outline of 2 Kings

3.  Prophets and Kings (1 Kings 17:1-2 Kings 8:15)

1. The Prophets and Ahab (1 Kings 17:1-22:40)
2. Jehoshaphat of Judah (1 Kings 22:41-50)
3. Ahaziah of Israel Defies Elijah (1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:18)
4. Elijah Succeeded by Elisha (2:1-18)
5. The Ministry of Elisha (2:19-8:15)

   1.  Elisha and the Prophets (2:19-25)
   2.  Elisha and the War Against Moab (ch. 3)
   3.  Elisha's Ministry to the Needy (ch. 4)
   4.  Elisha and Naaman of Syria (ch. 5)
   5.  Elisha and the Prophets (6:1-7)
   6.  Elisha and the Syrian Siege of Samaria (6:8-7:20)
   7.  Elisha and the Shunammite Woman (8:1-6)
   8.  Elisha and Hazael of Syria (8:7-15)

4.  The Late Divided Kingdom (8:16-17:41)

1. Jehoram of Judah (8:16-24)
2. Ahaziah of Judah (8:25-29)
3. Jehu of Israel (chs. 9; 10)

   1.  Jehu Anointed King (9:1-13)
   2.  Jehu's Bloody Coup (9:14-37)
   3.  Jehu Massacres Ahab's Family (10:1-17)
   4.  Jehu's Campaign Against Baal Worship (10:18-36)
    

4. The Coup Against Athaliah of Judah (ch. 11)
5. Jehoash of Judah (ch. 12)
6. Jehoahaz of Israel (13:1-9)
7. Jehoash of Israel (13:10-25)
8. Amaziah of Judah (14:1-22)
9. Jeroboam II of Israel (14:23-29)
10. Azariah of Judah (15:1-7)
11. Zechariah of Israel (15:8-12)
12. Shallum of Israel (15:13-16)
13. Menahem of Israel (15:23-26)
14. Pekahiah of Israel (15:27-31)
15. Pekah of Israel (15:27-31)
16. Jotham of Judah (15:32-38)
17. Ahaz of Judah (ch. 16)
18. Hoshea of Israel (17:1-6)
19. Reflection on the Exile of Israel (17:7-23)
20. Resettlement by Assyrian Deportees (17:24-41)

5.  Judah Alone (18:1-25:30)

1. Hezekiah (chs. 18-20)
   1.  Summary (18:1-8)
   2.  Assyrian Invasion (18:9-37)
   3.  Divine Deliverance (ch. 19)
   4.  Hezekiah's Illness (20:1-11)
   5.  The Babylonian Envoy (20:12-21)
    
2. Manasseh (21:1-18)
3. Amon (21:19-26)
4. Josiah (22:1-23:30)

   1.  Repairing the Temple and the Discovery of the Book of the Law (ch. 22)
   2.  Reforms in Jerusalem, Judah, and Samaria (23:1-20)
   3.  Covenant Renewal and Passover (23:21-28)
   4.  Death in Battle with Neco of Egypt (23:29, 30)
    

5. Jehoahaz (23:31-34)
6. Jehoiakim (23:35-24:7)
7. Jehoiachin (24:8-16)
8. Zedekiah (24:17-20)
9. The Babylonian Exile of Judah (25:1-21)
10. The Assassination of Gedaliah (25:22-26)
11. Jehoiachin in Exile (25:27-30)