The end of Second Chronicles covers the reigns of several kings of Israel and several kings of Judah. The story that is told is of a people that drift further and further from the laws of God and of nations that are falling apart.
We hear about Jehoram of Judah and Ahaziah of Israel. To quote 2 Chronicles - "They did what is evil in the sight of the Lord."
The Philistines attack Judah and make them a client state.
Some of the succession of kings try to turn back to God for a little while, but it never lasts and they turn away again.
Towards the end of the book King Josiah comes to the throne - he restores the worship of the temple and bans the worship of idols and foreign gods. Passover is celebrated in the Jerusalem by the king for the first time in several generations. When he dies his son Joahaz becomes king. Three months into his reign Egypt attacks and deposes him. His successors do evil in the sight of the Lord.
Finally the people of Israel are defeated by Babylon and any of them with any education or skill are carried off into exile in Babylon. Only the very poor and the uneducated are left behind in a ruined land.
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