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1 & 2 Kings tell of David's death, the golden age of Solomon's reign, how the nation divided into two kingdoms, and their eventual captivity by heathen powers. Solomon, David's son, began his rule with great wealth, glory, and power, but it ended in disgrace. The spiritual condition of Israel was of paramount importance to the writer amidst political changes. The author of Kings holds up the...

Gehazi.1 Elisha said the leprosy would “cling to [Gehazi] and to [his] descendants forever” (5:27). Perhaps one of the four is Gehazi himself? Far from idle speculation, the storyteller has left a subtle, but important gap in the narrative. In the world of the story, Gehazi is antecedent to the lepers who appear in this scene. As the narrative progresses, other parallels will reinforce the connections between them. At dusk (v. 5), the lepers venture to the camp of the Arameans. When they reach the
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