1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. Solomon’s Wealth and Splendor(1 Kings 10:14–29). And his son Amaziah reigned in his place. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”. 7He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. So all the Israelites went home, 7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, 18The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. The writer’s goal is to help the Jews, who have been away from the temple, know the history of life in Jerusalem before the exile. 5Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of saltd? 20Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died. The meaning seems to be, as appears from the next verse, that God raised … 1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeareda to his father David. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. The book of 2 Chronicles is a historical book written from a priest’s perspective. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”, 14And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks,a and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”. 15So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death. Joash Anointed King of Judah(2 Kings 11:4–12). 14and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. 10In the spring,f King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 2. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 8In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. 4Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. 7How blessed are your men! And one suggested this, and another that. 5and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. 20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. 32And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. 2For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,a 9For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. 2 Chronicles 23:11 "Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king. 14And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD. 10There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb,e where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt. 31So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. 23The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction.e And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? 25Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses,l which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 5a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are in the courtyards of the house of the LORD. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. 15The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. 3Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire,a according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments. 15and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. 17Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah(2 Kings 23:31–35). 11Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. 1Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. 28They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.f, Uzziah Reigns in Judah(2 Kings 14:21–22; 2 Kings 15:1–7). 9So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites. 16But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. 24He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. 11See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance. 23And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near themh in a field of burial that belonged to the kings; for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. 9And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David. 6Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. 21He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. 3the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. 19So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. 18Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. 21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. 33The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers. Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple(2 Kings 18:1–12). Purpose of 2 Chronicles. 2 Chronicles 16:9(NASB) Verse Thoughts As Christians, we are children of God, fellow-heirs with Christ, citizens of heaven and God's ambassadors in a foreign land, and yet too often we set our hopes on things of this world when life begins to spiral out of control. 16Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold,h which they delivered to King Solomon. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor. 22Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatisee of the Prophet Iddo. 18They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Temple Construction Begins(1 Kings 6:1–4). 17A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver,h and a horse for a hundred and fifty.i Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram. 8The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. 12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. 18The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothillse and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. Learn Religions, Aug. 25, 2020, learnreligions.com/book-of-2-chronicles-701127. 19Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them; but they would not listen. 1Now Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; 13the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); 16and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. 6And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps. 9Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them. 22The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. 23All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart. 9They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. 6He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. 1After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. And the vestibule that was in front of the sanctuary was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the height was one hundred and twenty. When they began to sing and to praise — So acceptable are the fervent prayers and praises of God’s people to him, and so terrible to their enemies! 16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of goldh went into each shield. 19In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed. 11The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. 11Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so. "The Book of 2 Chronicles." 7Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. 32The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. 11Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”. 9Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God. 30It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. 36They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish,i and these were built in Ezion-geber. 14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. 31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, 'This is the king of Israel.' 11Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. 26As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. Reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son – 2 Chronicles 10:1-12:16. Zavada, Jack. 8Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Go and do so.' Jeroboam Forsakes the Priests and Levites. 23There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz.d. 5When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work. 28He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks. Into an intimate familiarity with Ahab. The Building of the Temple in Chronicles. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him. 21Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. 21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.c And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 9So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 14Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destructiond has been able to deliver his people from my hand? He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself. 19But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, 30Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’. 2He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. 13The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property. 24For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves. 7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? 10For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. 2So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus: 20And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; 17Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”. 19This continued day after day until two full years had passed. 3since they had been unable to observe it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. 16For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 7:14? He overlaid the inside with pure gold. 3“Let there be a treatya between me and you, between my father and your father. 29then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— 16So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands. May You hear and forgive. 7From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present. 4but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel. 5Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods. 26When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them, 3The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD. 10They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. 18Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram,c who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. 31so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. 3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines. 10So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terracesb of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields. The building of the temple not only represented the fulfillment of God’s promises to David but also to Abraham (Gen. 13:14-17). 17The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Breadb for seven days. 12And the men did the work faithfully. 10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 1 and 2 Chronicles were separated by the translators of the Septuagint circa 180 B.C. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success. 14Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers. 3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. 11Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 8At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD. 14He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it. 16They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. 34When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria. “As we put on a cloak or dress, so does the Spirit of God, as it were, hide Himself in those who surrender themselves to Him, so that it is not they who speak and act, but He within them… Remember the cloth or leather must yield itself easily to the movements of its wearer, and not less pliable and supple must we be to the Spirit of God.” … 13So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers. 21Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. 11Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. 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