<p class="bodytext">Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal<n id="1" /> to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.<n id="2" /> Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.

<p class="bodytext">Now Saul was sitting under a pomegranate tree in Migron, on the outskirts of Gibeah. The army that was with him numbered about six hundred men.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then Samuel said to Saul, &#8220;I was the one the <sc>Lordsc> sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the <sc>Lordsc> says.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.

David realized that the <sc>Lordsc> had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">Then David asked, &#8220;Is anyone still left from the family<n id="2" /> of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River,<n id="1" /> and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham<n id="1" /> crossed over with him. Now all the soldiers<n id="2" /> of Judah along with half of the soldiers of Israel had helped the king cross over.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers<n id="1" /> and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

The prophet<n id="1" /> then said to him, &#8220;This is what the <sc>Lordsc> says, &#8216;Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">These were the leaders of David&#8217;s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s word.<n id="1" />

David realized that the <sc>Lordsc> had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated<n id="1" /> his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.p>

He gave him<n id="1" /> the blueprints of all he envisioned<n id="2" /> for the courts of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God&#8217;s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.p>

<p class="bodytext">King Huram<n id="1" /> of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon: &#8220;Because the <sc>Lordsc> loves his people, he has made you their king.&#8221;

He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

<p class="bodytext">He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the <sc>Lordsc> gave him peace.

Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail.<n id="1" /> Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.p>

Jehoram crossed over to Zair with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers.<n id="1" />

King Joash disregarded<n id="1" /> the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada&#8217;s<n id="2" /> son. As Zechariah<n id="3" /> was dying, he said, &#8220;May the <sc>Lordsc> take notice and seek vengeance!&#8221;<n id="4" />p>