King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them into the care of the captains of the royal escorts who guarded the entrance to the king’s palace.

However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.

Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You will gore the Arameans with these until they are finished off.’”

God helped him against the Philistines, the Arabs that live in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.

But when he became strong, he grew arrogant and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.

Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the contribution to the Lord and the consecrated things.