So Hiram supplied the cedars and evergreens Solomon needed,

He made framed windows for the temple.

Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

The king of Israel went home to Samaria bitter and angry.

At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war.

The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.

So Hazael went to visit Elisha. He took along a gift, as well as forty camel loads of all the fine things of Damascus. When he arrived, he stood before him and said, “Your son, King Ben Hadad of Syria, has sent me to you with this question, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”

Jehoram turned his chariot around and took off. He said to Ahaziah, “It’s a trap, Ahaziah!”

Then Jehu ordered, “Make arrangements for a celebration for Baal.” So they announced it.

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

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his generals were besieging it.

The city remained under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

The sons of Jehoiakim: his son Jehoiachin and his son Zedekiah.

The five others were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.

Their settlements also included Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan – five towns.

Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third,

From the descendants of Zerah: Jeuel. Their relatives numbered 690.

The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides – east, west, north, and south.

and said, “God forbid that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;