Act resolutely, and the Lord be with the upright.. So she said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife." "If we say, 'We will enter the city,' then the famine is in the city and we will die there; and if we sit here, we die also. So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God. Then there was no harm in the pot. "But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever." So 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." The house of Judah, however, followed David. He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. 'Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he will build the house for My name.' Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father had done. His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla. "Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman in my presence? "I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel." Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Then Saul's anger burned against Jonathan and he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel sin. Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of the LORD." And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen they could not be counted or numbered. But Jehoshaphat was not willing. "Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place."'" "Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way to walk before Me as you have walked.' Now therefore take no more money from your acquaintances, but pay it for the damages of the house." Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it. For he had dominion over everything west of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace on all sides around about him. Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He is enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake! On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. But Jehu did it in cunning, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal. Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul by David his son. 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." 'This is but a slight thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also give the Moabites into your hand. The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. I have carried out the command of the LORD." "For a command came to me by the word of the LORD, 'You shall eat no bread, nor drink water there; do not return by going the way which you came.'" "Now therefore, know and consider what you should do, for evil is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him." This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, "May God do so to me and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life. Then a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. Then he went and sent word to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. You compared yourself to a young lion of the nations. So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son became king in his place. And the. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold. "Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not insulted, nor did we miss anything as long as we went about with them, while we were in the fields. Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. And the raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual, and another company turned toward Beth-horon, and another company turned toward the border which overlooks the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. They rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. Then Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. Samuel said, "Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place. The young men of the rulers of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out and they told him, saying, "Men have come out from Samaria." Turn behind me." So he finished the house. Now Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What do I have to do with you? And the marauding bands of Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel. Surely at the command of the LORD it came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD would not forgive. Then they arose and went away that night. He permitted no man to oppress them,And He reproved kings for their sakes, saying. Micaiah said, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves." He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. Samuel said to the people, "Do not fear. So the people departed. 'Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'" Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me. While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him and he said, "Behold, this evil is from the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer?" Then they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it under him on the bare steps, and blew the trumpet, saying, "Jehu is king!" So he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and take me out of the fight; for I am severely wounded." 'You need not fight in this battle; station yourselves, stand and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem ' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, for the LORD is with you." 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." Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin; he did not depart from them. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died. He leads me beside still waters. Zadok the priest then took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!" The mother of the lad said, "As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Please bring me the ephod." 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. Then he charged them saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and wholeheartedly. Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. He took the captains of hundreds and the Carites and the guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guards to the kings house. 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." But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while 1,000 were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. The battle raged that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot in front of the Arameans until the evening; and at sunset he died. And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then some came and reported to Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, out of Aram and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi)." And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might, how he fought and how he recovered for Israel, Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? And one said this while another said that. Saul said, "May God do this to me and more also, for you shall surely die, Jonathan." Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm. About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal and he died. Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?" Now Achish said, "Where have you made a raid today?" He gathered men to himself and became leader of a marauding band, after David slew them of Zobah; and they went to Damascus and stayed there, and reigned in Damascus. 1 Timothy 6:15-16. which He will bring about at the proper timeHe who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. Now the three oldest followed Saul, but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's flock at Bethlehem. Selah And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. And they answered, "We are the relatives of Ahaziah; and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother." read more. The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall say to the people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us.' 'Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes; but I will take the kingdom from his son's hand and give it to you, even ten tribes. So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives. Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;They will enter into the Kings palace. So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, "Go up to your house in peace See, I have listened to you and granted your request." Far be it from me! So Jehu said, "If this is your mind, then let no one escape or leave the city to go tell it in Jezreel." Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. He also walked according to their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him 700 men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not. "Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. 'I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. "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." Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. "Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of these your prophets, for the LORD has proclaimed disaster against you." She said to her young men, "Go on before me; behold, I am coming after you." For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites. Now then, here is your wife, take her and go.. Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see " And the LORD opened the servant's eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. "This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. Then Baasha the son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon. Now it came about in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field for the appointment with David, and a little lad was with him. Then Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me on his bed, that I may put him to death." And as they were eating of the stew, they cried out and said, "O man of God, there is death in the pot." Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard than it in its place; if you like, I will give you the price of it in money."
bible So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam. So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" "We made a raid on the Negev of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire." For the LORD has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab." Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape." For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. And he said, "Is he still alive? He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife. For we are Gods fellow workers; you are Gods field, Gods building. Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Then they said, "This is blood; the kings have surely fought together, and they have slain one another. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle or shall I refrain?" But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Send me away, that I may go to my own country." She is his mother." who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied. "Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the LORD, "I have anointed you king over Israel."' Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me." But Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death." David answered the priest and said to him, "Surely women have been kept from us as previously when I set out and the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was an ordinary journey; how much more then today will their vessels be holy?" 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. And the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it." In the light of a kings face is life,And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain. Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and stretched himself on him; and the lad sneezed seven times and the lad opened his eyes. So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone. They cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people. Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat food. Now it came about, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. And the people who came with him from Egypt were without number: the Lubim, the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. He said, "Throw her down." 'I also gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these! "But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asheroth from the land and you have set your heart to seek God." Then Menahem exacted the money from Israel, even from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver to pay the king of Assyria. And the tempter came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.. So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD; and David stayed at Horesh while Jonathan went to his house. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. 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. read more. Jeroboam instituted a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; thus he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made And he stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. The people were still sacrificing on the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days. Then all the wicked and worthless men among those who went with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and depart." read more. The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland. The women sang as they played, and said, "Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands." The woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it; and she took flour, kneaded it and baked unleavened bread from it. But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully. A wise king winnows the wicked,And drives the threshing wheel over them. I will make many peoples appalled at you, and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they will tremble every moment, every man for his own life, on the day of your fall., For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed throughout the whole earth., Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah; and they said to him, Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways.