Category Archives: 2 Chronicles

Idols Are Destroyed 1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, broke the pillars in pieces, cut down theAsherim and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed […]

Sennacherib Invades Judah 1 After these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself. 2 Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to make war on Jerusalem, 3 he decided with his officers and […]

Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah in Judah 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 He did evil in the sight of the Lordaccording to the abominations of the nations whom the Lorddispossessed before the sons of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah […]

Josiah Succeeds Amon in Judah 1 Josiahwaseight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 3 For in the […]

The Passover Observed Again 1 Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lordin Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passoveranimalson the fourteenthdayof the first month. 2 He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord. 3 He also said to the Levites who taught all Israelandwho […]

Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, then Jehoiachin Rule 1 Then the people of the land tookJoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem. 2 Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, […]