2 Chronicles blue, 2 Kings green, Isaiah pinkish After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. Gotta keep things interesting. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. “Why can’t people let me have my bad intentions?”…
2 Chronicles in blue, 2 Kings in green. Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done.…
Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed. See what I mean. 2 Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. I…
See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice. This is what life is like when the Lord is in charge. He’s always in charge. People just want to go in some other boring direction. 2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and…
Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel, the city where David settled! iel (Heb. אֲרִיאֵל) is (1) The name given to Jerusalem More here. Add year to year and let your cycle of festivals go on. 2 Yet I will besiege Ariel; she will mourn and lament, she will be to me like an altar…
Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine! 2 See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong. Like a hailstorm and a…
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: That’s cool that they have their songs planned so far in advance We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. God. NOT us. 2 Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the…
Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. He keeps reminding us, and He keeps doing more. 2 You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin, the…
A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them. 2 Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched. 3 On the great waters…
I had forgotten he even existed.