Difficult Kings, Repentance and Violence
Mercy and judgment in Chronicles
| Passage | What happens |
|---|---|
| 15:13 | Death for those who will not seek the LORD |
| 21:4 | Jehoram kills his brothers |
| 24:20–22 | Zechariah stoned in the temple court |
| 25:12 | 10,000 Edomite captives thrown from a cliff |
| 28:3; 33:6 | Children burned in the fire |
| 28:9–15 | Samaria frees and cares for Judahite captives |
| 12:6–7; 33:12–13 | Rehoboam and Manasseh humble themselves and are restored |
| 30:18–20 | Hezekiah prays for the ritually unclean; God heals the people |
| 36:17 | Young and old killed in Jerusalem's fall |
Narrating an act is not approving it. Chronicles' recurring message, summarized in 7:14, is that even the worst king could turn and be heard.
What the evidence shows
- Chronicles describes repentance restoring even Manasseh.
Continue the journey
Journey of a Passage2 Chronicles 24:20–22 and Matthew 23:35: Zechariah, from Abel to ZachariasChronicles tells of Zechariah son of Jehoiada stoned in the temple court.More from this lesson
Why this matters to the rest of Scripture
- "If my people… shall humble themselves."
- The Good Samaritan.