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• 2 Chronicles 7Bible

  Second Chronicles 7 records God's answer to Solomon's prayer of dedication with fire from heaven and the glory of the LORD, the dedication of the temple and the accompanying feast, and the promises and warnings the LORD gave when He appeared to Solomon by night.

• 2 Chronicles 4Bible

  Second Chronicles 4 records how Solomon made the furnishings for the temple in Jerusalem. It describes in turn the bronze altar, the bronze Sea, the lavers, the golden lampstands and tables, the bronze articles made by the Tyrian craftsman Huram, and the golden furnishings inside the sanctuary.

• 2 Chronicles 14Bible

  2 Chronicles 14 records how Asa, king of Judah, came to the throne, removed idols, and fortified cities so that the land enjoyed peace, and how he met and defeated the vast army of Zerah the Ethiopian (Cushite) through prayer.

• 2 Chronicles 11Bible

  2 Chronicles 11 recounts how, immediately after the division of the kingdom, Rehoboam heeded the prophet Shemaiah and called off war with northern Israel. He then fortified cities and received the priests and Levites who came from the north, strengthening his kingdom. The chapter also records his family.

• 2 Chronicles 18Bible

  This chapter recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, joins Ahab, king of Israel, in the battle for Ramoth-gilead. Unlike the four hundred prophets, the prophet Micaiah foretells defeat, and Ahab, who fights in disguise, is struck by an arrow and dies.

• 2 Chronicles 15Bible

  2 Chronicles 15 tells how Asa, king of Judah, heeds the exhortation of the prophet Azariah son of Oded, removes the idols, and makes a covenant with the people in Jerusalem to seek the LORD.

• 2 Chronicles 22Bible

  2 Chronicles 22 recounts the one-year reign of Ahaziah, king of Judah, and his death at the hands of Jehu. It then tells how the young Joash was hidden in the temple while Ahaziah's mother, Athaliah, killed the royal family and seized the throne.

• 2 Chronicles 12Bible

  2 Chronicles 12 records how, after Rehoboam king of Judah forsook the law, Shishak king of Egypt invaded and carried off the treasures of the temple and the royal palace; how the king and the princes humbled themselves and escaped destruction; and how Rehoboam died.

• 2 Chronicles 19Bible

  2 Chronicles 19 recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, who had allied himself with Ahab, is rebuked by the seer Jehu, then brings the people back to the LORD and reorganizes the judicial system by appointing judges in the provincial cities and in Jerusalem.

• 2 Chronicles 16Bible

  2 Chronicles 16 covers the final years of Asa, king of Judah. Under pressure from Baasha, king of Israel, Asa made an alliance with Ben-hadad, king of Aram, and imprisoned Hanani the seer, who rebuked him for it. The chapter closes with Asa's illness, death, and burial.

• 2 Chronicles 26Bible

  2 Chronicles 26 recounts the fifty-two-year reign of Uzziah, king of Judah. He strengthened the nation through warfare and building, but he grew proud and attempted to burn incense in the temple himself. He was struck with leprosy and lived alone in a separate house until his death.

• 2 Chronicles 23Bible

  2 Chronicles 23 tells how the priest Jehoiada gathered the captains of hundreds and the Levites, made the hidden prince Joash king in the temple, and put to death Athaliah, who had seized the throne. He then renewed the covenant, and the people abolished the worship of Baal.

• 2 Chronicles 13Bible

  2 Chronicles 13 records the three-year reign of Abijah, king of Judah, and his war against northern Israel, in which, after addressing Jeroboam from Mount Zemaraim, he prevailed despite being outnumbered.

• 2 Chronicles 27Bible

  2 Chronicles 27 is a brief account of the sixteen-year reign of Jotham, king of Judah. It records that he did what was right, as his father Uzziah had done, built cities and fortifications, and defeated the Ammonites, who then paid him tribute. It closes with his death and the accession of his son Ahaz.

• 2 Chronicles 20Bible

  2 Chronicles 20 recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, responds to an invading coalition of Moabites and Ammonites by fasting and praying, then goes out with singers leading the way and gains the victory. The chapter closes with a summary of Jehoshaphat's reign and the episode of the fleet at Ezion-geber.

• 2 Chronicles 31Bible

  2 Chronicles 31 records how, in the reign of King Hezekiah, the people destroyed idolatrous altars, the king reorganized the service of the priests and Levites, and the firstfruits and tithes the people brought were gathered into storerooms at the temple and distributed.

• 2 Chronicles 34Bible

  2 Chronicles 34 recounts how Josiah, king of Judah, removes idols and repairs the temple. When the Book of the Law found during the work is read to him, the king repents, receives the word of the prophetess Huldah, and renews the covenant together with the people.

• 2 Chronicles 21Bible

  2 Chronicles 21 recounts the eight-year reign of Jehoram, king of Judah. After Jehoram kills his brothers and follows the way of Ahab, he receives a letter of warning from Elijah. After Edom and Libnah revolt and foreign enemies invade, he dies of a disease of the bowels.

• 2 Chronicles 24Bible

  This chapter covers the reign of King Joash of Judah. It records how he repaired the temple while the priest Jehoiada was alive, how he turned to idolatry after Jehoiada's death and had Jehoiada's son Zechariah stoned to death, and how Joash met his end.

• 2 Chronicles 35Bible

  2 Chronicles 35 records the great Passover that Josiah, king of Judah, kept in the eighteenth year of his reign, his death at Megiddo in battle against Necho, king of Egypt, and the mourning for him.