#2Kings portrayed #Hezekiah and #Josiah, kings of #Judah, in a favorable light, as heeding the words of the prophets.

They would attempt to banish idol service and concentrate the service of YHWH at the Temple in Jerusalem. They observed the Passover.

#2Kings set forth the demise of the Kingdom of #Israel.

Pekah and Rezin conspired against #Ahaz king of Judah to remove him from his throne. Ahaz became a vassal of #Assyria, and the Assyrians wiped out the Arameans and the Israelites.

The Assyrians would later exile the Israelites to the land of Assyria, and re-populated Israel with people from elsewhere. Thus the land became known as Samaria, and its people #Samaritans.

We better understand the Second Book of Kings according to its Greek name: 4 Reigns, the fourth and last book chronicling the kings and prophets of Israel and Judah.

#2Kings began with the ministry of #Elisha.

Elisha would do greater things than Elijah; in his days the House of Omri would fall, and Baal service would be extirpated from Israel.

The fortunes of #Israel and #Judah would rise and fall from 850 until 750 BCE.