And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, 'Is it peace?'" And the name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. David attacked the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. So Jehu said, "If this is your mind, then let no one escape or leave the city to go tell it in Jezreel." But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. 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 name like the name of the great ones who are in the earth. He did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. Now the rest of all the acts of Asa and all his might and all that he did and the cities which he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? The king said, "Get me a sword." So Saul said, "Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." WebIsaiah 32:15 - Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?" The woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified, and said to him, "Behold, your maidservant has obeyed you, and I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me. And Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first altar that he built to the LORD. So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from God that the LORD might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. Far from it! 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?" And he said, "Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood." So the LORD opened their eyes and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses. And the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel. Then he mustered the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and there were 232; and after them he mustered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, 7,000. She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died. And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. And he said, "Give them to the people that they may eat." He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher. When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter." "Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place, and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. He said to them, "The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day that you have found nothing in my hand." And there were in the same country Agrippa replied to Paul, "In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian. So Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD. Behold, they will be in any case like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it; behold, they will be in any case like all the multitude of Israel who have already perished, so let us send and see." WebLilies Of The Field Matthew 6:28-34 KJV Matthew Chapter 6 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Solomon then gave Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year. 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 king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, "Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone." Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light. 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. A warrior is not delivered by great strength. So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. "Is it not the wheat harvest today? On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim But he took Jehoahaz away and brought him to Egypt, and he died there. Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Now the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman's wife. 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. "So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever; but to David and his descendants and his house and his throne, may there be peace from the LORD forever." He said, "I cannot return with you, nor go with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place. The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place; Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. So King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram Then Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel because he was sick. The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. He said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Make this valley full of trenches.' Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." Then open the door and flee and do not wait." For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? It came about at the seventh time, that he said, "Behold, a cloud as small as a man's hand is coming up from the sea." So Benaiah came to the tent of the LORD and said to him, "Thus the king has said, 'Come out.'" Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. When he came to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?" So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they spoke to her. The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. And Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash, therefore I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the LORD.' It came about afterward that David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul's robe. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?" So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt. Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons. He said, "Open the window toward the east," and he opened it. Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; with three layers of huge stones and one layer of timbers. But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers." 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. Gods love never fails. Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel; and go, worship the, Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go, and bless me also., Thus I will harden Pharaohs heart, and he will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the, Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaohs daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the, In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, the word of the. For to which of the angels did God ever say, You are my Son, today I have begotten you? They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. 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." And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant. "The king has also said thus, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.'" Now the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we are still doing nothing to take it out of the hand of the king of Aram?" Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.'" In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. And all who were able to put on armor and older were summoned and stood on the border. David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, "Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, 'So has David done and so has been his practice all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.'" In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king. And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The scepter shall not depart from Judah,Nor the rulers staff from between his feet,Until Shiloh comes,And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Against the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the inner sanctuary; thus he made side chambers all around. It happened in the morning about the time of offering the sacrifice, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. Thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's loins! He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders. Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found." Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, "Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought As the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him." In Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the heads of the fathers' households of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and to judge disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Now there was an evil spirit from the LORD on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand. '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.'" Would you be spoken for to the king or to the captain of the army?'" And when I extinguish you,I will cover the heavens and darken their stars;I will cover the sun with a cloudAnd the moon will not give its light. Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child died. Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 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. "Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again." For the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son." Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of Jehoahaz his father Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel. Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. Now Joram with all Israel was defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. He sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. And he said, "You have acted treacherously; roll a great stone to me today." And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. "Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever."'". Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'With these you will gore the Arameans until they are consumed.'" 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 the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. which He will bring about at the proper timeHe who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords. Saul inquired of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? The fury of a king is like messengers of death, and they said to him, Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? On the top of the pillars was lily design. He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying, 'Since the day that I brought My people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there, but I chose David to be over My people Israel.' 'Then it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by observing My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. read more. "Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me, that I may worship the LORD." Then he charged them saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and wholeheartedly. When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter." Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him so that he became as a stone. Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself. Therefore the LORD brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon. They also broke down the sacred pillar of Baal and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day. Now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!" However, as for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin, from these Jehu did not depart, even the golden calves that were at Bethel and that were at Dan. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and the abominations which he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land and went up to Samaria and besieged it three years. He also chose David His servantAnd took him from the sheepfolds; From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought himTo shepherd Jacob His people,And Israel His inheritance. And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. Then the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you would take it for yourself, take it. Then the messengers returned and told the king. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon. I have brought about the death of every person in your father's household. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Now the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year. Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab. Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son and said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him." He answered, "You shall not kill them. Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. Surely such a Passover had not been celebrated from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of Judah. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. "Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and because you have made Israel sin. One of his servants said, "No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom." Saul took him that day and did not let him return to his father's house.