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2 Chronicles 21:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

King Jehoshaphat had seven sons: Jehoram, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah.

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Rehoboam and the leaders were sorry for what they had done and admitted, “The LORD is right. We have deserted him.”

After Jehoram had taken control of Judah, he had his brothers killed, as well as some of the nation's leaders.

These five men went to the towns in Judah and called together the Levites and the clan leaders. They all came to Jerusalem

and he was buried in the royal tombs in Jerusalem, because he had done so much good for the people of Israel, for God, and for the temple.

He called together the priests and Levites and said, “Go everywhere in Judah and collect the annual tax from the people. I want this done straight away—we need that money to repair the temple.” But the Levites were in no hurry to follow the king's orders.

But God was punishing Judah with these disasters, because Ahaz had disobeyed him and refused to stop Judah from sinning.

He said to himself, “The Syrian gods must have helped their kings defeat me. Perhaps if I offer sacrifices to those gods, they will help me.” That was the sin that finally led to the downfall of Ahaz, as well as to the destruction of Judah.

Ahaz died and was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs. His son Hezekiah then became king.

Everything else Manasseh did while he was king, including his prayer to the LORD God and the warnings from his prophets, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.

People from Jerusalem and from towns all over Judah and Israel were there. Passover had not been observed like this since the days of Samuel the prophet. In fact, this was the greatest Passover celebration in Israel's history!




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