strkjv@1Kings:19:1
@ And
Ahab
told
Jezebel
all that
Elijah
had
done
, and withal how he had
slain
all the
prophets
with the
sword
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:2
@ Then
Jezebel
sent
a
messenger
unto
Elijah
,
saying
, So let the
gods
do
to me, and
more
also, if I
make
not thy
life
as the
life
of
one
of them by to
morrow
about this
time
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:3
@ And when he
saw
that, he
arose
, and
went
for his
life
, and
came
to
Beersheba
B@er, which belongeth to
Judah
, and
left
his
servant
there.
strkjv@1Kings:19:4
@ But he himself
went
a
days
journey
into the
wilderness
, and
came
and sat
down
under
a
juniper
tree
: and he
requested
for
himself
that he might
die
; and
said
, It is
enough
; now, O
LORD
, take
away
my
life
; for I am not
better
than my
fathers
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:5
@ And as he
lay
and
slept
under
a
juniper
tree
, behold, then an
angel
touched
him, and
said
unto him,
Arise
and
eat
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:6
@ And he
looked
, and, behold, there was a
cake
baken on the
coals
, and a
cruse
of
water
at his
head
m@. And he did
eat
and
drink
, and laid him
down
again
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:7
@ And the
angel
of the
LORD
came
again
the second
time
, and
touched
him, and
said
,
Arise
and
eat
; because the
journey
is too
great
for thee.
strkjv@1Kings:19:8
@ And he
arose
, and did
eat
and
drink
, and
went
in the
strength
of that
meat
forty
days
and
forty
nights
unto
Horeb
the
mount
of
God
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:9
@ And he
came
thither unto a
cave
m@, and
lodged
there; and, behold, the
word
of the
LORD
came to him, and he
said
unto him, What doest thou here,
Elijah
?
strkjv@1Kings:19:10
@ And he
said
, I have been
very
jealous
for the
LORD
God
of
hosts
: for the
children
of
Israel
have
forsaken
thy
covenant
, thrown
down
thine
altars
, and
slain
thy
prophets
with the
sword
; and I, even I only, am
left
; and they
seek
my
life
, to take it
away
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:11
@ And he
said
, Go
forth
, and
stand
upon the
mount
before
the
LORD
. And, behold, the
LORD
passed
by
, and a
great
and
strong
wind
rent
the
mountains
, and brake in
pieces
the
rocks
before
the
LORD
; but the
LORD
was not in the
wind
: and
after
the
wind
an
earthquake
; but the
LORD
was not in the
earthquake
:
strkjv@1Kings:19:12
@ And
after
the
earthquake
a
fire
; but the
LORD
was not in the
fire
: and
after
the
fire
a
still
small
voice
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:13
@ And it was so, when
Elijah
heard
it, that he
wrapped
his
face
in his
mantle
, and went
out
, and
stood
in the entering
in
of the
cave
m@. And, behold, there came a
voice
unto him, and
said
, What doest thou here,
Elijah
?
strkjv@1Kings:19:14
@ And he
said
, I have been
very
jealous
for the
LORD
God
of
hosts
: because the
children
of
Israel
have
forsaken
thy
covenant
, thrown
down
thine
altars
, and
slain
thy
prophets
with the
sword
; and I, even I only, am
left
; and they
seek
my
life
, to take it
away
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:15
@ And the
LORD
said
unto him,
Go
,
return
on thy
way
to the
wilderness
of
Damascus
: and when thou
comest
,
anoint
Hazael
to be
king
over
Syria
:
strkjv@1Kings:19:16
@ And
Jehu
the
son
of
Nimshi
shalt thou
anoint
to be
king
over
Israel
: and
Elisha
the
son
of
Shaphat
of
Abelmeholah
Abelshalt thou
anoint
to be
prophet
in thy room.
strkjv@1Kings:19:17
@ And it shall come to pass, that him that
escapeth
the
sword
of
Hazael
shall
Jehu
slay
: and him that
escapeth
from the
sword
of
Jehu
shall
Elisha
slay
.
strkjv@1Kings:19:18
@ Yet I have
left
me
seven
thousand
in
Israel
, all the
knees
which have not
bowed
unto
Baal
, and every
mouth
which hath not
kissed
him.
strkjv@1Kings:19:19
@ So he
departed
thence, and
found
Elisha
the
son
of
Shaphat
, who was
plowing
with
twelve
sh@
yoke
of oxen
before
him, and he with the
twelfth
sh@
: and
Elijah
passed
by him, and
cast
his
mantle
upon him.
strkjv@1Kings:19:20
@ And he
left
the
oxen
, and
ran
after
Elijah
, and
said
, Let me, I pray thee,
kiss
my
father
and my
mother
, and then I will
follow
thee. And he
said
unto him, Go
back
again
: for what have I
done
to thee?
strkjv@1Kings:19:21
@ And he returned
back
from
him
, and
took
a
yoke
of
oxen
, and
slew
them, and
boiled
their
flesh
with the
instruments
of the
oxen
, and
gave
unto the
people
, and they did
eat
. Then he
arose
, and
went
after
Elijah
, and
ministered
unto him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:1
@ And
Benhadad
Ben- the
king
of
Syria
gathered
all his
host
together
: and there were
thirty
and
two
kings
with him, and
horses
, and
chariots
: and he went
up
and
besieged
Samaria
, and
warred
against it.
strkjv@1Kings:20:2
@ And he
sent
messengers
to
Ahab
king
of
Israel
into the
city
, and
said
unto him, Thus
saith
Benhadad
Ben-,
strkjv@1Kings:20:3
@ Thy
silver
and thy
gold
is mine; thy
wives
also and thy
children
, even the
goodliest
, are mine.
strkjv@1Kings:20:4
@ And the
king
of
Israel
answered
and
said
, My
lord
, O
king
, according to thy
saying
, I am thine, and all that I have.
strkjv@1Kings:20:5
@ And the
messengers
came
again
, and
said
, Thus
speaketh
Benhadad
Ben-,
saying
, Although I have
sent
unto thee,
saying
, Thou shalt
deliver
me thy
silver
, and thy
gold
, and thy
wives
, and thy
children
;
strkjv@1Kings:20:6
@ Yet I will
send
my
servants
unto thee to
morrow
about this
time
, and they shall
search
thine
house
, and the
houses
of thy
servants
; and it shall
be
, that whatsoever is
pleasant
in thine
eyes
, they shall
put
it in their
hand
, and take it
away
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:7
@ Then the
king
of
Israel
called
all the
elders
of the
land
, and
said
,
Mark
, I pray you, and
see
how this man
seeketh
mischief
: for he
sent
unto me for my
wives
, and for my
children
, and for my
silver
, and for my
gold
; and I
denied
him not.
strkjv@1Kings:20:8
@ And all the
elders
and all the
people
said
unto him,
Hearken
not unto him, nor
consent
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:9
@ Wherefore he
said
unto the
messengers
of
Benhadad
Ben-,
Tell
my
lord
the
king
, All that thou didst
send
for to thy
servant
at the
first
I will
do
: but this
thing
I
may
not
do
. And the
messengers
departed
, and
brought
him
word
again
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:10
@ And
Benhadad
Ben-
sent
unto him, and
said
, The
gods
do
so
unto me, and more
also
, if the
dust
of
Samaria
shall
suffice
for
handfuls
for all the
people
that
follow
me.
strkjv@1Kings:20:11
@ And the
king
of
Israel
answered
and
said
,
Tell
him, Let not him that
girdeth
on his harness
boast
himself as he that putteth it
off
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:12
@ And it came to pass, when Benhadad
heard
this
message
, as he was
drinking
, he and the
kings
in the
pavilions
, that he
said
unto his
servants
,
Set
yourselves in array. And they
set
themselves in array against the
city
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:13
@ And, behold, there
came
a
prophet
unto
Ahab
king
of
Israel
,
saying
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Hast thou
seen
all this
great
multitude
? behold, I will
deliver
it into thine
hand
this
day
; and thou shalt
know
that I am the
LORD
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:14
@ And
Ahab
said
, By whom? And he
said
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Even by the young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
. Then he
said
, Who shall
order
the
battle
? And he
answered
, Thou.
strkjv@1Kings:20:15
@ Then he
numbered
the young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
, and they were
two
hundred
and
thirty
two
: and
after
them he
numbered
all the
people
, even all the
children
of
Israel
, being
seven
thousand
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:16
@ And they went
out
at
noon
. But
Benhadad
Ben- was
drinking
himself
drunk
in the
pavilions
, he and the
kings
, the
thirty
and
two
kings
that
helped
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:17
@ And the young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
went
out
first
; and
Benhadad
Ben- sent
out
, and they
told
him,
saying
, There are
men
come
out
of
Samaria
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:18
@ And he
said
, Whether they be come
out
for
peace
,
take
them
alive
; or whether they be come
out
for
war
,
take
them
alive
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:19
@ So these young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
came
out
of the
city
, and the
army
which
followed
them.
strkjv@1Kings:20:20
@ And they
slew
every
one
his
man
: and the
Syrians
fled
; and
Israel
pursued
them: and
Benhadad
Ben- the
king
of
Syria
escaped
on an
horse
with the
horsemen
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:21
@ And te
king
of
Israel
went
out
, and
smote
the
horses
and
chariots
, and
slew
the
Syrians
with a
great
slaughter
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:22
@ And the
prophet
came
to the
king
of
Israel
, and
said
unto him,
Go
,
strengthen
thyself, and
mark
, and
see
what thou
doest
: for at the
return
of the
year
the
king
of
Syria
will come
up
against thee.
strkjv@1Kings:20:23
@ And the
servants
of the
king
of
Syria
said
unto him, Their
gods
are
gods
of the
hills
; therefore they were
stronger
than we;
but
let us
fight
against them in the
plain
, and
surely
we shall be
stronger
than they.
strkjv@1Kings:20:24
@ And
do
this
thing
,
Take
the
kings
away, every
man
out of his
place
, and
put
captains
in their rooms:
strkjv@1Kings:20:25
@ And
number
thee an
army
, like the
army
that thou hast
lost
,
horse
for
horse
, and
chariot
for
chariot
: and we will
fight
against
them in the
plain
, and surely we shall be
stronger
than they. And he
hearkened
unto their
voice
, and did
so
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:26
@ And it came to pass at the
return
of the
year
, that
Benhadad
Ben-
numbered
the
Syrians
, and went
up
to
Aphek
, to
fight
against
Israel
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:27
@ And the
children
of
Israel
were
numbered
, and were all
present
, and
went
against
them: and the
children
of
Israel
pitched
before them like
two
little
flocks
of
kids
; but the
Syrians
filled
the
country
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:28
@ And there
came
a
man
of
God
, and
spake
unto the
king
of
Israel
, and
said
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Because the
Syrians
have
said
, The
LORD
is
God
of the
hills
, but he is not
God
of the
valleys
, therefore will I
deliver
all this
great
multitude
into thine
hand
, and ye shall
know
that I am the
LORD
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:29
@ And they
pitched
one
el- over
against
the
other
el-
seven
days
. And so it was, that in the
seventh
day
the
battle
was
joined
: and the
children
of
Israel
slew
of the
Syrians
an
hundred
thousand
footmen
in
one
day
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:30
@ But the
rest
fled
to
Aphek
, into the
city
; and there a
wall
fell
upon
twenty
and
seven
thousand
of the
men
that were
left
. And
Benhadad
Ben-
fled
, and
came
into the
city
, into an
inner
chamber
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:31
@ And his
servants
said
unto him, Behold now, we have
heard
that the
kings
of the
house
of
Israel
are
merciful
kings
: let us, I pray thee,
put
sackcloth
on our
loins
, and
ropes
upon our
heads
, and go
out
to the
king
of
Israel
: peradventure he will
save
thy
life
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:32
@ So they
girded
sackcloth
on their
loins
, and put
ropes
on their
heads
, and
came
to the
king
of
Israel
, and
said
, Thy
servant
Benhadad
Ben-
saith
, I pray thee, let me
live
. And he
said
, Is he yet
alive
? he is my
brother
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:33
@ Now the
men
did diligently
observe
whether any thing would come from him, and did
hastily
catch
it: and they
said
, Thy
brother
Benhadad
Ben-. Then he
said
,
Go
ye,
bring
him. Then
Benhadad
Ben- came
forth
to him; and he caused him to come
up
into the
chariot
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:34
@ And Benhadad
said
unto him, The
cities
, which my
father
took
from thy
father
, I will
restore
; and thou shalt
make
streets
for thee in
Damascus
, as my
father
made
in
Samaria
. Then said Ahab, I will send thee
away
with this
covenant
. So he
made
a
covenant
with him, and sent him
away
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:35
@ And a
certain
man
of the
sons
of the
prophets
said
unto his
neighbour
in the
word
of the
LORD
,
Smite
me, I pray thee. And the
man
refused
to
smite
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:36
@ Then
said
he unto him, Because thou hast not
obeyed
the
voice
of the
LORD
, behold, as soon as thou art
departed
from me, a
lion
shall
slay
thee. And as soon as he was
departed
from
him
, a
lion
found
him, and
slew
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:37
@ Then he
found
another
man
, and
said
,
Smite
me, I pray thee. And the
man
smote
him, so that in
smiting
he
wounded
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:38
@ So the
prophet
departed
, and
waited
for the
king
by the
way
, and
disguised
himself with
ashes
upon his
face
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:39
@ And as the
king
passed
by
, he
cried
unto the
king
: and he
said
, Thy
servant
went
out
into the
midst
of the
battle
; and, behold, a
man
turned
aside
, and
brought
a
man
unto me, and
said
,
Keep
this
man
: if by any
means
he be
missing
, then shall thy
life
be for his
life
, or else thou shalt
pay
a
talent
of
silver
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:40
@ And as thy
servant
was
busy
here and there, he was
gone
. And the
king
of
Israel
said
unto him, So shall thy
judgment
be; thyself hast
decided
it.
strkjv@1Kings:20:41
@ And he
hasted
, and took the
ashes
away
from his
face
; and the
king
of
Israel
discerned
him that he was of the
prophets
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:42
@ And he
said
unto him, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Because thou hast let
go
out of thy
hand
a
man
whom I appointed to utter
destruction
, therefore thy
life
shall go for his
life
, and thy
people
for his
people
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:43
@ And the
king
of
Israel
went
to his
house
heavy
and
displeased
, and
came
to
Samaria
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:1
@ And it came to pass
after
these
things
, that
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
Yizr@ had a
vineyard
, which was in
Jezreel
Yizr@, hard
by
the
palace
of
Ahab
king
of
Samaria
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:2
@ And
Ahab
spake
unto
Naboth
,
saying
,
Give
me thy
vineyard
, that I may have it for a
garden
of
herbs
, because it is
near
unto
my
house
: and I will
give
thee for it a
better
vineyard
than it; or, if it seem
good
to
thee
, I will
give
thee the
worth
of it in
money
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:3
@ And
Naboth
said
to
Ahab
, The
LORD
forbid
it me, that I should
give
the
inheritance
of my
fathers
unto thee.
strkjv@1Kings:21:4
@ And
Ahab
came
into his
house
heavy
and
displeased
because of the
word
which
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
Yizr@ had
spoken
to him: for he had
said
, I will not
give
thee the
inheritance
of my
fathers
. And he laid him
down
upon his
bed
, and turned
away
his
face
, and would
eat
no
bread
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:5
@ But
Jezebel
his
wife
came
to him, and
said
unto him, Why is thy
spirit
so
sad
, that thou
eatest
no
bread
?
strkjv@1Kings:21:6
@ And he
said
unto her, Because I
spake
unto
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
Yizr@, and
said
unto him,
Give
me thy
vineyard
for
money
; or else, if it
please
thee, I will
give
thee another
vineyard
for it: and he
answered
, I will not
give
thee my
vineyard
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:7
@ And
Jezebel
his
wife
said
unto him, Dost thou now
govern
the
kingdom
of
Israel
?
arise
, and
eat
bread
, and let thine
heart
be
merry
: I will
give
thee the
vineyard
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
Yizr@.
strkjv@1Kings:21:8
@ So she
wrote
letters
in
Ahabs
name
, and
sealed
them with his
seal
, and
sent
the
letters
unto the
elders
and to the
nobles
that were in his
city
,
dwelling
with
Naboth
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:9
@ And she
wrote
in the
letters
,
saying
,
Proclaim
a
fast
, and
set
Naboth
on
high
among the
people
:
strkjv@1Kings:21:10
@ And
set
two
men
,
sons
of
Belial
b@, before him, to bear
witness
against him,
saying
, Thou didst
blaspheme
God
and the
king
. And then carry him
out
, and
stone
him, that he may
die
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:11
@ And the
men
of his
city
, even the
elders
and the
nobles
who were the
inhabitants
in his
city
,
did
as
Jezebel
had
sent
unto them, and as it was
written
in the
letters
which she had
sent
unto them.
strkjv@1Kings:21:12
@ They
proclaimed
a
fast
, and
set
Naboth
on
high
among the
people
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:13
@ And there
came
in
two
men
,
children
of
Belial
b@, and
sat
before him: and the
men
of
Belial
witnessed
against him, even against
Naboth
, in the presence of the
people
,
saying
,
Naboth
did
blaspheme
God
and the
king
. Then they carried him
forth
out
of the
city
, and
stoned
him with
stones
, that he
died
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:14
@ Then they
sent
to
Jezebel
,
saying
,
Naboth
is
stoned
, and is
dead
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:15
@ And it came to pass, when
Jezebel
heard
that
Naboth
was
stoned
, and was
dead
, that
Jezebel
said
to
Ahab
,
Arise
, take
possession
of the
vineyard
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
Yizr@, which he
refused
to
give
thee for
money
: for
Naboth
is not
alive
, but
dead
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:16
@ And it came to pass, when
Ahab
heard
that
Naboth
was
dead
, that
Ahab
rose
up
to go
down
to the
vineyard
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
Yizr@, to take
possession
of it.
strkjv@1Kings:21:17
@ And the
word
of the
LORD
came to
Elijah
the
Tishbite
,
saying
,
strkjv@1Kings:21:18
@
Arise
, go
down
to
meet
Ahab
king
of
Israel
, which is in
Samaria
: behold, he is in the
vineyard
of
Naboth
, whither he is gone
down
to
possess
it.
strkjv@1Kings:21:19
@ And thou shalt
speak
unto him,
saying
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Hast thou
killed
, and also taken
possession
? And thou shalt
speak
unto him,
saying
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, In the
place
where
dogs
licked
the
blood
of
Naboth
shall
dogs
lick
thy
blood
, even thine.
strkjv@1Kings:21:20
@ And
Ahab
said
to
Elijah
, Hast thou
found
me, O mine
enemy
? And he
answered
, I have
found
thee: because thou hast
sold
thyself to
work
evil
in the
sight
of the
LORD
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:21
@ Behold, I will
bring
evil
upon thee, and will take
away
thy
posterity
, and will cut
off
from
Ahab
him that
pisseth
against the
wall
, and him that is shut
up
and
left
in
Israel
,
strkjv@1Kings:21:22
@ And will
make
thine
house
like the
house
of
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat
, and like the
house
of
Baasha
the
son
of
Ahijah
, for the
provocation
wherewith thou hast provoked me to
anger
, and made
Israel
to
sin
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:23
@ And of
Jezebel
also
spake
the
LORD
,
saying
, The
dogs
shall
eat
Jezebel
by the
wall
of
Jezreel
Yizr@.
strkjv@1Kings:21:24
@ Him that
dieth
of
Ahab
in the
city
the
dogs
shall
eat
; and him that
dieth
in the
field
shall the
fowls
of the
air
eat
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:25
@ But there was none like unto
Ahab
, which did
sell
himself to
work
wickedness
in the
sight
of the
LORD
, whom
Jezebel
his
wife
stirred
up
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:26
@ And he did
very
abominably
in
following
idols
, according to all things as
did
the
Amorites
, whom the
LORD
cast
out
before
the
children
of
Israel
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:27
@ And it came to pass, when
Ahab
heard
those
words
, that he
rent
his
clothes
, and
put
sackcloth
upon his
flesh
, and
fasted
, and
lay
in
sackcloth
, and
went
softly
.
strkjv@1Kings:21:28
@ And the
word
of the
LORD
came to
Elijah
the
Tishbite
,
saying
,
strkjv@1Kings:21:29
@
Seest
thou how
Ahab
humbleth
himself
before
me?
because
he
humbleth
himself
before
me, I will not
bring
the
evil
in his
days
: but in his
sons
days
will I
bring
the
evil
upon his
house
.
strkjv@1Kings:22:1
@ And they
continued
three
years
without
war
between
Syria
and
Israel
.
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