King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard<n id="1" /> who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Rehoboam&#8217;s reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of thep> <p class="bodytext">Kings of Judah.<n id="1" />

He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the <sc>Lordsc> his God, as his ancestor David had been.<n id="1" />

He also removed Maacah his grandmother<n id="1" /> from her position as queen because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Nadab&#8217;s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Baasha&#8217;s reign, including his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Elah&#8217;s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />p>

With the stones he constructed an altar for the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="1" /> Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs<n id="2" /> of seed.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.&#8221; The king of Israel said to him, &#8220;Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The men of the<n id="1" /> city, the leaders<n id="2" /> and the nobles who lived there,<n id="3" /> followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him,<n id="1" /> &#8220;So, you have found me, my enemy!&#8221; Elijah<n id="2" /> replied, &#8220;I have found you, because you are committed<n id="3" /> to doing evil in the sight of<n id="4" /> the <sc>Lordsc>.

(There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed<n id="1" /> to doing evil in the sight of<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc>, urged on by his wife Jezebel.<n id="3" />

He was so wicked he worshiped the disgusting idols,<n id="1" /> just like the Amorites<n id="2" /> whom the <sc>Lordsc> had driven out from before the Israelites.)p>

Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, &#8220;This is what the <sc>Lordsc> says, &#8216;With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.&#8217;&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat&#8217;s reign, including his successes and military exploits, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.<n id="1" />

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> and followed in the footsteps<n id="2" /> of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin.<n id="3" />

He worshiped and bowed down to Baal,<n id="1" /> angering the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel just as his father had done.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me &#8211; how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether.<n id="1" /> During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle;<n id="2" /> when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet.<n id="3" />

You must obey<n id="1" /> all I command you to do, follow my instructions,<n id="2" /> do what I approve,<n id="3" /> and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David;<n id="4" /> I will give you Israel.