He wholeheartedly and successfully reinstituted service in God’s temple and obedience to the law, in order to follow his God.

When he prayed to the Lord, the Lord responded to him and answered favorably his cry for mercy. The Lord brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”

He made all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it. The residents of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.

They cooked the Passover sacrifices over the open fire as prescribed and cooked the consecrated offerings in pots, kettles, and pans. They quickly served them to all the people.

This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah. The land experienced its sabbatical years; it remained desolate for seventy years, as prophesied.

Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised;

The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward.

O Lord, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

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

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt.

Then Rehoboam passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah replaced him as king.

He removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom had rest under his rule.

One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil.

There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

He was committed to following the Lord; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

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

Later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did evil.