“The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.

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

Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.

Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

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

“Have you noticed how Ahab shows remorse before me? Because he shows remorse before me, I will not bring disaster on his dynasty during his lifetime, but during the reign of his son.”

King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.

While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”

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

They divided up the land between them; Ahab went one way and Obadiah went the other.

Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following the practices of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar.

King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed supernatural wisdom to make judicial decisions.

“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess.

When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

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