I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.

He told his sons, “Saddle my donkey,” and they did so.

Abijah passed away and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.

He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the Lord’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.

When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

Obadiah said, “What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution?

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?”

Ahab sent messengers to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble at Mount Carmel.

The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench.

So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

But Naboth replied to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”

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

The Lord says this about Jezebel, ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall of Jezreel.’

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?”

Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, put Solomon on King David’s mule, and led him to Gihon.