Category Archives: II Chronicles

The Reforms of Hezekiah 1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah andbroke thesacredpillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all […]

Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord 1 Afterthese deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, 3 he consulted with his […]

Manasseh Reigns in Judah 1 Manassehwastwelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 But he did evil in the sight of theLord, according to theabominations of the nations whom theLordhad cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father […]

Josiah Reigns in Judah 1 Josiahwaseight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 And he didwhatwasright in the sight of theLord, and walked in the ways of his father David;hedidnotturn aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, […]

Josiah Keeps the Passover 1 NowJosiah kept a Passover to theLordin Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passoverlambson thefourteenthdayof the first month. 2 And he set the priests in theirduties andencouraged them for the service of the house of theLord. 3 Then he said to the Leviteswho taught all Israel, who were holy to theLord:“Put the […]

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz 1 Thenthe people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahazwastwenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 Now the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem; and he […]