In 2 Kings 22, King Josiah orders temple repairs, and during the work Hilkiah the high priest finds the book of the law. When Josiah hears it read, he humbles himself, and the prophetess Huldah delivers Yahweh's word of coming judgment on Judah but peace for Josiah.

2 Kings 21 describes the fifty-five year reign of Manasseh, who reversed his father's reforms, filled Jerusalem with idolatry and innocent blood, and led Judah into greater evil than the nations God had driven out. It then records the two-year reign of his son Amon, who followed the same path and was killed by his own servants.

Hezekiah is healed after prayer and given fifteen more years, with a sign involving the shadow on the sundial. Later he shows all his treasures to Babylonian envoys, and Isaiah announces that everything will be carried to Babylon.

This chapter records Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat: he seeks Yahweh through Isaiah, receives a promise of deliverance, and prays when a second message arrives. Yahweh answers by striking the Assyrian army and Sennacherib is later killed in his own land.

Hezekiah reigns righteously in Judah, trusting Yahweh and removing idols, but Assyria threatens Jerusalem. Rabshakeh's taunts test the people's faith, yet they remain silent, awaiting deliverance.

2 Kings 17 explains that Israel was carried into exile by Assyria because they persistently sinned against Yahweh, rejecting His covenant and following other gods. It also describes how Assyria resettled Samaria with foreign peoples who mixed fear of Yahweh with their own idols.

2 Kings 16 recounts the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, who did evil in Yahweh's sight by sacrificing to other gods and seeking help from Assyria instead of trusting Yahweh. The chapter details his alliance with Tiglath Pileser, his copying of a Damascus altar, and his alterations to the temple, ending with his death and Hezekiah's succession.

2 Kings 15 recounts the reign of Azariah (Uzziah) in Judah, who did right but left high places and was struck with leprosy, while his son Jotham governed. In Israel, a series of kings (Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah) rule briefly amid conspiracy and violence, and Assyria begins to swallow up the land.

2 Kings 14 recounts the reigns of Amaziah of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel. Amaziah starts well but his pride leads to a disastrous war with Israel, while Jeroboam II, though evil, becomes God's instrument to relieve a suffering Israel.

2 Kings 13 recounts the reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoash over Israel, both continuing Jeroboam's sins. It highlights Yahweh's anger, Jehoahaz's plea, Elisha's deathbed prophecy, and a posthumous miracle.

2 Kings 12 recounts King Jehoash's forty-year reign in Jerusalem, where he did right while instructed by Jehoiada but failed to remove high places. He initiated temple repairs, yet later sent sacred treasures to Hazael, and his servants conspired and killed him.

Second Kings 11 recounts Athaliah's violent seizure of Judah's throne after her son's death, and the hidden survival of Joash. It then describes Jehoiada's careful plan to crown Joash, execute Athaliah, and renew the covenant between Yahweh, the king, and the people.

2 Kings 10 recounts Jehu's violent purge of Ahab's descendants and Baal worshipers, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy. Despite his zeal, Jehu fails to turn from Jeroboam's golden calves, and God begins to reduce Israel's territory.

In 2 Kings 9, Elisha sends a young prophet to anoint Jehu king over Israel, commissioning him to strike down Ahab's house and avenge the blood of the prophets. Jehu kills King Joram and King Ahaziah, and Jezebel is thrown from a window, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy that dogs would eat her.

2 Kings 8 continues Elisha's ministry: he directs a woman to escape famine and later she regains her property. The chapter also records Elisha's tearful prophecy that Hazael will become king of Syria and harm Israel, and it recounts the reigns of Jehoram and Ahaziah in Judah, who did evil and faced revolt.

Second Kings 7 recounts Elisha's prophecy that Samaria's famine would end within a day, the miraculous flight of the Syrian army, and the four lepers who found the camp empty and reported the good news. The chapter closes with the fulfillment of Elisha's word and the death of the skeptical captain.

In 2 Kings 6, Elisha recovers a borrowed ax head, reveals Syrian battle plans to Israel's king, and is protected by fiery horses and chariots. Later, Benhadad besieges Samaria, causing a severe famine where a woman appeals to the king, who blames Elisha.

Naaman, a Syrian commander with leprosy, is healed after obeying Elisha's command to wash in the Jordan seven times. Gehazi, Elisha's servant, greedily takes gifts from Naaman and is struck with leprosy as a result.

2 Kings 4 recounts several miracles performed by the prophet Elisha: providing oil for a widow, promising a son to a Shunammite woman and later raising that son from the dead, purifying a pot of stew, and feeding a hundred men with twenty loaves. These acts demonstrate God's care for the needy and His power over scarcity, death, and impurity.

This chapter recounts King Jehoram of Israel's reign, his alliance with Judah and Edom against rebelling Moab, and the water and victory Elisha foretells. It ends with the king of Moab offering his son, causing great wrath and Israel's withdrawal.