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. […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
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 […]
1 Chronicles 1
Israel’s Family Tree: The Trunk 1-4 Adam Seth Enosh Kenan Mahalalel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The Japheth Branch 5 Japheth had Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6 Gomer had Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 7 Javan had Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. The Ham Branch 8 Ham had […]
1 Chronicles 2
The Family of Israel (Jacob) 1-2 Israel’s (that is, Jacob’s) sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3-9 Judah had Er, Onan, and Shelah; their mother was Bathshua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was so bad beforeGodthatGodkilled him. Judah also had Perez and Zerah by his daughter-in-law Tamar—a […]
1 Chronicles 3
The Family of David 1-3 These are the sons that David had while he lived at Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; second, Daniel by Abigail of Carmel; third, Absalom born of Maacah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; fourth, Adonijah born of Haggith; fifth, Shephatiah born of Abital; sixth, Ithream born […]
1 Chronicles 4
An Appendix to the Family of Judah 1-2 Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. Reaiah, Shobal’s son, had Jahath; and Jahath had Ahumai and Lahad. These made up the families of the Zorathites. 3-4 Sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. Penuel had Gedor and Ezer had […]
1 Chronicles 5
The Family of Reuben 1-2 The family of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Though Reuben was Israel’s firstborn, after he slept with his father’s concubine, a defiling act, his rights as the firstborn were passed on to the sons of Joseph son of Israel. He lost his “firstborn” place in the family tree. And even […]
1 Chronicles 6
The Family of Levi 1-14 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Eleazar had Phinehas, Phinehas had Abishua, Abishua had Bukki, Bukki had Uzzi, […]