King Solomon drafted thirty thousand men as forced labor from all over Israel.

The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else.

Their descendants continue to be slaves down to the present time. Solomon did not make slaves of Israelites. They served as his soldiers, officers, commanders, chariot captains, and cavalry.

Jeroboam was a capable and responsible man. Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he called together one hundred and eighty thousand of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted to go to war and restore his control over the northern tribes of Israel. But God told the prophet Shemaiah: read more. Give this message to Rehoboam and to all the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin: Do not attack the people of Israel, your own relatives. All of you go home. What has happened is my will.' They all obeyed Jehovah's command and went home.

There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

In the third year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel. He ruled in Tirzah for twenty-four years.

The rest of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his power, are recorded in the book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

In the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, Zimri was king for seven days in Tirzah. The people were attacking Gibbethon in the land of the Philistines. The Israelites in the camp heard it said: Zimri plotted against the king and killed him. So all Israel made Omri, the captain of the army, king that day there in the camp. read more. Then Omri went up from Gibbethon, with all the army of Israel, and they attacked Tirzah, Israel's capital. Zimri saw that the city had fallen. So he went into the palace's inner fortress and set the palace on fire. He died in the flames. This happened because of his sins against Jehovah. Like his predecessor Jeroboam, he displeased Jehovah by his own sins and by leading Israel into sin. Everything else that Zimri did, including the account of his conspiracy, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel. Then the army of Israel was divided into two factions. Half of the army followed Tibni, son of Ginath, and wanted to make him king. The other half followed Omri. But the half that followed Omri was stronger than the half that followed Tibni, Ginath's son. Tibni died and Omri became king.

Omri bought a hill from Shemer for one hundred and fifty pounds of silver. He fortified the hill and built the city of Samaria on it. He named the city after its former owner, Shemer.

Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of the reign of King Ahab of Israel. He was thirty-five years old. He ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. read more. Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah. However the places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

Everything else that Jehoshaphat did, all his bravery and his battles, are recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.

Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City. His son Jehoram succeeded him as king.

Never before had there been a king like him. He turned to Jehovah with all his heart and his entire mind and all his power. As the Law of Moses says: and after him there was no king like him.

The king gave him a regular amount of food every day for the rest of his life.