But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.

Jeroboam built up Shechem in the Ephraimite hill country and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.

Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.

He also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

This happened because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit. These sins angered the Lord God of Israel.

He followed in the footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat and encouraged Israel to sin; they angered the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols.

Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he did more to anger the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?”

Elijah replied, “I have not brought disaster on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

I will make your dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah because you angered me and made Israel sin.’

They washed off the chariot at the pool of Samaria (this was where the prostitutes bathed); dogs licked his blood, just as the Lord had said would happen.

He worshiped and bowed down to Baal, angering the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.

She said, “Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”

King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.

When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them.

Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

He put the corpse into his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, “Ah, my brother!”

They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.