Asa Reigns as King – 2 Chronicles 14
English: Asa of Judah was the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Having just assumed the throne in Chapter 13, Abijah is laid to rest...
View ArticleAzariah the Prophet Speaks to Asa – 2 Chronicles 8
English: Asa destroys the idols and forbids worship in local shrines (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Spirit of God visited Azariah the prophet so that he would go talk to the newest king, Asa. He told hi...
View ArticleAsa’s Folly – 2 Chronicles 16
English: Baasha of Israel was the third king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Chapter 16 says that in the 36th year of Asa’s reign in Judah, Baasha (the king of...
View ArticleJehoshaphat! – 2 Chronicles 17
Statues of Josaphat and Ezechias on the Monastery of El Escorial. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Not many people know much about king Asa’s son Jehoshaphat, except that the name has been used in the phrase...
View ArticleAhab Defeated – 2 Chronicles 18
Michelangelo’s Asa-Jehoshaphat-Joram.jpg. The man on the left is generally considered to be Jehoshaphat (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jehoshaphat sought to make a marriage alliance with the northern king,...
View ArticleJehoshaphat’s Reforms – 2 Chronicles 19
Thomas Seddon – Jerusalem and the Valley of Jehoshaphat from the Hill of Evil Counsel – Google Art Project (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After Jehoshaphat returned to Jerusalem, he was visited by Jehu, the...
View ArticleJehoshaphat’s Prayer – 2 Chronicles 20:1-17
English: Jerusalem and the Valley of Jehoshaphat from the Hill of Evil Counsel (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In Chapter 20, the Moabites and Ammonites mobilized to go up against Jehoshaphat’s kingdom. Some...
View ArticleThe Lord Fights for Judah – 2 Chronicles 20:18-37
7. King Jehoshaphat (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After the prophet who was filled with the Spirit of the Lord had told the people in the temple that they would be victorius without having to fight....
View ArticleThe Ungodly Reign of Jehoram – 2 Chronicles 21
English: Joran(Jehoram of Judah) was the king of the southern Kingdom of Judah, and the son of Jehoshaphat. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jehoshaphat had chosen his first-born son, Jehoram to become king...
View ArticleAhaziah’s Reign in Judea – 2 Chronicles 22
English: Athalia was the queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for six years. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At the end of chapter 21, we are told of the raid...
View ArticleJoash Becomes King – 2 Chronicles 23
English: Jehoiada was the High priest during the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In the seventh year after Athaliah took control, the high priest Jehoiada entered into...
View ArticleJoash Reigns as King – 2 Chronicles 24
English: Joas was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and sole surviving son of Ahaziah. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Joash began his reign when he was seven years old, and he reigned for 40 years....
View ArticleAmaziah’s Rise and Fall – 2 Chronicles 25
English: Amasias was the king of Judah, the son and successor of Joash. Русский: Амасия — царь Иудеи (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After Joash was executed, his son Amaziah took over as king at the age of...
View ArticleUzziah Becomes King of Judah – 2 Chronicles 26
English: Ozias(Uzziah), King of Judah (809-759 B. C.) son and successor of Amazias. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After Amaziah’s death, the people took his son, Uzziah, as king at the age of 16 years. He...
View ArticleJotham and Ahaz – 2 Chronicles 27-28
English: Ahaz was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After Uzziah died, his son Jotham became king at the age of 25. His mother was from the line of Zadok – a...
View ArticleHezekiah Reigns as King – 2 Chronicles 29-30
Ezechias-Hezekiah was the son of Ahaz and the 14th king of Judah. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After the death of Ahaz, his son Hezekiah began his reign at the age of 25. Here was a breath of fresh air as...
View ArticleHezekiah and Sennacherib – 2 Chronicles 31-32
The Taylor Prism from the Neo-Assyrian empire tells the story of king Sennacherib’s third campaign and includes descriptions of his conquests in Judah, some of which are described from another point of...
View ArticleThe Miserable Reign of Manasseh – 2 Chronicles 33
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king after the death of his father, Hezekiah. As good as his father was for Judah, Manasseh was evil in kind. He rebuilt all the high places that his father...
View ArticleGood King Josiah – 2 Chronicles 34
English: Josias-Josiah was a king of Judah (641–609 BC) who instituted major reforms. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Josiah began his reign at the age of eight. By the time he was twelve he had begun his...
View ArticleJosiah Reign Ends – 2 Chronicles 35
Chapter 35 is somewhat puzzling because we do not have all of the answers we might wish to have about it. It begins with Josiah keeping the Passover. And this time it was done so that the scripture...
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