then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help and vindicate them.

Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the Lord, like his father David had.

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

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

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

So he did as the Lord told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.

So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

and he said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’

So he asked Gehazi, “What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”

Throughout his lifetime Jehoash did what the Lord approved, just as Jehoiada the priest taught him.

It was handed over to the foremen who used it to repair the Lord’s temple.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him.

They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the Lord’s command.

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

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.

For a remnant will leave Jerusalem; survivors will come out of Mount Zion. The intense devotion of the sovereign Lord to his people will accomplish this.