David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying, “This is David’s plunder!”

Those who carried the ark of the Lord took six steps and then David ¹  sacrificed an ox and a fatling calf.

But when she took the pan and set it before him, he refused to eat. Instead Amnon said, “Get everyone out of here!” ¹  So everyone left. ² 

Then the army marched out to the field to fight against Israel. The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. ¹  So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom. ² 

and took off after the prophet, ¹  whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, “Are you the prophet ²  from Judah?” He answered, “Yes, I am.”

Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room to the house, and handed him to his mother. Elijah then said, “See, your son is alive!”

Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new ¹  name.” ² 

After this the following episode took place. ¹  Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. ² 

Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

So he picked him up and took him to his mother. He sat on her lap ¹  until noon and then died.

Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman’s wife.

When he arrived at the hill, he took them from the servants ¹  and put them in the house. Then he sent the men on their way. ² 

His servants took his body ¹  back to Jerusalem ²  and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David.

Jehu ¹  said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.” ²  So he ³  took him along in his chariot.

They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. ¹  There she was executed.

All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to ¹  Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh. ²  He killed him and took his place as king.

Hezekiah took the letter ¹  from the messengers and read it. ²  Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.