Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him.

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him.

Jonadab said to the king, “Look! The king’s sons have come! It’s just as I said!”

Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin,

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

Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.

I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

Ahab sent messengers to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble at Mount Carmel.

The Israelites followed in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and did not repudiate them.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek.

The sons of Shobal: Alyan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.