2 Chronicles 24:18

“And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.”

"And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass." - 2 Chronicles 24:18
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What does 2 Chronicles 24:18 mean?

2 Chronicles 24:18 (KJV) reads: "And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass." 2 Chronicles is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible, and this particular verse comes…

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The Peril of Abandoning Our First Love

In 2 Chronicles 24:18, we are served a poignant reminder of the consequences of abandoning the true worship of God: "And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass." This…

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A Prayer of Restoration and Repentance for the House of the Lord

Heavenly Father, Lord of all creation, we come before You with hearts humbled and minds open to Your Word. In this moment, we reflect upon the profound truth found in 2 Chronicles 24:18, which states, "And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves…

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2 Chronicles 24:18 - "And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass."
2 Chronicles 18:24 - "And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself."
1 Chronicles 24:18 - "The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah."
2 Chronicles 18:9
2 Chronicles 18:9
2 Chronicles 20:18
"The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah." - 1 Chronicles 24:18
2 Chronicles 24:2 - "And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest."
"And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself." - 2 Chronicles 18:24
2 Chronicles 24:4 - "¶ And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 24:8 - "And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 24:3 - "And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters."
2 Chronicles 33:24 - "And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house."
2 Kings 14:18 - "And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 24:26 - "And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess."
2 Chronicles 24:21 - "And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 21:18 - "¶ And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease."
2 Chronicles 18:1 - "Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab."
1 Chronicles 18:2 - "And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts."
2 Kings 24:5 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 24:10 - "And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end."
2 Chronicles 24:13 - "So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it."
2 Chronicles 17:18 - "And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war."
2 Chronicles 18:6 - "But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?"
2 Chronicles 18:28 - "So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead."
2 Chronicles 24:24 - "For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash."
1 Chronicles 2:24 - "And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa."
1 Chronicles 24:2 - "But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office."
2 Chronicles 18:13 - "And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak."