-1. David\’s recorder 2 Samuel 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3; 1 Chronicles 18:15
-2. One of Solomon\’s commissariat officers 1 Kings 4: 17
-3. King of Judah .Succeeds Asa 1 Kings 15:24; 22:41; 1 Chronicles 3:10; 2 Chronicles 17:1; Matthew 1:8
.Strengthens himself against Israel 2 Chronicles 17:2 .Inaugurates a system of public instruction in the law
2 Chronicles 17:7-9 .His wise reign 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Chronicles 17:7-9; 19:3-11 .His system of taxation 2
Chronicles 17:11 .His military forces and armaments 2 Chronicles 17:12-19 . Joins Ahab in an invasion of
Ramoth-gilead 1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18 .Rebuked by the prophet Jehu 2 Chronicles 19:2 .The allied
forces of the Amorites, Moabites, and other tribes invade his territory, and are defeated by 2 Chronicles 20
.Builds ships for commerce with Tarshish, ships are destroyed 1 Kings 22:48, 49; 2 Chronicles 20:35-37
Joins Jehoram, king of Israel, in an invasion of the land of Moab, defeats the Moabites 2 Kings 3 .Makes
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valuable gifts to the temple 2 Kings 12:18 .Death of 1 Kings 22:50; 2 Chronicles 21:1 .Religious zeal of 1
Kings 22:43, 46; 2 Chronicles 17:1-9; 19; 20:1-32; 22:9 .Prosperity of 1 Kings 22:45, 48 .Bequests of, to
his children 1 Chronicles 21:2, 3
-4. Father of Jehu 2 Kings 9:2, 14
-5. A priest who assisted in bringing the ark of the covenant from Obed-edom 1 Chronicles 15:24
-6. A valley .Called THE VALLEY OF DECISION Joel 3:2, 12, 14