When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.

The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom.

They went to King Hezekiah and said: “We have purified the entire temple of the Lord, including the altar of burnt sacrifice and all its equipment, and the table for the Bread of the Presence and all its equipment.

Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

When all this was over, the Israelites who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities.

Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze.

All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival in the seventh month.

He stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath.

Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.

The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

After all this happened, the Lord afflicted him with an incurable intestinal disease.

Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord.

All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah.

Joash did what the Lord approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full.