Asa Wars against Baasha 1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to preventanyonefrom going out or…

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa 1 Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm. 2 He placed troops in all the fortified cities of…

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab 1 Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab. 2 Some years later he went down tovisitAhab at Samaria….

Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat 1 Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. 2 Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet…

Judah Invaded 1 Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against…

Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat in Judah 1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son became king in…

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah 1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabs…

Jehoiada Sets Joash on the Throne of Judah 1 Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son…

Young Joash Influenced by Jehoiada 1 Joashwasseven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s namewasZibiah from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what…

Amaziah Succeeds Joash in Judah 1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem….