He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done.

Isaiah ordered, “Get a fig cake.” So they did as he ordered and placed it on the ulcerated sore, and he recovered.

He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

As for the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel.

(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.

Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.

When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the project.

Jehoshaphat’s kingdom enjoyed peace; his God made him secure on every side.

He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done.

30 gold bowls, 410 other silver bowls, and 1,000 other vessels.

(They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)

“We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.

You will call and I – I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made.

But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,

Destruction and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.’