Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

2 Chronicles

36 chapters

Chapters

2 Chronicles 1

And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him to a high degree.

2 Chronicles 2

And Solomon determined to build a house to the name of the Lord, and a palace for himself.

And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, in mount Moria, which had been shewn to David his father, in the place which David had prepared in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

2 Chronicles 4

He made also an altar of brass twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high.

2 Chronicles 5

Then Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had vowed, the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels he put among the treasures of the house of God.

2 Chronicles 6

Then Solomon said: The Lord promised that he would dwell in a cloud.

2 Chronicles 7

And when Solomon had made an end of his prayer, Are came down from heaven, and consumed the holocausts and the victims: and the majesty of the Lord tilled the house.

2 Chronicles 8

And at the end of twenty years after Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house:

2 Chronicles 9

And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart.

2 Chronicles 10

And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither all Israel were assembled, to make him king.

2 Chronicles 11

And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.

2 Chronicles 12

And when the kingdom of Roboam was strengthened and fortified, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

2 Chronicles 13

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abia reigned over Juda.

2 Chronicles 14

And Abia slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead: in his days the land was quiet ten years.

2 Chronicles 15

And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded,

2 Chronicles 16

And in the six and thirtieth year of his kingdom, Baasa the king of Israel came up against Juda, and built a wall about Rama, that no one might safely go out or come in of the kingdom of Asa.

2 Chronicles 17

And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, and grew strong against Israel.

2 Chronicles 18

Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab.

2 Chronicles 19

And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 20

After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.

2 Chronicles 21

And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with them in the city of David: and Joram his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 22

And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ochozias his youngest son king in his place: for the rovers of the Arabians, who had broke in upon the camp, had killed all that were his elder brothers. So Ochozias the son of Joram king of Juda reigned.

2 Chronicles 23

And in the seventh year Joiada being encouraged, took the captains of hundreds, to wit, Azarias the son of Jeroham, and Ismahel the son of Johanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasias the son of Adaias, and Elisaphat the son of Zechri: and made a covenant with them.

2 Chronicles 24

Joas was seven years old when he began to reign: and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Sebia of Bersabee.

2 Chronicles 25

Amasias was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem, the name of his mother was Joadan of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 26

And all the people of Juda took his son Ozias, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of Amasias his father.

2 Chronicles 27

Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc.

2 Chronicles 28

Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord as David his father had done,

2 Chronicles 29

Now Ezechias began to reign, when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Abia, the daughter of Zacharias.

2 Chronicles 30

And Ezechias sent to all Israel and Juda: and he wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasses, that they should come to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and keep the phase to the Lord the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 31

And when these things had been duly celebrated, all Israel that were found in the cities of Juda, went out, and they broke the idols, and cut down the groves. demolished the high places, and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Juda and Benjamin, but out of Ephraim also and Manasses, till they had utterly destroyed them: then all the children of Israel returned to their possessions and cities.