History of Israel: J-K

Question 1

King Jehoahaz, son of Jehu

Answer 1

2 Kings 13
Son of Jehu
Israel’s King
Continued worship of calves, given into the hand of Hazael
Sought Lord’s mercy

Question 2

King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz

Answer 2

2 Kings 13
Son of Jehoahaz
Elisha promised him victory over the Syrians from his deathbed
Elisha buried. When another dead man’s body touched his, it came back to life

Question 3

Jehoash son of Jehoahaz and Syria

Answer 3

2 Kings 13
Jehoash defeats Syrians and Ben-Hadad three times
Compassion of the Lord b/c of his covenant with patriarachs

Question 4

Jehoash son of Jehoahaz and Judah

Answer 4

2 Kings 14
Jehoash defeats Amaziah’s foolish challenge for a battle
Raided Jerusalem, the temple and the palace

Question 5

Jeroboam II

Answer 5

2 Kings 14
Son of Jehoash
Restores original boundaries of Israel
Continued worship of claves
Amos and Hosea prophecy against idolatry, immorality, injustice

Question 6

Kings Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah

Answer 6

2 Kings 15
Zechariah assassinated by Shallum
Shallum murdered by Menahem
Pekahiah son of Menahem, assassinated by Pekah

Question 7

King Pekah

Answer 7

2 Kings 15-16
Join forces with Rezin
Together with Rezin of Syria, Edom, invade Judah
Isaiah encourages Ahaz of Judah to trust in the Lord, instead trusts in Tiglath-Pileser

Question 8

King Hoshea

Answer 8

2 Kings 17
Assassinates Pekah
Israel’s last king
Shalmaneser besieged Samaria until it fell

Question 9

Kings of Judah

Answer 9

Rehoboam
Abijah
Asa
Jehoshaphat
Jehoram
Ahaziah
Athaliah
Jehoash
Amaziah
Uzziah
Jotham
Ahaz
Hezekiah
Manasseh
Amon
Josiah
Jehoahaz
Jehoiakim
Jehoiachin
Zedekiah

Question 10

Division of Kingdom

Answer 10

1 Kings 12

Question 11

King Rehoboam

Answer 11

1 Kings 14
Son of Solomon

Question 12

King Abijah

Answer 12

1 Kings 15
Son of Rehoboam

Question 13

King Asa

Answer 13

1 Kings 15
Son of Abijah
Reformer of Israelite religion
destroys idols but not high places

Question 14

King Jehoshaphat

Answer 14

1 Kings 22
Son of Asa
Reformer of Israelite religion
Send delegation to teach from book of the law
Well liked by Judah
Allied with Ahab, but not well liked by prophets

Question 15

Kings Joram, Ahaziah

Answer 15

2 Kings 8
Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat
Killed all his brothers, married Athaliah and led people into Baal worship
Ahaziah Son of Jehoram
Wounded while aiding his uncle Joram (Jehoram) in battle
Dies at Megiddo

Question 16

Queen Athaliah

Answer 16

2 Kings 11
Wife of Jehoram, mother of Ahaziah
Wipes out royal family, but Joash survives

Question 17

King Joash

Answer 17

2 Kings 11
Son of Ahaziah
Executed Athaliah

Question 18

Joash’s Faithful Start

Answer 18

2 Kings 12
While Jehoiada lived, Joash served the Lord and reformed Israel
Made a fund for the temple to ensure its repairs

Question 19

Joash’s Unfaithful End

Answer 19

2 Kings 12
Joash allowed people to serve idols after Jehoiada’s death
Hazael attacked Jerusalem, wounding Joash.
Murdered by his servants

Question 20

King Amaziah

Answer 20

2 Kings 14
Son of Joash
Began well but fell away
Died by conspiracy

Question 21

King Uzziah (Azariah)

Answer 21

2 Kings 14
Did what was right in the Lord’s eyes
But he grew proud and offered incense though not a priest
Died of leprosy outside the city

Question 22

King Jotham

Answer 22

2 Kings 15
Walked in the ways of the Lord

Question 23

King Ahaz

Answer 23

2 Kings 16
Most wicked king of Judah so far
Sacrifice at high places
Sacrifice his own son
Closes the temple
Fought with Pekah and Rezin by way of alliance with Tiglath-Pileser