Today is the 30th day of July. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I'm Brian. It's good to be here with you today. I'm glad we can be here. I'm glad that we can be here for the reason that we are here, which is to take the next step forward in the scriptures.

On this grand voyage that we are on through the Bible this year. We have moved our way into Second

Chronicles. I guess we're maybe two-thirds of the way through. I can't remember

30-something chapters in Second Chronicles and today we will read chapters 26, 27, and 28. All the people of Judah took you Zaya, who was 16 years old and made him king in place of his father Amazaya.

After Amazaya. After Amazaya the king rested with his ancestors.

Usaya rebuilt a lot and restored it to Judah.

Usaya was 16 years old when he became king and he reigned 52 years in Jerusalem.

His mother's name was Jekwoliah.

She was from Jerusalem.

He did what was right in the Lord's site, just as his Father Amaziah had done.

He sought God throughout the lifetime of Zechariah, the teacher of the fear of God.

During the time that he sought the Lord God gave him success.

Usiah went out to wage war against the Philistines and he tore down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jebney and the wall of Ashd.

Then he built cities in the vicinity of Ashdod and among the Philistines.

God helped him against the Philistines, the Arabs that lived in Gerbeel and the Munites.

The Ammonites paid tribute to Yousiah and his fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt for God made him very powerful

Yousia built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, the valley gate, and the Corner Butress, and he fortified them.

Since he had many cattle, both in the Judean foothills and in the plain, he built towers

in the desert and dug many wells.

And since he was a lover of the soil,

he had farmers and vine dressers in the hills and in the fertile lands.

Heusiah had an army equiocchio. and in the fertile lands.

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