Category Archives: 2 Chronicles

1 Then Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Jehoram his son succeeded him as king. 2 Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3 Their father had given them […]

Ahaziah King of Judah 1 The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders, who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-twoyears old when he became king, […]

1 In the seventh year Jehoiada showed his strength. He made a covenant with the commanders of units of a hundred: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri. 2 They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites and the heads of […]

Joash Repairs the Temple 1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of theLordall the years of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and […]

Amaziah King of Judah 1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of theLord, but not wholeheartedly. 3 After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed […]

Uzziah King of Judah 1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors. 3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became […]

Jotham King of Judah 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of theLord, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the […]

Ahaz King of Judah 1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of theLord. 2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and also made idols for worshiping the Baals. […]

Hezekiah Purifies the Temple 1 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of theLord, just as his father David had done. 3 In the first month of the first […]

Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover 1 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of theLordin Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to theLord, the God of Israel. 2 The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to […]