2 Chronicles: chapter summaries

Solomon’s temple and the kings of Judah to the exile.

36 chapters · Old Testament

1. 1 Solomon asks for wisdom
2. 2 Preparations for the temple
3. 3 Solomon builds the temple
4. 4 The temple furnishings
5. 5 The ark brought into the temple
6. 6 Solomon’s prayer of dedication
7. 7 The dedication; God’s answer
8. 8 Solomon’s building and worship
9. 9 The queen of Sheba; Solomon dies
10. 10 The kingdom divides
11. 11 Rehoboam fortifies Judah; priests join him
12. 12 Shishak attacks Jerusalem
13. 13 Abijah defeats Jeroboam
14. 14 Asa’s reforms and victory
15. 15 Asa renews the covenant
16. 16 Asa’s treaty with Syria; his last years
17. 17 Jehoshaphat strengthens Judah
18. 18 Micaiah’s warning; Ahab dies at Ramoth-gilead
19. 19 Jehoshaphat appoints judges
20. 20 Jehoshaphat’s victory by praise
21. 21 Jehoram of Judah’s wicked reign
22. 22 Ahaziah killed; Athaliah seizes the throne
23. 23 Jehoiada crowns Joash
24. 24 Joash repairs the temple, then turns away
25. 25 Amaziah: victory over Edom, defeat by Israel
26. 26 Uzziah’s strength and leprosy
27. 27 Jotham
28. 28 Ahaz’s idolatry; Oded and the captives
29. 29 Hezekiah cleanses the temple
30. 30 Hezekiah’s great Passover
31. 31 Reforms and offerings
32. 32 Sennacherib’s threat
33. 33 Manasseh and Amon
34. 34 Josiah finds the book of the law
35. 35 Josiah’s Passover and death
36. 36 The fall of Jerusalem; Cyrus’ decree