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2 Kings 15 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“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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