David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.

He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the Lord.”

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath.

David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is established, it cannot be moved.

He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”

David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,

I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’

to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord.

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

However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors.

Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.

There was a large number of burnt sacrifices, as well as fat from the peace offerings and drink offerings that accompanied the burnt sacrifices. So the service of the Lord’s temple was reinstituted.

Hezekiah and all the people were happy about what God had done for them, for it had been done quickly.