Category Archives: 2 Chronicles

Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat in Judah 1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son became king in his place. 2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All thesewerethe sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. […]

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah 1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabs to the camp had slain all the oldersons.So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaziahwastwenty-two years old when he […]

Jehoiada Sets Joash on the Throne of Judah 1 Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri,and they enteredinto a covenant with him. 2 […]

Young Joash Influenced by Jehoiada 1 Joashwasseven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s namewasZibiah from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lordall the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the […]

Amaziah Succeeds Joash in Judah 1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 He did right in the sight of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart. 3 Now it came about as soon as the […]

Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah 1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, whowassixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers. 3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and […]

Jotham Succeeds Uzziah in Judah 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; however he did not […]

Ahaz Succeeds Jotham in Judah 1 Ahazwastwenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do right in the sight of the Lordas David his fatherhad done. 2 But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made molten images for the […]

Hezekiah Succeeds Ahaz in Judah 1 Hezekiah became kingwhen he wastwenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s namewasAbijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. 3 In the first year of his reign, […]

All Israel Invited to the Passover 1 Now Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lordat Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the LordGod of Israel. 2 For the king and his princes and all the assembly in […]