The king had them cast in earthen foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to them and their ancestors.

Then they will honor you by obeying you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.

then I will remove you from my land I have given you, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, and I will make you an object of mockery and ridicule among all the nations.

He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

I will not make Israel again leave the land I gave to their ancestors, provided that they carefully obey all I commanded them, the whole law, the rules and regulations given to Moses.”