There was supposed to be a close relationship between the King of Israel and the word of God. 1 and 2 Chronicles emphasizes this in the way that it records the name(s) of the prophet(s) who advised the various Davidic kings. Here is a list.
KING |
PROPHET(S) |
SCRIPTURE |
David |
Samuel, Nathan, Gad |
1 Chron. 29:29 |
Solomon |
Nathan, Ahijah, Iddo |
2 Chron. 9:29 |
Rehoboam |
Shemaiah, Iddo |
2 Chron. 12:15 |
Abijah |
Iddo |
2 Chron. 13:22 |
Asa |
Azariah, Hananni |
2 Chr. 15:1; 16:7 |
Jehoshaphat |
Micaiah, Jehu son of Hananni, Jehaziel (a
Levite), Eliezer |
2 Chr. 18:7; 19:2;
20:14,34,37 |
Jehoram |
Elijah |
2 Chr. 21:12 |
Ahaziah |
|
|
Joash |
Jehoiada, Zechariah son of Jehoiada |
2 Chr. 24:2,20 |
Amaziah |
“a man of God”, “a prophet” |
2 Chr. 25:7,15 |
Uzziah |
*Amos, Zechariah, **Isaiah, +Hosea |
2 Chr. 26:5 |
Jotham |
**Isaiah, +Micah, ++Hosea |
|
Ahaz |
**Isaiah, +Micah, ++Hosea,
Oded |
2 Chr. 28:9 |
Hezekiah |
++Hosea, **Isaiah, +Micah |
|
Manasseh |
“the seers”, Hozai |
2 Chr. 33:18,19 |
Amon |
|
|
Josiah |
Huldah, #Jeremiah |
2 Chr. 34:22; 3:25 |
Jehoahaz |
#Jeremiah |
|
Jehoiakim |
#Jeremiah |
|
Jehoiachin |
#Jeremiah |
|
Zedekiah |
#Jeremiah |
|
*Cf. Amos 1:1; **Cf. Isaiah 1:1; +Cf.
Micah 1:1; ++Cf. Hosea 1:1; #Cf. Jer. 1:2-3
Such a list goes to emphasize God’s
willingness to communicate with men. God
“spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets” (Heb. 1:1). He warned post-exile Israel not to “be like
your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached” (Zech. 1:4-6). At the point where Judah was taken captive by
the Babylonians, the LORD said that he has “sent warnings to them by His
messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His
people and on His dwelling place. But
they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His
prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was
no remedy” (2 Chron. 3:15-16). As
always: God in love seeking to call His people to repentance, and His people
required to hear and heed.
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