2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 11

Read 2 Chronicles 11 11 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam. 2 But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God: 3 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah …

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2 Chronicles 10

Read 2 Chronicles 10 Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam 10 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), he returned from Egypt. 3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel went …

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2 Chronicles 9

Read 2 Chronicles 9 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she …

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2 Chronicles 8

Read 2 Chronicles 8 Solomon’s Other Activities 8 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the Lord and his own palace, 2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram had given him, and settled Israelites in them. 3 Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. 4 He also built up Tadmor in …

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2 Chronicles 7

Read 2 Chronicles 7 The Dedication of the Temple 7 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lordfilled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the Lordbecause the glory of the Lord filled it. 3 When all the Israelites …

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Rest Day

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of God. Maybe you need to use today to get caught up on the reading plan if you’re behind, maybe you want to journal what you’re learning so you don’t forget …

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2 Chronicles 6

Read 2 Chronicles 6 6 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; 2 I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.” 3 While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. 4 Then he said: “Praise be …

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2 Chronicles 5

Read 2 Chronicles 5 5 When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver and gold and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of God’s temple. The Ark Brought to the Temple 2 Then Solomon summoned to …

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2 Chronicles 4

Read 2 Chronicles 4 The Temple’s Furnishings 4 He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. 2 He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it. 3 Below …

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2 Chronicles 3

Read 2 Chronicles 3 Solomon Builds the Temple 3 Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.2 He began building on the second day of the …

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