2 Chronicles
The Second Book of Chronicles
How each chapter begins
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 2
Now Solomon decided to build a house for the LORD’s name, and a house for his kingdom.
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 4
Then he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 6
Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
- 2 Chronicles 7
Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices…
- 2 Chronicles 8
At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 10
Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
- 2 Chronicles 11
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen…
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 13
In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 15
The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 17
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 18
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab.
- 2 Chronicles 19
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 20
After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 23
In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 30
Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the…
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 32
After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, encamped against the…
- 2 Chronicles 33
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 34
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 35
Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. They killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
- 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.