<p class="bodytext">Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel.<n id="1" />p>

All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival<n id="1" /> in the seventh month.<n id="2" />

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live,<n id="1" /> and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.&#8217;

Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">He stood before the altar of the <sc>Lordsc> in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

Now, O <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized.<n id="1" />p>

<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.

They sent for him<n id="1" /> and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

<p class="bodytext">The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">After Rehoboam&#8217;s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the <sc>Lordsc>.

For a long time<n id="1" /> Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law.

Because of their distress, they turned back to the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them.<n id="1" />

The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the <sc>Lordsc> throughout his lifetime.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">The events of Asa&#8217;s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.<n id="1" />

but instead sought the God of his ancestors<n id="1" /> and obeyed<n id="2" /> his commands, unlike the Israelites.<n id="3" />

Then Jehoshaphat added,<n id="1" /> &#8220;First seek an oracle from the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, &#8220;Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

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

<p class="bodytext">Later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who<n id="1" /> did evil.