Main Scribe: Okay, gentlemen, who has Abijam?
Scribe: I do. he became king after Jeroboam. Walked in sin, like his father, but God seems to have not held it against him. Current theory is it's because of David being so good. God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem. there was war between him and Jeroboam. Then he died. The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, Iwill be written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.
Main Scribe: Thank you. Who has Asa?
Another Scribe: That's me. Became king of Judah in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel. Reigned forty-one years. Good king, much like David. Got rid of the sodomites, removed all the idols that his fathers had made, even removed his mother Maachah from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove. Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. So, we think his heart was perfect with the Lord. There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Scribe: How'd that go?
Another Scribe: Pretty good. Asa made a deal with Benhadad, king of Syria, who helped by smiting Ijon, Dan, Abelbethmaachah, all Cinneroth, and all the land of Naphtali. That made Baasha leave off building of Ramah, and dwell in Tirzah. Then Asa built Geba and Mizpah out of the timbers and stone of Ramah. The rest of his story will appear in the book of Chronicles.
Scribe: Good. LEt's see, after Asa came Jehoshaphat.
Third Scribe: Gesundheit!
Scribe: Heh. Your guy, I presume.
Third Scribe: Yep. Jehoshaphat. The Big J.
Scribe: Well?
Third Scribe: I'm still working on it.
Scribe: Fine. how about Nadab, the son of Jeroboam? He began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. What's his story?
Fourth Scribe: Bad dude. Just like his pop, liked to sin. Got in a war with Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar. Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. Then Baasha reined in his stead.
Main Scribe: Interesting.
Fourth Scribe: I cover him, too. He smote all the house of Jeroboam, according to the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. Still, he did evil in the sight of the Lord and made Israel to sin. Anyway, I cover Nadab more in the book of Chronicles.
Main Scribe: Thank you, gentlemen. I look forward to reading the Chronicles.
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