From Zebulun there were 50,000 warriors who were prepared for battle, equipped with all kinds of weapons, and ready to give their undivided loyalty.

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

When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their intense pain and spread out their hands toward this temple,

There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.

Rehoboam married Mahalath the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.

He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

When the men of Judah arrived at the observation post overlooking the desert and looked at the huge army, they saw dead bodies on the ground; there were no survivors!

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.

They commanded an army of 307,500 skilled and able warriors who were ready to defend the king against his enemies.

and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites – 220 of them. They were all designated by name.

I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely, in addition to those who came to us from the nations all around us.

and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom – for true wisdom has two sides – so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.

But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”

Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.

There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah in their robes, along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.

The tribes go up there, the tribes of the Lord, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the Lord.