Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. And Gehazi came near to push her away; but the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her; and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me." Surely there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife incited him. Now he was ruddy, with, In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days at Tirzah. 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. And you said to me, 'The word which I have heard is good.' When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. Now look after your own house, David!" Moreover, the word of the LORD through the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani also came against Baasha and his household, both because of all the evil which he did in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck it. besides that from the traders and the wares of the merchants and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the country. Ezri the son of Chelub had charge of the agricultural workers who tilled the soil. So Solomon built the house and finished it. And he said, "Peacefully." Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David now stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight." "I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, read more. On the eighth day he sent the people away and they blessed the king. "Is it not the wheat harvest today? And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's widow. 'You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel. Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns., And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, Amen. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." And David took them off. For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You." Now the rest of the acts of Shallum and his conspiracy which he made, behold they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. "Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for the LORD will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil will not be found in you all your days. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house. "Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height, and he overlaid it with pure gold. Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? If I specifically say to the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,' then come; for there is safety for you and no harm, as the LORD lives. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the LORD does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the LORD'S and He will give you into our hands." "He inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine." And he said, "I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind when I fell sick three days ago. Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father had done. Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. The kings favor is toward a servant who acts wisely,But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully. Then the king said to Doeg, "You turn around and attack the priests." Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. "The LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' "When you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' although the LORD your God was your king. Then one of the people said, "Your father strictly put the people under oath, saying, 'Cursed be the man who eats food today.'" For one of the people came to destroy the king your lord. So the work of the pillars was finished. He said to his lad, "Run, find now the arrows which I am about to shoot." Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are consumed.'" Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore. Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. Then the king of Aram said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets." 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." 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. "Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 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." Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well." "If we say, 'We will enter the city,' then the famine is in the city and we will die there; and if we sit here, we die also. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child died. So Mephibosheth ate at David's table as one of the king's sons. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah became king in his place. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. "May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him." So He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
92 Bible verses about Kings - Knowing Jesus He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD. Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim. 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. For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel and five-sided doorposts. Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. 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. And they made his chariot ready. David persuaded his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. "Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel, and delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around, so that you lived in security. "Now you, arise, go to your house. David swore to Saul. Shall I overtake them?" Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse. "Now therefore, know and consider what you should do, for evil is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him." The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him. When he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke to Elijah. 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. And Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold. David said to him, "To whom do you belong? And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, "You know that David my father was unable to build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars which surrounded him, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to another by the word of the LORD, "Please strike me." WebAnd Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of Now the news came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah, although he had not followed Absalom And Joab fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets. Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. He acted very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the sons of Israel. So why should my father hide this thing from me? But he fled to Megiddo and died there. Then the commanders of the Philistines said, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" And who is the son of Jesse? Go and do so.' Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu and found him in the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. 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. Josiah also removed all the houses of the high places which were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made provoking the LORD; and he did to them just as he had done in Bethel. 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. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might which he showed and how he warred, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? They arose at twilight to go to the camp of the Arameans; when they came to the outskirts of the camp of the Arameans, behold, there was no one there. And Abijam his son became king in his place. And Jonathan called after the lad, "Hurry, be quick, do not stay!" King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested, besides what he gave her according to his royal bounty. Saul said to his servants who stood around him, "Hear now, O Benjamites! that his heart may not be lifted up above his countrymen and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or the left, so that he and his sons may continue long in his kingdom in the midst of Israel.
Bible Verses About Grass 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. Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?" It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. And she said to him, "Speak." Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the articles of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his temple at Babylon. So he brought out garments for them. But Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so." Then Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did not eat food on the second day of the new moon, for he was grieved over David because his father had dishonored him. Saul said to the people who were with him, "Number now and see who has gone from us." And he said, "Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it." 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. Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim. And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours."'" Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's shepherds. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, "Return to me on the third day." When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. Righteous lips are the delight of kings,And he who speaks right is loved. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' households of the sons of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the city of David, which is Zion. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 'For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male person both bond and free in Israel. "Now therefore return and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines." Ahab said, "And I will let you go with this covenant." Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hephzibah. They also broke down the sacred pillar of Baal and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day. But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" Then open the door and flee and do not wait." So they poured it out for the men to eat. As soon as Pharaoh's daughter came up from the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her, then he built the Millo. But he said, "No, for I will die here." None but the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. And someone said, "Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah." And King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. A dead dog, a single flea? "There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD, which He made with our fathers when He brought them from the land of Egypt." His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him Now he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household at Tirzah. Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! It came about when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. Now Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth-gilead. Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron And the people who were with him were about six hundred men, and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the LORD at Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. May he not leave us or forsake us. Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels. Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever., Now, therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah. There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. So he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. And they killed them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the royal officers threw them out, and went to the inner room of the house of Baal. On the following day, he took the cover and dipped it in water and spread it on his face, so that he died. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might, how he fought and how he recovered for Israel, Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? And when she came in to him, he said, "Take up your son." 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 therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way to walk before Me as you have walked.' When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in David's name; then they waited. So Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD. David replied, "Behold the spear of the king! Then a cry passed throughout the army close to sunset, saying, "Every man to his city and every man to his country." And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." There was cedar on the house within, carved in the shape of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen. Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? 'But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. And the messengers departed and brought him word again. Then he returned and came to Achish. He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute. They went after them to the Jordan, and behold, all the way was full of clothes and equipment which the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. Micaiah said, "If you indeed return safely, the LORD has not spoken by me." The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
The King in the Field Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him. So Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you. "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." And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you." "But now bring me a minstrel " And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds? But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? So it came about at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. The remnant of the sodomites who remained in the days of his father Asa, he expelled from the land. Finally his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his own house. So the priests agreed that they would take no more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the house. But Achish replied to David, "I know that you are pleasing in my sight, like an angel of God; nevertheless the commanders of the Philistines have said, 'He must not go up with us to the battle.' "It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the host of heaven. Ahab called Obadiah who was over the household (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly; for when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.) The porch in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits in length, corresponding to the width of the house, and its depth along the front of the house was ten cubits. And the watchman reported, "The messenger came to them, but he did not return." Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. "When Jacob went into Egypt and your fathers cried out to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place. So he went up and looked and said, "There is nothing." How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?" So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. So the LORD opened their eyes and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are 450 men. Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David. In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him. King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield. They gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate; then his spirit revived. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, Long live the king!. Saul then said, "Thus you shall say to David, 'The king does not desire any dowry except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king's enemies '" Now Saul planned to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. But the Arameans wounded Joram. He set up the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it; and he ordered Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel. "Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. And when the man touched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.. Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. I know that you do." Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah. The prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal and he died. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. "Is it not the wheat harvest today?