Yahweh Elohim, do not reject your anointed one. Remember your mercy to your servant David!”

King Solomon offered 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as sacrifices to the Lord. So the king and all the people dedicated Elohim’s temple.

They will answer themselves, ‘They abandoned Yahweh Elohim of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt. They adopted other gods, worshiped, and served them. That is why he brought this disaster on them.’”

As Solomon’s father David had directed, he set up the divisions of priests for their service and the divisions of Levites for their appointed places. The Levites were to lead in praising the Lord and to serve beside the priests by doing whatever needed to be done each day. Solomon also set up divisions of doorkeepers at every gate because this is what David, the man of Elohim, had commanded.

Thank Yahweh your Elohim, who is pleased with you. He has put you on his throne to be king on behalf of Yahweh your Elohim. Because of your Elohim’s love for the people of Israel, he has established them permanently and made you king over them so that you would maintain justice and righteousness.”

All the kings of the world wanted to listen to the wisdom that Elohim gave Solomon.

But Yahweh spoke his word to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim. He said,

People from every tribe of Israel who were determined to seek Yahweh Elohim of Israel followed the Levitical priests to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh Elohim of their ancestors.

Don’t you know that Yahweh Elohim of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever in a permanent promise?

“However, Yahweh is our Elohim. We haven’t abandoned him. The priests who serve Yahweh are Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites assist them.

They sacrifice burnt offerings to Yahweh every morning and every evening. They offer sweet-smelling incense and rows of bread on the clean table. The lamps on the gold lamp stand burn every evening. We’re following the instructions Yahweh our Elohim gave us, but you have abandoned him.

Elohim is with us as our leader. His priests will sound their trumpets to call the army to fight you. Men of Israel, don’t wage war against Yahweh Elohim of your ancestors. You won’t succeed.”

and the men of Judah shouted. When they shouted, Elohim attacked Jeroboam and all Israel in front of Abijah and Judah.

The Israelites fled from Judah’s army, and Elohim handed them over to Judah.

So the Israelites were humbled at that time, and the men of Judah won because they trusted Yahweh Elohim of their ancestors.

King Asa of Judah

Asa did what Yahweh his Elohim considered good and right.

He told the people of Judah to dedicate their lives to serving Yahweh Elohim of their ancestors and follow his teachings and commands.

So Asa told Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them with towers and doors that can be barred. The country is still ours because we have dedicated our lives to serving Yahweh our Elohim. We have dedicated our lives to him, and he has surrounded us with peace.” So they built the cities, and everything went well.

Asa called on Yahweh his Elohim. He said, “Yahweh, there is no one except you who can help those who are not strong so that they can fight against a large army. Help us, Yahweh our Elohim, because we are depending on you. In your name we go against this large crowd. You are Yahweh our Elohim. Don’t let anyone successfully oppose you.”

The Ruach Elohim came to Azariah, son of Oded.

For a long time Israel was without the true Elohim, without a priest who taught correctly, and without Moses’ Teachings.

But when they were in trouble, they turned to Yahweh Elohim of Israel. When they searched for him, he let them find him.

One nation crushed another nation; one city crushed another. Elohim had tormented them with every kind of trouble.

Then Asa gathered all the people from Judah and Benjamin and the foreigners who had come from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon. (Many of them had come to him from Israel when they saw that Asa’s Elohim, Yahweh, was with him.)

They made an agreement with one another to dedicate their lives to serving Yahweh Elohim of their ancestors with all their heart and soul.