11:016:003 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and theposterity of his house; and will make thy house like the houseof Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
11:016:004 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; andhim that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the aireat.
11:016:005 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and hismight, are they not written in the book of the chronicles ofthe kings of Israel?
11:016:006 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
11:016:007 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
11:016:008 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
11:016:009 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspiredagainst him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk inthe house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
11:016:010 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twentyand seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in hisstead.
11:016:011 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
11:016:012 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according tothe word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehuthe prophet.
11:016:013 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, bywhich they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, inprovoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
11:016:014 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, arethey not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings ofIsrael?
11:016:015 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimrireign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encampedagainst Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
11:016:016 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
11:016:017 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
11:016:018 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken,that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burntthe king's house over him with fire, and died.
11:016:019 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of theLORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin whichhe did, to make Israel to sin.
11:016:020 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that hewrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles ofthe kings of Israel?
11:016:021 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half ofthe people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king;and half followed Omri.
11:016:022 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the peoplethat followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omrireigned.
11:016:023 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omrito reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he inTirzah.
11:016:024 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
11:016:025 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.
11:016:026 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, andin his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke theLORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
11:016:027 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his mightthat he shewed, are they not written in the book of thechronicles of the kings of Israel?
11:016:028 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: andAhab his son reigned in his stead.
11:016:029 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah beganAhab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son ofOmri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
11:016:030 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
11:016:031 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
11:016:032 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
11:016:033 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
11:016:034 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid thefoundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up thegates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the wordof the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
11:017:001 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead,said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whomI stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, butaccording to my word.
11:017:002 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
11:017:003 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself bythe brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
11:017:004 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and Ihave commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
11:017:005 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for hewent and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
11:017:006 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, andbread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
11:017:007 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up,because there had been no rain in the land.
11:017:008 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
11:017:009 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
11:017:010 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11:017:011 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
11:017:012 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
11:017:013 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hastsaid: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring itunto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
11:017:014 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of mealshall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, untilthe day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
11:017:015 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
11:017:016 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse ofoil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake byElijah.
11:017:017 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of thewoman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sicknesswas so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
11:017:018 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thouman of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin toremembrance, and to slay my son?
11:017:019 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out ofher bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, andlaid him upon his own bed.
11:017:020 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thoualso brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, byslaying her son?
11:017:021 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and criedunto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let thischild's soul come into him again.
11:017:022 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
11:017:023 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of thechamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: andElijah said, See, thy son liveth.
11:017:024 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou arta man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth istruth.
11:018:001 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORDcame to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyselfunto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
11:018:002 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was asore famine in Samaria.
11:018:003 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house.(Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
11:018:004 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
11:018:005 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
11:018:006 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it:Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way byhimself.
11:018:007 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and heknew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that mylord Elijah?
11:018:008 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijahis here.
11:018:009 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliverthy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
11:018:010 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
11:018:011 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
11:018:012 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.
11:018:013 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
11:018:014 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah ishere: and he shall slay me.
11:018:015 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom Istand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
11:018:016 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went tomeet Elijah.
11:018:017 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said untohim, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
11:018:018 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
11:018:019 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
11:018:020 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
11:018:021 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
11:018:022 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
11:018:023 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them chooseone bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay iton wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the otherbullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
11:018:024 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on thename of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let himbe God. And all the people answered and said, It is wellspoken.
11:018:025 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
11:018:026 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
11:018:027 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
11:018:028 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
11:018:029 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
11:018:030 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. Andall the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altarof the LORD that was broken down.
11:018:031 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of thetribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORDcame, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
11:018:032 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD:and he made a trench about the altar, as great as wouldcontain two measures of seed.
11:018:033 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces,and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels withwater, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
11:018:034 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the secondtime. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it thethird time.
11:018:035 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
11:018:036 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
11:018:037 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thouart the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart backagain.
11:018:038 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burntsacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, andlicked up the water that was in the trench.
11:018:039 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
11:018:040 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
11:018:041 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
11:018:042 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to thetop of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, andput his face between his knees,
11:018:043 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. Andhe went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And hesaid, Go again seven times.
11:018:044 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
11:018:045 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
11:018:046 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up hisloins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
11:019:001 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal howhe had slain all the prophets with the sword.
11:019:002 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let thegods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as thelife of one of them by to morrow about this time.
11:019:003 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, andcame to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left hisservant there.
11:019:004 But he himself went a day's 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.
11:019:005 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
11:019:006 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on thecoals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat anddrink, and laid him down again.
11:019:007 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, andtouched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey istoo great for thee.
11:019:008 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strengthof that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mountof God.
11:019:009 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and,behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said untohim, What doest thou here, Elijah?
11:019:010 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God ofhosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with thesword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, totake it away.
11:019:011 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before theLORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strongwind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks beforethe LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the windan earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
11:019:012 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
11:019:013 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. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
11:019:014 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.
11:019:015 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to thewilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael tobe king over Syria:
11:019:016 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king overIsrael: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shaltthou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
11:019:017 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword ofHazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the swordof Jehu shall Elisha slay.
11:019:018 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the kneeswhich have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath notkissed him.
11:019:019 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat,who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and hewith the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast hismantle upon him.
11:019:020 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 willfollow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for whathave I done to thee?
11:019:021 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, andslew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of theoxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then hearose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
11:020:001 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together:and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, andchariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warredagainst it.
11:020:002 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city,and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
11:020:003 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thychildren, even the goodliest, are mine.
11:020:004 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king,according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
11:020:005 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speakethBenhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thoushalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, andthy children;
11:020:006 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about thistime, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thyservants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant inthine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
11:020:007 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, andsaid, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief:for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and formy silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
11:020:008 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
11:020:009 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, 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.
11:020:010 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me,and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice forhandfuls for all the people that follow me.
11:020:011 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let nothim that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he thatputteth it off.
11:020:012 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as hewas drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he saidunto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they setthemselves in array against the city.
11:020:013 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel,saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this greatmultitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day;and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
11:020:014 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.
11:020:015 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.
11:020:016 And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himselfdrunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and twokings that helped him.
11:020:017 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went outfirst; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, Thereare men come out of Samaria.
11:020:018 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take themalive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
11:020:019 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out ofthe city, and the army which followed them.
11:020:020 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
11:020:021 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
11:020:022 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him,Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: forat the return of the year the king of Syria will come upagainst thee.
11:020:023 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Theirgods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger thanwe; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely weshall be stronger than they.
11:020:024 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
11:020:025 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.
11:020:026 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
11:020:027 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.
11:020:028 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.
11:020:029 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And soit was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and thechildren of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousandfootmen in one day.
11:020:030 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wallfell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left.And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an innerchamber.
11:020:031 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.
11:020:032 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 saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
11:020:033 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing wouldcome from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thybrother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. ThenBenhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up intothe chariot.
11:020:034 And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father tookfrom thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streetsfor thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then saidAhab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made acovenant with him, and sent him away.
11:020:035 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.
11:020:036 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.
11:020:037 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee.And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
11:020:038 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way,and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
11:020:039 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.
11:020:040 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.
11:020:041 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
11:020:042 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.
11:020:043 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
11:021:001 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
11:021:002 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.
11:021:003 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
11:021:004 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite 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.
11:021:005 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
11:021:006 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth theJezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money;or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyardfor it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
11:021:007 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern thekingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heartbe merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth theJezreelite.
11:021:008 So she wrote letters in Ahab's 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.
11:021:009 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
11:021:010 And set two men, sons of Belial, 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.
11:021:011 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.
11:021:012 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
11:021:013 And there came in two men, children of Belial, 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.
11:021:014 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
11:021:015 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, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
11:021:016 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, to take possession of it.
11:021:017 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
11:021:018 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.
11:021:019 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.
11:021:020 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? Andhe answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyselfto work evil in the sight of the LORD.
11:021:021 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thyposterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth againstthe wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
11:021:022 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.
11:021:023 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eatJezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
11:021:024 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and himthat dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
11:021:025 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself towork wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel hiswife stirred up.
11:021:026 And he did very abominably in following idols, according toall things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out beforethe children of Israel.
11:021:027 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he renthis clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, andlay in sackcloth, and went softly.
11:021:028 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
11:021:029 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 son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
11:022:001 And they continued three years without war between Syria andIsrael.
11:022:002 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat theking of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
11:022:003 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
11:022:004 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
11:022:005 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
11:022:006 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
11:022:007 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
11:022:008 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
11:022:009 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
11:022:010 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
11:022:011 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: andhe said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push theSyrians, until thou have consumed them.
11:022:012 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up toRamothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it intothe king's hand.
11:022:013 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
11:022:014 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
11:022:015 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
11:022:016 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure theethat thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the nameof the LORD?
11:022:017 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, assheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These haveno master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
11:022:018 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
11:022:019 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I sawthe LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heavenstanding by him on his right hand and on his left.
11:022:020 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go upand fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, andanother said on that manner.
11:022:021 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
11:022:022 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persude him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
11:022:023 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in themouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evilconcerning thee.
11:022:024 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiahon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORDfrom me to speak unto thee?
11:022:025 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
11:022:026 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him backunto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king'sson;
11:022:027 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison,and feed him with bread of affliction and with water ofaffliction, until I come in peace.
11:022:028 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORDhath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, everyone of you.
11:022:029 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
11:022:030 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
11:022:031 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
11:022:032 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
11:022:033 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
11:022:034 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
11:022:035 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed upin his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and theblood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
11:022:036 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about thegoing down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, andevery man to his own country.
11:022:037 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
11:022:038 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
11:022:039 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
11:022:040 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned inhis stead.
11:022:041 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah inthe fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
11:022:042 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
11:022:043 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
11:022:044 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
11:022:045 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
11:022:046 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
11:022:047 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
11:022:048 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
11:022:049 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let myservants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphatwould not.
11:022:050 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried withhis fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram hisson reigned in his stead.
11:022:051 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samariathe seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reignedtwo years over Israel.
11:022:052 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in theway of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in theway of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
11:022:053 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to angerthe LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father haddone.