For children ages 3 to 6

2 Chronicles 14

Explanation and Bible story for toddlers and preschoolers (ages 3-6)

2 min read · Updated August 8, 2026
By Jasper & Review team
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By Jasper & Review team

The Explanation

There was once a king. His name was Asa. He was king of a country called Judah. Asa was a good king. He listened to God.

Asa looked around in his country. He saw stones. Big stones people prayed to. That was not good. Those stones were not God. So Asa said, "Away with those stones." And they were broken. Asa also chopped down poles. Poles people prayed to. All of them had to go.

Asa said to his people, "We pray to the real God. The God of heaven." And the people did. It was quiet in the land. No fighting. No war. Just peace. For a long, long time.

Then one day, Asa heard something. Boom, boom, boom. Footsteps. Lots of footsteps. Very many footsteps. A big army was coming. An enemy army. So many soldiers you could not count them. They came closer and closer.

Asa was scared. Very scared. What now? His own army was small. The enemy was so big.

Asa knew what to do. He folded his hands. He looked up. And he prayed. "God," he said, "You are strong. We are little. Please help us. We came in Your name."

And God heard. God helped. The big enemy army had to run away. Asa's people were safe. God had done it.

What Does This Mean?

Asa did two things. First, he made everything clean. Away with the wrong stones. Away with the wrong poles. Only God stays.

Then, when he was scared, he prayed. He did not shout. He did not run. He talked to God. And God helped.

The Common Thread

God likes it when we look at Him. Not at stones. Not at other things. Just at Him.

Later God sent Jesus. Jesus is even stronger than a big army. When you are scared, you may call His name. Jesus hears. Just like God heard Asa.

For You

Sometimes you feel small. Maybe the dark is scary. Or a loud dog. Or a big kid at school. That feels like a big army, right?

You may do what Asa did. Fold your hands. Say, "Jesus, help me. I am little. You are big." And Jesus hears you. Every time.

And do you know what else? Sometimes there is something in your room that is not good. A toy that scares you. Or something that makes you sad. You may tell your mom or dad. Together you can put it away. Just like Asa put the wrong stones away.

Talk About It

When are you sometimes a little bit scared?

What do you want to say to God about that?

Praying Together

Dear God,

You are big. I am little.

Sometimes I am scared.

Then You may help me.

Thank You that You hear me.

Thank You for Jesus.

Amen.

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Questions about 2 Chronicles 14

Short answers for anyone reading about this for the first time.

What is 2 Chronicles 14 about?
There was once a king. His name was Asa. He was king of a country called Judah. Asa was a good king. He listened to God.
What does 2 Chronicles 14 say?
Asa said to his people, "We pray to the real God. The God of heaven." And the people did. It was quiet in the land. No fighting. No war. Just peace. For a long, long time.
What does 2 Chronicles 14 teach us about God?
Asa knew what to do. He folded his hands. He looked up. And he prayed. "God," he said, "You are strong. We are little. Please help us. We came in Your name."
What can toddlers learn from 2 Chronicles 14?
Asa did two things. First, he made everything clean. Away with the wrong stones. Away with the wrong poles. Only God stays.
Why is 2 Chronicles 14 an important Bible story?
Later God sent Jesus. Jesus is even stronger than a big army. When you are scared, you may call His name. Jesus hears. Just like God heard Asa.

What others discovered

Insight Editorial on verse 5

Asa didn't just tear down the pagan altars for show. He "took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images." He went after the hidden things, the quiet compromises tucked away in the corners of the kingdom.

What high places have you left standing because no one really notices them? Peace in the land came only after he dealt with what he could have easily ignored.

— Faith.Network Editorial
Insight Editorial on verse 13

Asa chased the Ethiopians all the way to Gerar, and "there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his army."

Notice the order: before Yahweh first, then before his army. Asa had prayed, "Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help." When you cry out honestly about how outnumbered you feel, the victory is already His before it's ever yours.

— Faith.Network Editorial
Insight Editorial on verse 2

Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God."

Notice the phrase "in the eyes of Yahweh his God." Not good by the standards of the court, or the neighboring kings, or even the priests. God's eyes were the mirror Asa looked into.

Whose eyes are you living for today? The audience you choose shapes the life you build. Asa tore down altars others were content to leave standing, because he saw them the way God saw them.

— Faith.Network Editorial

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