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2 Chronicles · read by David Guzik
60 verses, in order. Only the verses David read aloud are shown.
2 Chronicles 1
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Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
2 Chronicles 5
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Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
2 Chronicles 6
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Then Solomon declared: "The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them allRead from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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But the LORD said to my father David, 'Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.'Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
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then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Dedicating the Temple
2 Chronicles 9
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She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.Read from NASB1995 · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.Read from NASB1995 · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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All King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Signs of Danger
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And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
2 Chronicles 10
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Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
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"Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father's service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
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But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
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He asked them, "What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
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Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.'"Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
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After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, "Come back to me on the third day."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
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but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
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So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.Read from ESV · (1 Kings) the Fall of Solomon and the United Monarchy
2 Chronicles 12
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So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Wasted Potential
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Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Wasted Potential
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And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Wasted Potential
2 Chronicles 13
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Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Why Dynasties Come and Go
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But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Why Dynasties Come and Go
2 Chronicles 14
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He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Why Dynasties Come and Go
2 Chronicles 16
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Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Why Dynasties Come and Go
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For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Why Dynasties Come and Go
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Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) Why Dynasties Come and Go
2 Chronicles 18
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But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of the LORD."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, "This is what the LORD says: 'With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.'"Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, "Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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But the king said to him, "How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?"Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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So Micaiah declared: "I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.'"Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?"Read from ESV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' asked the LORD.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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Micaiah replied, "You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room."Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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But Micaiah replied, "If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me." Then he added, "Take heed, all you people!"Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.Read from ESV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
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However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, "Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!"Read from NKJV · (1 Kings) the End of King Ahab
2 Chronicles 21
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In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.Read from NKJV · (2 Kings) Outcasts and Kings
2 Chronicles 24
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In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.Read from NKJV · (2 Kings) the Queen of Judah and the Boy King
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Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.Read from NKJV · (2 Kings) the Queen of Judah and the Boy King
2 Chronicles 26
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And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.Read from NASB1995 · (Isaiah) Conviction, Cleansing, and Call
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He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.Read from NKJV · (Isaiah) a Nation Ripe for Judgment
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But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.Read from NKJV · (Isaiah) a Nation Ripe for Judgment
2 Chronicles 28
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For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.Read from NKJV · (Isaiah) Hope in the Midst of Judgment
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In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.Read from NKJV · The Defeated Christian Life
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Since Damascus had defeated him, he sacrificed to their gods and said, "Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.Read from NKJV · The Defeated Christian Life