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. The king is not saved by a mighty army;A warrior is not delivered by great strength. So his name was highly esteemed. Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he took him up into the chariot. Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. He acted very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the sons of Israel. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 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." The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as formerly. After the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher); Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife); Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam; Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his); Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon); Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only deputy who was in the land. 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 the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? "The LORD said to him, 'How?' Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself. Elisha died, and they buried him. I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and not be moved again; and the wicked will not waste them anymore as formerly,read more.even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son became king in his place. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." David said to Achish, "Very well, you shall know what your servant can do." 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. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him. 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. Now David's two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was for the priests. But the other said, "He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him!" Jonathan made David vow again because of his love for him, because he loved him as he loved his own life. 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. The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. So Jehu said, "If this is your mind, then let no one escape or leave the city to go tell it in Jezreel." I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known. And Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. Selah. All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. The king said to her, "Do not be afraid; but what do you see?" 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. Then he himself went to Ramah and came as far as the large well that is in Secu; and he asked and said, "Where are Samuel and David?" Then the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,The scepter of rulers, and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you., As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said to Esther, What is your petition, for it shall be granted to you. 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. The rest of the acts of Joram and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Then the commanders of the Philistines went out to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul. The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. Now Saul and his son Jonathan and the people who were present with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin while the Philistines camped at Michmash. So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan. He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. And Jehoiachin his son became king in his place. So Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you. Web2 Kings 8:5-7 New American Standard Bible 5 And as he was reporting to the king how he had restored to life the one who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life [ a]appealed to the king for her house and for her field. WebThe Lord will be king over the whole earth. As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand." She brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. But it came about at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. "Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king Also the Levites shall be officers before you Act resolutely, and the LORD be with the upright." 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." David said to his men, "Each of you gird on his sword." All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. And he urged him to take it, but he refused. 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?" So a horseman went to meet him and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and, So David reigned over all Israel; and David. Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers. There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master. So the work of the pillars was finished. And he said to him, "Speak!" He said, "Go up and succeed, for they will be given into your hand." "May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us, that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, for they did not know what they were. To him be honor and eternal dominion. They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. Then she said to the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. It happened when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent word to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? He said, "Open the window toward the east," and he opened it. And Jotham slept with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Ahaz his son became king in his place. David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives. Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand. For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. You shall be over my house, and according to your command all my people shall do homage; only in the throne I will be greater than you., Pharaoh arose in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no home where there was not someone dead. When Judah came to the lookout of the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground, and no one had escaped. Hazael said, "Why does my lord weep?" Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. 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. 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 the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground. And the. 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!" Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father. His house where he was to live, the other court inward from the hall, was of the same workmanship. "Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way. So the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back, and he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him. They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Then Jonathan said, "Behold, we will cross over to the men and reveal ourselves to them. My son, fear the Lord and the king;Do not associate with those who are given to change. So the people departed. But the people said to Saul, "Must Jonathan die, who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? And the one who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight." God also raised up another adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. 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. While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came Then Adonijah said, "Come in, for you are a valiant man and bring good news." Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days. When Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread toward heaven. 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." Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. God reigns over the nations,God sits on His holy throne. A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan. Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year. But he kept silent. 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." They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone from the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and get into the city.'" She fell at his feet and said, "On me alone, my lord, be the blame. He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab became his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; To your tents, O Israel! And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying: "Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant. And she said to him, "Speak." But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD'S anointed and be without guilt?" To Him be honor and eternal dominion! WebEcclesiastes 5:9. All the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window in three ranks. Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the door of the kings house. But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. Moreover, Josiah removed the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. Three years passed without war between Aram and Israel. So why should my father hide this thing from me? And Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram." It was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. When Saul saw that he was prospering greatly, he dreaded him. Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp crag on the one side and a sharp crag on the other side, and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. In a little while the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy shower. I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle." So they brought back word to the king. So the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back, and he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him. Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son became king in his place. He said to him, "Go in peace." Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. 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?" So Saul said, "Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, "Now, when this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons, select the best and fittest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house." Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. However, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always. KJ21. So he put out his hand and took it. On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. Now the destruction of Ahaziah was from God, in that he went to Joram For when he came, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon. Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are 450 men. So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel sin; he did not turn from them. Now the men took this as an omen, and quickly catching his word said, "Your brother Ben-hadad." As for the house which King Solomon built for the LORD, its length was sixty cubits and its width twenty cubits and its height thirty cubits. Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad, 'Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'" For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel and five-sided doorposts. "O our God, will You not judge them? "Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs will eat. Would it not be with the heads of these men? He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." And there were in the same country "Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand. She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Every man of Judah and Jerusalem returned with Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD. Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. 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.. "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. Then he said, "At this season next year you will embrace a son " And she said, "No, my lord, O man of God, do not lie to your maidservant." Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah so that she would not put him to death. Then he brought the king's son out and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony; and they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!"