Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord.

Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.

He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

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

The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.

Now, don’t be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.

When Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps,

When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem,

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

Solomon accumulated chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.

He made ten gold lampstands according to specifications and put them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.

He asked them, “How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”

So Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were very angry at Judah and returned home incensed.

Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing everything assigned to them.

He met Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

While he was speaking, Amaziah said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

Send me cedars, evergreens, and algum trees from Lebanon, for I know your servants are adept at cutting down trees in Lebanon. My servants will work with your servants