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• El-paranBible

  El-paran is a place name that occurs only once in the Bible, in Genesis 14:6. It is recorded as the southernmost point reached by the coalition of Chedorlaomer as it struck the Horites of Mount Seir, and it lay at the edge of the Wilderness of Paran.

• 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 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 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 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 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 10Bible

  2 Chronicles 10 recounts how, after Solomon's death, Rehoboam rejected the people's request at Shechem to lighten their burden, and the northern tribes broke away from the house of David.

• 2 Chronicles 25Bible

  2 Chronicles 25 recounts the reign of Amaziah, king of Judah. After defeating Edom, he worships the gods of Edom and provokes Joash, king of Israel, to battle, only to be defeated. The chapter closes with his death in a conspiracy.

• Psalm 2Bible

  Psalm 2 is a royal psalm in which the nations and their kings rise against the LORD and his anointed king, yet God sets his king on Zion, declares him "my Son," and urges the rulers to fear the LORD.

• MegiddoBible

  Megiddo was an ancient city on the edge of the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. The Old Testament presents it as the site of several battles, and the name "Armageddon" in Revelation 16:16 is commonly understood to derive from it.

• Lo-ruhamahPeople

  Lo-ruhamah was the daughter of the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer and appears in Hosea 1. Her name means "not having obtained mercy" and symbolizes God's judgment that He would no longer have mercy on the northern kingdom of Israel.

• 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 33Bible

  2 Chronicles 33 records the fifty-five-year reign of Manasseh, king of Judah, and the two-year reign of his son Amon. Its central narrative tells how Manasseh, after extreme idolatry, was taken captive by Assyria, humbled himself in prayer, and was restored to his throne.

• 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 28Bible

  Second Chronicles 28 recounts the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. It records that his idolatry led to defeat by Aram and Israel, that the captives were released at the word of the prophet Oded, and that Ahaz's reliance on Assyria brought him no benefit.

• Ezekiel 20Bible

  In Ezekiel 20, God answers the elders of Israel who have come to inquire of him by recounting Israel's history of rebellion in Egypt, in the wilderness, and in Canaan, and declares that he will gather his scattered people, judge them, and restore them.

• GabrielBible

  Gabriel is an angel of God named in the Book of Daniel and the Gospel of Luke. He explained the meaning of visions to Daniel and announced the births of sons to Zacharias and to Mary.

• Joshua 9Bible

  Joshua 9 tells how the Gibeonites, disguised as envoys from a distant country, made a covenant of peace with Israel. Even after their deception was exposed, they were spared because of the oath and became hewers of wood and drawers of water.

• Isaiah 53:1Bible Verses

  Isaiah 53:1 is a verse lamenting that scarcely anyone can believe the report concerning the Suffering Servant. It is frequently discussed because the Gospel of John and the Epistle to the Romans cite it in connection with unbelief in Jesus and the gospel.