History · Old Testament
2 Kings
2 Kings has 25 chapters and 719 verses. Its verses carry 6,377 cross-references to other passages (1,348 with at least 4 reader votes), and it links with 64 of the other 65 books, most strongly with 1 Kings, Jeremiah and Isaiah.
When was 2 Kings written, and by whom?
Traditionally its author is unknown; it is dated, 561–538 BC.
Its events are set in 851–588 BC, by the dates on the timeline.
Traditional authorship dates as conservative introductions give them; critical dates where most critical scholars differ. Sources and both reckonings: the timeline.
2 Kings on the timeline
- Jehu becomes king 841 BC
- Hezekiah becomes king 729–715 BC
- Assyria takes Samaria 722 BC
- Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem 701 BC
- Josiah dies at Megiddo 609 BC
- Jehoiachin taken to Babylon 597 BC
- Babylon destroys Jerusalem 586 BC
Chapters
Brighter = more strong links (at least 4 votes, either direction).
Most connected verses in 2 Kings
- 2 Kings 20:5 45 strong links
- 2 Kings 6:17 36 strong links
- 2 Kings 6:16 31 strong links
- 2 Kings 20:3 30 strong links
- 2 Kings 7:2 28 strong links
- 2 Kings 17:17 28 strong links
- 2 Kings 22:19 28 strong links
- 2 Kings 1:10 26 strong links
Which books does 2 Kings connect to most?
- 1 Kings 236
- Jeremiah 182
- Isaiah 162
- Psalms 133
- 2 Chronicles 117
- Ezekiel 80
- Deuteronomy 78
- Exodus 71
- Genesis 69
- Matthew 64
- 1 Samuel 57
- Acts 51
Counts are links with at least 4 votes between the two books, either direction.