He said, &#8220;Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon<n id="1" /> or the Sabbath.&#8221; She said, &#8220;Everything&#8217;s fine.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner,<n id="1" /> fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window.

He ordered them, &#8220;This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.

Elisha<n id="1" /> just stared at him until Hazael became uncomfortable.<n id="2" /> Then the prophet started crying.

Hezekiah answered, &#8220;It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps, but not for it<n id="1" /> to go back ten steps.&#8221;

The messenger came and told Jehu,<n id="1" /> &#8220;They have brought the heads of the king&#8217;s sons.&#8221; Jehu<n id="2" /> said, &#8220;Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.&#8221;

Jehu sent invitations throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; not one was absent. They arrived at the temple of Baal and filled it up from end to end.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Jehoash said to the priests, &#8220;I place at your disposal<n id="1" /> all the consecrated silver that has been brought to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, including the silver collected from the census tax,<n id="2" /> the silver received from those who have made vows,<n id="3" /> and all the silver that people have voluntarily contributed to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.<n id="4" />

An officer who was the king&#8217;s right-hand man<n id="1" /> responded to the prophet,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Look, even if the <sc>Lordsc> made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?&#8221;<n id="3" /> Elisha<n id="4" /> said, &#8220;Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

She called to her husband, &#8220;Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.&#8221;

She saddled the donkey and told her servant, &#8220;Lead on.<n id="1" /> Do not stop unless I say so.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

He offered his burnt sacrifice and his grain offering. He poured out his libation and sprinkled the blood from his peace offerings on the altar.

The king<n id="1" /> ruined Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that no one could pass his son or his daughter through the fire to Molech.<n id="2" />

When he turned around and saw them, he called God&#8217;s judgment down on them.<n id="1" /> Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem.<n id="1" /> His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter<n id="2" /> of King Omri of Israel.

They abandoned all the commandments of the <sc>Lordsc> their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky,<n id="1" /> and worshiped<n id="2" /> Baal.

He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky<n id="1" /> and worshiped<n id="2" /> them.

No king before or after repented before the <sc>Lordsc> as he did, with his whole heart, soul, and being in accordance with the whole law of Moses.<n id="1" />p>

He followed in the footsteps of his father<n id="1" /> and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols<n id="2" /> which his father had worshiped.<n id="3" />

Elisha said, &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all <n id="1" /> lives (whom I serve),<n id="2" /> if I did not respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah,<n id="3" /> I would not pay attention to you or acknowledge you.<n id="4" />