2017

“When He [king Rehoboam] humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him

“Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time and the children of Judah prevailed because they relied on

“And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord, and they ate throughout

“Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law

“The king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of

“And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord . . . He trusted in the Lord

“And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord…He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so

“So the runners passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun; but

“Thus says Cyrus King of Persia: ‘All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me,

“Who among you of all His people? May his God be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem