Q. To whom did the king of Syria send a letter? Q. What did he desire him to do? A. To heal his servant Naaman. 2 Kings v, 6. Q. How did this affect the king of Israel? A. He was greatly surprised, and said, Am I God, to kill and make alive? 2 Kings v, 7. Q. What did he conclude was the intention of the letter? A. To find some cause for a quarrel between them. Q. What did Elisha say when he heard of it? A. Let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 2 Kings v, 8. Q. When he came, what word did Elisha send him? Q. How was Naaman affected by this? A. He was wroth. 2 Kings v, 11. Q. What did he suppose the prophet would do? A. That he would come out to him, and call upon God, and heal him at once. Q. What did his servants advise him to do? A. He was healed of his leprosy. 2 Kings v, 14. Q. Did Elisha consent? A. He did not. 2 Kings v, 16. Q. When Gehazi saw that his master refused, what did he do? A. He went out secretly after Naaman. 2 Kings v, 20, 21. Q. What did he tell to obtain a gift? A. A falsehood. 2 Kings v, 21, 22. A. The prophet of the Lord. 2 Kings v, 26. 27. LESSON XXXV. The Kings of Judah and Israel.* 2 KINGS VI-XVII. Question. Who came up to besiege Samaria? Answer. Benhadad, king of Syria. 2 Kings vi, 24. Chapters on Scripture history may be taught or omitted according to the capacity of the class. Greater length has been allowed on some of these chapters for the sake of keeping up a continuous outline of facts.-ED. Q. What was in Samaria? A. A great famine. 2 Kings vi, 25. Q. How severe was the distress? A. Some were driven to eat their own children. 2 Kings vi, 28, 29. Q. At the height of the famine, what did Elisha tell the king of Syria? A. That on the morrow there should be an abundance of food. 2 Kings vii, 1. Q. What did a great lord say? A. If God would make windows in heaven it might be. 2 Kings vii, 2. Q. What did Elisha tell him? A. That he should see it with his eyes, but not eat thereof. Q. Who were sitting at the gate of the city? Q. What did they conclude to do? A. To go over to the enemy's camp. 2 Kings vii, 4. Q. When they came there, what did they find? A. The camp deserted, and the provisions left behind. 2 Kings vii, 5. Q. What had happened? A. The Lord had made the Syrians hear a noise of a great host, and they had fled in confusion. 2 Kings vii, 6. Q. What did the lepers do? A. They ran, and told the inhabitants of the city. 2 Kings vii, 10. What did they do? camp They came out, and spoiled the of the rians. 2 Kings vii, 16. Q. What happened to the lord who had doubted the pro- Q. Who succeeded Jehoshaphat as king of Judah? Q. What was his character? A. He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. 2 Kings viii, 18. Q. Who was his wife? A. A daughter of Ahab. Q. How long did he reign? A. Eight years. 2 Kings viii, 17. Q. Who was his successor? A. Ahaziah his son, 2 Kings viii, 25. Q. How long did he reign? A. But one year. Q. What is said of him? A. He did evil in the sight of the Lord. 2 Kings viii, 27. Q. With whom did he unite in war? A. With Joram, king of Israel. 2 Kings viii, 28. Q. On what occasion did he visit him? A. When he was sick. 2 Kings viii, 29. Q. Whom did Elisha, by the command of God, anoint king of Israel? A. Jehu. 2 Kings ix, 2, 3. Q. What did he command him to do? A. To smite the house of Ahab. 2 Kings ix, 7. Q. When Joram and Ahaziah, king of Judah, came in a chariot to meet Jehu, what did he do? A. He smote Joram through the heart, and commanded his followers to do the same to King Ahaziah. 2 Kings ix, 24, 27. Q. What did Jehu do with Jezebel? A. He commanded his servants to throw her from her palace. 2 Kings ix, 33. Q. What became of her? A. The dogs eat her body, according to the word of God by Elijah. 2 Kings ix, 36. Q. Whom did Jehu destroy? A. All the priests of Baal and all the sons of Ahab. 2 Kings x, 11. Q. Did Jehu remain faithful to God? A. He fell into the sins of Jeroboam. 2 Kings X, 29. Q. How long did he reign? A. Twenty-eight years. 2 Kings x, 36. Q. When Athaliah saw that her son Ahaziah was dead, what did she do? A. She destroyed all his brothers but Joash. 2 Kings xi, 1. Q. Who saved him? A. His aunt. 2 Kings xi, 2. Q. What was the character of Athaliah? A. She was a wicked and idolatrous woman. Q. When Joash was seven years old, what did Jehoiada the priest do? A. He brought him forth to the people. 2 Kings xi, 12. Q. What did they do with Athaliah? A. They slew her. 2 Kings xi, 16. Q. How long did Joash reign? A. Forty years. 2 Kings xii, 1. Q. What is said of him? A. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 2 Kings xii, 2. |