While Israel and Judah had many wicked kings, King Josiah, who became king while still a young boy, honored God, followed his commands, and pointed the people to God.

Wicked queen Athaliah tried to seize the throne over Israel after her husband died.  However, one little boy, Joash, was saved.  With great courage and with the fear of the Lord, he was made the rightful king, even while he was a young boy.

Jehoshaphat also called upon the Lord in their time of trouble.  And the Lord again delivered them mightily out of the hand of their enemy.  In fact, God's victory over the enemy was so great, that the Israelites didn't even have to lift a finger except to carry off all the plunder.

King Asa looked to God for help when their enemies attacked them.  And God, the deliverer, delivered them from the hand of their enemies.  A Prophet of God told him to continue serving God and all would go well with him.  Unfortunately, Asa forgot these words, and was punished for forgetting God.

Naaman, a great general of the whole Syrian army, had leprosy, a horrible skin disease.  When he went to Elisha for healing, he was not happy with the simple way Elisha told him to be cleansed.  Yet, he eventually did it, and God healed even this heathen general!

God worked mightily through Elisha, his prophet.  A woman who had no children was granted a baby boy.  And yet, to show God's power, the child died, but was soon returned to his parents alive!

Ahab, a wicked king of Israel, had been told by Elijah that his family would be destroyed.  As prophesied, his entire family was destroyed, and he and his wife, queen Jezebel, also met a tragic end.

Elijah's time had come, and God told him he would be taken straight to heaven.  His helper, Elisha, was with him one day when a chariot and horses of fire took Elijah to heaven!  Elisha was granted a full measure of the Spirit, and went on to become a great prophet like Elijah.

King Ahab, a wicked king of Israel, coveted his neighbor's vineyard.  His wife, Jezebel, used many sinful tactics to get that vineyard for him.  Elijah, however, pointed out his sin and prophesied a terrible future for unrepentant Ahab and Jezebel.

Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to a test.  Whoever's god could consume their offering by fire, would indeed be the true god.  While the prophets of Baal tried, a bit of comedy ensued.  When Elijah prayed to God though, God's power was majestically revealed.