Wiki Article • History & Monarchy
After the death of Solomon , the monarchy split under Rehoboam and Jeroboam ( 1 Kings 12 ) into the northern Kingdom of Israel (centered at Samaria ) and the southern Kingdom of Judah (ruled by the Davidic line in Jerusalem ).
2 Kings • Chapter 20 (21 verses)
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech the... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), David , Ahaz , Judah , Assyria , Babylon .
Jeremiah • Chapter 24 (10 verses)
The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah , and the princes of Judah , with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem , a... Mentions: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah), Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Judah, Jacob/Israel , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Babylon , Jerusalem , Egypt .
The Prayer of Manasses King of Judah when He was Held Captive in Babylon • Chapter 1 (15 verses)
O Lord Almighty, that are in heaven, you God of our fathers, of Abraham , and Isaac , and Jacob , and of their righteous seed; who have made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; who have bound the sea by the word of your commandment; who have shut up the deep, and seale... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .
a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer
a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer. Primary meaning: a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer, petition. Strong's: a petition. Lexical nuances: a wanting, need (so Ps 21(22):25 ). an asking, entreaty, supplication ; in NT always addressed to God: Lk 1:13 , II Co 1:11 , Phl 1:19 , II Ti 1:3 , Ja 5:16 , I Pe 3:12 (LXX) ; with νηστεῖαι , Lk 2:37 ; προσευχή, -αί , Eph 6:18 , Phl 4:6 , I Ti 2:1 5:5 ; ἱκετηρίαι , He 5:7 ; προσκαρτέρησις , Eph 6:18 ; ἐντεύξεις , I Ti 2:1 ; δ. ποιεῖσθαι (Deiss., BS , 250), Lk 5:33 , Phl 1:4 (pl.), I Ti 2:1 ; ...
2 Kings • Chapter 24 (20 verses)
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites , and bands of the children of Ammon ... Mentions: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Moabites , Ammon , Judah , Manasseh , Babylon , Jerusalem , Egypt , Euphrates .
2 Kings • Chapter 25 (30 verses)
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem , and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. And the city was besieged... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Solomon , Seraiah , Zephaniah , Judah , Babylon , Jerusalem , Jericho , Riblah 1 , Hamath .
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom
Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.
Esther • Chapter 2 (23 verses)
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: And let the king appoint ... Mentions: Jair , Shimei , Kish , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah , Jerusalem , Babylon .
The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 6 (63 verses)
And king Antiochus was journeying through the upper countries; and he heard say, that in Elymais in Persia there was a city renowned for riches, for silver and gold; and that the temple which was in it was rich exceedingly, and that therein were golden shields, and breastplates, ... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Eleazar , Persia , Babylon , Jerusalem , Media , Antioch 1 .
supplication, petition for grace
supplication, petition for grace. Earnest pleading for unmerited mercy, cry of the brokenhearted (1 Kings 8:30, Psalm 6:9, Zechariah 12:10).
Jeremiah • Chapter 29 (32 verses)
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babyl... Mentions: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah , Hilkiah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem, Babylon , Anathoth .
Jeremiah • Chapter 40 (16 verses)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah , when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah , which were carried away captive unto Babylon . And... Mentions: Judah , Ishmael , Johanan , Jonathan , Seraiah , Ramah 1 , Jerusalem , Babylon , Mizpah 3 , Moab .
Jeremiah • Chapter 28 (17 verses)
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah , in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon , spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of al... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Gibeon , Babylon .
Jeremiah • Chapter 39 (18 verses)
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah , in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem , and they besieged it. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah , in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. And all th... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Babylon , Jerusalem , Jericho , Riblah 1 , Hamath .
Jeremiah • Chapter 43 (13 verses)
And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, even all these words, Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Johanan , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Babylon , Tahpanhes .
to reign, rule as king, ascend throne
to reign, rule as king, ascend throne. To become king, reign; joyous royal acclamation: YHWH malakh ('The LORD reigns!', Psalm 93:1, 97:1).
king, royal sovereign
king, royal sovereign. King, sovereign ruler; human earthly king under the covenant law (Deuteronomy 17) and supremely Yahweh as cosmic King of kings ruling from Zion.
face, presence, countenance
face, presence, countenance. Face, presence, countenance; used of the immediate relational presence of God turned toward humanity in blessing or turned away in judgment, and intimate communion.
Abba, Father
Abba, Father. Primary meaning: Abba, Father. Strong's: father as a vocative. Lexical nuances: used in the phrase Ἀ. ὁ πατήρ , Abba, Father (v. Swete on Mk 14:36 ): Mk 14:36 , Ro 8:15 , Ga 4:6 .†
prayer, prayer to God, a place of prayer
prayer, prayer to God, a place of prayer. Primary meaning: prayer, prayer to God, a place of prayer. Strong's: prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel). Lexical nuances: prayer to God: Mt 17:21 (WH, R, txt., om.) 21:22 , Mk 9:29 , Lk 22:45 , Ac 3:1 6:4 10:31 , Ro 12:12 , I Co 7:5 , Col 4:2 ; pl., Ac 2:42 10:4 , Ro 1:10 , Eph 1:16 , Col 4:12 , I Th 1:2 , Phm 4 , 22 , I Pe 3:7 4:7 , Re 5:8 8:3 , 4 ; οἶκος προσευχῆς , Mt 21:13 , Mk 11:17 , Lk 19:46 (LXX); π. καὶ δέησις , Eph 6:18 , Phl 4:6 ; pl., I Ti 2:1 5:5 ; ἡ π. τοῦ θεοῦ , prayer to God (cf. Wi 16:28 ), Lk 6:1...
2 Kings • Chapter 19 (37 verses)
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .
Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above ma... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Gibeon .
Nehemiah • Chapter 13 (31 verses)
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaa... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zadok , Pedaiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Tyre , Ashdod , Ammon .
The History of Susanna • Chapter 1 (64 verses)
THERE lived a man in Babylon , and his name was Joakim: and he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Helkias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord. Her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses . Mentions: Moses , Daniel , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Judah , Babylon .
2 Kings • Chapter 16 (20 verses)
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem , and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his fa... Mentions: Ahaz, Jotham , Judah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Syria , Elath , Assyria , Damascus .
2 Kings • Chapter 17 (41 verses)
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria ; and Ho... Mentions: Ahaz , Judah , Jacob/Israel, Baal , David , Samaria , Assyria , Egypt , Halah , Habor .
Old Testament • 12 Chapters
Daniel (Old Testament, 12 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Daniel, Azariah (or Uzziah ), Elam . Key places: Babylon , Jerusalem , Shinar , Dura , Elam , Ulai . Opens with: "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it...."
Old Testament • 48 Chapters
Ezekiel (Old Testament, 48 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Jacob/Israel , Judah , Noah , Daniel , Canaan . Key places: Chebar , Jerusalem , Chaldea , Babylon , Canaan , Samaria . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of C..."
Old Testament • 10 Chapters
Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."
Jeremiah • Chapter 20 (18 verses)
Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin , which was by the house of the Lord.... Mentions: Benjamin , Judah , Immer , Babylon .