They brought it with the ark of God up from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the ark,

Nathan replied to the king, “You should go and do whatever you have in mind, for the Lord is with you.”

So the messenger departed. When he arrived, he informed David of all the news that Joab had sent with him.

So David assembled all the army and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.

Then the king told the woman, “Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation.”

Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” After bowing to Joab, the Cushite ran off.

So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.

Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.

May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing.”

Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.

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

This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves.

So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.

“As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

So Jeroboam’s wife got up and went back to Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

“Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.