when was 2nd kings written
The author of 1 and 2 Kings wants to show that the history of the Northern and Southern Kingdom unfolded according to the plan of God presented in Deuteronomy. As nearly as we can tell 1 and 2 Kings were written between 570 and 550 B.C. to the Jews living in exile in Babylon and Egypt. The books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel imply that the people were very bitter about the fall of Jerusalem and the loss of the temple.