In 2 Kings 13 and 14 Israel goes through several kings who continue to sin against the Lord like Jeroboam. When they cry out God helps them and God will not completely destroy them because of the promise he made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Amaziah  begins his reign in Judah. He is faithful to the Lord except again he allows sacrifices on the high places. Judah goes to war against Israel and Israel wins. The king of Israel captures Amaziah. Then he goes to Jerusalem and takes all the holy vessels from the house of the Lord to Samaria.

Later both kings die and are succeeded by their sons. The king of Israel continues to do evil in the sight of the Lord. He dies and is succeeded by his son Zechariah.

In 2 Corinthians 6 Paul speaks more precisely about the hardships he is facing. He states that he has met these hardship with purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech and the power of God. This has allowed him and his ministry to thrive even in the midst of trial.

The end of this chapter has some different counsel than the last letter. He encourages the people to stay away from unbelievers and from the things of pagan temples. We are the temple of the living God, need to be separate and touch nothing unclean.