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Ask the Holy Spirit to show you where you might remove pagan influences and increase Biblical ones. He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. He is the only one in Jeroboam’s family who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the Lord God of Israel found anything good. He rejected the advice of the older men 10:14 and followed the advice of the younger ones. When have you experienced a time, or observed it in others, where what was obviously wrong before the Lord God was rationalized and rebellion flourished for a moment or longer? 14:30 Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other. 12:25 Jeroboam built up Shechem in the Ephraimite hill country and lived there. 14:14 They defeated all the cities surrounding Gerar, for the Lord caused them to panic. Lord, You have high expectations of those who lead in Your name, and are righteously offended when they betray Your trust. 13:12 Now look, God is with us as our leader. * [32:33] The approach to the tombs: lit., “the ascent of the tombs,” perhaps “the upper … The book of Ezra tells the story of this proclamation and the return of the exiles to Judah. Jeroboam feared allowing the people to worship in Jerusalem, worrying that they might return to Rehoboam, so he made two golden calves and told them to worship them instead. 12:30 This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves. 14:20 Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away. 14:11 Dogs will eat the members of your family who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”‘ Indeed, the Lord has announced it! He removed the Ashera poles and male cultic prostitutes, restored David’s articles of worship to the Temple, and otherwise obeyed the Lord God. 11:19 She bore him sons named Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. He was stricken with a foot disease but refused to ask the Lord God for healing, only the mere human doctors, and so he died. He launched a construction project there and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria. ib had come and intended to wage war against Jerusalem, 3 he decided, after consulting with his princes and his … Cyrus made this proclamation 48 years after the Temple was destroyed. How then can your god deliver you from my hand? Rehoboam gathered his army to attack but the Lord God stopped him through the prophet Shemiah, saying that He had caused the division of Israel, and Lord told the people not to participate and so they went home. 16:9 Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. 17:14 These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. The main army was in front of the Judahite army; the ambushers were behind it. Lord, the path of rebellion is common to fallen man, and the negative consequences are predictable. 16:14 The rest of the events of Elah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 2 Chronicles 6:38 and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, Bible > 2 Chronicles > Chapter 6 > Verse 38 (AG)    He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. All of the tribes, other than Judah and Benjamin, rebelled. Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten … 10:19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day. 15:21 When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and settled down in Tirzah. An angel told me with the Lord’s authority, ‘Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat and drink.’” But he was lying to him. 11:12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. 13:22 You went back and ate and drank in this place, even though he said to you, “Do not eat or drink there.” Therefore your corpse will not be buried in your ancestral tomb.’”, 13:23 When the prophet from Judah finished his meal, the old prophet saddled his visitor’s donkey for him. And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon … My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’”. 13:24 As the prophet from Judah was traveling, a lion attacked him on the road and killed him. See, I have sent you silver and gold as a present. Omri ruled Israel for twelve years. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. 19 When Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem, 2 Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked and love [] those who hate the Lord? 15:3 For a long time Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law. (I) Do not be afraid or discouraged(J) because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him. 15:18 He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. Because of his sin as king his family also was doomed to destruction. 14:31 Rehoboam passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. The Lord God caused the nations around Israel to be in fear and even some Philistines paid tribute, including silver, and Arabs brought rams and goats. Today I will confess, repent, seek and receive the forgiveness of the Lord for my rebellion. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”‘“ They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. 11:21 Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than his other wives and concubines. The Cushites were wiped out; they were shattered before the Lord and his army. "Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among … 13:8 Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. 15:24 Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. He used the materials to build up Geba and Mizpah. 16:16 While deployed there, the army received this report: “Zimri has conspired against the king and assassinated him.” So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp. Now if you lighten the demands he … He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices. 11:23 He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. 12:14 He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord. 14:15 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen in charge of the livestock. In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made. May I keep You first in all things so that I never have to experience a loss of Your blessing. 12:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century … After Jeroboam died one of his remaining sons, Nadab, became king. Jehoahaz King of Judah. Genesis 2 Chronicles III. 19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the other peoples of the world—the work of human hands. I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”(AF). Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 2 Chronicles 35 – Josiah’s Passover A. Josiah’s great Passover. ... 36 The priests: the s sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. 14:16 He will hand Israel over to their enemies because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”. 13:25 Some men came by and saw the corpse lying in the road with the lion standing beside it. (R)”11 I said, “I will not again see the Lord himself(S)    in the land of the living;(T)no longer will I look on my fellow man,    or be with those who now dwell in this world.12 Like a shepherd’s tent(U) my house    has been pulled down(V) and taken from me.Like a weaver I have rolled(W) up my life,    and he has cut me off from the loom;(X)    day and night(Y) you made an end of me.13 I waited patiently(Z) till dawn,    but like a lion he broke(AA) all my bones;(AB)    day and night(AC) you made an end of me.14 I cried like a swift or thrush,    I moaned like a mourning dove. 16:7 The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord. Today I will purge the evil where I have the authority to do so. 12:11 Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guards carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver(U) his people from my hand or the hand of my predecessors. He rejected the advice of the older men 12:14 and followed the advice of the younger ones. Now Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the LORD. Copyright © 2012 by David M. Colburn. 14:8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. 1. 12:6 King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don’t make us work as hard, we will serve you.” 10:5 He said to them, “Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away. 2 Chronicles 34 is the thirty-fourth chapter of the Second Book of Chronicles the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or of the second part of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible. 2 Chronicles 6:38 if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been taken captive, and pray toward their land which You have given to their fathers and the city which You have chosen, and toward the house which I … May I be careful to listen closely to Your Holy Spirit so that I do not wander. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.” 15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. 12:22 But God told Shemaiah the prophet, 12:23 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people, 12:24 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. 16:21 At that time the people of Israel were divided in their loyalties. 15:26 He did evil in the sight of the Lord. Lord, You have told us what You expect – loyalty and respect toward You. Then he said to the people, “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. From then on he was highly regarded by all the nations. 21 And the Lord sent an angel,(AB) who annihilated all the fighting men and the commanders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. Rehoboam heavily fortified Judah and Benjamin and solidified his rule as king. 16:6 King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. (V) How much less will your god deliver you from my hand!”, 16 Sennacherib’s officers spoke further against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah. Abijah was twice the fool having seen the consequences of both Solomon’s and his Rehoboam’s rebellion result in disaster he did not turn back to the Lord God. 500,000 Israelite solders who followed Jereboam in worshiping false gods were killed, as was Jeroboam, and several cities taken. Footnotes. The Lord struck him down and he died. 14:4 Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. 14:5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. 16:24 He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. Tell her so-and-so. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.” 12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, he made two golden calves. 15:15 All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. Despite all of the blessings of the Lord God Solomon left a destructive legacy; pagan worship and an obsession with Pharaoh-like construction projects. The Lord God warned the prophet to expect her and he pronounced the disastrous end to Jeroboam’s rebellious kingship. 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From there he went out and built up Penuel. 16:1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah. 11:18 Rehoboam married Mahalath the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty. (1-6) Josiah directs the priests and the Levites for the Passover. 13:11 Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. 13:9 But you banished the Lord’s priests, Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. The Cushites fled, 14:13 and Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. 15:9 He assembled all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the settlers from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had come to live with them. The men of Judah looted all the cities, for they contained a huge amount of goods. His son died. Asa used the remaining gold and silver in the treasury to hire the king of Syria to attack Israel, which he did, causing Baasha to withdraw from Jerusalem. 16:27 The rest of the events of Omri’s reign, including his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 16:26 He followed in the footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat and encouraged Israel to sin; they angered the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols. The priests blew their trumpets, 13:15 and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. 15:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah. I have been commissioned to give you bad news. I will then take meaningful steps to change direction and establish meaningful accountability so that I do not drift back into rebellion. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time. The Lord was initially “with” Jehoshaphat, as king of Judah, because he followed the faithful elements of David’s reign as king. 17:17 From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields, 17:18 and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors. 13:9 For the Lord gave me strict orders, ‘Do not eat or drink there and do not go home the way you came.’” 13:10 So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel. An old prophet met the young prophet and lied to him saying that an angel of God said it was OK to come home with him, and the young prophet failed to consult God, which resulted in his own death for disobedience. Yet when he was very old he developed a foot disease. 17:19 These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah. Lord, when You bless you do so in response to obedience, and when You withdraw Your blessing it is always a challenging time. All rights reserved worldwide. 14:15 The Lord will attack Israel, making it like a reed that sways in the water. Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age. When his sons came home, they told their father everything the prophet had done in Bethel that day and all the words he had spoken to the king. 17:8 They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram. 13:11 They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. 38 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. 16:7 At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. He failed to destroy the altars and shrines to false gods in the high places. They went and reported what they had seen in the city where the old prophet lived. Zimri’s revolt took place while the army was deployed in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. May I be careful to compare my deeds to Your Word and my heart-condition to Your expectation of growing holiness. Do not be like your parents and your fellow Israelites, who were unfaithful to the LORD, the … Like Judas, and others, they may be serving a purpose in His great plan – albeit negative from a worldly perspective. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died. Q. 11:16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. 15:10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. 13:14 The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear. 40 The Levites: the sons of u Jeshua and Kadmiel, of … Knowing the prophesy against Jeroboam for his sin why would Nadab have continued it when he became king, rather than turning toward the Lord God with some hope for mercy? 11:22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor. 15:34 He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin. 16:11 When he became king and occupied the throne, he killed Baasha’s entire family. also Jeremiah 32:32, sea). The men of Judah carried off a huge amount of plunder. He asked them, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” 10:7 They said to him, “If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward.” 10:8 But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up. 2 Chronicles 36:1-23. 11:1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. The Lord had decided to punish the people for their drift into the worship of false Gods, and other sin. 2 Chronicles 28:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Kings 16:7) king; 2 Chronicles 28:19 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles; 2 Chronicles 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser Be Specific _____________________________________________, A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty. 10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king. Rehoboam was immediately challenged to reduce the heavy burdens Solomon had imposed to support his massive building projects and his luxurious lifestyle and 1,000 concubines and wives. Should an Unbeliever Partake of Communion? Zimri replaced Elah as king. 15:3 He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. 11:17 They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years. 10:2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. (AK)17 Surely it was for my benefit(AL)    that I suffered such anguish. He succeeded in everything he undertook. When have you observed a new leader follow a failed leader and copy their destructive choices, despite the clear evidence that they would suffer the same outcome? 2 Chronicles Chapter 6 Verse 38 Alphabetical: all and back been built captive captivity chosen city fathers for gave given have heart house I if in land Name of pray return soul taken temple the their they to toward turn were where which with you your OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:38 If they return to you with all (2 Chron. 13:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His corpse was lying on the road, and the donkey and the lion just stood there beside it. O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!” 14:12 The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. Rehoboam behaved in just as disrespectful a way toward the Lord God in Jerusalem, capital of the single-tribe nation of Judah, as Jeroboam was behaving as leader of the other nine tribes of Israel. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there. .—See Ezekiel 8:5-18; where “the princes of the priests and the people” are specially singled out in 2 Chronicles 36:11; 2 Chronicles 36:16. In the year after he conquered Babylon. 16:8 Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? 15:7 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. This was a rebellion against the Lord God similar to that of Solomon at the end of his reign. 14:27 King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace. 36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near; 37 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they … 14:13 All Israel will mourn him and bury him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you. In my 30's the Lord led me through some changes and challenges, and despite my resistance, He broke through and I finally came to faith in 1990. 24 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. 16:9 His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. Omni was even more evil before the Lord than those who came before, he died after twelve years and his son Ahab followed. Careful attention has been given to cite that source where it has been quoted directly or closely paraphrased. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria. 14:6 He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the Lord gave him peace. His son Ahab replaced him as king. (AM)In your love you kept me    from the pit(AN) of destruction;you have put all my sins(AO)    behind your back. My anger will not be unleashed against Jerusalem through Shishak. 4 They gathered a large group of people who blocked all the springs(E) and the stream that flowed through the land. All Bible text is from the NET unless otherwise indicated - http://bible.org. “Why should the kings[a] of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said. I’d like to give a present.” 13:8 But the prophet said to the king, “Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I could not go with you and eat and drink in this place. 15:32 Asa and King Nadab of Israel were continually at war with each other. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. They made a huge bonfire to honor him. His son Asa replaced him as king. 17:3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. 14:3 He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. 13:30 He put the corpse into his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, “Ah, my brother!” 13:31 After he buried him, he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the tomb where the prophet is buried; put my bones right beside his bones, 13:32 for the prophecy he announced with the Lord’s authority against the altar in Bethel and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north will certainly be fulfilled.”. 16:6 Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. 16:13 This happened because of all the sins which Baasha and his son Elah committed and which they made Israel commit. 15:23 The rest of the events of Asa’s reign, including all his successes and accomplishments, as well as a record of the cities he built, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Be Specific _________________________________________________. Return to your homes, O Israel! 15:11 Asa did what the Lord approved like his ancestor David had done. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.” 12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. 10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! Aaron’s descendants serve as the Lord’s priests and the Levites assist them with the work. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. 16:28 Omri passed away and was buried in Samaria. Baasha fulfilled the prophesy that Jeroboam’s family would be obliterated. 29 He built villages and acquired great numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him very great riches.(AL). 17:1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. (AF) 25 But Hezekiah’s heart was proud(AG) and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord’s wrath(AH) was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem. 13:19 So the prophet went back with him and ate and drank in his house. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been. 16:10 Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. 9 A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery: 10 I said, “In the prime of my life(P)    must I go through the gates of death(Q)    and be robbed of the rest of my years? 15:16 Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other. 12:33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. Depriving the nation of unity, and the exceptional resources of His blessing, created a less-stable environment where the leaders had a reason to reflect and to make better choices. 13:3 Abijah launched the attack with 400,000 well-trained warriors, while Jeroboam deployed against him 800,000 well-trained warriors. I will cut off every last male belonging to Jeroboam in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated. 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