They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. ¹  They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items.

The king and all the people were presenting sacrifices to the Lord.

When the sacrifices were completed, the king and all who were with him bowed down and worshiped.

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

After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord.

All the men of Judah ¹  were standing before the Lord, along with their infants, wives, and children.

Another third of you will be stationed at the royal palace and still another third at the Foundation Gate. All the others ¹  will stand in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple.

All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full.

So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly.

The entire assembly worshiped, as the singers sang and the trumpeters played. They continued until the burnt sacrifice was completed.

Hezekiah and all the people were happy about what God had done ¹  for them, ²  for it had been done quickly. ³ 

The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.

All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. ¹ 

The king went up to the Lord’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the Levites. All the people were there, from the oldest to the youngest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the Lord’s temple.

A Passover like this had not been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had observed a Passover like the one celebrated by Josiah, the priests, the Levites, all the people of Judah and Israel who were there, and the residents of Jerusalem.

Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. ¹ 

Then the king turned around ¹  and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. ² 

besides what he collected from the merchants ¹  and traders. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ¹ 

Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said, “Return to me on the third day.”