Day 132: February 18, 2026 – II Chronicles 17-21 and Proverbs 14

We find ourselves in a rehashing of the kings of Judah with them being unfaithful and then them teaming up with each other. It doesn’t work out, except for the fact that the king of Israel, who disguised himself so that no one would target him, dies from an arrow, and the king of Judah, in all his regalia, is ignored simply because he is not the king of Israel, and survives. Proverbs 14 is a better known Proverb and has the quote that we should know by now: “those who walk uprightly fear the Lord.” There is then a whole series of back and forths on what to do and what not to do. As I have said in another context, you know the terrible stereotype of the mother-in-law. Well I heard one theologian say that reading Proverbs is like driving a cross country trip with your mother-in-law. That’s not very nice.