Solomon did evil in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s sight;<n id="1" /> he did not remain loyal to<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc>, like his father David had.

However, for your father David&#8217;s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son&#8217;s hand instead.

He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols<n id="1" /> his ancestors<n id="2" /> had made.

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>

Omri did more evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> than all who were before him.

Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> than all who were before him.

So he did<n id="1" /> as the <sc>Lordsc> told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

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

So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream.<n id="1" /> He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord&#8217;s covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings,<n id="2" /> and held a feast for all his servants.p>

He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali,<n id="1" /> and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge<n id="2" /> to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.p>

When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen)<n id="1" /> Jeroboam<n id="2" /> offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel.<n id="3" /> He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

So they took a bull, as he had suggested,<n id="1" /> and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, &#8220;Baal, answer us.&#8221; But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped<n id="2" /> around on the altar they had made.<n id="3" />

So he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, &#8220;Say this to my master, the king, &#8216;I will give you everything you demanded at first from your servant, but I am unable to agree to this latest demand.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" /> So the messengers went back and gave their report.p>

<p class="bodytext">Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith,<n id="1" /> was promoting himself,<n id="2" /> boasting,<n id="3" /> &#8220;I will be king!&#8221; He managed to acquire<n id="4" /> chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.<n id="5" />

(Now his father had never corrected<n id="1" /> him<n id="2" /> by saying, &#8220;Why do you do such things?&#8221; He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.<n id="3" />)

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Treat fairly<n id="1" /> the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs,<n id="2" /> because they helped me<n id="3" /> when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.p>

But now<n id="1" /> don&#8217;t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him;<n id="2" /> make sure he has a bloody death.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>