Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him. Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 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. Then Saul said, "I have sinned. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. And so it was. But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; they are there to this day. And he said, "Your servant went nowhere." Now David had said, "Surely in vain I have guarded all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him; and he has returned me evil for good. Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron. 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. Samuel said, Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?" Turn behind me." He sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. And behold, the half was not told me. Now the rest of the acts of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? Go and do so.' 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. Then Jehoahaz entreated the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them. Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, You shall never return that way again. And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold. '", "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. And the king said to the guards who were attending him, "Turn around and put the priests of the LORD to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it to me " But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hands to attack the priests of the LORD. Then Joram said, "Get ready." The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines; and he led away their livestock and struck them with a great slaughter. She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. And the one who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight." "For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Therefore they have named that place "The Valley of Beracah" until today. "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. Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. When they began singing and praising, the LORD set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed. It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. So the people rescued Jonathan and he did not die. Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty. Click to switch to the standard King James Version of 1 Samuel Chapter 16. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds, Jehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and said, "Who are you?" As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.' He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. The servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke. He called Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." He did evil in the sight of the LORD as Manasseh his father had done, and Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which his father Manasseh had made, and he served them. WebThe King James Version Bible (KJV) was authorized by King James I and is sometimes referred to as the Authorized Version. When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" 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. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. Ask for him also the kingdom--for he is my older brother--even for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah!" But David said, "What have I done now? "If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you'; then we will stand in our place and not go up to them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground," and he struck it three times and stopped. "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may count the money brought in to the house of the LORD which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people. They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules, so much year by year. Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, "My lord the king!" But he said, "No, for I will die here." David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi. And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." Then some came and reported to Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, out of Aram and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi)." And Jehu answered, "What have you to do with peace? "Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way. 7 Bible verses about Fields - Knowing Jesus When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. Then he said, "At this season next year you will embrace a son " And she said, "No, my lord, O man of God, do not lie to your maidservant." 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. "As you did not obey the LORD and did not execute His fierce wrath on Amalek, so the LORD has done this thing to you this day. 3 Praise the Lord of lords. Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them. The guards stood each with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king. And the Lord helped David wherever he went. All the shining lights in the heavensI will darken over youAnd will set darkness on your land,Declares the Lord God. And Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first altar that he built to the LORD. So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.read more.Then Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. 'Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash. Solomon held fast to these in love. So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. Let each of them return to his house in peace.'" So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan. Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all that Solomon desired to do, that the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. When Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" Then he charged them saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and wholeheartedly. read more. It happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy and with musical instruments.