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At the beginning of 1 Kings, Solomon’s reign brought peace, prosperity, dynamic international trade, and a magnificent center of worship. At the end of 2 Kings, by contrast, the people faced a complete reversal: they and their king were in exile; Jerusalem and the temple lay in ruins. How can this story of reversal, told by the very people who suffered the defeat, be of value today, and equip us...

The healing of Naaman, despite his having been involved in raids against Israel, raises expectations of a changed relationship between the two nations. At least it shows God’s openness to the well-being of Arameans. At the same time we still wait for fulfilment of prophecies of judgment on Joram, son of Ahab. The next incidents (chronology is indeterminate) return again to war between Aram and Israel—and in both, due to action by Yahweh and his prophet Elisha,
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