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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible by Adam Clarke	2 Kings 15:10-15
The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) by God	2 Kings 15:10-15
Quicknotes Simplified Bible Commentary Vol. 3: 1 Samuel thru 2 Kings (QuickNotes Commentaries) by Dr. Tremper Longman	2 Kings 15:10-15

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Cephas, Simon, son of John "Peter"

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Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

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Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

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Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

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Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Beelzebub, prince of demons "Beelzebul"

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, David's great sin

Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod

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Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people

Elon, from Zebulun, one of judges in the Bible

Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Eliezer, priest

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Demas, companion of Paul

Delilah, Samson's demise

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

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Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die-taken by God

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Alexander, the smith

Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant

Ahiman, the Anakite

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Agur, son of Jakeh

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years

Ananias, husband of Sapphira, struck dead for lying to God

Adah, wife of Lamech

Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"

Achan, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho

Abner, son of Ner

Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho

Abiram, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

Abimelech, king of Gerar

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Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

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Amram, father of Moses

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

Balaam's Donkey

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

Balaam, son of Beor

Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

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Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah

Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah

Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother, crucified

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Apollos, of Alexandria

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

Antipas, martyr

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

Boaz, son of Salmon, husband of Ruth, widow of Mahlon

Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

Jason, relative of Paul

Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David

Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of judges in the Bible

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"

Jedaiah, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem

Javan, son of Japheth

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Jared, father of Enoch, lived 962 years

Japheth, son of Noah

Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew

James, brother of Jesus

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of judges in the Bible

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

Jabez, of Israel

Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"

Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"

Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan

Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah

Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Jude, brother of James

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

Joshua, the battle of Jericho

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus was placed in his tomb

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, King of Israel, killed Jezebel, Ahab, and ministers of Baal

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Gomer, son of Japheth

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea

Gideon, son of Joash, one of judges in the Bible

Gershon, son of Levi

Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah

Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh

Gamaliel, 1st century AD

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel"

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Ezekiel, the Prophet

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Er, son of Judah

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Hadoram, son of king Tou

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

Hoshea, last king of Israel

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

I Am, God's response when Moses asked His name

Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of judges in the Bible

Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Haman, the Agagite

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Haran, son of Terah

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Hermas, Roman Christian

Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60

Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

Jeremiah, the prophet

Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Leah, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Lazarus, poor man in Jesus' parable

Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee

Job, challenged by satan

Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753

I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869

Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah"

Nephilim, Giants? Not in the sense of stature but of renown, descendants of Cain

Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon

David, King of Israel

Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah

Molech, an ancient Ammonite god

Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon "Marduk-apla-iddina"

Jeroboam II, King of Israel

Jeroboam I, King of Israel

Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar

Hazael, Aramean king

Gedaliah, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah

Eliam, father of Bathsheba, one of David's mighty men

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Seth, son of Adam and Eve

Asa, King of Judah

Ahab, King of Israel

Abner, commander of Saul's army

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years

Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David

Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome

Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel, 970-930

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Laban, father of Rebekah

Ham, son of Noah

Adam, father of Cain, Abel

Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor, 27 BC-14 AD

Herod the Great

Aquila, husband of Pricilla

Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai, lived 175 years "Abram"

Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother

Dinah, daughter of Jacob

Ahab, King of Israel, 874-853

Barak, son of Abinoam

Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace

Aaron, brother of Moses

Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel

Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"

Zacchaeus, tax collector

Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon, grandson of David

Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug

Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"

Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Gabriel, the Archangel

Anna, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus

Esau, son of Isaac

Ahithophel, David's counselor, hanged himself

Dan, son of Jacob

Ahio, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant

Cyrus II, King of Persia

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Caesar Augustus"

Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh

Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Benjamin, son of Jacob, brother of Joseph

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah

Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886

Zadok, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem

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Whitcoulls Top 100 Books

Геном русской души

The Globe & Mail 50 Greatest Books

Les 100 livres préférés des Français

Die 100 Lieblingsbücher der Wiener

Harold Bloom's Western Canon

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

The Guardian's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All-Time

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar

Related places

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Damascus, Saul converted

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Beersheba, well of the oath

Benjamin Gate, Jerusalem

Berea, examined the scriptures

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Canaan, the promised land

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Corner Gate, Jerusalem

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Asher Gate, Jerusalem

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Ephraim Gate, Jerusalem

Gabbatha "Stone Pavement"

Fish Gate, Jerusalem

First Gate, Jerusalem

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"

Dan Gate, Jerusalem

Dung Gate, Jerusalem

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Earth, created by God

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Achor, Valley of

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Heaven, paradise for believers

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Ararat, mountains where the Ark ended

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Golgotha, place of a skull

Golden Gate, Jerusalem "Gate of Mercy"

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Bozrah, capital of Edom

Gad Gate, Jerusalem

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Horse Gate, Jerusalem "Golden Gate"

Related events

Feast of Tabernacles

Sun stands still

Solomon King of Israel

David anointed King of Judah

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Solomon builds the Temple

Battle of Jericho

Ten Commandments

David and Goliath

David and Bathsheba

Jesus heals man with palsy

Solomon asks for wisdom

False god destroyed by God

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

The widow’s oil

An axhead floats

Job’s faith tested

David King of Israel

Jesus calls his disciples

Sampson and Delilah

Jesus' temptation in the desert

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

John preaches and baptizes

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Year of Jubilee

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Day of Atonement

Jacob wrestles with God

Joseph's dreams

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Sacrifice of Isaac

Moses and the burning bush

Manna from Heaven

Plagues in Egypt

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Israel crossing the Red Sea

A call to action: Build my House

A word of encouragement: My House will be Glorious

An oracle from the LORD: About the Messiah

Jerusalem restored

A call to pursue Holiness

A Promise of Restoration

An oracle from the LORD: God's love for Israel

An oracle from the LORD: Improper sacrifices insult God

A warning to the priests from the LORD

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Birth of Jesus foretold

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Birth of John the Baptist

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Wedding at Cana

Jesus purging the temple

The Day of the Lord

Judgement on Jerusalem

Nineveh's destruction is described

The unfaithful wife and the faithful husband

Ark of the Covenant

Balaam’s Donkey

New Heavens and a new Earth

Jerusalem under siege

Seventy years of captivity

Fall of Jerusalem

Valley of dry bones

Daniel in the lion's den

The unfaithful nation and the faithful LORD

Nineveh's destruction is decreed by the LORD

The locust plague, a fortaste of the Day of the LORD

The coming of salvation on the Day of the LORD

Oracles Against Eight Nations

Oracles against Israel and its People

Five Vivid Visions of Israel's Fate

The Promise of Messianic Restoration and Blessing

The Oracle against Edom

The cause of Edom's downfall

The coming Day of the LORD

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Indictment, judgement and hope for the people

Indictment, judgement and hope for the leaders

Indictment, judgement and hope for the nation

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

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