As he was still speaking, Jonathan<n id="1" /> son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, &#8220;Come in, for<n id="2" /> an important man like you must be bringing good news.&#8221;<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Just then,<n id="1" /> while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

<t /><p class="bodytext">King David was very old;<n id="1" /> even when they covered him with blankets,<n id="2" /> he could not get warm.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in<n id="1" /> Shechem to make Rehoboam<n id="2" /> king.

So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.p>

Whenever the king visited the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Solomon received 666 talents<n id="1" /> of gold per year,<n id="2" />

Just then<n id="1" /> a prophet<n id="2" /> from Judah, sent by the <sc>Lordsc>, arrived in Bethel,<n id="3" /> as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

Their father asked them, &#8220;Which road did he take?&#8221; His sons showed him<n id="1" /> the road the prophet<n id="2" /> from Judah had taken.

She gave the king 120 talents<n id="1" /> of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.<n id="2" />

With the timber the king made supports<n id="1" /> for the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments<n id="2" /> for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.<n id="3" />)

and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, &#8220;This is what the <sc>Lordsc> says, &#8216;You<n id="1" /> have rebelled against the <sc>Lordsc><n id="2" /> and have not obeyed the command the <sc>Lordsc> your God gave you.