And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and made the iron float. Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold. He acted wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them food in abundance. But he took Jehoahaz away and brought him to Egypt, and he died there. So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them. Now Saul was afraid of David, for the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul. "If I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness of the LORD, that I may not die? So she said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife." So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "It is the king of Israel," and they turned aside to fight against him. Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him. Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built! But Naaman was furious and went away and said, "Behold, I thought, 'He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.' Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying. Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. It came about when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave a single male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends. He said to her, "What is his form?" How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?" And the people were weary. So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. "Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life, for you are safe with me." He set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. A Song of Praise. Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." But he refused and said, "I will not eat " However, his servants together with the woman urged him, and he listened to them So he arose from the ground and sat on the bed. But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet of the LORD here that we may inquire of him?" He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. "Has it not been told to my master what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, that I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water? Now Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. "Now behold, as your life was highly valued in my sight this day, so may my life be highly valued in the sight of the LORD, and may He deliver me from all distress." Now a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. Genesis 4:8 chapter context similar meaning copy save. "If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper, if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, whatever prayer or supplication is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his hands toward this house; then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive and act and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know, for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men, that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You have given to our fathers. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?" Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. The sister of Tahpenes bore his son Genubath, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh. When you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us, although the Lord your God was your king. Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. by the hand of Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: 15 And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch Jonathan then answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem, for he said, 'Please let me go, since our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to attend. And Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself and observe and see what you have to do; for at the turn of the year the king of Aram will come up against you." "Now therefore, what do you have on hand? But she did not tell her husband Nabal. And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon saying, "Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in My statutes and execute My ordinances and keep all My commandments by walking in them, then I will carry out My word with you which I spoke to David your father. read more. And he came to the circle of the camp while the army was going out in battle array shouting the war cry. If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,All his ministers become wicked. "Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness." So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. So she said to Elijah, "What do I have to do with you, O man of God? And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his arms; and the arrow went through his heart and he sank in his chariot. "For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines." "You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which can not profit or deliver, because they are futile. He is Micaiah, son of Imla." In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons of Saul. And the lords of the Philistines were proceeding on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were proceeding on in the rear with Achish. read more. David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this band? And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there. I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the earth. Also from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils. He brought into the house of the LORD the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver and gold and utensils. All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. "Now therefore, do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood." The Lord said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them. He called Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it. The watchman reported, "He came even to them, and he did not return; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously." So he departed from Elisha and returned to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" Long live the king!, Then they brought out the kings son and put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony and made him king. But there were not made for the house of the LORD silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the LORD; for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD. Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,Hallelujah! Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, "Return to me on the third day." But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now. Z, They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.. "Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the LORD has set a king over you. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. David was prospering in all his ways for the LORD was with him. When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. Then they went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David His servant and to Israel His people. Then the king arose in the night and said to his servants, "I will now tell you what the Arameans have done to us. Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the articles of the house of the, About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and, Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink, For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted. "For thus says the LORD, 'You shall not see wind nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, both you and your cattle and your beasts. Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works." Then Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth while he has been a warrior from his youth." Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. In those days the LORD began to cut off portions from Israel; and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel: from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. Now David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; so he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here." Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him. read more. The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house. Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, even the camp just as it was, and fled for their life. And the LORD said, "He will come down." Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king's house. But nothing of theirs was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that they had taken for themselves; David brought it all back. "Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness." Then all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil by asking for ourselves a king." He acted wickedly in so doing. The watchman reported, "He came even to them, and he did not return; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously." Now it came about in those days that the Philistines gathered their armed camps for war, to fight against Israel. How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom. So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him so that he died Thus the kingdom was established in the hands of Solomon. So they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh. When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, "Why have you deceived me? The king also said to Shimei, "You know all the evil which you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore the LORD shall return your evil on your own head. And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried Israel away into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. So he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the LORD. And he said to them, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. "How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hand and destroy you from the earth?" And the watchman reported, "The messenger came to them, but he did not return." Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience sake. Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed. Amen. If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Please bring me the ephod." Jeroboam said to his wife, "Arise now, and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who spoke concerning me that I would be king over this people. Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. I will also make the land drink the discharge of your bloodAs far as the mountains,And the ravines will be full of you. Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age. Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then the king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king. "When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which You have chosen and the house which I have built for Your name, then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. The King is in the Field. He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin. Now Saul's watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away; and they went here and there. So he said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in its place.' He took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he took everything, even taking all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. Will You give them into the hand of Israel?" Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. So Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son became king in his place. When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest came up and tied it in bags and counted the money which was found in the house of the LORD. When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her lap until noon, and then died. And Ahab slaughtered many sheep and oxen for him and the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead. And he listened to their voice and did so. Genesis 4:10 chapter context similar meaning copy save. 'Thus I will afflict the descendants of David for this, but not always.'" As he was relating to the king how he had restored to life the one who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and for her field. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations. But the thing was displeasing in the sight of Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.read more.The Lord said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them. They arose from Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and assigned him food and gave him land. Jezebel his wife said to him, "Do you now reign over Israel? But Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." From the algum trees the king made steps for the house of the Lord and for the kings palace, and lyres and harps for the singers; and none like that was seen before in the land of Judah. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. All the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window in three ranks. He said to him, "Say now to her, 'Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what can I do for you? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah." "Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs will eat. All the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and succeed, for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king." Then they said, "This is blood; the kings have surely fought together, and they have slain one another. Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel sin. When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house And Jehu pursued him and said, "Shoot him too, in the chariot " So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. His father had never crossed him at any time by asking, "Why have you done so?" It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, "Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened." Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever., Now, therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel. So please let your word be like one of them and speak favorably." Joab fell on his face to the ground, prostrated himself and blessed the king; then Joab said, Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, O my lord, the king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.. Gods love never fails. "May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. So the work of the pillars was finished. It came about when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave a single male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends. Saul said to his servants who stood around him, "Hear now, O Benjamites! This event became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to blot it out and destroy it from off the face of the earth. All the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king." I have found David My servant;With My holy oil I have anointed him, Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne and be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah..