◄ 2 Kings 23:4 ►
Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.
Chapter Outline
1. Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.
3. He renews the covenant of the Lord.
4. He destroys idolatry.
15. He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied.
21. He keeps a most solemn Passover.
24. He puts away witches and all abomination.
26. God's final wrath against Judah.
29. Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo.
31. Jehoahaz, succeeding him,
33. is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king.
36. Jehoiakim's wicked reign.
Timeline
852 BCMoab Rebels2 Kings 1
851 BCElijah Taken up to Heaven2 Kings 2
851 BCElisha Succeeds Elijah2 Kings 2:12
850 BCJehoram Meets Moab Rebellion2 Kings 3
849 BCThe Widow's Oil2 Kings 4
849 BCElisha Raises The Shunammite boy2 Kings 4:8
849 BCThe Healing of Naaman2 Kings 5
848 BCElisha Floats an Axhead2 Kings 6
848 BCElisha Promises Plenty in Samaria2 Kings 7
847 BCThe Shunammite's Land2 Kings 8
841 BCJehu Reigns in Israel2 Kings 9
841 BCJehu Kills Joram2 Kings 9:11
841 BCAhab's Family Killed2 Kings 10
841 BCBaal Worshipers killed2 Kings 10:18
841 BCJoash escapes Athaliah2 Kings 11
835 BCJoash Reigns Well2 Chronicles 24,
2 Kings 12
812 BCJoash Orders Temple repairs2 Kings 12:6
812 BCJehoahaz's wicked reign2 Kings 13
796 BCAmaziah's good reign2 Kings 14,
2 Chronicles 25
790 BCAzariah's good reign2 Kings 15
742 BCWicked Reign of Ahaz2 Chronicles 28,
2 Kings 16
725 BCHoshea the Last King of Israel2 Kings 17
722 BCIsrael Led into Captivity2 Kings 17:6
721 BCStrange Nations Transplanted into Samaria2 Kings 17:24
712 BCHezekiah's Illness and Healing2 Kings 20,
Isaiah 38
711 BCHezekiah Shows Treasures2 Kings 20:12,
Isaiah 39
701 BCSennacherib Threatens Jerusalem2 Kings 18,
Isaiah 36,
2 Chronicles 32
701 BCHezekiah's Prayer2 Kings 19,
Isaiah 37
687 BCManasseh's Wicked Reign2 Kings 21,
2 Chronicles 33
640 BCJosiah's good reign2 Kings 22,
2 Chronicles 34
621 BCJosiah Prepares for Temple Repair2 Kings 22:3
621 BCHilkiah finds the lost Book of the Law2 Kings 22:8
621 BCJosiah Celebrates the Passover2 Kings 23,
2 Chronicles 35
601 BCRebellion of Jehoiakim2 Kings 24
597 BCJehoiachim exiled2 Kings 24:10
597 BCZedekiah reigns in Judah2 Kings 24:18
588 BCSiege of Jerusalem Begins2 Kings 25
586 BCThe Fall of Jerusalem2 Kings 25,
Jeremiah 52
2 Kings 23:3
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