Having already reviewed the volume on 1 Kings and giving it the highest possible rating, I can say that I’m just as enamored with this continuation in 2 Kings. As you know, the Books of Kings were one work in the Hebrew Scriptures anyway, but the thrilling story of Elijah and Elisha is interrupted by the break in between 1& 2 Kings. So one of the two just won’t do. Still, if for some reason you need 2 Kings only the publisher has reprinted the magnificent Introduction here as well as all the excursuses from the other volume. I can’t remember seeing that done before, but it’s a great idea.

It’s the God’s-eye view that makes the Introduction so stellar. Additionally, the pivotal history of the period of the Kings has never been better described than here. It actually reaches the level of exciting.

Oswalt took his time with this work, so there’s no drop off before we reach the end of 2 Kings. That same masterful, conservative work permeates every page. The EEC now has several top level commentaries and this one is as good as any of them.

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