Quotes about Power
When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
— 2 Chronicles 21:4
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
— 2 Chronicles 21:8
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
— 2 Chronicles 22:10
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
— 2 Chronicles 23:15
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
— 2 Chronicles 24:17
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
— 2 Chronicles 25:3
Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
— 2 Chronicles 25:8
The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
— 2 Chronicles 26:8
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
— 2 Chronicles 26:13
And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.
— 2 Chronicles 26:15
But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
— 2 Chronicles 26:16
So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
— 2 Chronicles 27:6