II Kings

8.8

The second book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Judah and Israel

proper noun

: II Reyes

The story of Elijah is found in II Kings.

Examples

Many of the events in II Kings are central to the history of ancient Israel.
In II Kings, we learn about the fall of Jerusalem.
He quoted a passage from II Kings during his sermon.
My grandmother read stories from II Kings when I was a child.
Many of the events in II Kings are central to the history of ancient Israel.
He quoted a passage from II Kings during his sermon.
In II Kings, we learn about the fall of Jerusalem.

Synonyms

2 Kings

vsII Kings

1 6.8

A book of the Bible that tells the history of Judah and Israel

is the same book but written using Roman numerals

Surface Forms

II Kings main

Morphology

II + king

This is a compositional title: 'II' is the Roman numeral for two and 'Kings' names the book/collection, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the second Book of Kings. The Roman numeral + book-name naming pattern is conventional and cross-linguistically familiar, making the meaning readily derivable from the parts.

Etymology

II Kings gets its name from old Bible lists that split a long book called Kings into two parts. II means 'the second', so II Kings is the 'second book about the kings' and tells the later history of Israel's rulers.