Now Azmaveth the son of Adiel had charge of the kings storehouses. 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. "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. And who is like you in Israel? He built twenty cubits on the rear part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling; he built them for it on the inside as an inner sanctuary, even as the most holy place. Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place. Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer. It shall be granted you. At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of the LORD, and he made his kinsman Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. 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. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations. A Maskil of David. He also removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, as well as all the altars which he had built on the mountain of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. When Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" For you are Saul." 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. So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel. And he said, "Go back" seven times. "You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which can not profit or deliver, because they are futile. 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." 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." "Leave this work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the kings friend; The kings of the earth take their standAnd the rulers take counsel togetherAgainst the Lord and against His Anointed, saying. "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. Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard. If a king judges the poor with truth,His throne will be established forever. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrorized him. But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites arose and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land, slaughtering the Moabites. He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. Then Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad and said to him, "Go, bring them to the city." 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 it happened when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev and on Ziklag, and had overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire; and they took captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great, without killing anyone, and carried them off and went their way. He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. And David said, "There is none like it; give it to me." And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses." "The LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam. And they leaped about the altar which they made. David called to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, "Will you not answer, Abner?" Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, "You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods." And they *sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,Great and marvelous are Your works,O Lord God, the Almighty;Righteous and true are Your ways,King of the nations! Then Samuel died; and all Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house in Ramah And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. Then all the guests of Adonijah were terrified; and they arose and each went on his way. read more. 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. In all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. read more. Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, "Behold now, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. "Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the River, keep away from there. Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.. And he who dies in the field the birds of the heavens will eat; for the LORD has spoken it."' "So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace. Saul said to the people who were with him, "Number now and see who has gone from us." All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise. The king said to Hazael, "Take a gift in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'" So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, Thus says the. 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. So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and take him." The men of David said to him, "Behold, this is the day of which the LORD said to you, 'Behold; I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.'" Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." Some of the Philistines brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat; the Arabians also brought him flocks, 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats. They brought out the sacred pillars of the house of Baal and burned them. The sons of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines and plundered their camps. So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house. Elijah said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today." He acted wickedly in so doing. And he sought many wives for them. 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. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. But they feared greatly and said, "Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?" And the people were weary. WebThe King James Bible - Offline content to use anytime without Internet access - Easy and quick navigation with no distraction - Share a verse with someone easily - Bookmark a verse to read later - Change Bible text size - Switch between day and night time reading modes We believe the Bible should They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of the LORD with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people. But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire. 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." The servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke. Gods love never fails. So Achish said to David, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life." Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth where he has gone down to take possession of it. So David had captured all the sheep and the cattle which the people drove ahead of the other livestock, and they said, "This is David's spoil." So they were called the land of Cabul to this day. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much. As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand." It came about when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave a single male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends. But he said, "Now bring meal." 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. So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son became king in his place. Thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's loins! And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. Therefore now, send and bring him to me, for he must surely die." Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.. "Moreover, the king's servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!' "Now therefore, command that they cut for me cedars from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians." If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,All his ministers become wicked. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 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.