Asa prayed to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!”

They entered Jerusalem to the sound of stringed instruments and trumpets and proceeded to the temple of the Lord.

He did what the Lord approved, but not with wholehearted devotion.

Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God.

The Lord responded favorably to Hezekiah and forgave the people.

Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Lord’s temple. When this was done,

The Lord confronted Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.

He appointed the priests to fulfill their duties and encouraged them to carry out their service in the Lord’s temple.

The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign, including the faithful acts he did in obedience to what is written in the law of the Lord

The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel

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 and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the Lord’s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the Lord’s temple.

The priests then entered the Lord’s temple to purify it; they brought out to the courtyard of the Lord’s temple every ceremonially unclean thing they discovered inside. The Levites took them out to the Kidron Valley.

“Go, seek an oracle from the Lord for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the Lord by doing all that this scroll instructs!”

(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.

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

He stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

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

O Lord God, do not reject your chosen ones! Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!”

After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and his royal palace,