However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors. ¹ 

They were unable to observe it at the regular ¹  time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.

He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord. ¹ 

Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze. ¹ 

He did what the Lord approved, ¹  but not with wholehearted devotion. ² 

But a prophet ¹  visited him and said: “O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites. ² 

Now the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir are coming! ¹  When Israel came from the land of Egypt, you did not allow them to invade these lands. ²  They bypassed them and did not destroy them.

Because many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites slaughtered ¹  the Passover lambs of all who were ceremonially unclean and could not consecrate their sacrifice to the Lord. ² 

But Josiah did not turn back from him; ¹  he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously ²  the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo. ³ 

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. ¹ 

When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

He did not humble himself before the Lord as his father Manasseh had done. ¹  Amon was guilty of great sin. ² 

O Lord God, do not reject your chosen ones! ¹  Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!”

They did not neglect any detail of the king’s orders pertaining to the priests, Levites, and treasuries. ¹ 

When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: ¹  “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. ²  My anger will not be unleashed against ³  Jerusalem through ⁴  Shishak.

Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. ¹  The Lord struck him down and he died.

However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, ¹  “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, ²  and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. ³  A man must be executed only for his own sin.” ⁴ 

But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’ ¹ 

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?”