2 Chronicles 9:30

“And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.”

"And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years." - 2 Chronicles 9:30
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What does 2 Chronicles 9:30 mean?

2 Chronicles 9:30 (KJV) states, "And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years." This verse marks the end of the account of Solomon's reign as king of Israel, and it is a reminder of the immense power and influence he held during his time on the throne. The book…

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The Legacy of a Wise King: Lessons from Solomon's Reign

As we reflect on the reign of King Solomon, captured succinctly in 2 Chronicles 9:30, "And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years," we are invited to delve deeper into the profound meaning behind these words. Solomon's era was marked not just by his royal…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Leadership in Our Governance

O Lord, our omnipotent and wise Sovereign, we enter into Your presence with hearts full of reverence and awe. We thank You for Your profound wisdom that You have imparted to those who seek it diligently. As we reflect upon the words of the sacred text from 2 Chronicles 9:30…

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2 Chronicles 9:30 - "And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years."
1 Chronicles 9:30 - "And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices."
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"And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices." - 1 Chronicles 9:30
2 Chronicles 30:4 - "And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation."
2 Chronicles 30:20 - "And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people."
1 Chronicles 2:30 - "And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children."
2 Chronicles 30:2 - "For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month."
2 Chronicles 30:11 - "Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 20:30 - "So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about."
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2 Chronicles 30:9 - "For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him."
2 Chronicles 11:9 - "And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,"
2 Chronicles 30:23 - "And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness."
2 Chronicles 30:26 - "So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 30:13 - "¶ And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation."
"And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people." - 2 Chronicles 30:20
"And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation." - 2 Chronicles 30:4
2 Chronicles 30:12 - "Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 30:14 - "And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron."
2 Chronicles 30:19 - "That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary."
2 Chronicles 31:9 - "Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps."
2 Chronicles 30:3 - "For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 30:16 - "And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites."
2 Chronicles 30:27 - "¶ Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven."
2 Chronicles 30:15 - "Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 18:30 - "Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel."