When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem,

When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem,

When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

When Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps,

When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the project.

When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.

Micaiah replied, “Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.”

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

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

When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

When the sacrifices were completed, the king and all who were with him bowed down and worshiped.

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

When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.

“The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them,