Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning.

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.

But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

(Hiram’s fleet, which carried gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a very large quantity of fine timber and precious gems.

Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.

In the spring Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army and marched to Aphek to fight Israel.

This is what she wrote: “Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people.

While the king of Israel was passing by on the city wall, a woman shouted to him, “Help us, my master, O king!”

Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him with great devotion.

Jehoahaz passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Joash replaced him as king.

All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.

These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim,

and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was the tribal leader of Reuben.

The father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon; his wife’s name was Maacah.

Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza,

and Moza was the father of Binea. His son was Raphah, whose son was Eleasah, whose son was Azel.