2 Chronicles 31-33 - Manasseh entreated Yahweh his God

Hezekiah Organizes the Priests

2Ch 31:2 LSB - [2] And Hezekiah set up the divisions of the priests and the Levites by their divisions, each according to his service, [both] the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.

Sennacherib Invades Judah

2Ch 32:7-8 LSB - [7] "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the multitude that is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him. [8] "With him is [only] an arm of flesh, but with us is Yahweh our God to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were sustained by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Sennacherib Reproaches Yahweh

2Ch 32:19 LSB - [19] And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men's hands.

Yahweh Wipes Out the Men of Assyria

2Ch 32:20 LSB - [20] But King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

Manasseh Reigns over Judah

2Ch 33:2 LSB - [2] And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh dispossessed before the sons of Israel.

Manasseh Removes Foreign Idols

2Ch 33:12-13 LSB - [12] And when he was in distress, he entreated Yahweh his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. [13] Then he prayed to Him, and He was moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and returned him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh [was] God.

Amon Reigns over Judah

2 Chronicles 28-30 - come to the house of Yahweh

Ahaz Reigns over Judah

Judah Defeated

2Ch 28:10 LSB - [10] "So now you are intending to subdue for yourselves the people of Judah and Jerusalem for male and female slaves. Surely, [do] you not [have] your own [matters of] guilt against Yahweh your God?

2Ch 28:19 LSB - [19] For Yahweh humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had caused [it] to be out of control in Judah and was very unfaithful to Yahweh.

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple

Hezekiah Brings an Offering

2Ch 29:36 LSB - [36] Then Hezekiah and all the people were glad over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly.

Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover

2Ch 30:1 LSB - [1] And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

2Ch 30:8 LSB - [8] "Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but give your hand to Yahweh and enter His sanctuary which He has set apart as holy forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.

2Ch 30:10-11 LSB - [10] So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they were laughing at them to scorn and mocking them. [11] Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

2Ch 30:27 LSB - [27] Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came to His holy habitation, to heaven.

2 Chronicles 25-27

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

2Ch 25:2 LSB - [2] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, yet not with a whole heart.

Amaziah’s Victories

Amaziah’s Idolatry

2Ch 25:14 LSB - [14] Now it happened that after Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods, worshiped them, and burned incense to them.

Israel Defeats Amaziah

Uzziah Reigns over Judah

2Ch 26:4-5 LSB - [4] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. [5] And he continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him succeed.

Uzziah’s Pride and Punishment

2Ch 26:16 LSB - [16] But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to Yahweh his God. And he entered the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.

2Ch 26:21 LSB - [21] So King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh. And Jotham his son [was] over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

Jotham Reigns over Judah

2Ch 27:2 LSB - [2] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; however he did not enter the temple of Yahweh. But the people continued acting corruptly.

2Ch 27:6 LSB - [6] So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God.

2 Chronicles 22-24

Ahaziah Reigns in Judah

2Ch 22:3 LSB - [3] He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.

Athaliah Reigns in Judah

2Ch 22:10 LSB - [10] Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son had died. So she rose and destroyed all the royal seed of the house of Judah.

Jehoiada Makes Joash King

2Ch 23:1 LSB - [1] Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took commanders 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 entered] into a covenant with him.

2Ch 23:11 LSB - [11] Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, "[Long] live the king!"

Athaliah Put to Death

Jehoiada Cuts a Covenant

2Ch 23:16 LSB - [16] Then Jehoiada cut a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the people of Yahweh.

Joash Repairs the Temple

2Ch 24:17-18 LSB - [17] But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them. [18] And they forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

Joash’s Treachery

2Ch 24:22 LSB - [22] Thus Joash the king did not remember the lovingkindness which his father Jehoiada had shown him, but he killed his son. And as he died he said, "May Yahweh see and avenge!"

Joash Assassinated

2Ch 24:25 LSB - [25] When they had gone from him (for they left him very sick), his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 19-21 - Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahaziah

Jehoshaphat’s Reforms

2Ch 19:2 LSB - [2] And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out [to meet him] to his face and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate Yahweh and so [bring] wrath on yourself from Yahweh?

2Ch 19:11 LSB - [11] "And behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in all that pertains to Yahweh, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Be strong and act, and Yahweh be with the one who is good."

Jehoshaphat’s Prayer

2Ch 20:4 LSB - [4] So Judah gathered together to seek [help] from Yahweh; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.

2Ch 20:12 LSB - [12] "O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; and we do not know what we should do, but our eyes are on You."

2Ch 20:14-15 LSB - [14] Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph; [15] and he said, "Pay attention, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says Yahweh to you, 'Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's.

2Ch 20:17 LSB - [17] 'You [need] not fight in this [battle]; take your stand--stand and see the salvation of Yahweh on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, for Yahweh is with you."

2Ch 20:20 LSB - [20] And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, establish your faith in Yahweh your God and you will be established. Establish your faith in His prophets and succeed."

2Ch 20:22 LSB - [22] When they began singing for joy and praising, Yahweh set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were defeated.

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahaziah

2Ch 20:35 LSB - [35] Afterwards, Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. He acted wickedly in so doing.

Jehoram Reigns in Judah

2Ch 21:4 LSB - [4] So Jehoram arose over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself, and he killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the commanders of Israel also.

2Ch 21:6 LSB - [6] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab's daughter was his wife; and he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

2Ch 21:10 LSB - [10] So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 16-18 - Asa did not lean on Yahweh

Asa’s Last Years

2Ch 16:7 LSB - [7] Now at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, "Because you have leaned on the king of Aram and have not leaned on Yahweh your God, therefore the military force of the king of Aram has escaped out of your hand.

2Ch 16:12 LSB - [12] And Asa became diseased in his feet in the thirty-ninth year of his reign. His disease was severe, yet even in his disease he did not seek Yahweh, but the physicians.

2Ch 16:14 LSB - [14] And they buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers' art; and they made a very great fire for him.

Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah

2Ch 17:3-4 LSB - [3] And Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the ways of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals, [4] but sought the God of his father, walked in His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.

2Ch 17:6 LSB - [6] And his heart took great pride in the ways of Yahweh, and again he took away the high places and the Asherim from Judah.

2Ch 17:9 LSB - [9] And they taught in Judah, [having] the book of the law of Yahweh with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

2Ch 18:1 LSB - [1] Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.

2Ch 18:6 LSB - [6] But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet of Yahweh here that we may inquire of him?"

2Ch 18:28 LSB - [28] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.

2 Chronicles 13-15 - Asa's heart was wholly devoted all his days

Abijah Reigns over Judah

God Smites Israel Before Judah

2Ch 13:14-15 LSB - [14] So Judah turned around, and behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew the trumpets. [15] Then the men of Judah raised a shout [of war], and when the men of Judah raised the shout [of war], then it was that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

Death of Jeroboam

Asa Reigns over Judah

2Ch 14:11 LSB - [11] Then Asa called to Yahweh his God and said, "Yahweh, there is no one besides You to help [in the battle] between those of abundant [power] and those who have no power; so help us, O Yahweh our God, for we lean on You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, You are our God; let not mortal man prevail against You."

The Spirit of God Comes on Azariah

2Ch 15:2 LSB - [2] and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Asa Takes Away Detestable Idols

2Ch 15:8 LSB - [8] Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he strengthened himself and took away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then renewed the altar of Yahweh which was in front of the porch of Yahweh.

2Ch 15:17 LSB - [17] But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa's heart was wholly devoted all his days.