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Jerusalem
[Bible]Jerusalem is a city in the hill country of Judah. David made it his capital and Solomon built the temple there, making it the center of Israel's faith. Jesus was crucified and rose again there, and at the close of the Bible it becomes the symbol of the "New Jerusalem."
2 Kings 3
[Bible]2 Kings 3 recounts how Jehoram king of Israel, together with Jehoshaphat king of Judah and the king of Edom, marches against rebellious Moab. When the armies run out of water in the wilderness, Elisha prophesies both water and victory. The chapter ends with Mesha king of Moab offering his firstborn son as a burnt offering.
2 Chronicles 18
[Bible]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 15
[Bible]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 22
[Bible]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 16
[Bible]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 26
[Bible]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 30
[Bible]2 Chronicles 30 records how Hezekiah, king of Judah, summoned all Israel, both north and south, to Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month, followed by a great festival lasting two weeks.
2 Chronicles 20
[Bible]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 21
[Bible]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 25
[Bible]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.
Urijah (Priest)
[People]Urijah was a priest of the Jerusalem temple during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah. At the king's command he built a new altar in the temple modeled on an altar in Damascus, and in Isaiah 8 he is named as a "faithful witness" to Isaiah's prophecy.
Ziklag
[Bible]Ziklag was a town in the Negev region of southern Judah. Achish king of Gath gave it to David, who used it as his base while taking refuge in Philistine territory from Saul. It is known as the town raided by the Amalekites.
1 Kings 22
[Bible]1 Kings 22 recounts how King Ahab disregarded the warning of the prophet Micaiah, went to battle at Ramoth-gilead with King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and was killed. The chapter then summarizes the reign of Jehoshaphat and the accession of Ahaziah.
2 Kings 20
[Bible]This chapter records how Hezekiah, king of Judah, fell ill and through prayer received fifteen more years of life; how he saw the sign of the sun's shadow going backward; how he showed his treasures to envoys from Babylon and then heard the prediction of captivity; and how he died.
2 Chronicles 34
[Bible]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 29
[Bible]2 Chronicles 29 recounts how Hezekiah, king of Judah, reopened the house of the LORD in the first year of his reign after it had been shut under Ahaz. He directed the priests and Levites to cleanse the temple and then restored worship through sin offerings, burnt offerings, and songs of praise.
Ezra 1
[Bible]Ezra 1 records how Cyrus king of Persia, in his first year, issued a decree permitting the exiles of Judah to return to Jerusalem and build the temple, and how he returned to Sheshbazzar the temple vessels that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away.
Gadi
[People]Gadi was the father of Menahem, king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He appears only twice, both times in 2 Kings 15, where his son is introduced as "Menahem the son of Gadi."
Jehoiada
[People]Jehoiada was a priest in the southern kingdom of Judah during the reigns of Athaliah and Joash. When Athaliah killed the royal family, he hid the young Joash, who had survived, in the temple and raised him there. He later made Joash king and renewed the covenant with the people.