2 Chronicles

After the death of righteous King Josiah, the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem came slowly but surely. God ordained it to be brought about...

The destruction which Josiah made of idols and idolatry was more largely detailed in the Book of Kings, although it was only briefly mentioned...

King Josiah came to the crown (641 BC) when he was very young – only eight years old – and he reigned for 31 years. He reigned very well, for...

Righteous King Hezekiah died in 698 BC, leaving the kingdom of Judah in the hands of his 12-year-old son Manasseh. This chapter gives a sad...

In Hezekiah’s time, King Sennacherib of Assyria was the terror, scourge, and great oppressor of that part of the world – just as King...

This chapter tells us what King Hezekiah and his people did after they had celebrated the Passover. What had been lacking in the solemnities of...

After the Temple had been cleansed and purified, King Hezekiah immediately resolved that the Lord’s Passover would be observed in his kingdom!...

King Hezekiah was 25 years old when he came to the crown, in the place of his father Ahaz. Concerning his general character, we are told that...

Surely a man never had a greater opportunity of doing well than Ahaz had, when he succeeded his father Jotham to the throne of Judah in 743 BC....

King Uzziah’s son Jotham succeeded him on the throne after his father’s death, in 759 BC. There are not many details recorded concerning King...

Following the death of King Amaziah, the people of Judah placed his son Uzziah upon the throne. His reign of 52 years (811-759 BC) was the...

King Joash was succeeded on the throne of Judah by his son Amaziah. The general character of Amaziah is given in the opening verses. We are...

It is a blessing for young people especially, when they are setting out in the world, to be under the direction of those who are wise and good...

It is not hard to imagine the bad state of affairs in the land of Judah during Athaliah’s six-year-long usurpation. We may wonder why God...

Here we have an account of the reign of Jehoram’s son, Ahaziah (also called Jehoahaz in chapter 21:17), over the kingdom of Judah. His reign...

King Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram had co-reigned with him over the nation of Judah during the last four years of his reign, from 893-889 BC. When...

In the last chapter, Jehoshaphat was busy reforming his kingdom and providing for the proper administration of justice and the support of true...

Here we read of the great favor that God showed to Jehoshaphat in bringing him back safely from his dangerous expedition with Ahab, which...

It was said in chapter 17:5 that Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and here it is said again that his wealth and honor increased...

King Asa’s son Jehoshaphat succeeded him to the crown and throne of Judah, in 915 BC. He enjoyed a long reign of 25 years, from 915-889 BC. In...