Discovery Box| (0.52) | 2Ch 23:11 |
| Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. 1 They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. 2 They declared, “Long live the king!” |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 26:16 |
| But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. 1 He disobeyed 2 the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar. |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 26:23 |
| Uzziah passed away 1 and was buried near his ancestors 2 in a cemetery 3 belonging to the kings. (This was because he had a skin disease.) 4 His son Jotham replaced him as king. |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 27:7 |
| The rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, including all his military campaigns and his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah. 1 |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 30:8 |
| Now, don’t be stubborn 1 like your fathers! Submit 2 to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger. 3 |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 32:9 |
| Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers 1 to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of 2 Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read: |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 33:13 |
| When he prayed to the Lord, 1 the Lord 2 responded to him 3 and answered favorably 4 his cry for mercy. The Lord 5 brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God. |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 33:22 |
| He did evil in the sight of 1 the Lord, just like his father Manasseh had done. He offered sacrifices to all the idols his father Manasseh had made, and worshiped 2 them. |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 36:4 |
| The king of Egypt made Jehoahaz’s 1 brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Necho seized his brother Jehoahaz and took him to Egypt. |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 36:8 |
| The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 1 His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king. |
| (0.52) | 2Ch 36:10 |
| At the beginning of the year King Nebuchadnezzar ordered him to be brought 1 to Babylon, along with the valuable items in the Lord’s temple. In his place he made his relative 2 Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. |
| (0.52) | Ezr 1:3 |
| Anyone from 1 his people among you (may his God be with him!) may go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may build the temple of the Lord God of Israel – he is the God who is in Jerusalem. |
| (0.52) | Ezr 8:25 |
| and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God – items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed. |
| (0.52) | Neh 8:4 |
| Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform 1 constructed for this purpose. Standing near him on his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masseiah. On his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. |
| (0.52) | Neh 9:10 |
| You performed awesome signs 1 against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians 2 had acted presumptuously 3 against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day. |
| (0.52) | Est 1:4 |
| He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time 1 – a hundred and eighty days, to be exact! 2 |
| (0.52) | Est 5:2 |
| When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she met with his approval. 1 The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter. |
| (0.52) | Est 5:11 |
| Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, 1 his many sons, 2 and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants. |
| (0.52) | Job 2:7 |
| So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and he afflicted 1 Job with a malignant ulcer 2 from the sole of his feet to the top of his head. 3 |
| (0.52) | Psa 30:5 |
| For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. 1 One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning. 2 |
