Category Archives: 2 Chronicles

1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam. 2 But this word of theLordcame to Shemaiah the man of God: 3 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all […]

Shishak Attacks Jerusalem 1 After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israelwith him abandoned the law of theLord. 2 Because they had been unfaithful to theLord, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam. 3 With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand […]

Abijah King of Judah 1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah, 2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah,a daughterof Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah went into battle with an army of four hundred thousand […]

1 And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years. Asa King of Judah 2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of theLordhis God. 3 He removed […]

Asa’s Reform 1 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded. 2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. TheLordis with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake […]

Asa’s Last Years 1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah. 2 Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of theLord’s temple and of his own […]

Jehoshaphat King of Judah 1 Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened himself against Israel. 2 He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and put garrisons in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. 3 TheLordwas with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of […]

Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab 1 Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage. 2 Some years later he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead. 3 Ahab king […]

1 When Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem, 2 Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked and lovethose who hate theLord? Because of this, the wrath of theLordis on you. 3 There is, however, some […]

Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon 1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunitescame to wage war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom,from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi). […]