All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival ¹  in the seventh month. ² 

Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Elat on the coast in the land of Edom.

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight ¹  was true!

They sent for him ¹  and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

Then Jehoshaphat added, ¹  “First seek an oracle from the Lord.” ² 

The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

Then a spirit ¹  stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will deceive him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’

The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. ¹  There they executed her.

After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. ¹  The king listened to their advice. ² 

The Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. ¹  They warned ²  the people, but they would not pay attention.

They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

Respond to the requests of your servant and your people Israel for this place. ¹  Hear from your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably and forgive. ² 

“Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your great reputation ¹  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds; ²  they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

He asked them, “How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?” ¹ 

The young advisers with whom Rehoboam ¹  had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden’ ²  – say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! ³ 

The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events ¹  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ²  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’” ¹ 

Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ¹  They conquered ²  Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, ³  and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

At that time Hanani the prophet ¹  visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.