2 Kings / Robert L. Cohn ; David W. Cotter, editor ; Jerome T. Walsh, Chris Franke, associate editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohn, Robert L.

Contributor:

Cotter, David W.

Walsh, Jerome T., 1942-

Franke, Chris.

Series:

Berit olam

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Kings, 2nd--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Kings, 2nd.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xvi, 186 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Second Kings

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2000]

Summary:

Opening with the prophet Elijah's ascent into heaven and closing with the people of Judah's descent to Babylonia, 2 Kings charts the story of the two Israelite kingdoms until their destruction. This commentary unfolds the literary dimensions of 2 Kings, analyzes the strategies through which its words create a world of meaning, and examines the book's tales of prophets, political intrigue, royal apostasy, and religious reform as components of larger patterns.

2 Kings pays attention to the writers' methods of representing human character and of twisting chronological time for literary purposes. It also shows how the contests between kings and prophets are mirrored in the competing structures of regnal synchronization and prophecy-fulfillment. Much more than a common chronicle of royal achievements and disasters, 2 Kings emerges as a powerful history that creates memories and forges identities for its Jewish readers.

2 Kings is divided into four parts including Part One "The Story of Elisha: 2 Kings 1:1-8:6"; Part Two "Revolutions in Aram, Israel, and Judah: 2 Kings 8:7-13:25"; Part Three "Turmoil and Tragedy for Israel: 2 Kings 14-17"; and Part Four "Renewal and Catastrophe for Judah: 2 Kings 18-25."

Contents:

Part 1 The Story of Elisha: 2 Kings 1:1-8:6

1. Elijah and the Dying Monarch: 2 Kings 1:2-18 3

2. From Elijah to Elisha: 2 Kings 2:1-18 10

3. Miraculous Water in the Battle with Moab: 2 Kings 3:1-27 18

4. Multiplication of Oil: 2 Kings 4:1-7 25

5. Revival of a Dead Boy: 2 Kings 4:8-37 27

6. Feeding the Hungry: 2 Kings 4:38-44 34

7. Healing a Foreign Leper: 2 Kings 5:1-27 35

8. Divining a Borrowed Tool: 2 Kings 6:1-7 43

9. Diverting the Aramean Army: 2 Kings 6:8-23 44

10. Ending the Siege of Samaria: 2 Kings 6:24-7:20 48

11. Recalling the Great Deeds of Elisha: 2 Kings 8:1-6 55

Part 2 Revolutions in Aram, Israel, and Judah: 2 Kings 8:7-13:25

12. Elisha Triggers a Coup in Aram: Hazael Takes Power: 2 Kings 8:7-15 59

13. The Reigns of Joram and Ahaziah of Judah: 2 Kings 8:16-29 62

14. The Revolution of Jehu in Israel: 2 Kings 9:1-10:36 65

15. Jehoiada Engineers the Overthrow of Athaliah and the Accession of Jehoash in Judah: 2 Kings 11:1-20 77

16. The Achievement and Failure of King Jehoash: 2 Kings 12:1-22 81

17. Yhwh Delivers Jehoahaz of Israel from Aram: 2 Kings 13:1-9 85

18. Dying Elisha Promises Joash of Israel Victory over Aram: 2 Kings 13:10-25 87

Excursus 91

Part 3 Turmoil and Tragedy for Israel: 2 Kings 14-17

19. Amaziah of Judah and Joash of Israel: 2 Kings 14:1-22 99

20. Jeroboam Restores Israel's Territory: 2 Kings 14:23-29 103

21. Coups in Israel but Stability in Judah: 2 Kings 15:1-38 105

22. Ahaz of Judah Submits to Assyria: 2 Kings 16:1-19 111

23. The Fall of Israel and Its Interpretation: 2 Kings 17:1-23 116

Part 4 Renewal and Catastrophe for Judah: 2 Kings 18-25

24. Hezekiah's Reform, Rebellion, and Recanting: 2 Kings 18:1-16 125

25. The First Assyrian Mission to Hezekiah and Isaiah's Oracles: 2 Kings 18:17-19:9a 128

26. The Second Assyrian Mission to Hezekiah and Isaiah's Oracles: 2 Kings 19:9b-37 135

27. Hezekiah's Illness and Its Consequences: 2 Kings 20:1-21 140

28. Two Dreadful Kings: 2 Kings 21:1-26 146

29. Josiah Finds a Scroll and Orders a Reformation: 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 151

30. The Last Four Kings of Judah: 2 Kings 23:31-25:7 163

31. The Aftermath in Jerusalem, Judah, and Babylon: 2 Kings 25:8-30 169.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175) and indexes.

ISBN:

0814650546

OCLC:

42597641