So Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were very angry at Judah and returned home incensed.

whose mother is a Danite and whose father is a Tyrian. He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stones, and wood, as well as purple, violet, white, and crimson fabrics. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and understands any design given to him. He will work with your skilled craftsmen and the skilled craftsmen of my lord David your father.

Jehoiada then assigned the duties of the Lord’s temple to the priests, the Levites whom David had assigned to the Lord’s temple. They were responsible for offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord with joy and music, according to the law of Moses and the edict of David.

The king stood by his pillar and renewed the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll.

to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.

Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. The Lord struck him down and he died.

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

He built royal cities and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.

He told the judges, “Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the Lord, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

Hezekiah passed away and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor. His son Manasseh replaced him as king.

He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done. (He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) Yet the people were still sinning.

They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.

They defeated all the cities surrounding Gerar, for the Lord caused them to panic. The men of Judah looted all the cities, for they contained a huge amount of goods.

He also built high places on the hills of Judah; he encouraged the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord and led Judah away from the Lord.

They worked hard and made the repairs. They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it.

Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Tell me what I should give you.”

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

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