Discovery Box| (1.00) | 2Ch 10:10 |
| The young advisers with whom Rehoboam 1 had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden’ 2 – say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! 3 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 10:15 |
| The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events 1 so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made 2 through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 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! 1 Return to your homes, O Israel! 2 Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” 3 So all Israel returned to their homes. 4 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 10:18 |
| King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, 1 the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 11:2 |
| But the Lord told Shemaiah the prophet, 1 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 11:4 |
| ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” 1 They obeyed the Lord and called off the attack against Jeroboam. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 11:15 |
| Jeroboam 1 appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers 2 and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made. 3 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 11:16 |
| Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem 1 to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 12:5 |
| Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’” 1 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 12:7 |
| When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: 1 “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. 2 My anger will not be unleashed against 3 Jerusalem through 4 Shishak. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 12:15 |
| The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded 1 in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 13:7 |
| Lawless good-for-nothing men 1 gathered around him and conspired 2 against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man 3 and could not resist them. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 13:10 |
| But as for us, the Lord is our God and we have not rejected him. Aaron’s descendants serve as the Lord’s priests and the Levites assist them with the work. 1 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 13:22 |
| The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, 1 are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 15:5 |
| In those days 1 no one could travel safely, 2 for total chaos had overtaken all the people of the surrounding lands. 3 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 15:7 |
| But as for you, be strong and don’t get discouraged, 1 for your work will be rewarded.” 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 15:8 |
| When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. 1 He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the Lord in front of the porch of the Lord’s temple. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 15:11 |
| At that time 1 they sacrificed to the Lord some of the plunder they had brought back, including 700 head of cattle and 7,000 sheep. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 16:5 |
| When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying 1 Ramah and abandoned the project. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 17:1 |
| His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. 1 |
