'Consolidated' in the Bible

When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces.

As soon as he had consolidated his reign, he executed the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male alive, including any of Baasha's relatives or friends.

As David's son Solomon consolidated his administration, the LORD his God was with him to make him very successful.

At the height of his power, after he had consolidated his rule, Rehoboam abandoned the LORD's Law, along with all of Israel with him.

King Rehoboam consolidated his reign in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that that LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to establish his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah from Ammon.

Asa's son Jehoshaphat succeeded him as king, and he consolidated his authority over Israel

But after Jehoram had assumed the throne and consolidated his rule over his father's kingdom, he executed all of his brothers, along with some of the rulers of Israel.

As soon as he had consolidated his royal authority, he executed the servants who had killed his father, the king,

The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.