2 Chronicles KJV
Old Testament · 36 chapters · 822 verses · about 2 hours and 10 minutes to read
Solomon builds and dedicates the temple, and the book follows the kings of Judah from that height to the exile. Its bright spots are the revivals under Asa, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah.
Author: Not named; traditionally EzraTraditionally dated about 450 BCTheme: the temple and revival
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Outline of 2 Chronicles
Key verses
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
How long 2 Chronicles is
Chapters: 36Verses: 822Words: about 26,069Read in: about 2 hours and 10 minutesLongest chapter: 2 Chronicles 6 (42 verses)
2 Chronicles is the 14th book of the Bible and the 14th of the Old Testament, between 1 Chronicles and Ezra. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of 2 Chronicles?
Not named; traditionally Ezra.
When was 2 Chronicles written?
It is traditionally dated about 450 BC.
What is the book of 2 Chronicles about?
Solomon builds and dedicates the temple, and the book follows the kings of Judah from that height to the exile. Its bright spots are the revivals under Asa, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah.
How long is 2 Chronicles?
2 Chronicles has 36 chapters and 822 verses in the King James Version — about 26,069 words.
How long does it take to read 2 Chronicles?
about 2 hours and 10 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in 2 Chronicles?
36.
How many verses are in 2 Chronicles?
822.
What is the longest chapter in 2 Chronicles?
2 Chronicles 6, with 42 verses. The shortest is 2 Chronicles 27, with 9.
Where is 2 Chronicles in the Bible?
2 Chronicles is the 14th book of the Bible and the 14th of the Old Testament, between 1 Chronicles and Ezra.
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