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Well...the misfire on 1 and 3 would explain the rough idle. The misfire could be from worn plugs, wires, bad coil, or bad injectors.

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Q: What is causing my 1997 Chevy cavlier to idle rough. Why did scanner say cylinders 1 and 3 miss firing?
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