Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants.

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty man.

Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.

Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.

Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoida, who gained fame among the three elite warriors.

Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),

He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records.

Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.

Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall:

Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of the Lord than all who were before him.

The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

In the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.