<p class="bodytext">Solomon also made all these items for the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence,<n id="1" />

He gathered some men and organized a raiding band.<n id="1" /> When David tried to kill them,<n id="2" /> they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city.

That day he also announced<n id="1" /> a sign, &#8220;This is the sign the <sc>Lordsc> has predetermined:<n id="2" /> The altar will be split open and the ashes<n id="3" /> on it will fall to the ground.&#8221;<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab<n id="1" /> and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon.

His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily<n id="1" /> at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the fortified area of the royal palace. He set the palace on fire and died in the flames.<n id="1" />

Micaiah<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;That being the case, hear the word of the <sc>Lordsc>. I saw the <sc>Lordsc> sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, &#8220;He must be the king of Israel.&#8221; So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

Then he said, &#8220;May God judge me severely<n id="1" /> if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

Jehoiada<n id="1" /> led out the king&#8217;s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia.<n id="2" /> They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head.<n id="3" /> They clapped their hands and cried out, &#8220;Long live the king!&#8221;p>

When the king arrived back from Damascus and<n id="1" /> saw the altar, he approached it<n id="2" /> and offered a sacrifice on it.<n id="3" />

This is what the <sc>Lordsc> says about him:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The virgin daughter Zion<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">despises you, she makes fun of you;p> <p class="poetry">Daughter Jerusalemp> <p class="poetry">shakes her head after you.<n id="3" />p>

When David<n id="1" /> went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnach, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of a thousand soldiers each in the tribe of Manasseh.

Recorded there are all the facts about his reign and accomplishments, and an account of the events that involved him, Israel, and all the neighboring kingdoms.<n id="1" />p>

Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the <sc>Lordsc> which was at the meeting tent, and he offered up a thousand burnt sacrifices.p>

He paneled<n id="1" /> the main hall<n id="2" /> with boards made from evergreen trees<n id="3" /> and plated it with fine gold, decorated with palm trees and chains.<n id="4" />

Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered.<n id="1" />p>

As for this temple, which was once majestic,<n id="1" /> everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say, &#8216;Why did the <sc>Lordsc> do this to this land and this temple?&#8217;

and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, &#8220;My father imposed heavy demands on you;<n id="1" /> I will make them even heavier.<n id="2" /> My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.&#8221;<n id="3" />

Jehoiada and his sons led out the king&#8217;s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia.<n id="1" /> They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head.<n id="2" /> They declared, &#8220;Long live the king!&#8221;p>