<p class="bodytext">They assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves. Then they went in to purify the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, just as the king had ordered, in accordance with the word<n id="1" /> of the <sc>Lordsc>.

<p class="bodytext">The events of Rehoboam&#8217;s reign, from start to finish, are recorded<n id="1" /> in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records.

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat&#8217;s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Jehu son of Hanani which are included in Scroll of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />p>

King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to praise the <sc>Lordsc>, using the psalms<n id="1" /> of David and Asaph the prophet.<n id="2" /> So they joyfully offered praise and bowed down and worshiped.