The Assyrians came against Ezekias king of Juda who sent to Isaiah to enquire of the Lord. God responded to the blasphemy of the Assyrians by sending his angel into their camp and he smote one hundred eighty-five thousand before morning.

A good and righteous king rose up in Israel and attempted to break free from the Assyrians. The Assyrian commander was then sent to intimidate them and threaten them.

Because Israel worshipped idols, God sent their enemies in to conquer and displace them. After the Assyrians moved in, God sent lions among them killing them. Then a small group of Israelites was sent back to teach the Assyrians the ways of the God of Israel.

Phakee and Raasson besieged Achaz, but could not defeat him. Achaz called in the king of the Assyrians to help and though Syria defeated AElath, Assyria defeated Damascus and slew king Raasson of Syria.

The succession of kings in Israel and Juda

After winning a battle with Edom, Amessias becomes arrogant and calls out the king of Israel who warns him he will lose. Amessias insists and Joas defeats Juda in battle and then plunders them.

In this chapter, before Elisha dies he commands the king of Israel to fire a bow out the window and then smite the bow and the arrows on the ground. He does only three times. Elisha commented, had you smote five or six times you would have beaten Syria until you defeated them, but now you will only win three battles.

Joas decreed that the offerings gathered by the priests should be used to repair the house of the Lord in order to repair its breeches. Syria came to war against Jerusalem and Joas paid him to leave.

In this chapter, Gothalia attempts to make her son king by slaying all he kings children except hers. However, her plan failed and she was executed.

Jehu slays the whole house of Ahab and ever worshipper of Baal in Israel. And because he obeyed God and reverenced the word of the Lord, God promised his sons would reign over Israel to the fourth generation. But he did not put an end to the calf worship began by Jeroboam and so his heart was not perfect before the Lord, and he followed after the sins of Jeroboam.