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2 Chronicles · read by James Jennings
33 verses, in order. Only the verses James read aloud are shown.
2 Chronicles 10
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Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.Read from ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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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 ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. "How do you advise me to respond to these people?" he asked.Read from ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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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 ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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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 ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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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 ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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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 ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.Read from ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.Read from ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
2 Chronicles 13
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Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.Read from ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
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Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.Read from ESV · Are You Giving God the Glory
2 Chronicles 14
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So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
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So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
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Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunderRead from ESV · God's Manhunt
2 Chronicles 15
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Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
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And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
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They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams' horns.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
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The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa's heart was fully devoted all his days.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
2 Chronicles 16
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When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
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Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
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At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, "Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.Read from ESV · Ezra Was Ashamed, Would You Have Been
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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 ESV · God's Manhunt
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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 ESV · Ezra Was Ashamed, Would You Have Been
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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 ESV · God's Manhunt
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In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.Read from ESV · God's Manhunt
2 Chronicles 21
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After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.Read from ESV · Are You Giving God the Glory
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This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.Read from ESV · Are You Giving God the Glory
2 Chronicles 22
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And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.Read from ESV · The Importance Of Getting Counsel
2 Chronicles 25
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And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.Read from ESV · Gives Thanks in All Circumstances
2 Chronicles 28
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And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.Read from ESV · Ahaz's Faithless Response While In Distress
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At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.Read from ESV · Ahaz's Faithless Response While In Distress
2 Chronicles 32
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"Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.Read from ESV · The Wickedness Of Being a Discouragement To Others
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and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Giving God the Glory