Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years.   . . . He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.   . . . Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old...  Read More

Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory He will reveal to us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who His children really are.Against its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay.  . . . And we Be...  Read More

After all that Hezekiah had faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah.  . . . he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah king of Judah and for all the people of Judah who were there:"This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: On what are you basing your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege? When Hezekiah says, 'The LORD our God wi...  Read More

So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah.  . . . He followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.  . . . Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked. He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships. After these were built at Ezion Geber, Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah ...  Read More

Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in His prophets and you will be successful. After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise Him for the splendor of His holiness as they went out...  Read More

All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the LORD. Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jahaziel . . . a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you. 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is ...  Read More