2 Kgs.

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2 Kgs. stands for 2 Kings, a Bible book abbreviation.

Book of 25 chapters that begins with Elijah taken up to heaven in a whirlwind (chapter 2) and traces the kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the fall of Samaria in 722 BC and the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

Example: Elisha's healing of Naaman the Syrian is told in 2 Kgs. 5.

Usage notes

SBL writes 2 Kgs, and short forms use the same letters. Older Catholic Bibles, following the Vulgate and Septuagint, call it 4 Kings. The book ends with the exiled king Jehoiachin released from prison in Babylon, a hopeful note for exiles.

Related abbreviations

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• 1 Thess. – 1 Thessalonians
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• 2 Chron. – 2 Chronicles
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• 2 Esd. – 2 Esdras
• 2 Jn – 2 John
• 2 Macc. – 2 Maccabees
• 2 Pet. – 2 Peter
• 2 Sam. – 2 Samuel
• 2 Thess. – 2 Thessalonians
• 2 Tim. – 2 Timothy
• 3 Jn – 3 John

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