Second Chronicles Book Outline
| Chapter |
Verse/s |
Verse Summary |
| 1. | (1) | Solomon strengthened in his kingdom, Lord God was with him |
| | (2-6) | Solomon goes to the tabernacle, offers a thousand burnt offerings |
| | (7-10) | Solomon asks God for wisdom to judge the people |
| | (11-12) | God grants wisdom and knowledge, gives him riches and wealth |
| | (13-14) | Solomon reigns in Jerusalem, gathered chariots and horsemen |
| | (15-17) | Silver and gold at Jerusalem plenteous, items brought from Egypt |
| 2. | (1-2) | Solomon determined to build a house for name of the Lord |
| | (3-9) | Solomon asks king of Tyre for skilled workman, timber |
| | (10) | Wages to be given to workmen from Tyre |
| | (11-12) | Huram blesses God and Solomon as a wise and prudent son |
| | (13-14) | Huram sends a skilled man of the daughters of Dan for the work |
| | (15-16) | Wheat, barley oil and wine to be sent, timber to be brought by sea |
| | (17-18) | Solomon numbers strangers, appointed them to the work |
| 3. | (1-2) | Construction begins fourth year, second day, second month |
| | (3-9) | Dimensions of the construction, materials used |
| | (10-13) | Cherubims and their dimensions made for the most holy place |
| | (14-17) | Veil made and pillars constructed, described |
| 4. | (1) | The altar of brass made and it's dimensions |
| | (2-5) | Molten sea, dimensions, stood upon twelve oxen that were cast |
| | (6-8) | Ten lavers, ten candlesticks and ten tables built, basins of gold |
| | (9) | Court of the priests made, the great court, doors overlaid with brass |
| | (10) | The sea set on the right side of the East end against the South |
| | (11-17) | Vessels and items made in the plain of Jordan in the clay ground |
| | (18) | Vessels made in great abundance, weight of the brass great |
| | (19-22) | Vessels, candlesticks and doors made of gold |
| 5. | (1) | All the work for the house of the Lord was finished |
| | (2-3) | Elders of the tribes, assembled to bring up the ark to Jerusalem |
| | (4-5) | Priests and Levites bring up the ark and all the holy vessels |
| | (6) | Solomon and all the congregation make sacrifices, ark brought |
| | (7-9) | Ark of the covenant placed in the most holy place |
| | (10) | Nothing in the ark except the two tables placed there by Moses |
| | (11-14) | House filled with a cloud, glory of the Lord filled the house of God |
| 6. | (1-2) | Lord said he would dwell in thick darkness, I have built a house |
| | (3) | Solomon blesses the whole congregation of Israel |
| | (4-17) | Solomon blesses and praises God, let thy word be verified |
| | (18) | Heaven of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house |
| | (19-21) | Hearken therefore unto the supplications of they servant and people |
| | (22-23) | Wicked to be judged, righteous justified |
| | (24-25) | If Israel sins and shall return and pray then hear thou from heaven |
| | (26-27) | If there is no rain due to sin and they turn, then hear thou |
| | (28-31) | If dearth or pestilence and prayers made, hear thou from heaven |
| | (32-33) | Asks for strangers prayer to be heard so they will know who is God |
| | (34-35) | If people go out against their enemies and pray, hear thou |
| | (36-39) | If people sin and are taken captive and pray, asks God to hear |
| | (40-42) | Let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place |
| 7. | (1) | Fire from heaven consumes the offering when prayer ends |
| | (2) | Priests could not enter the house of the Lord for the glory there |
| | (3) | All the people bow and worship when they see the fire and glory |
| | (4-5) | The king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord |
| | (6) | Priests waited on their offices, Levites praise with music |
| | (7) | Solomon hallowed the middle court because of all the sacrifices |
| | (8-10) | Feast seven days, eighth day solemn assembly, people depart |
| | (11) | Solomon finished the house of the Lord, prospered |
| | (12-22) | Lord appeared to Solomon by night, hears the prayer, warnings |
| 8. | (1-2) | Twenty years to build the house, cities restored to Solomon |
| | (3-6) | Solomon prevails, cities built throughout his dominion |
| | (7-8) | Children of foreigners in the land to pay tribute |
| | (9-10) | Servants not taken from the children of Israel, made chief officers |
| | (11) | Solomon marries daughter of Pharaoh, builds house for her |
| | (12-13) | Offerings Solomon made every day and during the year |
| | (14-16) | Priests and Levites appointed to their courses by David's order |
| | (17-18) | Ships at Ezion-geber, gold from Ophir |
| 9. | (1-12) | Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, one half of they greatness not told |
| | (13-14) | Weight of gold that was brought to Solomon in one year |
| | (15-16) | Solomon makes one hundred shields of gold |
| | (17-19) | Solomon makes a great throne of ivory overlaid with pure gold |
| | (20) | All the drinking vessels of Solomon in houses made of gold |
| | (21) | Riches brought by ships of Tarshish every three years |
| | (22) | Solomon passed all the kings of Earth in riches and wisdom |
| | (23-24) | All kings of the Earth sought presence of Solomon, gifts given |
| | (25) | Number of stalls of horses, horsemen at Jerusalem, chariot cities |
| | (26) | Solomon reigned from the river to border of Egypt |
| | (27-28) | Silver, cedar trees and horses from Egypt brought to Solomon |
| | (29-31) | Solomon reigned in Jerusalem forty years and slept with his fathers |
| 10. | (1) | Rehoboam, Solomon's son goes to Shechem to be made king |
| | (2) | Jereboam who had fled from Solomon returns from Egypt |
| | (3-5) | Jereboam and people ask burden to be lightened, three days set |
| | (6-7) | Rehoboam seeks counsel from the old men, be kind to this people |
| | (8-11) | Rehoboam forsakes the old men's counsel, counsels with young |
| | (12) | Jereboam and people return on third day to hear the answer |
| | (13-15) | King answered roughly, forsook the counsel of the old men |
| | (16) | People saw the king would not hearken, forsake house of David |
| | (17) | Rehoboam reigns over cities of Judah |
| | (18-19) | Hadoram stoned, Rehoboam flees, Israel rebelled |
| 11. | (1) | Rehoboam gathers men of Judah and Benjamin to fight Israel |
| | (2-4) | Ye shall not go up nor fight against your brethren, they obeyed |
| | (5-12) | Rehoboam dwells in Jerusalem, cities of defense built up |
| | (13-14) | Priest and Levites leave their possession, cast off by Jereboam |
| | (15) | Jereboam set priests for devils and calves which he had made |
| | (16-17) | All who sought God came to Jerusalem, faithful for three years |
| | (18-21) | Wives taken by Rehoboam, eighteen wives, threescore concubines |
| | (22) | Maachah, Rehoboam's son chief to be ruler, king |
| | (23) | Rehoboam disperses his children throughout all Judah |
| 12. | (1) | Rehoboam and all Israel with him forsake the law of the Lord |
| | (2-4) | Shishak came up against Jerusalem because they had transgressed |
| | (5-6) | Ye have forsaken me, left in the hand of Shishak for transgression |
| | (7-8) | Lord saw they humbled themselves, granted some deliverance |
| | (9) | Shishak takes the treasures from the house of the Lord |
| | (10-11) | Rehoboam makes brass shields, placed in guard chamber |
| | (12) | When Rehoboam humbled himself God did not destroy altogether |
| | (13-16) | Rehoboam reigns seventeen years in Jerusalem, did evil, died |
| 13. | (1-3) | Abijah began to reign over Judah, war with Jereboam |
| | (4-12) | Abijah addresses the host of Jereboam, God is with us |
| | (13-15) | Battle was before and behind, God smote Jereboam and all Israel |
| | (16-18) | Israel flees, children of Judah prevailed, relied on God |
| | (19-20) | Cities taken, Jereboam stricken by God and dies |
| | (21-22) | Abijah becomes mighty, fourteen wives, recorded by prophet Iddo |
| 14. | (1-2) | Asa son of Abijah reigns, land had quiet ten years, did right |
| | (3-5) | Asa takes away altars of strange gods, commanded to seek Lord |
| | (6-8) | Fenced cities built, land had rest, Asa had an army of men |
| | (9-15) | Ethiopians come against them, Lord smote them before Asa |
| 15. | (1-2) | The Lord is with you while you be with him |
| | (3-7) | Be strong and not weak, your work shall be rewarded |
| | (8-9) | Asa hears the words, takes courage, put away abominable idols |
| | (10-15) | Judah takes oath to seek the Lord, those who did not put to death |
| | (16) | Asa removes his mother from being queen, had made an idol |
| | (17) | High places not taken away, Asa's heart perfect all his days |
| | (18) | Asa brings dedicated things to house of God |
| | (19) | No more war until thirty-fifth year of Asa |
| 16. | (1) | Thirty-sixth year of Asa, Baasha of Israel came up against Judah |
| | (2-3) | Asa sends silver and gold to Ben-hadad, break league with Baasha |
| | (4-5) | Ben-hadad sends armies against Israel, Baasha withdraws |
| | (6) | Asa takes stone and timber left by Baasha, built Geba, Mizpeh |
| | (7-9) | Because thou hast relied on king of Syria, thou hast done foolishly |
| | (10) | Hanani the seer put in prison for delivering God's message |
| | (11-14) | Asa diseased in the feet, dies, great burning made for him |
| 17. | (1) | Jehoshaphat son of Asa reigns in Judah, strengthens against Israel |
| | (2-6) | Lord was with Jehoshaphat, his heart lifted up ways of the Lord |
| | (7-9) | Levites sent through Judah to teach the law of the Lord |
| | (10-11) | Fear of the Lord fell on kingdoms of the lands, tribute sent |
| | (12-13) | Jehoshaphat waxed great, had much business in cities of Judah |
| | (14-19) | Numbers of the mighty men of valor and their captains |
| 18. | (1-3) | Jehoshaphat persuaded by Ahab of Israel to go to Ramoth-gilead |
| | (4-6) | Inquire at the word of the Lord, is there not a prophet of the Lord |
| | (7) | Ahab, there is yet one man, Micaiah, but I hate him |
| | (8-11) | All the prophets tell Ahab to go to war and will prosper |
| | (12) | Messenger tells Micaiah what the other prophets have said |
| | (13) | Micaiah, what my God saith that will I speak |
| | (14-16) | I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains |
| | (17) | Did I not tell thee he would not prophesy good unto me but evil |
| | (18-22) | The Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of thy prophets |
| | (23-26) | Zedekiah strikes Micaiah, Micaiah in prison |
| | (27) | If thou return in peace the Lord hath not spoken by me |
| | (28-34) | The Lord helps Jehoshaphat, Ahab wounded and dies |
| 19. | (1) | Jehoshaphat returned to Jerusalem to house in peace |
| | (2-3) | Shouldest thou help the ungodly and love them that hate the Lord |
| | (4) | Jehoshaphat dwells in Jerusalem, brings people back to the Lord |
| | (5) | Judges set throughout the land
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| | (6-7) | Take heed what ye do, ye judge not for man but for the Lord |
| | (8-11) | Levites set to judge, warn the people that they trespass not |
| 20. | (1-4) | Moab, Ammon come up, Judah gathers to ask help of the Lord |
| | (5-13) | Jehoshaphat prays to God for help against Moab and Ammon |
| | (14-17) | Be not afraid nor dismayed, for the Lord will be with you |
| | (18-19) | Jehoshaphat and Judah bow, worship, Levites praise God |
| | (20-21) | Believe in the Lord your God, believe his prophets |
| | (22-25) | Lord set ambush against Moab, Ammon, dead, none escaped |
| | (26-28) | Fourth day blessed the Lord, came to Jerusalem with joy |
| | (29-30) | Kingdoms afraid when heard the Lord fought for Judah, peace |
| | (31-34) | Jehoshaphat walked in way of Asa his father, high places remained |
| | (35-37) | Jehoshaphat joins Ahaziah of Israel, does evil, ships destroyed |
| 21. | (1) | Jehoshaphat dies, Jehoram his son reigns |
| | (2-3) | Gifts given to Jehoram's brothers, Jehoram firstborn becomes king |
| | (4) | Jehoram kills his brethren and also princes of Israel |
| | (5-7) | Jehoram walks in ways of Ahab, marries Ahab's daughter |
| | (8-10) | Edom revolts against Judah because he had forsaken the Lord |
| | (11) | Jehoram makes high places, fornication in Jerusalem and Judah |
| | (12-15) | Writing from Elijah, plague to come, to have great bowel sickness |
| | (16-17) | Lord stirs up enemies against Jehoram, spoiled Judah, king's house |
| | (18-20) | Jehoram stricken with incurable disease in his bowels, dies |
| 22. | (1-4) | Ahaziah made king, son of Athaliah daughter of Omri, did evil |
| | (5-9) | Ahaziah wounded in battle, killed by Jehu |
| | (10) | Athaliah kills all the seed royal when she sees Ahaziah is dead |
| | (11-12) | Joash son of Ahaziah hidden, Athaliah reigns six years |
| 23. | (1-3) | Jehoiada gathers captains of hundreds, king's son to reign |
| | (4-8) | Levites to compass the king as he comes and goes with weapons |
| | (9-11) | King's son anointed by Jehoiada and made king |
| | (12-13) | Athaliah hears noise, runs to the house of God and cries treason |
| | (14-15) | Athaliah taken from the house of Lord and killed |
| | (16-17) | Jehoiada and people to be the Lord's, house of Baal broken |
| | (18-19) | Jehoiada appoints offices for house of the Lord, porters |
| | (20-21) | King brought to the king's house, people rejoice, city has quiet |
| 24. | (1-2) | Joash seven years old at start of reign, does right in sight of God |
| | (3) | Jehoiada takes two wives, has sons and daughters |
| | (4-10) | thaliah's sons broken up house of the Lord, money for repairs |
| | (11-13) | Money brought day by day, workman hired and make repairs |
| | (14) | Rest of the money used to make vessels for the house of the Lord |
| | (15-16) | Jehoiada dies at one hundred and thirty |
| | (17-19) | Idols and groves served , wrath upon Judah from God |
| | (20-21) | Zechariah son of Jehoiada warns people and is stoned |
| | (22) | Joash does not remember the kindness of Jehoiada |
| | (23-24) | Syrians destroy with small company, God's judgment |
| | (25-26) | Joash killed, not buried in the sepulchres of the kings |
| | (27) | Summary of Joash's reign, written in the book of the kings |
| 25. | (1-2) | Amaziah reigns twenty-nine years, good but not with perfect heart |
| | (3-4) | Conspirators who killed Joash killed |
| | (5-6) | Army built up, men hired out of Israel |
| | (7-10) | Word of God to Amaziah, sends the men of Israel away |
| | (11-12) | Amaziah smites the children of Seir, another ten thousand killed |
| | (13) | Soldiers of Israel that were sent back fall upon cities in Judah |
| | (14) | Amaziah brings back the gods of Seir and burns incense to them |
| | (15-16) | Why hast thou sought after other gods, could not deliver their own |
| | (17-24) | Amaziah fights Joash of Israel, Jerusalem invaded, plundered |
| | (25-26) | Acts of Amaziah written in the book of the kings |
| | (27-28) | Amaziah killed by conspirators and buried |
| 26. | (1-2) | Uzziah son of Amaziah king at age sixteen
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| | (3-5) | Uzziah reigns fifty-two years, does right, sought God |
| | (6-8) | Uzziah wars against Philistines, Ammonites give gifts |
| | (9-10) | Towers and wells built in Jerusalem and the desert |
| | (11-15) | Engines on bulwarks able to shoot great arrows and stones |
| | (16-21) | Uzziah tries to burn incense, ignores warnings, made leper |
| | (22-23) | Uzziah dies, buried in field because of his leprosy |
| 27. | (1-2) | Jotham reigns, did not enter the temple of the Lord |
| | (3-6) | Jotham became mighty because he prepared his ways before God |
| | (7-9) | Summary of Jotham's reign and burial |
| 28. | (1-4) | Ahaz reigns and does evil, molten images, burned his children |
| | (5) | God delivers Ahaz into hands of Syrians, Israel |
| | (6-8) | Pekah of Israel slays one hundred twenty thousand |
| | (9-15) | Israel takes captives, warned by God to release them |
| | (16-19) | Ahaz asks Assyria for help, brought low for his transgression |
| | (20-21) | Portions from house of God given to Assyria who does not help |
| | (22-25) | In time of distress Ahaz trespassed more |
| | (26-27) | Ahaz dies but not buried in the sepulchres of the kings |
| 29. | (1-2) | Hezekiah begins reign at twenty-five, does what is right |
| | (3-11) | House of the Lord opened, repairs begin, not to be negligent |
| | (12-15) | Levites gather and sanctify themselves to cleanse house of the Lord |
| | (16) | Priests cleanse the inner part of the house of the Lord |
| | (17-19) | Priests tell Hezekiah, vessels and altar cleansed |
| | (20-30) | Hezekiah goes to house of the Lord, worships and offerings made |
| | (31-35) | Levites help priests due to the abundance of the offerings |
| | (36) | Rejoicing, God had prepared the people, thing was done suddenly |
| 30. | (1-4) | Hezekiah invites all Israel, Judah to Jerusalem for the passover |
| | (5-12 ) | Proclamation sent through Israel and Judah, reactions |
| | (13) | The second month feast of unleavened bread kept |
| | (14) | Altars and altars of incense removed, cast into brook Kidron |
| | (15-16) | Passover killed on the fourteenth day of second month |
| | (17) | Levites killed passover for those who were not sanctified |
| | (18-20) | Some of Israel ate passover other than written, Hezekiah prays |
| | (21-23) | Feast of unleavened bread kept seven days, added seven days |
| | (24-26) | Great joy, not the like in Jerusalem since time of Solomon |
| | (27) | Their prayer came up to his holy dwellingplace, even unto heaven |
| 31. | (1) | Images, groves, altars and high places broken down |
| | (2-4) | Courses of the priests set, kings portion for burnt offering, Levites |
| | (5-8) | Abundance of the firstfruits and tithes come in |
| | (9-10) | Great store of the offerings left over |
| | (11-13) | Chambers in the house of the Lord to store the offerings prepared |
| | (14-19) | Levites over offerings, their genealogies, portions given to them |
| | (20-21) | Hezekiah wrought good, right, truth before the Lord his God |
| 32. | (1) | Sennacherib of Assyria comes up to take the fenced cities |
| | (2-4) | Hezekiah and people stop the fountains and the brook |
| | (5-8) | Wall repaired, fortified, Hezekiah reminds people God with them |
| | (9) | Sennacherib besieges Lachish, messenger sent to Jerusalem |
| | (10-17) | So shall not the god of Hezekiah deliver his people out of my hand |
| | (18-19) | Assyrians cried with loud voice in Jews speech to affright them |
| | (20) | Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet prayed and cried to heaven |
| | (21-22) | God sent an angel into the Assyrian camp, Sennacherib leaves |
| | (23) | Gifts brought to the Lord to Jerusalem, presents to Hezekiah |
| | (24) | Hezekiah sick to death, prays and is given a sign from the Lord |
| | (25-26) | Hezekiah's heart lifted up, wrath of God, humbled himself |
| | (27-30) | Hezekiah's riches, prospered in all his works |
| | (31) | Ambassadors's from Babylon, God tried him to know his heart |
| | (32-33) | Hezekiah dies, buried in chiefest of sepulchres of sons of David |
| 33. | (1-2) | Manasseh reigns at twelve, did that which was evil |
| | (3) | Built high places, altars for Baalim, made groves, worshiped them |
| | (4-5) | Built altars in house of the Lord, altar for host of heaven in court |
| | (6) | His children burned, witchcraft, wrought much evil |
| | (7-8) | Placed an idol in the house of God |
| | (9) | Made Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem to do worse than heathen |
| | (10) | Lord spake to Manasseh and the people, would not hearken |
| | (11) | Manasseh taken by the Assyrians in fetters to Babylon |
| | (12-13) | In affliction humbled himself, restored, knew the Lord was God |
| | (14) | Built a wall around city of David, captains of war in fenced cities |
| | (15) | He took away the strange gods and idol out of house of the Lord |
| | (16) | Repaired altar of the Lord, sacrificed peace and thank offerings |
| | (17) | People still sacrifice in the high places but only to God |
| | (18-19) | Acts written in book of the kings, how God was entreated of him |
| | (20) | Manasseh died, buried in his own house, Amon his son king |
| | (21-23) | Amon reigned two years, did evil, trespassed more and more |
| | (24-25) | Conspirators kill Amon, conspirators killed, Josiah made king |
| 34. | (1-2) | Josiah eight years old, reigned thirty-one years, did right |
| | (3-7) | Began to seek after God, removed altars and idols in the land |
| | (8) | Eighteenth year set out to repair the house of the Lord |
| | (9-13) | Money given to workman, work done faithfully |
| | (14-19) | Book of the law of the Lord found and given to Josiah |
| | (20-21) | Go inquire of the Lord for me, for great is the wrath of the Lord |
| | (22-28) | Huldah the prophetess tells of evil, Josiah not to see it |
| | (29-30) | Elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered, read the words of the Lord |
| | (31-32) | Covenant made to keep all the commandments with all his heart |
| | (33) | Josiah took away all the abominations, made people serve God |
| 35. | (1) | Josiah kept a passover the first month, fourteenth day |
| | (2-6) | Levites to bring up the ark, sanctify themselves |
| | (7-16) | Animals given for the passover, priests and Levites prepared |
| | (17) | Passover kept and feast of unleavened bread seven days |
| | (18-19) | No passover kept like that since the days of Samuel |
| | (20-24) | Josiah goes to battle against Necho of Egypt, killed |
| | (25) | Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, written in the lamentations |
| | (26-27) | The acts of Josiah, his goodness written in the book of the kings |
| 36. | (1-2) | Jehoahaz made king, reigned three months in Jerusalem |
| | (3-4) | Jehoahaz taken to Egypt, Eliakim made king by Necho of Egypt |
| | (5) | Eliakim's name changed to Jehoiakim, reigned eleven years, evil |
| | (6) | Nebuchadnezzar takes Jehoiakim to Babylon in fetters |
| | (7) | Nebuchadnezzar takes vessels from house of God to Babylon |
| | (8) | Acts of Jehoiakim and his abominations written in book of kings |
| | (9) | Jehoachin king, did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord |
| | (10) | Nebuchadnezzar takes Jehoiachin to Babylon, Zedekiah made king |
| | (11-12) | Zedekiah reigns eleven years, did that which was evil |
| | (13-14) | Zedekiah rebels against Nebuchadnezzar, house of Lord polluted |
| | (15-16) | Messengers sent from God, mocked, wrath of the Lord arose |
| | (17-21) | Chaldeans take Jerusalem, house of the Lord burnt |
| | (22-23) | First year of Cyrus the Persian, charged to build house of the Lord |