Beyond Today Bible Commentary: 2 Chronicles

Jehoshaphat begins his reign by fortifying the border cities with Israel to increase security—all the while looking to God. And God blesses him immensely for zealously seeking and obeying Him. The king institutes major reforms in this vein. Perhaps his most remarkable action is to send out teachers to instruct the nation in God's laws!

2 Chronicles 32:32–33:20 and Related

1 minute

Death of Hezekiah; reign of Manasseh over Judah, his apostasy, captivity, repentance and death

2 Chronicles 7:1-10 and Related

1 minute

Temple dedication completed

2 Chronicles 11:5-12, 18-23 and Related

1 minute

Ahijah prophesies judgment on Jeroboam, Reho-boam fortifies his kingdom, family of Rehoboam

2 Chronicles 20:31-33 and Related

1 minute

Jehoshaphat king of Judah

2 Chronicles 22:10-12 and Related

1 minute

Reign of Jehu over Israel, wicked Queen Athaliah

2 Chronicles 26:16-21 and Related

3 minutes

King Uzziah of Judah usurps priestly duty and God strikes him with leprosy, King Menahem of Israel pays tribute to Assyria, death of Menahem, Pekahiah...

2 Chronicles 28:26-27 and Related

1 minute

Death of Ahaz, Oracles against Philistia and Moab

2 Chronicles 36:13 and Related

1 minute

Zedekiah rebels against Babylon, two harlot sisters, Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem), judged

2 Chronicles 1:1-13 and Related

1 minute

Solomon requests wisdom

2 Chronicles 7:11-22 and Related

2 minutes

God appears to Solomon a second time

2 Chronicles 12 and Related

2 minutes

Reign of Rehoboam, Egypt attacks Judah

2 Chronicles 18:1-27 and Related

1 minute

Micaiah's warning

2 Chronicles 23 and Related

2 minutes

Joash king of Judah, death of Athaliah

2 Chronicles 26:22-23 and Related

1 minute

Isaiah's vision and calling, Pekah kills Pekahiah of Israel and usurps throne, death of Uzziah, Jotham king of Judah

2 Chronicles 34:8-28 and Related

1 minute

The finding of the Book of the Law

2 Chronicles 36:17-21 and Related

1 minute

Destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, killing of important officials, final deportations, land to enjoy its Sabbaths

2 Chronicles 2 and Related

1 minute

Agreement with Hiram for temple construction

2 Chronicles 8 and Related

4 minutes

Gift exchange between Solomon and Hiram, Solomon's other works

2 Chronicles 13 and Related

1 minute

Abijam king of Judah

2 Chronicles 18:28-19:11 and Related

1 minute

Death of Ahab, Ahaziah king of Israel, Jehoshaphat rebuked, Jehoshaphat's reforms

2 Chronicles 24:1-5 and Related

1 minute

Early reign of Joash, Jehoiada serving as priest

2 Chronicles 27:1-8 and Related

1 minute

Reign of Jotham of Judah

2 Chronicles 34:29-33 and Related

3 minutes

Josiah commands the restoration of proper worship

2 Chronicles 36:22-23 and Related

16 minutes

Decree of Cyrus, return of temple articles, first Jewish return to the Promised Land

2 Chronicles 3:1-14 and Related

1 minute

Solomon builds the temple

2 Chronicles 1:14-17 and Related

1 minute

The Queen of Sheba praises Solomon's wisdom, Solomon's wealth and economic power

2 Chronicles 14:1-8 and Related

1 minute

Asa king of Judah, death of Jeroboam, Asa's reign, Nadab and Baasha, kings of Israel

2 Chronicles 20:1-30

1 minute

Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites vanquished

2 Chronicles 24:6-14 and Related

1 minute

Death of Jehu, Jehoahaz king of Israel, King Joash of Judah repairs the temple

2 Chronicles 28:1-25 and Related

1 minute

Ahaz king of Judah, 1st Syro-Ephraimite war, Israel returns Jewish captives, Assyria won't help Judah, Ahaz's apostasy

2 Chronicles 35:1-19 and Related

2 minutes

Josiah's great Passover

2 Chronicles 33:21-34:7 and Related

1 minute

Reign of Amon over Judah and further apostasy, Josiah king of Judah

2 Chronicles 32:24 and Related

1 minute

Hezekiah’s sickness, sign of the sundial, Hezekiah’s life extended

2 Chronicles 3:15-17 and Related

1 minute

Solomon's other buildings, Huram, bronze pillars

2 Chronicles 9:1-28 and Related

1 minute

The Queen of Sheba praises Solomon's wisdom, Solomon's wealth and economic power

2 Chronicles 14:9-15:19 and Related

2 minutes

Ethiopian army vanquished, Asa's reforms

2 Chronicles 20:34-37 and Related

3 minutes

Jehoshaphat allies with Ahaziah, judgment on Ahaziah

2 Chronicles 24:15-27 and Related

5 minutes

Jehoiada dies, Joash's apostasy, death of Joash, Israel oppressed by Syria, death of Jehoahaz, Jehoash (Joash) king of Israel, death of Elisha...

2 Chronicles 27:9 and Related

1 minute

2nd Syro-Ephraimite war continues, Assyria intervenes against Syria-Israel, 1st Assyrian deportation of Israel, Hoshea kills Pekah and usurps throne...

2 Chronicles 35:20-36:5 and Related

1 minute

Judah's coming punishment, death of Josiah, reign of Jehoahaz over Judah, reign of Jehoiakim over Judah, message concerning Shallum (Jehoahaz) and...

2 Chronicles 32:25, 27-29, 31 and Related

1 minute

Hezekiah’s wealth, Babylonian envoys, Hezekiah’s pride of heart and God’s wrath looming over Judah

2 Chronicles 4:1-5:1 and Related

1 minute

Temple furnishings

2 Chronicles 9:29-31 and Related

1 minute

Initial rebellion of Jeroboam, Ahijah's prophecy to Jeroboam, death of Solomon

2 Chronicles 16:1-10 and Related

2 minutes

Asa's treaty with Syria against Baasha, messages from Hanani to Asa and Baasha

2 Chronicles 21:1-18 and Related

1 minute

Death of Jehoshaphat, rule of Jehoram over Judah

2 Chronicles 25:1-24 and Related

1 minute

Amaziah king of Judah, wins war against Edom, loses war against Israel

2 Chronicles 29 and Related

1 minute

Hezekiah reigns in Judah, cleanses temple and restores temple worship

2 Chronicles 36:6-8 and Related

1 minute

Prophecies against Egypt and Philistia, Babylon quashes Jehoiakim's rebellion, Jehoiakim's death

2 Chronicles 32:1-19, 26, 30 and Related

1 minute

Sennacherib’s invasion and conquest of Judah’s cities, Micah’s warning of coming destruction on Jerusalem, Hezekiah humbles himself, Assyrian...

2 Chronicles 5:2-6:11 and Related

1 minute

The ark and glory enter, Solomon's speech

2 Chronicles 10:1-11:4 and Related

1 minute

Rehoboam loses the northern tribes to Jeroboam

2 Chronicles 16:11-14 and Related

1 minute

Elah, Zimri, Omri and Ahab, kings of Israel, disease and death of Asa

2 Chronicles 21:19-22:6 and Related

1 minute

Death of Ben-Hadad, King Jehoram of Israel stricken by God and dies, Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehu anointed king over Israel

2 Chronicles 25:25-28 and Related

1 minute

Death of Jehoash of Israel, Jeroboam II king of Israel, death of Amaziah, Uzziah (Azariah) king of Judah

2 Chronicles 30:1-31:1 and Related

5 minutes

Hezekiah's Passover and eradication of paganism, destruction of high places and the bronze serpent

2 Chronicles 36:9 and Related

9 minutes

Reign of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah-Coniah), message to Coniah, woe to shepherds, branch of righteousness, false prophets

2 Chronicles 32:20-23 and Related

1 minute

God assures deliverance through Isaiah, Sennacherib’s threat, Hezekiah prays and presents threatening letter before God, further assurance from God...