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3.3 KiB
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46 lines
3.3 KiB
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<div2 id="iiKi.i" n="i" next="iiKi.ii" prev="iiKi" progress="61.91%" title="Introduction">
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<h2 id="iiKi.i-p0.1">Second Kings</h2>
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<hr/>
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<pb id="iiKi.i-Page_707" n="707"/>
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<div class="Center" id="iiKi.i-p0.3">
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<p id="iiKi.i-p1"><b>AN</b></p>
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<h3 id="iiKi.i-p1.1">EXPOSITION,</h3>
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<h4 id="iiKi.i-p1.2">W I T H P R A C T I C A L O B S E
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R V A T I O N S,</h4>
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<h5 id="iiKi.i-p1.3">OF THE SECOND BOOK OF</h5>
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<h2 id="iiKi.i-p1.4">K I N G S.</h2>
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<hr style="width:2in"/>
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</div>
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<p class="indent" id="iiKi.i-p2">This second book of the Kings (which the
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LXX., numbering from Samuel, called the <i>fourth</i>) is a
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continuation of the former book; and, some think, might better have
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been made to begin with the <scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.1" osisRef="Bible:1Kgs.22.51-1Kgs.22.53" parsed="|1Kgs|22|51|22|53" passage="1Ki 22:51-53">fifty-first verse of the foregoing
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chapter</scripRef>, where the reign of Ahaziah begins. The former
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book had an illustrious beginning, in the glories of the kingdom of
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Israel, when it was entire; this has a melancholy conclusion, in
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the desolations of the kingdoms of Israel first, and then of Judah,
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after they had been long broken into two: for a kingdom divided
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against itself cometh to destruction. But, as Elijah's mighty works
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were very much the glory of the former book, towards the latter end
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of it, so were Elisha's the glory of this, towards the beginning of
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it. These prophets out-shone their princes; and therefore, as far
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as they go, the history shall be accounted for in them. Here is, I.
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Elijah fetching fire from heaven and ascending in fire to heaven,
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<scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.2" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.1.1-2Kgs.2.25" parsed="|2Kgs|1|1|2|25" passage="2Ki 1:1-2:25"><i>ch.</i> i. and ii.</scripRef>
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II. Elisha working many miracles, both for prince and people,
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Israelites and foreigners, <scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.3" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.3.1-2Kgs.7.20" parsed="|2Kgs|3|1|7|20" passage="2Ki 3:1-7:20"><i>ch.</i> iii.-vii.</scripRef> III. Hazael and Jehu
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anointed, the former for the correction of Israel, the latter for
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the destruction of the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal,
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<scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.4" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.8.1-2Kgs.10.36" parsed="|2Kgs|8|1|10|36" passage="2Ki 8:1-10:36"><i>ch.</i> viii.-x.</scripRef>
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IV. The reign of several of the kings, both of Judah and Israel,
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<scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.5" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.11.1-2Kgs.16.20" parsed="|2Kgs|11|1|16|20" passage="2Ki 11:1-16:20"><i>ch.</i> xi.-xvi.</scripRef>
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V. The captivity of the ten tribes, <scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.6" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.17.1-2Kgs.17.41" parsed="|2Kgs|17|1|17|41" passage="2Ki 17:1-41"><i>ch.</i> xvii.</scripRef> VI. The good and glorious
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reign of Hezekiah, <scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.7" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.18.1-2Kgs.20.21" parsed="|2Kgs|18|1|20|21" passage="2Ki 18:1-20:21"><i>ch.</i>
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xviii.-xx.</scripRef> VII. Manassah's wicked reign, and Josiah's
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good one, <scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.8" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.21.1-2Kgs.23.37" parsed="|2Kgs|21|1|23|37" passage="2Ki 21:1-23:37"><i>ch.</i>
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xxi-xxiii.</scripRef> VIII. The destruction of Jerusalem by the
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king of Babylon, <scripRef id="iiKi.i-p2.9" osisRef="Bible:2Kgs.24.1-2Kgs.25.30" parsed="|2Kgs|24|1|25|30" passage="2Ki 24:1-25:30"><i>ch.</i>
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xxiv. and xxv.</scripRef> This history, in the several passages of
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it, confirms that observation of Solomon, <i>That righteousness
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exalts a nation, but sin is the reproach of any people.</i></p>
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</div2>
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