The king had them cast in earth foundries<n id="1" /> in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

This sin caused Jeroboam&#8217;s dynasty<n id="1" /> to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.p>

then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.p>

Then they will obey<n id="1" /> you throughout their lifetimes as<n id="2" /> they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.p>

then I will remove Israel from the land<n id="1" /> I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence,<n id="2" /> and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed<n id="3" /> among all the nations.

The <sc>Lordsc> will attack Israel, making it like a reed that sways in the water.<n id="1" /> He will remove Israel from this good land he gave to their ancestors<n id="2" /> and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River,<n id="3" /> because they angered the <sc>Lordsc> by making Asherah poles.<n id="4" />

For this is what the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel says, &#8216;The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the <sc>Lordsc> makes it rain on the surface of the ground.&#8217;&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the <sc>Lordsc> told Elijah,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground.&#8221;