All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. Then Samuel said to the people, "It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt. Then a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because the Arameans have said, "The LORD is a god of the mountains, but He is not a god of the valleys," therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.'" "The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the articles of the house of the LORD to Babylon and put them in his temple at Babylon. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard. Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,Much less are lying lips to a prince. But for David's sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem; because David did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king saying, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. So she said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife." And Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests, and he killed that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. And the oil stopped. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?" When Elisha came into the house, behold the lad was dead and laid on his bed. 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? Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. He set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. Solomon held fast to these in love. Only the trees which you know are not fruit trees you shall destroy and cut down, that you may construct siegeworks against the city that is making war with you until it falls. Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder. Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. 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 Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you." But as for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. You shall say thus and thus to her, for it will be when she arrives that she will pretend to be another woman." And he said to him, "I am as you are, and my people as your people, and we will be with you in the battle." And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands. "Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. Then Elisha said, "Listen to the word of the LORD; thus says the LORD, 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'" Then Asa took all the silver and the gold which were left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, "Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, "No, but there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles. Please give whatever you find at hand to your servants and to your son David.'" Now what more can he have but the kingdom?" For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. And when she came in to him, he said, "Take up your son." Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men. 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. Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there. Then he said to Gehazi, "Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand, and go your way; if you meet any man, do not salute him, and if anyone salutes you, do not answer him; and lay my staff on the lad's face." He is Micaiah son of Imlah." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape. 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. David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, 'Behold, David seeks to harm you'? 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?" And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much. Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits. Elisha died, and they buried him. So she said to Elijah, "What do I have to do with you, O man of God? 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. Now then, here is your wife, take her and go. Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they escorted him away, with his wife and all that belonged to him. Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him greatly. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did and his sin which he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Jonathan said to David, "Come, and let us go out into the field." And Jehu said, "For which one of us?" He said to her, "Give me your son." In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. And she said to him, "Speak." Then Hazael said, "But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" So Samuel did what the LORD said, and came to Bethlehem And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, "Do you come in peace?" 'Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he will build the house for My name.' "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." Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? read more. Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. 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. And Elisha said to him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? 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. 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. And he sat on the throne of the kings. So David arose early, he and his men, to depart in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. So why should my father hide this thing from me? He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done. Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph. All Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. Therefore, Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, "Give a perfect lot." "And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this. And the field is being visited by its raison d'tre, by its ultimate function and essence. The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland. Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David. He also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had married. "In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this matter." "The one belonging to Ahab, who dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and the one who dies in the field the birds of heaven will eat.". His house where he was to live, the other court inward from the hall, was of the same workmanship. And there were in the same country And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon. No one comes to the Father except through me. And he answered, "You." So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul. So all the people came near to him. S Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you." Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring. For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us." Jehoshaphat was afraid and turned his attention to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And He said to him, "Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and you will surely rescue all." 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. You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people. Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. He said, "What are these cities which you have given me, my brother?" Now the rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. Thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's loins! Samuel said, "Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? Now the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Build for yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go out from there to any place. Teach and urge these things. Then he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death." 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. And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David, and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Mighty One,In Your splendor and Your majesty! Saul's servants then said to him, "Behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrorizing you. "I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days. Now the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, having done wickedly more than all the Amorites did who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols; therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I am bringing such calamity on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. For the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son." He makes me lie down in green pastures. These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.. Now Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is all well? Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his officials So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is this you, you troubler of Israel?" "It will come about when I leave you that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you where I do not know; so when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? "The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king's mule. Then he put army commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah. Thus they destroyed the cities; and each one threw a stone on every piece of good land and filled it So they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left its stones; however, the slingers went about it and struck it. Samuel said to the people, "Do not fear. "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." Then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they." All the people of the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. Then He said, 'You are to entice him and prevail also. Those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath until seventy years were complete. for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. The strength of the King loves justice;You have established equity;You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. 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 LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram; and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. On the top of the pillars was lily design. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. "And I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them." For he left to Jehoahaz of the army not more than fifty horsemen and ten chariots and 10,000 footmen, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. "Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind." After the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. They struck among the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. WebGenesis 1:1-31 ESV / 5 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. And David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite." So he made a covenant with him and let him go. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again because my life was precious in your sight this day. Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his rule at the River. Ahab also made the Asherah Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him. Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" But Jonathan replied to Adonijah, "No! 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. His servants said to him, "Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings, please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save your life." The King is in the Field. And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. WebThe parable of the king in the field expresses the importance of our divine service within the framework of the ordinary, but it also underscores the unique relationship between the king and His subjects. Now the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not observe what the LORD had commanded. And his servants said to him, "Behold, there is a woman who is a medium at En-dor." Now therefore take no more money from your acquaintances, but pay it for the damages of the house." Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, when there is the log in your own eye? And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the kings son and Azrikam the ruler of the house and Elkanah the second to the king. "But the people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal." I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!". So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child and he was clean. As Samuel turned to go, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it. The LORD said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. Now the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, "Please relate to me all the great things that Elisha has done." King David also dedicated these to the Lord with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek. Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king " So he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with fifty men to run before him. But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him. He went and found his body thrown on the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside the body; the lion had not eaten the body nor torn the donkey. Lets go out into the field. And the watchman reported, "The messenger came to them, but he did not return." When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick." His armor bearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart; turn yourself, and here I am with you according to your desire." "They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the time we were with them tending the sheep. read more. Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. 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. Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of the LORD." David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives. So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron; then they anointed David king over Israel.