The Menorah was made initially of gold, but we learn from a 'klal u'frat u'klal' that any metal is kosher, but not wood or glass etc. Nor was it necessary to use a kikar of metal in its production, as it was when it was made of gold. 3024 Yehoshofot, son of Asa, assumes the throne of Yehudah, aged thirty-five. He is a righteous king. He rules for twenty-five years.
Dodo are the prophets.
In the third year of his reign, he sends messengers to teach the people the ways of G-d. A major famine strikes Yehudah. The ravens that Hashem sends to feed Eliyohu are a hint that he should not be so hard on Yisroel - since the raven is, by nature, cruel to its own children, yet they came to feed Eliyohu. Achazyah, son of Ach'ov, reigns over Yisroel. He is an evil king.