The Old Testament in Verse 9 (Verses 117 - 132)

117

117

And nineteen the Kings of the kingdom of Judah,

There were also 19 kings of

And one queen so wicked, that vengeance pursued her!

Judah, and a Queen as

And the years were three hundred and eighty and eight

wicked as Jezebel in Israel.

In which they accomplished their miserable fate.

118

118

2 Chron.

We have told of the ten tribes but not of the two,

974

The priests and Levites and

XI

Their strength in the Lord, so the stronger they grew!

pious Israelites leave

13-17

When Jeroboam was teaching the Temple to shun,

Jeroboam and flock to

The righteous were flocking to Solomon’s son!

Rehoboam.

119

119

And yet was the God of their forefathers wronged,

958

Rehoboam dies, having been

XII

And they too unto gods of idolaters thronged.

plundered by Shishak at the

1-12

And their God was offended, the God they’d deserted,

time of his idolatry.

Though by their contrition was ruin, averted.

Abijah reigns.

120

120

Then Abijah was king, and with Israel fought,

957

Abijah vanquishes Jeroboam,

XIII

And “The Lord’s on our side” was the doctrine he taught.

king of Israel, killing 500,000

1-7

And Abijah his soldiers to victory led!

men.

At the sound of his trumpets, Jeroboam’s fled!

121

121

Yet Asa the aid of the Syrians sought!

955

Asa reigns.

XVI

And Asa the aid of the Syrians bought,

Asa does not fight King

1-6

And fought not King Bassha, who sought to make war,

Baasha, but pays the Syrians

As the Syrians fought him and kept him afar.

to do so.

122

122

And when through the doctors, he sought to be healed,

917

Asa begins to be diseased in

11-14

But not to the one Great Physician appealed,

the feet.

He wrought his own ruin, a ruin complete,

He does not appeal to God.

And finally died, when diseased in the feet.

914

Asa dies.

123

123

XVII 1-5

Then Jehoshaphat ruled, and he did what was right,

Jehoshaphat reigns, and goes

XVIII

And his riches were great, and his honor was bright!

 to battle with Ahab, for which

28-34

And when he went forth with King Ahab to war,

he is reproved by God.

XIX 1-4

When God had reproved him he put him afar!

124

124

And yet with King Ahab too long had he tarried,

Athaliah, the daughter of

XXI

Since his son to the daughter of Ahab was married!

Ahab, was the wife of

6

And thus at his death was the kingdom bereft,

Jehoram, the eldest son of

Though seven the sons that Jehoshaphat left!

Jehoshaphat.

125

125

Jehoram, the eldest, he made him the king

889

Jehoshaphat dies.

4

Not knowing the trouble his reigning would bring.

Jehoram, his son, begins to

Jehoram, so wicked, the veriest Cain,

reign in the 5^th year of

As all of his brothers, and princes were slain.

Jehoram, King of Israel.

126

126

And when he was King and Athaliah was Queen

888

Jehoram, king of Judah,

5-11

False Gods in the kingdom of Judah were seen

murders his brothers and

For he was the son that had married the daughter

again introduces idolatry into

Who practiced the vices that Jezebel taught her.

Judah.

127

127

They practiced them early, they practiced them late

887

Jehoram, king of Judah, is

12-20

And so were the years of his ruling but eight.

smitten with an incurable

His enemies throve and his kingdom was shaken

disease in his bowels.

And his riches, his wives and his children were taken!

128

128

And yet though that most wicked king was bereft,

885

Jehoram dies most miserably

XXII

A son to the kingdom of Judah was left;

and is succeeded by his son

1-9

Ahaziah, the youngest who ruled but a year

Ahaziah.

Through paying a visit that cost him too dear.

129

129

2 Ki.

That visit was due to Athaliah, his mother,

884

Jehu kills Ahaziah, king of

IX 21-28

Since he was the guest of Jehoram, her brother.

Judah, and Jehoram, king of

2 Ch.

And when King Jehoram by Jehu was killed,

Israel.

XXII 7-9

The blood of the bad Ahaziah was spilled.

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130

130

2 Ki.

When Ahaziah, was dead, then Athaliah, his mother,

884

Athaliah murders all the royal

XI 1-3

Was glad to be Queen in one way or another!

 family excepting Joash, and

2 Ch.

She murdered his children, believed them all dead,

usurps the throne.

XII 10-12

Though an Aunt with a babe to the Temple had fled!

131

131

2 Ki.

And there the Priest reared and there the Priest crowned him!

878

Jehoiada rears Joash in the

XI 4-16

And there the Queen hastened, and there the Queen found him!

temple, anoints him king, and

2 Ch. XXIII

And Athaliah cried out, but her cries were derided!

slays Athaliah.

1-15

And Athaliah was killed, when her doom was decided!

132

132

So Jehoiada saved Joash and crowned him a king,

842

Jehoiada dies.

XXIV

And taught him the praise of Jehovah to sing;

840

Zechariah, son of Jehoiada is

15-22

And yet when he died, then, his God was disowned,

stoned by order of Joash.

And his son Zechariah, most wickedly stoned!