II Kings

When Elisha saw all the bounty that the Shunammite woman had showered on him, he wanted to recompense her; therefore he summoned her, as II Kings 4: 15 portrays: “He called her, and she stood in the doorway.”

Shunammite: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

According to the Rabbis, Shallum son of Tikvah is “the man” of whom II Kings 13: 20 – 21 speaks.

Huldah, the Prophet: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

II Kings 22: 14 has Huldah “living in Jerusalem in the Mishneh,” which the Aramaic Targum renders as “study hall,” i.e., academy, a place of Torah.

Huldah, the Prophet: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

Huldah was descended from Joshua son of Nun, as is alluded in II Kings 22: 14, according to which she was “the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas”; and Jud. 2: 9 states that Joshua was buried “at Timnath-heres” (BT Megillah 14a).

Huldah, the Prophet: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

It cites supposed NASA findings to suggest that the earth stopped twice in its orbit, in support of the literal truth of the biblical text that the sun stood still in Joshua and II Kings.

More tomfoolery from the theocratic right... Mumon 2005

He concluded his preface to the German Mass: In short, this or any other order shall be so used that whenever it becomes an abuse, it shall be straightway abolished and replaced by another, even as King Hezekiah put away and destroyed the brazen serpent, though God himself had commanded it be made, because the children of Israel made an abuse of it II Kings 18:4.

Hymn to God the Whatever - BatesLine 2005

He concluded his preface to the German Mass: In short, this or any other order shall be so used that whenever it becomes an abuse, it shall be straightway abolished and replaced by another, even as King Hezekiah put away and destroyed the brazen serpent, though God himself had commanded it be made, because the children of Israel made an abuse of it II Kings 18:4.

BatesLine: April 2005 Archives 2005

My suggestion: Tie a string around your finger—unless, of course, God has already given you leprosy II Kings 15:5.

What Would Betty Do? Paul A. Bradley 2002

My suggestion: Tie a string around your finger—unless, of course, God has already given you leprosy II Kings 15:5.

What Would Betty Do? Paul A. Bradley 2002

My suggestion: Tie a string around your finger—unless, of course, God has already given you leprosy II Kings 15:5.

What Would Betty Do? Paul A. Bradley 2002