Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, sought out the prophet Elisha to be healed of his leprosy. Elisha told him to wash himself in the Jordan River 7 times and he would be healed. He did as Elisha instructed and was healed. The end of the chapter documents the greed of Elisha’s servant, Gehazi. Gehazi took money from Naaman and lied to Elisha about it. God punished him by giving him the leprosy which once belonged to Naaman.

2 Kings 4 is primarily about the prophet Elisha helping two women. The first woman was a widow with two sons. Her husband died and the creditors were after her. Elisha helped her by miraculously refilling a jar of oil in her house. She was able to sell the oil and pay back her debts. The second woman is commonly called the Shunammite woman. Her son died of a sudden illness, but Elisha raised him from the dead.  

The nation of Moab rebelled against Judah and stopped paying their taxes after the death of Ahab. Jehoram, Ahab’s son, rallied an allied force of Israel, Judah, and Edom to bring them back into subjection. They marched against Moab but ran out of water on the way. After meeting with the prophet Elisha, God miraculously provided the army with water, and they went on to defeat the Moabites in battle.

The second chapter of 2 Kings describes the departure of the prophet Elijah as he was taken to heaven on a chariot of fire. In his place, Elisha took over as the prophet of the Lord. The end of the chapter describes a few events in Elisha’s ministry. On one occasion, he cleansed a spring of water with a bowl of salt, and on another day, God sent two bears to attack of group of boys who were mocking him.

Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room, got injured, and then became very sick. He sent servants to ask Baal-zebub, a false god, for help. This made God mad, and God sent the prophet Elijah to tell Ahaziah he would die of his sickness. When Ahaziah tried to have Elijah arrested, the prophet called down fire from heaven and destroyed around 100 of Ahaziah’s soldiers.