51 INkosi uSolomoni yawuqeda wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova okwakumele iwenze. Yazingenisa endlini leyo izinto uyise uDavida ayezibekele inkonzo engcwele,*+ yasithatha isiliva legolide lezitsha yakufaka ezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaJehova.+

18 Ngakho u-Asa wathatha sonke isiliva legolide elalisele ezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaJehova lasezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu yenkosi.* Walinika izinceku zakhe wasezithuma kuBheni-hadadi indodana kaThabhrimoni indodana kaHeziyoni, inkosi yeSiriya+ eyayihlala eDamaseko. U-Asa wathi:

14 Ngakho uHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda wathumela ilizwi enkosini ye-Asiriya eyayiseLakhishi wathi: “Ngiphambanisile. Buyela ungangihlaseli, mina ngizakunika loba yini ozakuthi ngikuphe yona.” Inkosi ye-Asiriya yabhadalisa uHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda amathalenta* esiliva angu-300 lamathalenta egolide angu-30. 15 Yikho uHezekhiya wanika inkosi ye-Asiriya sonke isiliva esasisendlini kaJehova laseziphaleni zenotho yendlu yenkosi.*+

12 UJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda waphuma waya enkosini yeBhabhiloni+ elonina, lezinceku zakhe, labakhokheli* kanye leziphathamandla zesigodlweni.+ Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yathumba uJehoyakhini ngomnyaka wesi-8 wokubusa kwayo.+ 13 Yathatha zonke impahla eziligugu ezazisendlini kaJehova lasendlini yenkosi.*+ Yaqumaquma zonke izitsha zegolide ezazisethempelini likaJehova, ezazenziwe nguSolomoni inkosi yako-Israyeli.+ Lokhu kwenzakala njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo.