2 Kings 1 is the first chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of variou
The pages containing the Books of Kings (1 & 2 Kings) Leningrad Codex (1008 CE).
King Ahaziah lies sick after having fallen through an upper window: Elijah foretells his death. Drawing by H.P. Bone (1809?).
Elijah Destroys the Messengers of Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:3β14), in: DorΓ©'s English Bible (1866).
Jehu was the tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel since Jeroboam I, noted for exterminating the house of Ahab. He was the son of Jehoshaphat, grandson of Nimshi, and possibly great-grandson of
Jehu on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
The tribute of "Jehu of the people of the land of Omri" (Akkadian: π
ππ π₯ π·πππΏ) as depicted on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Queen Jezebel Being Punished by Jehu. Andrea Celesti (1637β1712).