2 Kings 6

2 Kings 6
The pages containing the Books of Kings (1 & 2 Kings) Leningrad Codex (1008 CE).
BookSecond Book of Kings
Hebrew Bible partNevi'im
Order in the Hebrew part4
CategoryFormer Prophets
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part12

2 Kings 6 is the sixth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BC, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE.[3] This chapter records some miraculous deeds of the prophet Elisha.[4]

  1. ^ Halley 1965, p. 211.
  2. ^ Collins 2014, p. 288.
  3. ^ McKane 1993, p. 324.
  4. ^ Dietrich 2007, pp. 251–252.