Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.

Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.

Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

“Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don’t make us work as hard, we will serve you.”

My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’”

Rehoboam passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah replaced him as king.

He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been.

Then David passed away and was buried in the city of David.

Asa did what the Lord approved like his ancestor David had done.

Ahab passed away. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.

Ben Hadad said, “I will return the cities my father took from your father. You may set up markets in Damascus, just as my father did in Samaria.” Ahab then said, “I want to make a treaty with you before I dismiss you.” So he made a treaty with him and then dismissed him.

If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”

Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.

Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.

May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the Lord, like his father David had.

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

Abijah passed away and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.