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| How does King Jehoram die? |
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| What is the (rhyming) confession in Jehoshaphat's prayer (he is asking about a battle)? |
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| "We don't know what to do, but our eyes are upon you." (2 Chron. 20:12) |
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| What is the LORD's response to Jehoshaphat's prayer? Who does he use to deliver his response? |
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| Through Jahaziel, he tells the people of Judah that he'll fight the battle for them. Surely enough, when they arrive, there are only corpses left. |
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| When Israel (under the rule of Jehoshaphat) marches out to battle against the Ammonites, who is in front? |
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| Singers and minstrels who praise the Lord's holiness. |
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| Jehoshaphat's son did things differently than his father did. Elaborate. |
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| Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He built up the high places and Asherah poles, in contrary to his father, who tore down the high places and followed the LORD. |
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| What is Jehoram's first move as king? |
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| He slaughters all his brothers, along with some princes of Israel. |
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| The middle letters of Jehoram's name describe his actions in what way? |
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| "He had also built high places on the hills of Judah and had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray." |
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| Ahaziah is another wicked king. How does his demise play out? |
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| Through Ahaziah's visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah's downfall. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. While Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's relatives, who had been attending Ahaziah, and he killed them. He then went in search of Ahaziah, and his men captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. He was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, "He was a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart." So there was no one in the house of Ahaziah powerful enough to retain the kingdom. |
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| Why is Ahaziah buried at all? |
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| He was a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. |
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| Who is the first and only Israelite queen? |
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Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah. She goes on a rampage after her son's death, and destroys the whole royal family.*
*Joash is hidden for six years |
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| A priest who greatly influenced Joash during his reign (he even anointed him!). |
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| So, Joash is really faithful. Right? |
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| He does right in the LORD's eyes only while his chief mentor, Jehoiada, is living. He does evil as soon as he dies. |
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| What is the irony in the burial spots of Jehoiada and Joash? |
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| Jehoiada is buried with the kings for his good influence over Israel, even though he wasn't a king. Joash, however, isn't buried in the tomb of the kings. |
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| A son of Jehoiada the priest. Joash kills him, despite all that his father did for him. |
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