17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Elothf on the coast of Edom.g He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God. 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. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud 5So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. 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. The Book of Chronicles (Hebrew: דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים Diḇrê Hayyāmîm) is a Hebrew prose work constituting part of Jewish and Christian scripture. 29He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth. 28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands. 11But Jehoshabeathh daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. 29And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. 14For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. 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. 7And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. 21And when this temple has become a heap of rubble,b all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ As they went out before the army, they were singing: for His loving devotion endures forever.”. Josiah Restores the Passover(2 Kings 23:21–27). 7For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals. 26Those who conspired against Joash were Zabadc son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrithd the Moabitess. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. 6Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. ‘Go and do it.’, 22So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”, 23Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”, 24Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”, 25And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son, 15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. 12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. 18Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him. 4And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim,b and all the store cities of Naphtali. Purpose of 2 Chronicles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.’ ”. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. 10And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. 15You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. 8accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram. 11Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers. 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. 6And his heart took delightb in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah. They seated King Joash on the royal throne, For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month. 29When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped. A Focus on Judah 2 Chronicles 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4; 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms; 2 Chronicles 36:7 Or palace; 2 Chronicles 36:9 One Hebrew manuscript, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 24:8); most Hebrew manuscripts eight 2Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom,b from beyond the Sea;c they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi). 22And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’ ”, Solomon’s Additional Achievements(1 Kings 9:10–28). 16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of goldh went into each shield. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. 23Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”, 12At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. 17So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans,j who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. 19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages. 21But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. You have acted foolishly in this matter. "2 Chronicles" Bible Coloring Page. The book of 2 Chronicles begins with the rule of King Solomon, then tells the history of the two separate kingdoms of Judah and Israel down to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people. 31So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. Although 1 and 2 Chronicles repeat much of the material in 1 Kings and 2 Kings, they approach it from a different perspective. 2 Chronicles . 31So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. Bible Book List. 4When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. 15Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.a. 11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. 11When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace, For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. 3Then Solomon sent word to Hirama king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in. 24Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. 15When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130. 3Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn. 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. 6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did. 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. 26But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard, 13Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”. 6and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? 18then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information, The building of the tabernacle was entrusted to Bezalel and Oholiab (, The plans for both tabernacle and temple are given by God (, The spoils of war are used as building materials for both tabernacle 10But as for us, the LORD is our God. Joash Anointed King of Judah(2 Kings 11:4–12). 3Jehoiada took for himself two wives, and he had sons and daughters. 13And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Summary of the Book of 2 Chronicles. 2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”, 4Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers. 3Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. 17Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoashc son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. 1Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. 13and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’. Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him? 13but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. 6So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”. 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. 2So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. 4This proposal pleased the king and the whole assembly. 16So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah. He did not seek out the Baals, But the people still behaved corruptly. 20So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. 2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Manasseh’s Repentance and Restoration(2 Kings 21:10–18). 12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. 11Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. 8I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to leave the land that I assigned to your fathers, if only they are careful to do all that I have commanded them through Moses—all the laws, statutes, and judgments.”. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity. 2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. So the LORD gave them rest on every side. 29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? 7He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. 13The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”. 18who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. 22And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home. 6So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria. 7Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians. of the reigns of David and Solomon. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. 1After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites,a came to make war against Jehoshaphat. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. 3And Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon because it was the location of God’s Tent of Meeting, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness. 3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. 12Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah 12When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD. 14He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it. 2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. 29Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 9The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary,c but not from outside the Holy Place;d and they are there to this day. 10They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors. 15And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. 12the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 15They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites or any matter concerning the treasuries. 9Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them. 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. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”, 13But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”, 14When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?”, “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be given into your hand.”, 15But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”. Second Chronicles, the companion book to 1 Chronicles, continues the history of the Hebrew people, from the reign of King Solomon to the captivity in Babylon. 2And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 12Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah, For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. 31Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD,b come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.”. The Levitical priests carried them up. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. The Second Book of Chronicles is the fourteenth book in the Bible. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. 33The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers. 8The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful. 16King Asa also removed his grandmotherb Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. 5So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. 4And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done. 11And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom. 9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 21But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? All rights reserved. 20and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdonc son of Micah,d Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king: They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”. 22And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. You may use 'Next' and 'Previous' button to navigate. Copyright 2002 © Zondervan. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. All these were mighty men of valor. 14so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.3 a That is, the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths or Shelters); see Leviticus 23:33–36.7 b Or the Holy of Holies 9 c Some Hebrew manuscripts and LXX The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary ; see 1 Kings 8:8.9 d Literally not from outside 10 e That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai, Solomon Blesses the LORD(1 Kings 8:12–21). 11Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. War between Asa and Baasha(1 Kings 15:16–22), 1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardenedh his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. 17So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz,c his youngest. 6But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn arounda and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”, 34The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. 9to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition Update. May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers. 33And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam. 1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions. 19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”. 1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeareda to his father David. 6as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horsesb —whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion. 12therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And when they came to Jerusalem, 5‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel. Listen, King Jehoshaphat! 11Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”. You have far exceeded the report I heard. 17You need not fight this battle. 2 Chronicles 20:2 One Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate Aram; 2 Chronicles 20:21 Or him with the splendor of; 2 Chronicles 20:25 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts corpses; 2 Chronicles 20:26 Berakah means praise. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”. 27because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. 27his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 4He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. 37Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.”, So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.j. 7God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. building of the tabernacle affects his account of the building of the temple: From the NIV Study Bible, Introductions to the Books of the Bible, 2 Chronicles May You hear and forgive. 4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors, 4So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him. 21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. 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