2 Kings

Song-Mi Suzie Park (PhD, Harvard University, 2010) serves as the associate professor of Old Testament at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where she teaches courses on literary approaches to the biblical text, families, and issues of gender and sexuality. She is the author of Hezekiah and the Dialogue of Memory (Fortress Press, 2015) as well as several articles and essays.Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies, and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).

"Park argues that 2 Kings both affirms the masculinity of the God of Israel, as evidenced primarily by his military prowess, and challenges it in light of the destruction first of Israel and then of Judah. Like all the commentaries in this series, this volume is well-researched, carefully argued, and often challenging in its conclusions."The Bible Today

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsList of ContributorsForeword: “Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]” Athalya Brenner-IdanEditor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25)Barbara E. Reid, OPAuthor’s Introduction: Women Among Kings2 Kings 1:1-18 Feminine Powers and Masculine Rivalries2 Kings 2:1-25 Feminine Powers and Masculine Reproduction2 Kings 3:1-27 War, Death, and Sacrifice: A Colonial Enterprise2 Kings 4:1-44 Fecundity, Reproduction, and Life2 Kings 5:1-27 The Powerless as Conduits of YHWH’s Power2 Kings 6:1–7:20 Women, Children, and the Sick as Victims of War2 Kings 8:1-29 The Remaining Deeds of Elisha2 Kings 9:1-37 The Murder of Queen Jezebel2 Kings 10:1-36 Regime Change and the Final Desecration of Queen Jezebel2 Kings 11:1-21 The Rise, Fall, and Delegitimation of Queen Athaliah2 Kings 12:1-21 The Reign and Mysterious Death of King Joash in Judah2 Kings 13:1-25 The Reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoash in Israel, and the Death of Elisha2 Kings 14:1-29 The Reigns of Amaziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel2 Kings 15:1-38 Political Instability and Voiceless Victims2 Kings 16:1-20 The Reign of Ahaz in Judah2 Kings 17:1-41 The Destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel2 Kings 18:1–20:21 The Reign of Hezekiah in Judah2 Kings 21:1-26 The Reign of Manasseh in Judah2 Kings 22:1–23:37 The Prophecy of Huldah and the Reign of Josiah in Judah2 Kings 24:1–25:30 The End of Judah and the Deconstruction of AndrocentrismAfterwordWorks CitedIndex of Scripture References and Other Ancient WritingsIndex of Subjects