (16:5-9) |
| Ahaz sends the pattern and specifications of an altar from Damascus to Urijah (16:10-13) |
| He diverts the brazen altar to his own use (16:14-16) |
| He spoils the temple (16:17-18) |
| Hezekiah succeeds him (16:19-20) |
Chapter 17
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| Hoshea's wicked reign (17:1-2) |
| After subjection by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt (17:3-4) |
| Samaria, for her sins, is made captive (17:5-23) |
| The sins of foreign nations, which were transplanted in Samaria, make a mixture of religions (17:24-41) |
Chapter 18
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| Hezekiah's good reign (18:1-3) |
| He destroys idolatry, and prospers (18:4-8) |
| Samaria is carried away captive for her sins (18:9-12) |
| Sennacherib invades Judah but is pacified by heavy tribute (18:13-16) |
| Rab-shaken, Sennacherib's messenger, reviles Hezekiah, and by blasphemous persuasion incites revolt (18:17-37) |
Chapter 19
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| Hezekiah, in deep mourning, asks Isaiah to pray for them (19:1-5) |
| Isaiah comforts them (19:6-7) |
| Sennacherib, on the way to an encounter with Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah (19:8-13) |
| Hezekiah's prayer (19:14-19) |
| Isaiah prophesies the destruction of Sennacherib and Zion's good (19:20-34) |
| An angel slays the Assyrians (19:35-36) |
| Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh by his own sons (19:37) |
Chapter 20
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| Hezekiah receives warning of his death, but his life is lengthened through prayer (20:1-7) |
| The sun goes ten degrees backward, as a sign of that promise (20:8-11) |
| Berodach-baladan sends men to visit Hezekiah and takes note of his wonderful treasures (20:12-13) |
| Isaiah, learning of it, foretells the Babylonian captivity (20:14-19) |
| Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah (20:20-21) |
Chapter 21
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| Manasseh's reign (21:1-2) |
| His great idolatry (21:3-9) |
| His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah (21:10-16) |
| Amon succeeds him (21:17-18) |
| Amon's wicked reign (21:19-22) |
| After Amon is killed by his servants, and they are slain by the people, Josiah is made king (21:23-26) |
Chapter 22
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| Josiah's good reign (22:1-2) |
| His steps to repair the temple (22:3-7) |
| After Hilkiah finds a book of the law, Josiah sends to Huldah to inquire of the Lord (22:8-14) |
| Huldah prophesies Jerusalem's destruction, to be delayed throughout Josiah's life (22:15-20) |
Chapter 23
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| Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly (23:1-2) |
| He renews the covenant of the Lord (23:3) |
| He destroys idolatry (23:4-14) |
| He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Beth-el, as was prophesied (23:15-20) |
| He keeps a most solemn passover (23:21-23) |
| He puts away mediums, wizards and all abominations (23:24-25) |
| God's great wrath against Judah (23:26-28) |
| Josiah provokes Pharaoh-nechoh and is slain at Megiddo (23:29-30) |
| Jehoahaz succeeds him and is imprisoned by Pharaoh-nechoh, who makes Jehoiakim king (23:31-35) |
| Jehoiakim's wicked reign (23:36-37) |
Chapter 24
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| Jehoiakim is subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebels against him and causes his own ruin (24:1-4) |
| Jehoiachin succeeds him (24:5-6) |
| The king of Judah is vanquished by the king of Babylon (24:7) |
| Jehoiachin's evil reign (24:8-9) |
| Jerusalem is taken and the people carried captive into Babylon (24:10-16) |
| Zedekiah is made king, and reigns badly (24:17-20) |
Chapter 25
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| Jerusalem is again besieged (25:1-3) |
| Zedekiah is taken, his sons slain, and his eyes put out (25:4-7) |
| Nebuzar-adan defaces the city, and carries into captivity all who are left (25:8-11) |
| Except poor laborers (25:12) |
| He carries away the treasures (25:13-17) |
| The nobles are slain at Riblah (25:18-21) |
| Gedaliah, who was set over those remaining, is slain, and the rest flee into Egypt (25:22-26) |
| Evil-merodach promotes Jehoiachin in his court (25:27-30) |
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