And it happened, as soon as the kingdom had been secured in his hand, that he struck his servants who had killed his father the king.

And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah, the king, and the people, to be the people of Jehovah; and also between the king and the people.

And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal. There they slaughtered sacrifices of peace offerings before Jehovah, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before Jehovah. And they anointed David king over Israel.

And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, that they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, for the raiders who came with the Arabians into the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, reigned.

And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.