2 Kings carries the divided kingdom from Elijah and Elisha through the fall of both Israel and Judah. Despite the prophets' warnings, both kingdoms decline through idolatry — the north into Assyrian captivity, the south into Babylonian exile — fulfilling the covenant curses.
“Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.”
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments.”
“Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD… I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.”