2 Chronicles 10-12 - The Revolt Against Rehoboam

The Revolt Against Rehoboam

2Ch 10:15 LSB - [15] So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn [of events] from God, that Yahweh might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1Ki 11:31 LSB - [31] And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes,

 

Rehoboam Builds Cities for Fortification

2Ch 11:4 LSB - [4] 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up and fight against your brothers; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh and returned from going against Jeroboam.

Priests and Levites Come to Jerusalem

2Ch 11:14-15 LSB - [14] For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possession [of land] and went to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from ministering as priests to Yahweh-- [15] And he set up priests of his own for the high places, for the goat demons and for the calves which he had made--

Rehoboam’s Family

2Ch 11:23 LSB - [23] And he acted with discernment and distributed some of his sons through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them sustenance in abundance. And he sought a multitude of wives [for them].

Egypt Plunders Jerusalem

2Ch 12:7 LSB - [7] When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, saying, "They have humbled themselves [so] I will not bring them to ruin, but I will grant them some [measure] of escape, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

2Ch 12:14 LSB - [14] And he did evil because he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.

2 Chronicls 7-9 - If My People Pray

Fire from Heaven

2Ch 7:1 LSB - [1] Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

Rev 21:23 LSB - [23] And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp [is] the Lamb.

 

The Dedication of the Temple

2Ch 7:8 LSB - [8] So Solomon celebrated the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from Lebo-hamath to the brook of Egypt.

If My People Pray

2Ch 7:13-14 LSB - [13] "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, [14] and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

2Ch 7:15 LSB - [15] "Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer [offered] in this place.

Solomon Builds Cities

2Ch 8:11 LSB - [11] Then Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the ark of Yahweh has entered."

The Queen of Sheba

2Ch 9:1 LSB - [1] Now the queen of Sheba heard the report about Solomon. So she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very glorious retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

2Ch 9:12 LSB - [12] Thus King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she asked, besides [a return for] what she had brought to the king. Then she turned around and went to her own land together with her servants.

Solomon’s Riches and Wisdom

2Ch 9:22-23 LSB - [22] So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. [23] And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

The Death of Solomon

2 Chronicles 4-6 - Foreigner

The Furnishings of the House of Yahweh

2Ch 4:1 LSB - [1] Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in width and ten cubits in height.

2Ch 4:7 LSB - [7] Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them and he put them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

2Ch 4:19 LSB - [19] Solomon also made all the furniture which [was in] the house of God: even the golden altar and the tables with the bread of the Presence on them,

The Ark Brought into the House of Yahweh

2Ch 5:10 LSB - [10] There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put [there] at Horeb, where Yahweh cut a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

Heb 9:3-4 LSB - [3] And behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, [4] having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron's rod which budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

 

The Glory of Yahweh Fills His House

2Ch 5:11-14 LSB - 

[11] Now it happened that when the priests came out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to divisions), 

[12] and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them 120 priests blowing trumpets 

[13] in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to give thanks to Yahweh, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised Yahweh [saying], "[He] indeed is good for His lovingkindness endures forever," then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud, 

[14] so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of God.

Solomon Blesses the People

2Ch 6:1-2 LSB - [1] Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that He would dwell in the [cloud of] dense gloom. [2] "Now I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever."

Solomon’s Prayer for Israel

2Ch 6:32-33 LSB - 

[32] "Also concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, if he comes from a far country for Your great name's sake and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm, so if they come and pray toward this house, 

[33] then listen from heaven, from Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name even to fear You, as [do] Your people Israel, and to know that Your name is called upon this house which I have built.

Isa 56:6-7 LSB - 

[6] "Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, To minister to Him, and to love the name of Yahweh, To be His slaves, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And takes hold of My covenant, 

[7] Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them glad in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

 

2 Chronicles 1-3 - A House for the name of Yahweh

Solomon Goes Before Yahweh

2Ch 1:1 LSB - [1] Now Solomon the son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom, and Yahweh his God [was] with him and highly exalted him.

2Ch 1:7 LSB - [7] In that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I should give to you."

God Gives Wisdom to Solomon

2Ch 1:10 LSB - [10] "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can do justice for this great people of Yours?"

2Ch 1:11-12 LSB - [11] And God said to Solomon, "Because you had this in your heart, and did not ask for riches, wealth, or glory, or the life of those who hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may do justice for My people over whom I have made you king, [12] wisdom and knowledge have been given to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and glory, such as none of the kings who were before you had nor those who will come after you."

Solomon’s Chariots and Horsemen

Preparing to Build the Temple

2Ch 2:1 LSB - [1] Then Solomon decided to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.

2Ch 2:16 LSB - [16] "And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem."

Ezr 3:7 LSB - [7] Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

 

Solomon Builds Yahweh’s House

2Ch 3:1 LSB - [1] Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where [Yahweh] had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

SOLOMON'S TEMPLE

Solomon began to build "the house of the Lord" in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah in the spring of 967 or 966 b.c. (1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chron. 3:1-2) and completed it seven years later, in the fall of 960 or 959 (1 Kings 6:38). The temple itself, not including the surrounding chambers on three sides, was 90 feet (27 m) long, 30 feet (9 m) wide, and 45 feet (14 m) high. It stood in the middle of a court with boundary walls.

1 Chronicles 28-29

David’s Charge to Israel

1Ch 28:7 LSB - [7] 'And I will establish his kingdom forever if he will be strong to do My commandments and My judgments, as is done now.' 

David’s Charge to Solomon

1Ch 28:19 LSB - [19] "All [this]," [said David], "has been granted to me as insight in writing by the hand of Yahweh, all the details of this pattern."

Offerings for the Temple

1Ch 29:8-9 LSB - [8] And whoever possessed [precious] stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. [9] Then the people were glad because they had offered so willingly, for they made their freewill offering to Yahweh with a whole heart, and King David also was exceedingly glad.

David Blesses Yahweh

1Ch 29:10 LSB - [10] So David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed are You, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting.

1Ch 29:20 ESV - [20] Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless the LORD your God." And all the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Sacrifices to Yahweh

1Ch 29:22 LSB - [22] So they ate and drank that day before Yahweh with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and they anointed [him] as ruler for Yahweh and Zadok as priest.

Death of David

1 Chronicles 25-27

David Organizes the Musicians

1Ch 25:1-2 LSB - [1] Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service [some] of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who [were] to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was: [2] Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph [were] under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

1Ch 25:3 LSB - [3] Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

1Sa 10:5 LSB - [5] "Afterward you will come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

1Ch 25:7 LSB - [7] And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their relatives, all who were skillful, [was] 288.

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1Ch 26:4-5 LSB - [4] Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, [5] Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh [and] Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

1Ch 13:14 LSB - [14] Thus the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom with all that he had.

 

Caring for the Holy Treasure

1Ch 26:20 LSB - [20] As for the Levites, Ahijhah was over the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the holy gifts.

Administrators of Outside Work

Commanders of the Divisions

Leaders of Tribes

1 Chronicles 22-24

Preparation to Build Yahweh’s House

1Ch 22:5 LSB - [5] And David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh shall be highly exalted, for a name and beauty throughout all lands. [Therefore] now I will make preparation for it." So David made ample preparations before his death.

Solomon to Build Yahweh’s House

1Ch 22:14 LSB - [14] "Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.

David Organizes the Levites

1Ch 23:5 LSB - [5] and 4,000 [were] gatekeepers, and 4,000 [were] praising Yahweh with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

1Ch 23:30-31 LSB - [30] And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening, [31] and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the appointed times in the number [set] by the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh.

David Organizes the Priests

1Ch 24:2 LSB - [2] But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.

Num 3:4 LSB - [4] But Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they offered strange fire before Yahweh in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.

 

1 Chronicles 19-21

The Ammonites Dishonor David’s Men

1Ch 19:2 LSB - [2] So David said, "I will show lovingkindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed lovingkindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.

1Ch 19:6 LSB - [6] Then the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David. So Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.

David Defeats Ammon and Aram

1Ch 19:19 LSB - [19] Then the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel. So they made peace with David and served him. And the Arameans were not willing to save the sons of Ammon anymore.

The Capture of Rabbah

1Ch 20:2 LSB - [2] Then David took the crown of their king from his head; and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and in it [was] a precious stone; and it was [placed] on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city [in] a very great amount.

War with Philistine Giants

1Ch 20:6-7 LSB - [6] Then there was war at Gath again, and there was a man of [great] stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six [fingers on each hand] and six [toes on each foot]; and he also had been born to the giants. [7] And he reproached Israel, so Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.

David Sins by Numbering Israel

1Ch 21:1 LSB - [1] Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to number Israel.

1Ch 21:7 LSB - [7] And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.

1Ch 21:16 LSB - [16] Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

David Erects an Altar

1Ch 21:18-19 LSB - [18] Then the angel of Yahweh said to Gad to say to David, that David should go up and erect an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. [19] So David went up at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of Yahweh.

1Ch 21:30 LSB - [30] But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of Yahweh.