Manasseh shows it’s never too late
Hezekiah dies and is succeeded by Manasseh, then Amon and Josiah” 2 Kings 20:20–21; 2 Chronicles 32:32–33; 2 Kings 21:1–9; …
Category Archives: 2 Chronicles
The cost of Hezekiah’s pride
Hezekiah almost dies from illness, but prays and is healed; he then shows Babylonian envoys around the palace and temple, …
Sennacherib: challenged God and lost
Hezekiah prays for help, Sennacherib says not to bother because he always wins, God answers Hezekiah’s prayer: 2 Kings 19:1–19; …
Sennacherib: took the money then invaded anyway
Sennacherib invades Judah and gets ready to besiege Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 32:1–8;2 Kings 18:13–18; Isaiah 36:1–3; 2 Kings 18:19–37; Isaiah 36:4–22; …
Hezekiah’s reforms
Hezekiah becomes king, reforms religious practices, and turns the nation back to God: 2 Kings 18:1−4; 2 Chronicles 29−31 Hezekiah …
As Ahaz sees it: find a new god
Isaiah prophesies against Damascus; Ahaz turns away from God and takes Judah with him: Isaiah 17:1−14; 2 Chronicles 28:16−21; 2 Kings …
Timeline for Israel and Judah
Chronology of the History of Israel
You can’t always blame the king
Jotham then Ahaz rule Judah; Israel and Aram attack Ahaz, who doesn’t quite listen to Isaiah’s promise and buys the …
Isaiah sees God
Five kings in Israel; Jotham becomes king of Judah; Isaiah starts prophesying: 2 Kings 14:28−29; 2 Kings 15:8−29; 2 Kings …
Amaziah’s pride
Jeroboam II rules Israel; Amaziah rules Judah followed by Uzziah; Jonah goes to Ninevah:2 Kings 14:1−14; 2 Chronicles 25:1−24; 2 …
Joash’s ignominious end
Jehoash rules Israel, seeks help from God through Elijah to defeat Hazael (king of Aram) for a while; Hazael also …
The Temple conspiracy
Athaliah (the Queen mother) rules Judah until her grandson and rightful heir, Joash, comes out of hiding and is crowned …
Ahab’s family pays the price
Ahaziah rules Judah for a year Jehu kills him and Joram (king of Israel): 2 Kings 8:23−29; 2 Chronicles 22:1−7; …
Choose your allies carefully
Ahaziah king of Israel/Samaria dies and snubs Elijah (and God); his son, Joram, forms an alliance with Jehoshaphat (of Judah) …
Killed by a random arrow
Micaiah prophesies Ahab’s death in the coming battle against Aram and is gaoled for his efforts, but he was right: …
Ahab’s missed opportunity
Ahab kills Naboth and gets rebuked by God (through Elijah), then forms an alliance with Jehoshaphat to recover Ramoth-gilead from …
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