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1 Chronicles 9
Israel's return from Babylonian captivity and related genealogy. Gatekeepers. Temple workers. Saul's family tree chart.
1 Chronicles 8
Genealogy chart depicting the tribe of Benjamin all the way to Israel's king Saul.
1 Chronicles 4
Expanding on the geneology of Jacob (Israel), especially through the lines of Hur and Simeon.
2 Kings 23
Josiah turns to God, destroys pagan altars. Josiah dies, God remains fed up with Judah. Egypt pesters Judah.
2 Kings 22
Josiah becomes Judah’s king, repairs temple, discovers Book of Law. Prophetess consulted, destruction confirmed.
2 Kings 21
Manasseh becomes Judah’s king, leads Judah astray. God promises Judah’s destruction. Amon becomes Judah’s king, gets assassinated.
2 Kings 20
Isaiah foretells Hezekiah’s death, Hezekiah prays, God spares him. Hezekiah welcomes Babylonians. Isaiah foretells Judah’s Babylonian captivity
2 Kings 19
Assyria continues to mock Judah. Hezekiah prays. God promises protection, sends angel, defeats Assyria.
2 Kings 16
Ahaz becomes Judah’s king. Israel and Judah battle. Ahaz introduces Assyrian altar.
2 Kings 13
Israel and Syria struggle. Elisha dies. Elisha’s corpse resurrects other corpse.