Tag: bible
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If You Return to Him
For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.–2 Chronicles 30 King Hezekiah wrote a letter to the remnant of the nation of Israel. By this time, Israel up north had been conquered by the Assyrian Empire. Hezekiah was calling them to come…
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And They Sang Praises With Gladness, and They Bowed Down
30And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.–2 Chronicles 29 Hezekiah was a good king who cared about the things of God. In this chapter, Hezekiah oversaw…
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Ahaz Was Twenty Years Old
1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done, 2but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made metal images for the Baals, 3and he…
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But the People
2And he [King Jotham] did what was right in the eyes of the LORD according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still followed corrupt practices.–2 Chronicles 27 Jotham was a good king. He learned from his father’s good example. He also learned…
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But When He Was Strong
15…And his [King Uzziah’s] fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong. 16But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the LORD his God and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.–2 Chronicles 26 King Uzziah had a humble start.…
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He Brought the Gods
14After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. 15Therefore the LORD was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of a people who…
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Behold, the King’s Son!
3…And Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son! Let him reign, as the LORD spoke concerning the sons of David.–2 Chronicles 23 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah. But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash…
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They Were His Counselors
2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. 3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly. 4He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as the…
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He Did What Was Evil
4When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. 5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as…
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Brought Them Back to the LORD
4Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.–2 Chronicles 19 A running plot of the books of Kings and Chronicles (even the book of Judges!) is influence. Many rulers used their influence…
