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2 Chronicles: The Story of Temple and Palace

Jack Rendel

The king treated people harshly and did not seek God’s counsel (As Solomon had at the beginning)

1.   Solomon (King builds temple and palace 2:1 ; 8:1)                              Chapters 1-9                                              (Solomon’s backsliding is not mentioned in 2 Chronicles as it is in 1 Kings)

2.       Rehoboam  10:13,14 Did not seek God’s counsel                               Chapters 10 - 12

12:14 Did not set heart on seeking the Lord

3.   Abijah       13:14 Cried to Lord and won                                                        Chapter 13

4.   Asa            14:7 Sought the Lord                                                      Chapters 14 – 16:14

                        15:1-7 Warning to seek the Lord

                        15:12,13  Covenant to seek the Lord      

                        16:12  Did not seek help from Lord for foot disease but only physicians.

The king married into an unbelieving murderous family

5.       Jehoshaphat  (Reform) 17:4 sought the Lord 19:3                              Chapters 17 – 21:3

                                          17:7-9 Law taught

                                       18:1 Jehoshaphat marries into a murderous family-19:1,2          

6.  Jehoram       21:4-7                                                                           Chapter 21:4 – 20

7.  Ahaziah       22:3-5                                                                           Chapter 22:1-9

8.  (Athaliah)     22:10-12                                                                        Chapters 22:10 – 23:21

The king persecuted the faithful priests

9.  Joash  (Reformer) Priest preserves King -  King kills a faithful priest 24:21-22    Chapter 24

10.  Amaziah    25:14 Sets up gods of Edom                                            Chapter 25

11.  Uzziah      26:16-18 Burns incense and priests confront him               Chapter 26

12.  Jotham     Good, did not enter temple 27:2                                         Chapter 27

13.  Ahaz        Closed temple doors 28:24                                               Chapter 28

The king was intimate with worldly powers

14.  Hezekiah (Reformer) Reestablishes priests   27:3,4 ; 11,12,34 ;30:27 ; 31:4,17 

 Shows the Babylonians his treasures  (Isaiah39:1)          Chapters 29 - 32

15.  Manasseh-Exile, Manasseh puts images in God’s Temple 33:4,7       Chapter 33;1-20

16.  Amon                     Did as father did                                                            Chapter 33:21 – 25

The king rejected God’s Word through Pharaoh Neco, Law, and Prophets

17.  Josiah (Reformer) Greatest Passover                                               Chapters 34 – 35

                                  Book of Law found in the temple ruins

18.  Jehoahaz            Would not Listen to what Neco said at God’s command       Chapter 36:2 - 4

                                   36: 15-17  Would not listen to Gods Prophets

19.  Jehoiakim         (Eliakim, Bro. of  Jehoahaz)                                                 Chapter 36:5 –8

20.  Jehoiachin         Brothers  36:8                                                         Chapter 36:9 – 10

21.  Zedekiah          (Temple and Palace destroyed  36:19)                      Chapter 36:11 - 21

      Cyrus  (Appointed to build a Temple 36:23)                                       Chapter 36:22, 23

No mention of Palace for King!

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