So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah. And Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first altar that he built to the LORD. 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. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him. "O our God, will You not judge them? Nevertheless the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers. Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, according to genealogical enrollment? 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." And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself. Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers. "It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." "This woman's son died in the night, because she lay on it. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem. David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, when one told me, saying, 'Behold, Saul is dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news. Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. Samuel said, "Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? Solomon held fast to these in love. 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. After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. "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 the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. "If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will prolong your days." Now behold, a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Have you seen all this great multitude? So these went out from the city, the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and the army which followed them. Then there was no harm in the pot. Now the dread of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. "The LORD will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I refused to stretch out my hand against the LORD'S anointed. He did away with the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. "Now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. W So he said, "I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep which have no shepherd. Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. 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. But a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land." Then she went in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground, and she took up her son and went out. Thus the land became Pharaohs. For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel and five-sided doorposts. And he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?" 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. B The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably." Now all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. Thus you shall do and you will not be guilty. He had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people. So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God gave him rest on all sides. But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem. Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David. Now therefore, please be on guard in the morning, and stay in a secret place and hide yourself. You are not your own, And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, This is Jesus, the King of the Jews., And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah. [Their idols] are like pillars of turned work [as upright and stationary and immobile as a palm tree], like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk.Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it possible for them to do good [and it is not in them]. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I shall speak." read more. Now the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year. Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here." So Edom revolted against Judah to this day Then Libnah revolted at the same time. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; To your tents, O Israel! "When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain, because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name and turn from their sin when You afflict them, then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and of Your people Israel, indeed, teach them the good way in which they should walk And send rain on Your land, which You have given Your people for an inheritance. When you besiege a city a long time, to make war against it in order to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by swinging an axe against them; for you may eat from them, and you shall not cut them down. But Amaziah would not listen. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and Davids sons were chief ministers. So the work of the pillars was finished. 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. Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "Surely it is the king of Israel," and they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out. and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant. As often as the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards came and carried them and then brought them back into the guards' room. And now, see where the king's spear is and the jug of water that was at his head." Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this you have done to me? Then Elisha came to Damascus Now Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and it was told him, saying, "The man of God has come here." ", So he sent and brought him in. 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. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. So Solomon observed the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, for seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days. All the articles of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his officers, he brought them all to Babylon. 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. They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much. 14 And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by by: Heb. Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. Now Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is all well? I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the wicked afflict them any more as formerly, even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. "Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. For one of the people came to destroy the king your lord. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. Do not fear, beasts of the field,For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green,For the tree has borne its fruit,The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full. "If I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness of the LORD, that I may not die? 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. Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. "If he says, 'It is good,' your servant will be safe; but if he is very angry, know that he has decided on evil. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. So he went and did according to the word of the LORD, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. And David also girded on his sword, and about four hundred men went up behind David while two hundred stayed with the baggage. Amen. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one. He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. Then Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king which he did not explain to her. Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger burned against David and he said, "Why have you come down? Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow and his belt. Then Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house. For You meet him with the blessings of good things;You set a crown of fine gold on his head. 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 David went out wherever Saul sent him, and prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war. He commanded them, saying, "This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, who come in on the sabbath and keep watch over the king's house (one third also shall be at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the guards), shall keep watch over the house for defense. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a festive day. Then it came about, as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the royal officers, "Go in, kill them; let none come out." 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. 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." When both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines, the Philistines said, "Behold, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves." But the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's household!" Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him. Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin with which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD. When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said, "I have a word for you, O captain." S And Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, sailors who knew the sea, along with the servants of Solomon. So he held Judah and Benjamin. So none of the people tasted food. Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal, ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. For the LORD has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab." After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. And David said, "There is none like it; give it to me." The LORD said, "I will remove Judah also from My sight, as I have removed Israel And I will cast off Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the temple of which I said, 'My name shall be there.'" When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. "I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel." The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;Let the many islands be glad. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. '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.'" That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armor bearer made was about twenty men within about half a furrow in an acre of land. So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those left behind remained. Now then, take and cast him into the property, according to the word of the LORD." It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row. read more. But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, my master! Was it not just a question?" Turn behind me." Then in the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. Now Joram with all Israel was defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram. He said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. In his days Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho; he laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Joshua the son of Nun. "Now then let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe." 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." Some years later he went down to visit Ahab at Samaria. He said to her, "Give me your son." He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 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." Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse. Then Samuel told the people the ordinances of the kingdom, and wrote them in the book and placed it before the Lord. So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers. He said to his father, "My head, my head." "He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. Then she came and told the man of God. He said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Make this valley full of trenches.' The angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you." "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. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah became king in his place. "Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?" Then he said, "Who shall begin the battle?" But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?" The LORD sent against him bands of Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites So He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken through His servants the prophets. On the top of the pillars was lily design. And they killed them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the royal officers threw them out, and went to the inner room of the house of Baal. And Gehazi answered, "Truly she has no son and her husband is old." David called to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, "Will you not answer, Abner?" Solomon sought therefore to put Jeroboam to death; but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom. "And now you are saying, 'Go, say to your master, "Behold, Elijah is here"'; he will then kill me." Now Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. Shall I overtake them?" Then David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?" He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself. 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. His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla. And he answered, "I shall go."
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