They sent for him and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

and 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep were consecrated.

The Philistines had raided the cities of Judah in the lowlands and the Negev. They captured and settled in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its surrounding villages, Timnah and its surrounding villages, and Gimzo and its surrounding villages.

Abijah chased Jeroboam; he seized from him these cities: Bethel and its surrounding towns, Jeshanah and its surrounding towns, and Ephron and its surrounding towns.

Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

from the descendants of Heman: Jehiel and Shimei; from the descendants of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel.

from the descendants of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeiel; from the descendants of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah;

They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.

The Lord responded favorably to Hezekiah and forgave the people.

When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel.

He made storerooms for the harvest of grain, wine, and olive oil, and stalls for all his various kinds of livestock and his flocks.

He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,

They swore their allegiance to the Lord, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns.

She bore him sons named Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”

He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly.

He made the curtain out of violet, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.