Passage Research
2 Kings 15 — Sermon Preparation
A rapid succession of short-lived kings rules the northern kingdom; Tiglath-pileser of Assyria begins annexing Israelite territory as tribute is paid. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 38
- verses
- 587 / 153
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מָלַךְ | mâlak | H4427 | 19 | reign, ascend the throne |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 21 | year, revolution |
| מְנַחֵם | Mᵉnachêm | H4505 | 8 | Menachem |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 15 | word, matter |
| פֶּקַח | Peqach | H6492 | 7 | Pekach |
| שֹׁמְרוֹן | Shômᵉrôwn | H8111 | 8 | Shomeron |
| עֲזַרְיָה | ʻĂzaryâh | H5838 | 7 | Azarjah |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept out of temptation, and should beg of God to renew a right spirit within us.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 15:8–31 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ibleam— 2 Kgs 15:10
- Samaria 1— 2 Kgs 15:13
- Tirzah— 2 Kgs 15:14
- Tiphsah 2— 2 Kgs 15:16
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