<p class="bodytext">The messengers journeyed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but people mocked and ridiculed them.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind.<n id="1" /> The main army was in front of the Judahite army;<n id="2" /> the ambushers were behind it.

The cherubs&#8217; wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.<n id="1" />

But they mocked God&#8217;s messengers, despised his warnings,<n id="1" /> and ridiculed his prophets.<n id="2" /> Finally the <sc>Lordsc> got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.<n id="3" />

He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.

Jehoshaphat and his men<n id="1" /> went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing<n id="2" /> and valuable items. They carried away everything they could.<n id="3" /> There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen<n id="1" /> assigned to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada&#8217;s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.p>