Category: 2 Chronicles

This chapter briefly describes the final four kings of Judah – Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. They all performed evil in the sight of the Lord, and refused to listen to the multiple prophets God sent their way (examples include Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel). “The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently…

This chapter describes King Josiah’s last major recorded act, the keeping of the Passover, and his unfortunate death. “So all the service of the Lord was prepared that day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord… And the people of Israel who were present kept the Passover…

This chapter parallels 2 Ki 22, following Josiah as he rids Judah of false gods, seeks the Lord, and leads Judah to follow the Lord. “And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with… all the people both great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the…

This chapter describes the later part of Manasseh’s rule in Judah as God allows him to suffer some consequences of his sin. “The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh……

This chapter parallels 2 Ki 19 detailing Assyria’s siege upon Jerusalem, their mocking of God, and God’s deliverance of Judah. “Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed… and cried to heaven. And that night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of…

In this chapter King Hezekiah organizes the priests, offerings and tithes. “And the people of Israel and Judah… brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the dedicated things… and laid them in heaps. When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people…

This chapter describes the steps King Hezekiah takes to reinstate the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread. “For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves. Therefore the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lamb for everyone who was not clean… For a majority of the people… had not cleansed themselves, yet…

This chapter tells of King Hezekiah, Ahaz’s son. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, reversing the harm his father had done. He restores and cleanses the temple, bringing back the practices of of sacrifice and worship to God. “And [Hezekiah] stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with…

This chapter details the reign of Jotham’s son Ahaz, who led Judah to sin greatly. “In the time of [Ahaz’s] distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord… For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, ‘Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will…

This short chapter (9 verses) describes the reign of Uzziah’s son Jotham. “And [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. He fought with the king…