2 Kings Deep Dive: Advanced Bible Knowledge Flashcards

#1

According to 2 Kings 3, King Jehoshaphat of Judah allied with King Joram of Israel against Mesha, king of Moab. What did Elisha instruct them to do to receive water for their armies?

📖 2 Kings 3:16-17

#2

In 2 Kings 5, what skin condition did Naaman, commander of the Aramean army, suffer from?

📖 2 Kings 5:1-14

#3

In 2 Kings 6, how did Elisha make an iron axhead float on water for the sons of the prophets?

📖 2 Kings 6:6

#4

According to 2 Kings 9, which queen from the house of Ahab was thrown down and killed during Jehu's purge?

📖 2 Kings 9:30-37

#5

In 2 Kings 19:29, what sign did the Lord give Hezekiah concerning Jerusalem's deliverance from Assyria?

📖 2 Kings 19:29

#6

Which northern Israelite king is specifically noted in 2 Kings 17 as the one during whose reign the northern kingdom fell to Assyria and its people were deported?

📖 2 Kings 17:1-6

#7

According to 2 Kings 21, what evil practice did King Manasseh commit in the house of the Lord?

📖 2 Kings 21:7

#8

In 2 Kings 22-23, what discovery was made during King Josiah's temple repairs that sparked his religious reforms?

📖 2 Kings 22:8

#2

Leprosy

Naaman was a leper (NIV: 'leprosy'), and Elisha instructed him to dip seven times in the Jordan River for healing (2 Kings 5:1-14).

2 Kings 5:1-14

#1

Dig ditches in the valley

Elisha told them to 'Make this valley full of ditches,' and the Lord provided water without wind or rain, fulfilling the prophecy (2 Kings 3:16-17).

2 Kings 3:16-17

#4

Jezebel

Jehu ordered Jezebel to be thrown down, and she died during his purge of Ahab's house (2 Kings 9:30-37).

2 Kings 9:30-37

#3

He threw a wooden stick into the water

When a borrowed iron axhead fell into the water, Elisha 'cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float' (2 Kings 6:6), demonstrating God's power over physical laws.

2 Kings 6:6

#6

Hoshea

Hoshea was king of Israel when Shalmaneser V of Assyria conquered the northern kingdom and deported the Israelites to Assyria (2 Kings 17:1-6), ending the northern kingdom's independence.

2 Kings 17:1-6

#5

They would eat what grew by itself in the first year, what sprang from that in the second, and sow and reap in the third year

In 2 Kings 19:29, the Lord gave Hezekiah a sign: the people would eat what grew by itself in the first two years, and in the third year they would sow and reap, showing that Judah would remain in the land and be delivered from Assyria.

2 Kings 19:29

#8

The Book of the Law

During temple repairs under Josiah, the high priest Hilkiah 'found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord' (2 Kings 22:8), which prompted Josiah to institute sweeping religious reforms and renew the covenant.

2 Kings 22:8

#7

He set a carved image of Asherah in the temple

2 Kings 21:7 says Manasseh set the carved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of the Lord.

2 Kings 21:7

#9

In 2 Kings 24-25, which Babylonian king besieged Jerusalem and took King Jehoiachin into exile, establishing Babylonian control over Judah?

📖 2 Kings 24:10-17

#10

According to 2 Kings 25, what happened to King Zedekiah when Babylon's siege of Jerusalem broke through the city walls?

📖 2 Kings 25:6-7

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#10

He was captured, his sons were killed before him, and he was blinded and taken to Babylon

When Jerusalem fell, Zedekiah tried to escape but was captured; his sons were executed before his eyes, and then his eyes were put out before he was taken to Babylon in chains (2 Kings 25:6-7).

2 Kings 25:6-7

#9

Nebuchadnezzar II

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem, captured King Jehoiachin, and deported him along with treasures from the temple (2 Kings 24:10-17), ending Judah's independence.

2 Kings 24:10-17

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