II CHRONICLES SURVEY

 

Theme: Records of the kings of Judah from Solomon to the captivity.

                  

Chap

Key Words

Outline

 

 

I.    REIGN OF SOLOMON

1:

WISDOM

SOLOMON takes the throne and seeks wisdom to rule.

2:

HIRAM

HIRAM of Tyre to help provide materials for Temple.

3:

TEMPLE.

Temple construction

4:

FURNISHINGS

Furnishings for the temple

5:

DEDICATION

Dedication of temple. Ark brought into temple.

6:

ADDRESS

SOLOMON’s address.  Prayer of dedication

7:

GLORY

Glory of God fills the temple

8:

WORKS

Cities. (3-6)

 

 

Levy.  (7-10)

 

 

Pharaoh’s Daughter. (11)

 

 

Burnt offerings.  (12,13)

 

 

Courses of Priests & Levites.(14,15)

 

 

Temple Completed.  (16)

 

 

Gold of Ophir.(17,18)

9:

SHEBA

Queen of Sheba.  (1-12)

 

 

Riches.  (13-21)

 

 

Power. (22-28)

 

 

Death of Solomon.(29-31)

 

 

 

II.   DIVIDED KINGDOM

 

10:

DIVISION

REHOBOAM(J)’s folly. Kingdom divided. (1-11)

 

 

JEROBOAM(I) takes ten Northern tribes. (12-19)

11:

REHOBOAM(J)

REHOBOAM(J) not permitted to fight Israel.(1-4)

12:

EGYPT

SHISHAK OF EGYPT invades Judah

13:

ABIJAH(J)

ABIJAH(J). Victory over Jeroboam.(I).

14:

ASA(J)

ASA(J). Good.

 

 

Land rests. (6)

 

 

Prospers. (7)

 

 

Ethiopians of Egypt defeated. (9)

15:

REFORMS

Reforms 

 

 

Azariah’s and Obed’s prophecy (15:1,2)

 

 

Oath to serve Jehovah.  (8-15)                   

 

 

Removes Maacah, Queen mother.

16:

BENHADAD(S)

Asa Relies upon Ben-hadad of Syria. Condemned.

Asa dies (11-14)

17:

JEHOSHAPHAT(J)

JEHOSHAPHAT(J), son.  Power.

18:

AHAB(I)

AHAB(I) death.  Prophecy of Micaiah.

19:

REFORMS

Reforms of JEHOSHAPHAT(J).  Warning.

20:

CONQUESTS

Defeats enemies  (Moab, Ammon & Edom).

 

 

Alliance with Ahaziah(I) condemned. (35)

21:

JEHORAM(J)

JEHORAM(J).

 

 

Slew his brethren. (4)

 

 

Wife (Athaliah) Child of Ahab’s wife. (6)

 

 

Edom revolts. (8)

 

 

Writing from Elijah. (12)

 

 

Bowels fell out.  (18)                    

22:

ATHALIAH(J)

AHAZIAH(J).   Son of Jezebel’s daughter, Athaliah. Walked  in  Ahab’s ways

 

 

ATHALIAH(J).  Usurps throne.  Kills royal seed  (10)

 

 

Joash hidden. (11)

23:

BOY KING

JOASH(J) boy king at age 7.

 

 

Priest Jehoiada has Athaliah  killed  (8)

24:

TEMPLE

Temple repaired with offerings in chest.

 

 

Kills Zechariah, son of Jehoiada.  (21)

 

 

Syrians subjugate Joash (J).  (23)

25:

AMAZIAH(J)

AMAZIAH(J).   Numbers fighting men.

 

 

Defeats Edomites. Idolatry  (11)

 

 

Defeated after insisting on fighting Joash(I).(21)

26:

UZZIAH(J)

UZZIAH(J).  Prosperity.

 

 

Offers incense and becomes leper.  (16)        

27:

JOTHAM(J)

JOTHAM(J).  Entered not the temple.

28:

AHAZ(J)

AHAZ(J).  Overcome by Syria and Israel. 

 

 

Israel required by God to return captives to Judah. (8-15)

 

 

Ahaz sent to get help from Assyria.  (16)

29:

HEZEKIAH(J)

HEZEKIAH(J).  Cleanses the temple.

30:

PASSOVER

Kept Passover in 2nd month.

31:

OFFERINGS

Temple services reinstated. 

32:

ASSYRIA

SENNACHERIB of Assyria. Army destroyed.

 

 

Returns home and is killed by sons.

 

 

HEZEKIAH’s life prolonged.

 

 

He shows Babalonians his wealth.

33:

MANASSEH(J)

MANASSEH(J).  Evil. 

 

 

Assyrians carry him to Babylon. He repents

 

 

Returns. Death.

 

 

AMON(J).  Killed by servants

34:

REFORMS

JOSIAH(J)  Reforms

 

 

Book of law found

 

 

Temple repaired

 

 

Warning of Huldah, the prophetess.  Reform.

35:

PASSOVER

Passover observed

 

 

Josiah killed fighting Pharaoh.

36:

CAPTIVITY

JEHOAHAZ(J).  Deposed by Pharaoh. 

 

 

ELIAKIM (JEHOIAKIM) replaces him.

 

 

JEHOIAKIM(J).   Carried to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.

 

 

JEHOIACHIN replaces him.

 

 

JHEHOIACHIN(J).  Rebels and carried to Babylon.

 

 

ZEDEKIAH(J) (MATTANIAH),  JEHOIACHIN’s  father’s brother.

 

 

Babylon exile after 7 years.

 

 

Freed by CYRUS of Persia after.

Note: (I) = Israel. (J) = Judah. (S) = Syria. (A) = Assyria. (B) = Babylon. (E) = Egypt.  -s = son of. -d = daughter of.