Thoughts from Mark "Hat" Rackley

After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel. Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.”
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’” So Elijah went.
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you come back?”
“A man came to meet us,” they replied. “And he said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, “This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!”’”
The king asked them, “What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?”
They replied, “He had a garment of hair and had a leather belt around his waist.”
The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”
Then he sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down!’”
Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.
At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, “Man of God, this is what the king says, ‘Come down at once!’”
“If I am a man of God,” Elijah replied, “may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!”
The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
He told the king, “This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!” So he died, according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken.
Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. As for all the other events of Ahaziah’s reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

• 2 Kings 1:1-18

When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”
But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
The company of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”
“Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.”
Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.”
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”
“Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”
Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on.
Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”
“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
“You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not.”
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two.
Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. “Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.
The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.”
“No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.”
But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him. When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”
“Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” And the water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria.

• 2 Kings 2:1-25

Noted Biblical Scholars, Teachers, and Preachers Comments

2 Kings 1:1-4 ‘Elijah Prophesies Ahaziah’s Death’: “The prophet Elijah opens 2 Kings with a prophecy that King Ahaziah, as a result of attempting consultation with the prophet of a foreign god instead of the Lord Himself, would not recover from an injury (1:1-4). This prophecy is recapitulated in 1:16 and fulfilled in1:17.”

• Tim LaHaye and Ed Hindson, Exploring Bible Prophecy

2 Kings 1:2 ‘Ahaziah’: ”This king of the northern kingdom of Israel is not to be confused with Ahaziah of Judah (8:25–9:29). lattice of his upper room. Ahaziah’s rooftop room was enclosed with crossbars of interwoven reed or wood strips, which shut out direct sunlight while letting in cool breezes. It was not sturdy enough to keep Ahaziah from falling to the ground below (for unexplained reasons). This took place ca. 852 B.C. Baal-Zebub. This was a local expression of the Baal cult at Ekron (see note on 1 Kin. 16:31, 32). Baal-Zebub meant ‘lord of the flies,’ suggesting that he was the storm god who controlled diseases brought by flies. On the other hand, the name may have been the sarcastic Israelite parody of Baal-Zebul, meaning ‘prince Baal’ or ‘exalted lord,’ a common title for Baal in extrabiblical Canaanite texts. The NT preserved the name in the form Beelzebul, a name for Satan, the prince of the demons (Matt. 10:25; 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15). Ekron. The northernmost of the major Philistine cities, located about 22 mi. W of Jerusalem (see note on 1 Sam. 5:10).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 1:3 ‘The angel of the Lord’: “Although some interpret this as a reference to the preincarnate Christ (e.g., Gen. 16:7–14; Judg. 2:1–4; see … Ex. 3:2), probably here the reference is to an angelic messenger, like the one sent earlier by the Lord to Elijah (cf. 19:35; 1 Kin. 19:7). The Lord’s messenger was in contrast to the messengers of the wicked king (vv. 2, 3, 5). Elijah. The record of this unusual prophet to Israel begins in 1 Kin. 17:1 and extends to 2 Kin. 2:11 (see … 1 Kin. 17:1).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 1:4 ‘you shall surely die’: ”The Lord’s punishment on Ahaziah for consulting a false god instead of the true God was that he would fail to recover from his injuries. This was a merciful application of the Mosaic Law (cf. Ex. 22:20), which demanded death. Cf. vv. 16, 17.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 1:8 ‘a hairy man’: “Lit. ‘possessor of hair.’ This has been interpreted in two ways: 1) Elijah was physically hairy; or 2) Elijah wore a garment made of hair. The language supports the second viewpoint that Elijah wore a coarse wool garment girded at the waist with a leather belt. Zechariah 13:4 describes such a garment as belonging to prophets (cf. Matt. 7:15). Further, the NT describes John the Baptist, who came in the spirit and likeness of Elijah, as clothed in camel’s hair (Matt. 3:4).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 1:10-12 ‘fire came down from heaven’: “This was the proof that Elijah was a prophet of the Lord and entitled to respect. Additionally, it was an indication that Elijah was like Moses, who also was validated as the Lord’s prophet by fire from heaven (Num. 16:35).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 1:17 ‘Jehoram … Jehoram’: “The first Jehoram mentioned here was, like Ahaziah (1 Kin. 22:51), a son of Ahab (3:1), who ruled over the northern kingdom of Israel for 12 years, ca. 852–841 B.C. (see … 3:1). The second Jehoram mentioned was the son and successor to Jehoshaphat, who ruled in the southern kingdom of Judah, ca. 853–841 B.C. (cf. 8:16–24). second year. Ca. 852 B.C. This was the second year of Jehoram of Judah’s co-regency with Jehoshaphat his father (see … 3:1; 8:17; 2 Chr. 21:4–20).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 1 ‘Challenge’: “No man is better for knowing that God in the beginning created the heaven and the earth. The devil knows that, and so did Ahab and Judas Iscariot. No man is better for knowing that God so loved the world of men that He gave His only begotten Son to die for their redemption. In hell there are millions who know that. Theological truth is useless until it is obeyed. The purpose behind all doctrine.is to secure moral action.”

• A. W. Tozer, Of God and Men

2 Kings 2:1-14 ‘Elisha Promised a Double Portion’: “The second chapter of 2 Kings contains a mini-complex of prophecies relating to the transport of Elijah to heaven and the consequent transfer of prophetic authority from Elijah to Elisha. First, Bethel’s prophetic guild (Hebrew, b’nay ha’-navi’im, ‘sons of the prophets’) informs Elisha that the Lord will take Elijah that day (2:3). Second, Jericho’s prophetic guild offers the same information (2:5). Third, after a miraculous crossing of the Jordan, Elisha asks Elijah if he could receive a ‘double portion’ of Elijah’s spirit after his mentor has been taken (2:9). Elijah replies, ‘You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so’ (2:10).
“Elisha witnesses Elijah being taken up in a chariot of fire and so receives his request, taking up the mantle of Elijah and following in his prophetic footsteps (2:11-14).”

• Tim LaHaye and Ed Hindson, Exploring Bible Prophecy

2 Kings 2:1 ‘by a whirlwind’: “Lit. ‘in the whirlwind.’ This was a reference to the specific storm with lightning and thunder in which Elijah was taken to heaven (v. 11). The Lord’s presence was connected with a whirlwind in Job 38:1; 40:6; Jer. 23:19; 25:32; 30:23; Zech. 9:14. Elisha. The record of this prophet, who was the successor to Elijah, begins in 1 Kin. 19:16 and extends to his death in 2 Kin. 13:20 (see … 1 Kin. 19:16). Gilgal. Although some take this to be the Gilgal located W of the Jordan River near Jericho (cf. Josh. 4:19; 5:9), the close affinity to Bethel (v. 2) and its distance from Jericho (v. 4) seem to indicate that the Gilgal mentioned here was located in the hill country of Ephraim about 7 mi. N of Bethel.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 2:3 ‘The sons of the prophets’: “See … 1 Kin. 20:35. take away. The same term was used of Enoch’s translation to heaven in Gen. 5:24. The question from the sons of the prophets implied that the Lord had revealed Elijah’s imminent departure to them. Elisha’s response that he didn’t need to hear about it (“keep silent”) explicitly stated that Elijah’s departure had been revealed by the Lord to him also (cf. v. 5). from over you. I.e., from supervising you, an allusion to the habit of students sitting beneath the feet of their master, elevated on a platform. Elisha would soon change from being Elijah’s assistant to serving as the leader among the prophets.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 2:8 ‘water … was divided’: “Elijah rolled up his cloak into a kind of rod and struck the water of the Jordan River. Immediately, the water parted, leaving a dry path through the riverbed for the two prophets to cross. Elijah’s act recalled Moses’ parting of the Red Sea with his rod (Ex. 14:21, 22) and the parting of the Jordan when Israel crossed over into the land (Josh. 3:14–17). The crossing put Elijah on the Jordan’s E bank, the area where Moses’ life came to an end (Deut. 34:1–6).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 2:9 ‘a double portion’: “In Israel, the firstborn son inherited a double share of his father’s possessions and with it the right of succession (Deut. 21:17). ‘A double portion of your spirit’ was not merely Elisha’s request to succeed Elijah in his prophetic ministry, since the Lord had already revealed this succession in 1 Kin. 19:16–21. Nor was it Elisha’s desire for ministry superior to Elijah’s, though Elisha did, in fact, do twice as many recorded miracles as Elijah. Apparently, Elisha was asking to succeed Elijah in the prophetic office, as God had promised, with spiritual power beyond his own capabilities to meet the responsibilities of his position as Elijah’s successor. He desired that Elijah’s mighty power might continue to live through him.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 2:11 ‘a book of remembrance’: “Preparing to die is the greatest thing we have to do, and we have to do it soon. First, we must learn to hold all things with a loose hand. Why should I grip so tightly that which death must and will tear from me? Why should I set my affections so ardently on a dying thing that will melt before my eyes? I cannot carry it with me when I am called to go. The next thing is to go and see about our work. If we have a feeling at all that we are going home, let us set our house in order. What did Elijah do? He went to the two colleges he had founded at Bethel and at Jericho, and of which he was their principal instructor, and he addressed the young men once more before he was taken from them. I should like to have been a student there to listen to the professor’s last lecture. I guarantee it was not an ordinary one! There was nothing in it dry, dusty, dead, and dreary. We have so little time to live, let us live like those who are dying. Elijah also said to his friend Elisha, ‘Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you’ (2:9). If we have anything we can do for our friends, we should do it now. ‘Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength’ (Ec 9:10). And see that Elijah and Elisha were talking as they walked­ holding communion with each other. Elijah had a great deal to say to Elisha. He was about to leave in perilous times, so he talked fast to the man who was to bear the burden and heat of the day. And no doubt Elisha asked him many questions and was informed by him about many knotty points. Let our talk always be like their talk, and then it will be well to die talking.  ‘Those who feared the LORD spoke to one another. The LORD took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the LORD and had high regard for his name’ (Mal 3:16).“

• Charles H. Spurgeon, from sermon notes

2 Kings 2:11 ‘chariot of fire … with horses of fire’: ”The horse-drawn chariot was the fastest means of transport and the mightiest means of warfare in that day. Thus, the chariot and horses symbolized God’s powerful protection, which was the true safety of Israel (v. 12). As earthly kingdoms are dependent for their defense on such military force as represented by horses and chariots, one single prophet had done more by God’s power to preserve his nation than all their military preparations.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 2:14 ‘Where is God in this?’: “The courts of the Lord’s house are dull and dreary if the Lord himself is not there. In reading a Christian book, or in engaging in private devotion, or in coming into the great assemblies of God’s house, our chief question is, ‘Where is the LORD God of Elijah?’ For if we do not find God in all these things, what have we found? Nothing. Or we have mere husks, whereas the precious, priceless kernel is lost to us. A great weight of responsibility had fallen on Elisha. He had to do what scarcely any other person had ever done before: he had to follow one who seemed to be one of a kind. He had to be successor of the prophet of fire-the man of God, Elijah. He had Elijah’s mantle, and there is something in that. If I could ever feel any great reverence for relics, I would like to have Elijah’s mantle. Elisha had it, but what was the use of having the mantle of Elijah unless he could also have his God? Though he was called to take the mantle and with it to strike the waters, yet he knew where his strength must lie; and his prayer, his cry, was, ‘Here is the prophet’s mantle; but where is Jehovah, God of Elijah?’ We learn from Elisha’s question that we must ask after God when we are beginning any new work or when some great difficulty is in our way.”

• Charles H. Spurgeon, from sermon notes

2 Kings 2:15 ‘bowed to the ground’: “ This action symbolized the submission of the prophets to the preeminence of Elisha as the prophet in Israel.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 2:20-21 ‘bowl … salt’: “Salt purifies water, but the small amount used there could not clean the whole water supply. Rather, the use of salt from a new bowl symbolized the cleansing of the waters that God would miraculously do. The healing of Jericho’s water, through Elisha, freed the city from Joshua’s curse, making it habitable for humans once again (cf. Josh. 6:26; 1 Kin. 16:34).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

2 Kings 2:23 ‘youths’: “These were not children, but infidels and idolatrous young men in their late teens or twenties (cf. Gen. 22:12; 37:2; 1 Kin. 20:14, 15). baldhead. Baldness was regarded as a disgrace (cf. Is. 3:17, 24). The baldness of Elisha referred to here may be: 1) natural loss of hair; 2) a shaved head denoting his separation to the prophetic office; or more likely, 3) an epithet of scorn and contempt, Elisha not being literally bald. These youths were sarcastically taunting and insulting the Lord’s prophet by telling him to repeat Elijah’s translation (‘go up’).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

My Thoughts

This again is one of my favorite chapters, maybe because I finished my military life as a captain.

Ahaziah fell and hurt himself.  He had a messenger go to Ekron to consult Baal-Zebub to see if he would recover, but God told Elijah to intercept the messenger.  Since Ahaziah had not consulted God, he would die without ever leaving his bed.

The messenger returned with Elijah’s message, but the messenger had no idea that it was Elijah.  When the messenger said that he wore a hairy garment with a leather belt, Ahaziah knew it was Elijah.

Wearing a hair shirt was often done as penance.  They cause a great deal of itching, but a garment made of hair was often the attire of prophets.  I guess if you wear the garment long enough, your skin gets used to it.

Ahaziah wanted to confront Elijah personally.  He sent a captain and fifty men to escort Elijah to Samaria.

The captain tells Elijah that he is a man of God and needs to come with them.  Elijah replies that if he is a man of God, may fire come down and consume the captain and all his men.  And a fire came down.

Ahaziah sent another captain with fifty men.  The second captain said the same thing as the first, but he added “at once.”  Making the plea urgent made no difference to Elijah.  He again called down fire from heaven, and the soldiers and their captain were all consumed.

But now Ahaziah sends a third captain with a third group of fifty men.

The third captain goes to Elijah and makes no demand at all.  He pleads with Elijah to have respect for his life and the lives of his fifty men.  The angel of the Lord says for Elijah to accompany this officer.  He does so.  Elijah repeats what he said to the messenger, but this time directly to Ahaziah.  Ahaziah dies in his bed and Joram becomes king.  This could be stated as Jehoram became king, so we have two kings by the name of Jehoram at the same time.  They are not the same person.  The king of Judah named Jehoram is the son of Jehoshaphat.  But Joram, king of Israel, is the son of Ahab, a brother of Ahaziah, since Ahaziah had no heir to pass the throne to.

But getting back to that third captain.  He may or may not have feared God, but he definitely feared Elijah.  The first captain had no idea what to expect.  The second captain was arrogant, adding urgency to the demand as if that mattered.  I knew plenty of that type of officer.  As for the third captain, I do not think his plea to save his men was an afterthought.  He cared as much for the life of his men as he cared for himself, and he made no demands at all.  He made a sincere plea for the man of God to respect his life and that of his men.  When I served in the military, that was often my prayer, for God to look over me and my men.

Then the next chapter starts with Elijah being called up to heaven.  Elijah told Elisha twice to stay behind, but Elisha knew that Elijah was going to go to heaven.  Elijah reached the Jordan and rolled up his cloak and slapped the water with it.  The water divided and the two prophets crossed.  Elijah asked Elisha what he wanted in going with Elijah.  Elisha wanted a double portion of the spirit.  Elijah said that if he stayed with him and sees what happens, then his request would come to pass.

Then suddenly chariots of fire separated the two men.  And Elijah was called up in a whirlwind.  Elisha could not reach Elijah’s side, being separated by the chariots of fire.

This is often misquoted.  Even Rev. LaHaye above says that Elijah was taken to heaven on a chariot of fire, but it was the whirlwind.

When it was all over, Elisha retrieved Elijah’s cloak.  Elisha went to the Jordan and asked where now was the God of Elijah.  He struck the water and the river again divided.  When he crossed over, prophets of the Lord from Jericho had been watching and they said that the spirit of the Lord now rests on Elisha.

The people of Jericho came to Elisha and complained that the water was bad.  People were getting sick and the crops were poor.  Elisha took a bowl and added salt to the water supply, and the water was healed.  Elisha told them that God had healed the water.  This was the city that Joshua had placed a curse upon, and now they had fresh water to drink.

As Elisha continued his travels back to Samaria, he approached Bethel.  He was jeered by some youths.  They taunted him about his bald head.  He turned and proclaimed a curse on these youths and 42 of them were mauled by bears.  Elisha went from Bethel to Mount Carmel to Samaria.

As for the miracles of Elisha, he doubled the miracles of Elijah, at least equaling such things as dividing the River Jordan.  If miracles were the measuring stick, Elisha had been granted twice the spirit of Elijah.

Some Serendipitous Reflections

2 Kings 1 1. In the midst of all the demands on your time, do your take time out to think, pray or meditate, as did Elijah on the hilltop? Is it enough time for you to meet God? What would you do with seven uninterrupted minutes each day alone with God? Would you run out of things to talk about?
“2. With which character do you identify: (a) The bed-ridden Ahaziah, fumbling for answers? (b) The first two captains, staunch but sorry loyalists? (c) The third captain, a practical man? (d) Elijah, afraid yet aware of God’s true power?
“3. How has God proven himself powerful through a recent victory in your life?
2 Kings 2:1-18 Elijah Taken Up to Heaven 1. Many biblical heroes-Elijah, John the Baptist, Paul, Jesus himself-raised no family. What are the advantages of being single or celibate? Disadvantages? Did you ever consider it an option for you?
“2. Have you ever had the mantle of leadership passed onto you? What was it like? Could you truly be yourself?
“3. In what company (outside immediate family and friends) would you like to spend a day walking and talking? What would you hope to learn?
“4. Would a miracle-working cloak be helpful to you? Why or why not? Is there a modern version of Elijah’s cloak?
“5. In what manner would you like to die or pass from the scene? Is a believer’s death like Elijah’s? How so?
2 Kings 2:19-25 Healing of the Water and Elisha is Jeered 1. Is any part of your life a rancid spring? What could· unleash your potential?
“2. Do you ridicule people to their faces, or just behind their backs? What can your group do about back-biting?”

• Lyman Coleman, et al, The NIV Serendipity Bible for Study Groups

Second Kings 1 has one set of questions. There are two sets of questions for 2 Kings 2 as noted.

Substitute whatever group for any reference to a small group or ask who could come to your aid.

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Soli Deo Gloria.  Only to God be the Glory.