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Jotham King of Judah 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of theLord, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the […]

Ahaz King of Judah 1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of theLord. 2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and also made idols for worshiping the Baals. […]

Hezekiah Purifies the Temple 1 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of theLord, just as his father David had done. 3 In the first month of the first […]

Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover 1 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of theLordin Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to theLord, the God of Israel. 2 The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to […]

1 When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned […]

Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem 1 After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. 2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem, 3 he consulted with his […]

Manasseh King of Judah 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of theLord, following the detestable practices of the nations theLordhad driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he […]

Josiah’s Reforms 1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of theLordand followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. 3 In the eighth year of his reign, […]

Josiah Celebrates the Passover 1 Josiah celebrated the Passover to theLordin Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of theLord’s temple. 3 He said to the Levites, who instructed all Israel and who […]

1 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. Jehoahaz King of Judah 2 Jehoahazwas twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. 3 The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on […]