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2 Chronicles 21:1-2
New Catholic Bible
2 Chronicles 21:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 21
1 [a]Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His son Jehoram succeeded him as king. 2 Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All of these were sons of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
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- 2 Chronicles 21:1 In less than a century after the separation of the two kingdoms, the faith had grown weak in Judah, and there was a relaxation of morals. Under the influence of the powerful neighbor to the north, pagan practices gradually infiltrated the land and Jerusalem, its capital. The temple and the priesthood were bastions that resisted and saved the “house” of David for a time. But in about 745 B.C., the Assyrians came to power; they would threaten the Lord even in his sanctuary. In telling this entire story, the pessimistic Chronicler emphasizes the special responsibility of the kings in Jerusalem.
