Discovery Box| (0.31) | 2Ch 32:4 |
| A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district. 1 They reasoned, 2 “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 32:13 |
| Are you not aware of what I and my predecessors 1 have done to all the nations of the surrounding lands? Have the gods of the surrounding lands actually been able to rescue their lands from my power? 2 |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 32:22 |
| The Lord delivered Hezekiah and the residents of Jerusalem from the power of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from all the other nations. 1 He made them secure on every side. 2 |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 32:30 |
| Hezekiah dammed up the source of the waters of the Upper Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the City of David. 1 Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 32:33 |
| Hezekiah passed away 1 and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor. 2 His son Manasseh replaced him as king. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 33:3 |
| He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky 1 and worshiped 2 them. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 33:8 |
| I will not make Israel again leave the land I gave to their ancestors, 1 provided that they carefully obey all I commanded them, the whole law, the rules and regulations given to Moses.” |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 33:15 |
| He removed the foreign gods and images from the Lord’s temple and all the altars he had built on the hill of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem; he threw them outside the city. |
| (0.31) | 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. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 34:12 |
| The men worked faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah (Levites descended from Merari), as well as Zechariah and Meshullam (descendants of Kohath). The Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians, |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 34:25 |
| This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices 1 to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. 2 My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’” |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 34:28 |
| ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. 1 You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place and its residents.’”’” Then they reported back to the king. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 34:32 |
| He made all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it. 1 The residents of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 35:13 |
| They cooked the Passover sacrifices over the open fire as prescribed and cooked the consecrated offerings in pots, kettles, and pans. They quickly served them to all the people. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 35:16 |
| So all the preparations for the Lord’s service were made that day, as the Passover was observed and the burnt sacrifices were offered on the altar of the Lord, as prescribed by King Josiah. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 35:20 |
| After Josiah had done all this for the temple, 1 King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. 2 Josiah marched out to oppose him. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 35:25 |
| Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments. |
| (0.31) | 2Ch 36:14 |
| All the leaders of the priests and people became more unfaithful and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations. 1 They defiled the Lord’s temple which he had consecrated in Jerusalem. |
| (0.31) | Ezr 1:2 |
| “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: “‘The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple 1 for him in Jerusalem, 2 which is in Judah. |
| (0.31) | Ezr 1:5 |
| Then the leaders 1 of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and the Levites – all those whose mind God had stirred – got ready 2 to go up in order to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. 3 |
