King Hezekiah kneeling in prayer before the Ark of the Covenant in a sacred temple setting

2 Kings

And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God

And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the

28th May 2025

Assyrian soldiers besieging the fortified city of Samaria in Biblical times, with smoke rising and siege equipment in place.

2 Kings

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king

27th May 2025

People offering incense on high places in ancient Biblical times, with smoke rising over stone altars.

2 Kings

And there they burnt incense in all the high places

And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the

26th May 2025

Priests and workers move the Lord’s bronze altar from the temple front to the north side of the new altar in ancient Jerusalem.

2 Kings

And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the Lord,

And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the Lord, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the Lord,

25th May 2025

King Jotham takes the throne in Jerusalem as a young man, with his mother Jerusha standing beside him in a solemn setting.

2 Kings

Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign

Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of

24th May 2025

Two ancient kings, Amaziah and Joash, with their armies face off near Beth Shemesh, ready for battle in a tense atmosphere.

2 Kings

But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went

But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth–shemesh, which

23rd May 2025