²⁷ and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

¹⁷ And the king said to ^(A)the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the Lord.

¹¹ He said, ^(A)“These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: ^(B)he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots.

The Holy Stones Lie Scattered

^46 (A)And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, ^(B)and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of ^(C)Jezreel.

⁵ And the Lord said to ^(A)Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her.”

When she came, she pretended to be another woman.

Prophecy Against Jeroboam

14 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

Absalom's Conspiracy

15 After this Absalom ^(A)got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.