1-5 Then Hezekiah invited all of Israel and Judah, with personal letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, to come to The Temple ofGodin Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to Israel’s God. The king and his officials and the congregation in Jerusalem had decided to celebrate Passover in the second month. They hadn’t been able to celebrate […]
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2 Chronicles 32
1 And then, after this exemplary track record, this: Sennacherib king of Assyria came and attacked Judah. He put the fortified cities under siege, determined to take them. 2-4 When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib’s strategy was to take Jerusalem, he talked to his advisors and military leaders about eliminating all the water supplies outside the […]
2 Chronicles 33
King Manasseh 1-6 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king. He ruled for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. InGod’s opinion he was a bad king—an evil king. He reintroduced all the moral rot and spiritual corruption that had been scoured from the country whenGoddispossessed the pagan nations in favor of the children of Israel. […]
2 Chronicles 34
King Josiah 1-2 Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. He behaved well beforeGod. He kept straight on the path blazed by his ancestor David, not one step to the left or right. 3-7 When he had been king for eight years—he was still only a […]
2 Chronicles 35
1-4 Josiah celebrated the Passover toGodin Jerusalem. They killed the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. He gave the priests detailed instructions and encouraged them in the work of leading worship in The Temple ofGod. He also told the Levites who were in charge of teaching and guiding Israel in all […]
2 Chronicles 36
King Jehoahaz 2-3 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to rule. He was king in Jerusalem for a mere three months. The king of Egypt dethroned him and forced the country to pay him nearly four tons of silver and seventy-five pounds of gold. King Jehoiakim 4 Neco king of Egypt then made […]