The Dedication of the Temple 1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of theLordfilled the temple….

Solomon’s Other Activities 1 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of theLordand his own palace, 2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiramhad given him,…

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very…

Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam 1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was in…

1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam….

Shishak Attacks Jerusalem 1 After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israelwith him abandoned the law of theLord. 2 Because they had…

Abijah King of Judah 1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah, 2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name…

1 And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at…

Asa’s Reform 1 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded. 2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all…

Asa’s Last Years 1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the…