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So Achish gave him Ziklag on that day. (For that reason Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until this very day.)

Verse ConceptsPeople Giving Other ThingsWhere People Live To This Day

When Achish would ask, "Where did you raid today?" David would say, "The Negev of Judah" or "The Negev of Jeharmeel" or "The Negev of the Kenites."

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Who LiedWhere To?Fighting One Another

We conducted a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, on the area of Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb. We burned Ziklag."

Verse ConceptsBurning Cities

So he took David down, and they found them spread out over the land. They were eating and drinking and enjoying themselves because of all the loot they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

Verse ConceptsGluttonyFeastingExcessRevelryEating And Drinking

When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah who were his friends, saying, "Here's a gift for you from the looting of the Lord's enemies!"

Verse ConceptsPresents

(He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught "The Bow." Indeed, it is written down in the Book of Yashar.)

Verse ConceptsWriting SongsHistorical BooksTeaching The Way Of God

Afterward David inquired of the Lord, "Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?" The Lord told him, "Go up." David asked, "Where should I go?" The Lord replied, "To Hebron."

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Receiving God's Adviceenquiring of GodAskingGuidance, Examples Of God'sPrayer, As Asking GodTribes Of IsraelAnswered Prayer

The men of Judah came and there they anointed David as king over the people of Judah. David was told, "The people of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul."

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfAnointing KingsMaking Kings

Now be courageous and prove to be valiant warriors, for your lord Saul is dead. The people of Judah have anointed me as king over them."

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsMaking KingsBe Courageous!

Ish-bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he began to rule over Israel. He ruled two years. However, the people of Judah followed David.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.

Verse ConceptsLengthSeven Years

These words of Ish-bosheth really angered Abner and he said, "Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah? This very day I am demonstrating loyalty to the house of Saul your father and to his relatives and his friends! I have not betrayed you into the hand of David. Yet you have accused me of sinning with this woman today!

Verse ConceptsBlameAnger, HumanLoyaltyOffenceNamed People Angry With OthersPeople Of Judah

namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!"

Verse ConceptsSaul And David

In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelSeven Years30 To 40 Years

David and all the men who were with him traveled to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.

Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsJudgment SeatCherubim, At God's ThroneGod's Shekinah GloryGod, Presence OfGod Sitting In GloryCalled By God's Name

Uriah replied to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord's soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations with my wife? As surely as you are alive, I will not do this thing!"

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsOne FleshTribes Of IsraelAbsence Of SexThe Ark Moved Around

I gave you your master's house, and put your master's wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well!

Verse ConceptsConcubinesTribes Of IsraelAdding BlessingGod Giving FreelyTransferring Wives

Then King David sent a message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests saying, "Tell the elders of Judah, 'Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back to his palace, when everything Israel is saying has come to the king's attention.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who DelayedPeople Of Judah

He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying, "Return, you and all your servants as well."

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleLet Them Go Home

So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. Now the people of Judah had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him cross the Jordan.

Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.

Verse ConceptsHasty Action

When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham crossed over with him. Now all the soldiers of Judah along with half of the soldiers of Israel had helped the king cross over.

Verse ConceptsCompanionshipHalf Of Groups

Then all the men of Israel began coming to the king. They asked the king, "Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, sneak the king away and help the king and his household cross the Jordan -- and not only him but all of David's men as well?"

All the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, "Because the king is our close relative! Why are you so upset about this? Have we eaten at the king's expense? Or have we misappropriated anything for our own use?"

Verse ConceptsRelatives

The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah, "We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren't we the first to suggest bringing back our king?" But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.

Verse ConceptsClaimsResponseTen Things

So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsPeople Following People

Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together for me in three days, and you be present here with them too."

Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who Delayed

So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. (Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelZeal

The Lord's anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go count Israel and Judah."

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodTribes Of IsraelAnger Of God, Examples OfGod Urging

Then they went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beer Sheba.

Verse ConceptsFortresses

Joab reported the number of warriors to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.

Verse ConceptsSwordsTribes Of IsraelThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king's sons, as well as all the men of Judah, the king's servants.

Verse ConceptsSheep

Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah."

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelKings Of All Israel Or Judah

May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; behind my father David's back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he -- Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army.

Verse ConceptsGod Makes Evil ReboundGod Will RequiteIgnorant Of Facts

The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

Verse ConceptsHappinessSandTribes Of IsraelMany In IsraelSand And GravelEating Drinking And Rejoicing

All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon's lifetime.

Verse ConceptsFig treeInvitationsSafetyVines

(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.

Verse ConceptsLoyaltyCoronationsMaking KingsList Of Kings Of Israelalignment

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfAssembling IsraelOne Hundred Thousand And MoreReinstating PeopleCivil War

"Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people,

If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord's temple in Jerusalem, their loyalty could shift to their former master, King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah."

Verse ConceptsSeducersHow To Worship God

Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival celebrated in Judah. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

Verse ConceptsNew Year, TheMonth 8the anniversary Feasts

Just then a prophet from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

Verse ConceptsIncense Offered Amiss

Their father asked them, "Which road did he take?" His sons showed him the road the prophet from Judah had taken.

Verse ConceptsWhere To?

and took off after the prophet, whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, "Are you the prophet from Judah?" He answered, "Yes, I am."

Verse ConceptsOaksIs It Really?

and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, "This is what the Lord says, 'You have rebelled against the Lord and have not obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you.

When the prophet from Judah finished his meal, the old prophet saddled his visitor's donkey for him.

Verse ConceptsPreparing To TravelSaddling Donkeys

As the prophet from Judah was traveling, a lion attacked him on the road and killed him. His corpse was lying on the road, and the donkey and the lion just stood there beside it.

Verse ConceptsRoadsAnimals KillingCorpses Of Other PeopleDeath

Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.

Verse ConceptsCityelection, privileges ofJerusalem, Significance OfJerusalem, History Of15 To 20 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of KingsA Place For God's Name

Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord. They made him more jealous by their sins than their ancestors had done.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfJealousyGod's People Sinning

The rest of the events of Rehoboam's reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

Verse ConceptsHistorical Books

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

The rest of the events of Abijah's reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Abijah and Jeroboam had been at war with each other.

Verse ConceptsCivil WarHistorical Books

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam's reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

Verse ConceptsGrandmothers

King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

Verse ConceptsFortressesSealing ThingsPeople Attacking Their Own

King Asa ordered all the men of Judah (no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. King Asa used the materials to build up Geba (in Benjamin) and Mizpah.

Verse ConceptsExemptCarrying Other LoadsWood And Stone

The rest of the events of Asa's reign, including all his successes and accomplishments, as well as a record of the cities he built, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Yet when he was very old he developed a foot disease.

Verse ConceptsFeetOld Age, DisabilitiesdisabilitiesOld Age, Attainment OfInjury To FeetHistorical Booksaccomplishmentsaccomplishment

In the second year of Asa's reign over Judah, Jeroboam's son Nadab became the king of Israel; he ruled Israel for two years.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa's reign over Judah and replaced him as king.

Verse ConceptsKilling KingsKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of Israel

In the third year of Asa's reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah; he ruled for twenty-four years.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the twenty-sixth year of King Asa's reign over Judah, Baasha's son Elah became king over Israel; he ruled in Tirzah for two years.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

Zimri came in and struck him dead. (This happened in the twenty-seventh year of Asa's reign over Judah.) Zimri replaced Elah as king.

Verse ConceptsKilling KingsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the twenty-seventh year of Asa's reign over Judah, Zimri became king over Israel; he ruled for seven days in Tirzah. Zimri's revolt took place while the army was deployed in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory.

Verse ConceptsSeven DaysList Of Kings Of IsraelThe Nations Attacked

In the thirty-first year of Asa's reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

Verse ConceptsSix YearsTen To Fourteen Years

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa's reign over Judah, Omri's son Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 Years

Elijah was afraid, so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,

Verse ConceptsFear, Of PersecutionDepressionjezebelimpulsiveness

In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit the king of Israel.

Verse ConceptsVisiting

Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying before them.

Verse ConceptsGatesRobesSchool Of ProphetsThreshing FloorThroneSitting In The GatewayDistinctive Clothing

The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

Verse ConceptsThe Nations Attacked

In the fourth year of King Ahab's reign over Israel, Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.

The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat's reign, including his successes and military exploits, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

Verse ConceptsHistorical Books

In the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat's reign over Judah, Ahab's son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

He died just as the Lord had prophesied through Elijah. In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah's brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son.

Verse ConceptsWord Of GodKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of IsraelWords To Individuals Fulfilled

In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat's reign over Judah, Ahab's son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsList Of Kings Of IsraelKings of judah

He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?" Jehoshaphat replied, "I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal."

Verse ConceptsFighting TogetherPeople Are The SameAcquiring Horses

So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them.

Verse ConceptsWaterDry PlacesSeven DaysNo Water For People

Elisha said, "As certainly as the Lord who rules over all lives (whom I serve), if I did not respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would not pay attention to you or acknowledge you.

Verse ConceptsRespect, For Human BeingsCourage, Examples Of

In the fifth year of the reign of Israel's King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat's son Jehoram became king over Judah.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of Israel

But the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah. He preserved Judah for the sake of his servant David to whom he had promised a perpetual dynasty.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidFor The Sake Of God's People

During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah's control and set up their own king.

Verse ConceptsTradeRevoltsRulers Of Edom

So Edom has remained free from Judah's control to this very day. At that same time Libnah also rebelled.

Verse ConceptsRelationships To This Day

The rest of the events of Joram's reign, including a record of his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

Verse ConceptsHistorical Books

In the twelfth year of the reign of Israel's King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoram's son Ahaziah became king over Judah.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of Israel

King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. King Ahaziah son of Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.

Verse ConceptsVisitingVisiting Of The SickVisitationPeople Visiting

Jehu drove his chariot to Jezreel, for Joram was recuperating there. (Now King Ahaziah of Judah had come down to visit Joram.)

Verse ConceptsChariotsAttacking With ChariotsPeople Visiting

Jehoram ordered, "Hitch up my chariot." When his chariot had been hitched up, King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah went out in their respective chariots to meet Jehu. They met up with him in the plot of land that had once belonged to Naboth of Jezreel.

Verse ConceptsAttacking With ChariotsPreparing To TravelList Of Kings Of Israel

When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered, "Shoot him too." They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo and died there.

Verse ConceptsShoutingMegiddo

Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab.

Jehu encountered the relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, "Who are you?" They replied, "We are Ahaziah's relatives. We have come down to see how the king's sons and the queen mother's sons are doing."

Verse ConceptsQueensRelatives

King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord's temple and the royal palace. He sent it all to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsGoldSacrilegeTreasuriesMoney For The Temple

The rest of the events of Joash's reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

Verse ConceptsWritingHistorical Books

In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah's King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu's son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash's reign over Judah, Jehoahaz's son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for sixteen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

The rest of the events of Joash's reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfFighting One AnotherHistorical Books

In the second year of the reign of Israel's King Joash son of Joahaz, Joash's son Amaziah became king over Judah.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of Israel

King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, "A thornbush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, 'Give your daughter to my son as a wife.' Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn.

Verse ConceptsCedarFablesThornsSarcasmThistlesOld Testament ParablesGiving In Marriage

You thoroughly defeated Edom and it has gone to your head! Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?"

Verse ConceptsArrogance, Characterizes The WickedBusybodiesProud People

But Amaziah would not heed the warning, so King Jehoash of Israel attacked. He and King Amaziah of Judah met face to face in Beth Shemesh of Judah.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationList Of Kings Of IsraelPeople Attacking Their Own

Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.

Verse ConceptsIsrael FleeingDefeat Of God's People