2 Chronicles
History
World English Bible (WEB)
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2 Chronicles 1
Solomon the son of David was firmly established in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and made him exceedingly great.
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2 Chronicles 2
Now Solomon decided to build a house for the LORD’s name, and a house for his kingdom.
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2 Chronicles 3
Then Solomon began to build the LORD’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared to David his father, which he prepared in the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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2 Chronicles 4
Then he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
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2 Chronicles 5
Thus all the work that Solomon did for the LORD’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver, the gold, and all the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of God’s house.
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2 Chronicles 6
Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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2 Chronicles 7
Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the LORD’s glory filled the house.
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2 Chronicles 8
At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,
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2 Chronicles 9
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.
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2 Chronicles 10
Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
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2 Chronicles 11
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
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2 Chronicles 12
When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the LORD’s law, and all Israel with him.
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2 Chronicles 13
In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
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2 Chronicles 14
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.
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2 Chronicles 15
The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.
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2 Chronicles 16
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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2 Chronicles 17
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
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2 Chronicles 18
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab.
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2 Chronicles 19
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 20
After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
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2 Chronicles 21
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 22
The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, because the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
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2 Chronicles 23
In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri—into a covenant with him.
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2 Chronicles 24
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.
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2 Chronicles 25
Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 26
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
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2 Chronicles 27
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
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2 Chronicles 28
Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, like David his father,
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2 Chronicles 29
Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
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2 Chronicles 30
Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the LORD’s house at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 31
Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, also in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.
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2 Chronicles 32
After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, encamped against the fortified cities, and intended to win them for himself.
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2 Chronicles 33
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 34
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 35
Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. They killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
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2 Chronicles 36
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.