the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

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

The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

He will hand Israel over to their enemies because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”

Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.

But Micaiah said, “As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord tells me to say.”

She said, “Did I ask my master for a son? Didn’t I say, ‘Don’t mislead me?’”

His servants took his body back to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David.

They demolished the sacred pillar of Baal and the temple of Baal; it is used as a latrine to this very day.

When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.

Instead you must worship the Lord your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.

When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in Jehoiachin’s place. He renamed him Zedekiah.

They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where he passed sentence on him.

Nebuzaradan, captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah.

Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,