December 3, 2013 – 2 Chronicles 21 – 22

The kings are getting younger and worse here.  Jehoshphat was old when he died, Jehoram was thirty-two when he took over and reigned only 8 years.  Ahaziah (or Jehoahaz) was his youngest son and was 22 when he took the crown.  Joash was his youngest and was evidently too young to rule when his father died and his mother killed all his brothers.  It says 6 years was how long he was in hiding and (looking ahead) is 7 years old when he is king.

I was thinking about if I were a king of a nation that was not Israel or Judah.  I would just monitor how they are going about things.  Similar to what the one scouts told the army in Judith, if they are with God, don’t attack, if they are not, they are easy pickens.  I would look at them under these kings, especially as they get younger, see them going about with idols and poles in the mountains and come at them with all I have.  Just seems like a little research would allow you to be pretty efficient as a military leader.