Solomon worshiped<n id="1" /> the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in<n id="1" /> Shechem to make Rehoboam<n id="2" /> king.

This caused Israel to sin;<n id="1" /> the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves.<n id="2" />p>

So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

<p class="bodytext">So Jeroboam&#8217;s wife got up and went back to<n id="1" /> Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>. He followed in his father&#8217;s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.<n id="2" />p>

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>; he followed in Jeroboam&#8217;s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.<n id="2" />p>

&#8220;Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

As she went to get it, he called out to her, &#8220;Please bring me a piece of bread.&#8221;<n id="1" />

She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.<n id="1" />

Now you say, &#8216;Go and say to your master, &#8220;Elijah is back,&#8221;&#8217;<n id="1" /> but he will kill me.&#8221;

The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench.

The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

The king of Israel went home to Samaria<n id="1" /> bitter and angry.p>

&#8220;As for this temple you are building, if you follow<n id="1" /> my rules, observe<n id="2" /> my regulations, and obey all my commandments,<n id="3" /> I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.<n id="4" />

For the <sc>Lordsc> gave me strict orders,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Do not eat or drink<n id="2" /> there; do not go back the way you came.&#8217;&#8221;

As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal.<n id="1" />

Elijah approached all the people and said, &#8220;How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision?<n id="1" /> If the <sc>Lordsc> is the true God,<n id="2" /> then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!&#8221; But the people did not say a word.

He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.&#8221; Elijah<n id="1" /> said to him, &#8220;Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?&#8221;