Some thoughts on Scripture

2 Kings 12:7--"So King Jehoash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, 'Why have you not repaired the damages of the temple? Now therefore, do not take more money from your constituency, but deliver it for repairing the damage of the temple.' " Everything in this life... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 11:1--"When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs." Considering all of the bloody purges, worship of Baal, and other corruptions, I would say that the "divine right of kings" would not characterize Israel's (and Judah')... Sign in to see full entry.

2 King 10: 25b-27--"And they killed them [Baal worshipers] with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal. And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them. Then they broke down the sacred... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 9:36--"Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, 'This is the word of the L ORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, "On the plot of ground at Jezreek dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel." King Ahab's death had come quite a few years earlier, but his wicked... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 7:2--"So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, 'Look, if the L ORD would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?' And he said, 'In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat it.' " The officer of mention makes skeptical reference to... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 6:28-29--"Then the king said to her, 'What is troubling you?' And she answered, 'This woman said to me, "Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow." So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day, "Give your son, that we may eat him"; but... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 5:10-12-- "And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, 'Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.' But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, 'Indeed, I said to myself, "He will surely come out to me, and stand and call... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 4:28--So she said, 'Did I ask a son of my Lord? Did I not say, "Do not deceive me"?' " In the context of the above scripture, a woman has lost a son has come to Elisha. The woman had been barren, but Elisha had prophesied she bear a son; and she did. The child grew, but one day was not... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 3:16-17--"And he [Elisha] said, ' Thus says the L ORD: "Make this valley full of ditches." For thus says the L ORD: "You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your an ima ls may d rink." ' " Without water for... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Kings 2:6, 9-10--"Then Elijah said to him, 'Stay here, please, for the L ORD has sent me on to the Jordan.' But he siad, 'As the L ORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!' So the two of them went on.... And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, 'Ask!... Sign in to see full entry.