Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews;<n id="1" /> the Israelites served as his soldiers, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.<n id="2" />

These were their divisions by families:p> <p class="bodytext">There were a thousand officers from Judah.<n id="1" /> Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,

Jehoram crossed over to Zair with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers.<n id="1" />

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> is just.&#8221;<n id="1" />

Jehochanan the commander led 280,000,

These men worked for Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people.<n id="1" />p>

When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full.

<p class="bodytext">After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him.<n id="1" /> The king listened to their advice.<n id="2" />

So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly.

<p class="bodytext">Early the next morning King Hezekiah assembled the city officials and went up to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.

When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the <sc>Lordsc> and pronounced blessings on his people Israel.<n id="1" />p>

he consulted with his advisers and military officers about stopping up the springs<n id="1" /> outside the city, and they supported him.

<p class="bodytext">Amaziah assembled the people of Judah<n id="1" /> and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age<n id="2" /> equipped with spears and shields.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families.

King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard<n id="1" /> who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

<p class="bodytext">In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.

Then the king of Israel said, &#8220;Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king&#8217;s son.

<p class="bodytext">Jehoram took control of his father&#8217;s kingdom and became powerful.<n id="1" /> Then he killed all his brothers,<n id="2" /> as well as some of the officials of Israel.