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When we read from 2 Chronicles in our last episode, we covered Edom\u2019s rebellion against Judah during Jehoram\u2019s reign, wherein they separated from Judah and established their own king. Obadiah rebukes this nation for their rebellion in our first reading. A return to the book of Kings, now in the second part, means a little backtracking: in short, Jehoshaphat is king and Jehoram has not yet taken the throne. Ahab\u2019s son Ahaziah is now on the throne in Samaria of Israel, but he won\u2019t outlive the Lord\u2019s prophecy against Ahab which says that his family line would come to an end in the next generation. Last but not least, the prophet Elijah passes his mantle to Elisha who receives a double portion of Elijah\u2019s spirit.