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\s1 Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne  
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\v 1  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* very \w old|strong="H2204"\w*; \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w him|strong="H1732"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* blankets, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* get \w warm|strong="H3179"\w*.  
\v 2  \w His|strong="H6440"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* advised \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, “\w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H5291"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* must \w be|strong="H1961"\w* found \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w our|strong="H5650"\w* master, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w care|strong="H2436"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w needs|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w serve|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w nurse|strong="H5532"\w*. \w She|strong="H6440"\w* \w can|strong="H5650"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w sleep|strong="H7901"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w keep|strong="H2552"\w* \w our|strong="H5650"\w* master, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w warm|strong="H2552"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w So|strong="H4672"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w looked|strong="H1245"\w* \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w young|strong="H5291"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* Abishag, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w brought|strong="H3478"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 4  \w The|strong="H3045"\w* \w young|strong="H5291"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w*; \w she|strong="H5704"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w nurse|strong="H5532"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w served|strong="H8334"\w* \w him|strong="H3045"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* sexual \w relations|strong="H3045"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w her|strong="H3045"\w*.   
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\v 5  Now Adonijah, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* David \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Haggith|strong="H2294"\w*, \w was|strong="H1121"\w* promoting \w himself|strong="H6213"\w*, boasting, “\w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*!” \w He|strong="H6213"\w* managed \w to|strong="H6213"\w* acquire \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*, \w as|strong="H6213"\w* well \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w serve|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* royal \w guard|strong="H7323"\w*.  
\v 6  (\w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w had|strong="H3205"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w corrected|strong="H6087"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* saying, “\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w such|strong="H1931"\w* \w things|strong="H2896"\w*?” \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w handsome|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3205"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w right|strong="H2896"\w* \w after|strong="H3117"\w* Absalom. )  
\v 7  \w He|strong="H1697"\w* collaborated \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* Abiathar \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1697"\w* supported \w him|strong="H5973"\w*.  
\v 8  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w*, \w Rei|strong="H7472"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s elite \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* ally themselves \w with|strong="H5973"\w* Adonijah.  
\v 9  Adonijah \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* fattened \w steers|strong="H4806"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Stone \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zoheleth|strong="H2120"\w* \w near|strong="H5973"\w* En Rogel. \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w invited|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w as|strong="H3063"\w* \w well|strong="H5973"\w* \w as|strong="H3063"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\v 10  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w invite|strong="H7121"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w*, \w the|strong="H7121"\w* elite \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* brother \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w*, \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s mother, “\w Has|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w been|strong="H4427"\w* \w reported|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Haggith|strong="H2294"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Adonijah \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w become|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* behind \w our|strong="H8085"\w* master \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w back|strong="H3045"\w*?  
\v 12  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w give|strong="H3289"\w* \w you|strong="H3289"\w* \w some|strong="H5315"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w how|strong="H4994"\w* \w you|strong="H3289"\w* \w can|strong="H1121"\w* \w save|strong="H4422"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\v 13  Visit \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* say \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, ‘\w My|strong="H1732"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* servant, “\w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*”? \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w why|strong="H4069"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* Adonijah \w become|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*?’  
\v 14  \w While|strong="H5750"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* arrive \w and|strong="H4428"\w* verify \w your|strong="H4390"\w* \w report|strong="H1697"\w*.”   
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\v 15  \w So|strong="H3966"\w* \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w* visited \w the|strong="H8334"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H4428"\w* private quarters. (\w The|strong="H8334"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w old|strong="H2204"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* Abishag \w the|strong="H8334"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w serving|strong="H8334"\w* \w the|strong="H8334"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.)  
\v 16  \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w on|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H7812"\w* floor before \w the|strong="H7812"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w The|strong="H7812"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* said, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* want?”  
\v 17  \w She|strong="H1931"\w* replied \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* servant \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, ‘\w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*.’  
\v 18  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, Adonijah \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w become|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*! \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*, \w my|strong="H3045"\w* master \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w are|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*!  
\v 19  \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H6635"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w cattle|strong="H6629"\w*, \w steers|strong="H4806"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w has|strong="H6635"\w* \w invited|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, Abiathar \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H6635"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w invited|strong="H7121"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Now|strong="H3478"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w* anxiously \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w named|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* succeed \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*.  
\v 21  \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* decision \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w*, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* master \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* ancestors, \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w considered|strong="H1961"\w* state \w criminals|strong="H2400"\w*.”   
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\v 22  \w Just|strong="H1696"\w* \w then|strong="H1696"\w*, \w while|strong="H5750"\w* \w she|strong="H5973"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* arrived.  
\v 23  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w*, “\w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w here|strong="H2009"\w*.” \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* entered \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* floor.  
\v 24  \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* said, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, did \w you|strong="H5921"\w* announce, ‘Adonijah \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*’?  
\v 25  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H6635"\w* \w gone|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w cattle|strong="H6629"\w*, \w steers|strong="H4806"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w has|strong="H6635"\w* \w invited|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Abiathar \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*. \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* moment \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w having|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* feast \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* declared, ‘\w Long|strong="H3117"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Adonijah!’  
\v 26  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H5650"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w invite|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* – \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* – \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.  
\v 27  \w Has|strong="H4310"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w authorized|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w informing|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w should|strong="H4310"\w* succeed \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*?”   
\s1 David Picks Solomon as His Successor  
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\v 28  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w responded|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w Summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w*!” \w She|strong="H7121"\w* \w came|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 29  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w*: “\w As|strong="H5315"\w* \w certainly|strong="H6299"\w* \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* (\w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescued|strong="H6299"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w danger|strong="H6869"\w*),  
\v 30  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: ‘\w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*.’”  
\v 31  \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7812"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w with|strong="H1732"\w* her face \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7812"\w* floor \w and|strong="H4428"\w* said, “\w May|strong="H4428"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* master, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*!”   
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\v 32  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*.” \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w came|strong="H3548"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*,  
\v 33  \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H8010"\w* \w told|strong="H8010"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* master’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w put|strong="H7392"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w mule|strong="H6506"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w lead|strong="H7392"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Gihon|strong="H1521"\w*.  
\v 34  \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w anoint|strong="H4886"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; \w then|strong="H4428"\w* \w blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* declare, ‘\w Long|strong="H5921"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*!’  
\v 35  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w follow|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w comes|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w sits|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w*; \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w decreed|strong="H6680"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.”  
\v 36  \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w responded|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3651"\w*! \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* master \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* confirm \w it|strong="H3651"\w*!  
\v 37  \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* master \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w make|strong="H1431"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w even|strong="H3651"\w* \w greater|strong="H1431"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w than|strong="H4428"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* master \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*!”   
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\v 38  \w So|strong="H3381"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Kerethites, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pelethites|strong="H6432"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w*, \w put|strong="H7392"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w mule|strong="H6506"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w led|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Gihon|strong="H1521"\w*.  
\v 39  \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w horn|strong="H7161"\w* filled \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tent \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w poured|strong="H8081"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w blown|strong="H8628"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* declared, “\w Long|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*!”  
\v 40  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w followed|strong="H5927"\w* \w him|strong="H6963"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w playing|strong="H2490"\w* \w flutes|strong="H2485"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* celebrating \w so|strong="H5927"\w* \w loudly|strong="H6963"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground \w shake|strong="H1234"\w*.   
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\v 41  \w Now|strong="H8085"\w* Adonijah \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w guests|strong="H7121"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commotion|strong="H6963"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w had|strong="H3097"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* eating. \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* asked, “\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w* \w such|strong="H1992"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w noisy|strong="H1993"\w* \w commotion|strong="H6963"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w*?”  
\v 42  \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Abiathar \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* arrived. Adonijah \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H5750"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* important \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w bringing|strong="H1319"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w news|strong="H1319"\w*.”  
\v 43  \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w* \w replied|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* Adonijah: “No! \w Our|strong="H1732"\w* master \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 44  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Kerethites, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pelethites|strong="H6432"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w mule|strong="H6506"\w*.  
\v 45  \w Then|strong="H8085"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w him|strong="H6963"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Gihon|strong="H1521"\w*. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w rejoicing|strong="H8056"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w an|strong="H8033"\w* \w uproar|strong="H1949"\w*. \w That|strong="H8085"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w you|strong="H4886"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\v 46  \w Furthermore|strong="H1571"\w*, \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w has|strong="H1571"\w* assumed \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w royal|strong="H4410"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*.  
\v 47  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* come \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w congratulate|strong="H1288"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* master \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, saying, ‘\w May|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3190"\w* \w make|strong="H1431"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w more|strong="H5921"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w make|strong="H1431"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w an|strong="H1288"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w greater|strong="H1431"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*!’ \w Then|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w leaned|strong="H7812"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w*  
\v 48  \w and|strong="H3478"\w* said \w this|strong="H5414"\w*: ‘\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w worthy|strong="H1288"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* successor \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w allowed|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.’”   
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\v 49  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* Adonijah’s \w guests|strong="H7121"\w* panicked; \w they|strong="H3605"\w* jumped \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* rushed off \w their|strong="H3605"\w* separate \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\v 50  Adonijah \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w so|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H8010"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w grabbed|strong="H2388"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.  
\v 51  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, Adonijah \w fears|strong="H3372"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*; \w see|strong="H2009"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* taken hold \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, saying, ‘\w May|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3372"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w his|strong="H5046"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.’”  
\v 52  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* said, “\w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H7451"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* loyal subject, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hair|strong="H8185"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w head|strong="H5307"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* harmed, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H7451"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* traitor, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.”  
\v 53  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* men \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w told|strong="H8010"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*.”   
\c 2  
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\v 1  \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w close|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w told|strong="H6680"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*:  
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w die|strong="H1980"\w*. \w Be|strong="H1961"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w*!  
\v 3  \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w job|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w assigned|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w following|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w instructions|strong="H4687"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w obeying|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w rules|strong="H5715"\w*, \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*. \w Then|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w succeed|strong="H7919"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* seek \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w accomplish|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\v 4  \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w fulfill|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, ‘\w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* step \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w live|strong="H1870"\w* faithfully \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w being|strong="H5315"\w*, \w then|strong="H6965"\w*,’ \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w*, ‘\w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H3772"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* successor \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’   
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\v 5 “\w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* – \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w murdered|strong="H2026"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, Abner \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jether|strong="H3500"\w*. During peacetime \w he|strong="H6213"\w* struck \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H7760"\w* \w like|strong="H7272"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*; \w when|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w shed|strong="H7760"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* stained \w his|strong="H5414"\w* own \w belt|strong="H2290"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w* \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* think \w is|strong="H2451"\w* \w appropriate|strong="H6213"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* don’t \w let|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* live long \w and|strong="H2451"\w* die \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w peaceful|strong="H7965"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w*.   
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\v 7 “\w Treat|strong="H6213"\w* fairly \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Gilead \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w provide|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w needs|strong="H1961"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* helped \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w flee|strong="H1272"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* brother Absalom.   
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\v 8 “\w Note|strong="H2009"\w* \w well|strong="H5973"\w*, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* still \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* contend \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gera|strong="H1617"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Benjaminite|strong="H1145"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* Bahurim, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* tried \w to|strong="H3381"\w* call \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w upon|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* horrible judgment \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w met|strong="H7125"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, ‘\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H4191"\w* \w strike|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.’  
\v 9  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* don’t \w treat|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* were \w innocent|strong="H5352"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H2450"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H2450"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* handle \w him|strong="H6213"\w*; \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w sure|strong="H3045"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bloody|strong="H1818"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w*.”   
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\v 10  \w Then|strong="H1732"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\v 11  \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w*; \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w thirty-three|strong="H7970"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
\s1 Solomon Secures the Throne  
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\v 12  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w authority|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w firmly|strong="H3559"\w* \w solidified|strong="H3966"\w*.   
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\v 13  \w Haggith|strong="H2294"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Adonijah visited \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w*, \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s mother. She asked, “Do you come \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*?” \w He|strong="H8010"\w* answered, “Yes.”  
\v 14  \w He|strong="H1696"\w* added, “\w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w*.” She \w replied|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Speak|strong="H1696"\w*.”  
\v 15  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w mine|strong="H7760"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w considered|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* brother, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w decided|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 16  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w*’d \w like|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w just|strong="H1696"\w* \w one|strong="H7596"\w* \w thing|strong="H7596"\w*. Please don’t \w refuse|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.” \w She|strong="H6440"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H7725"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w*.”  
\v 17  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w ask|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H8010"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* Abishag \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* won’t \w refuse|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”  
\v 18  \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w* \w replied|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w That|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w fine|strong="H2896"\w*, \w I|strong="H5921"\w*’ll \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w behalf|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
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\v 19  \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w Bathsheba|strong="H1339"\w* \w visited|strong="H7812"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Adonijah’s \w behalf|strong="H5921"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* greet \w her|strong="H5921"\w*, \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w then|strong="H6965"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. \w He|strong="H8010"\w* ordered \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w brought|strong="H7760"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s mother, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*.  
\v 20  \w She|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H4428"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* just \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w*. Please don’t \w refuse|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.” \w He|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w Go|strong="H7725"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w*, \w my|strong="H7725"\w* mother, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w refuse|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”  
\v 21  She said, “\w Allow|strong="H5414"\w* Abishag \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* brother Adonijah \w as|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife.”  
\v 22  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w his|strong="H8010"\w* mother, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* just \w request|strong="H7592"\w* Abishag \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*? \w Since|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w older|strong="H1419"\w* brother, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w request|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* Abiathar \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*!”   
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\v 23  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* severely, \w if|strong="H3588"\w* Adonijah \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* pay \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w request|strong="H1697"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*!  
\v 24  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* (\w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w secure|strong="H3559"\w*, \w allowed|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w established|strong="H3559"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w*), Adonijah \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w executed|strong="H6213"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*!”  
\v 25  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w then|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* Adonijah.   
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\v 26  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w then|strong="H2088"\w* told Abiathar \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* property \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* deserve \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ark \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w suffered|strong="H5375"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* father \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* difficult \w times|strong="H3117"\w*.”  
\v 27  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w dismissed|strong="H1644"\w* Abiathar \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* position \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w fulfilling|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w decree|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w judgment|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Eli|strong="H5941"\w*.   
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\v 28  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w news|strong="H8052"\w* \w reached|strong="H5704"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* (\w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w supported|strong="H5186"\w* Adonijah, \w although|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w supported|strong="H5186"\w* Absalom), \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tent \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w grabbed|strong="H2388"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.  
\v 29  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w heard|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tent \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* beside \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w ordered|strong="H7971"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w strike|strong="H6293"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w down|strong="H7971"\w*.”  
\v 30  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* arrived \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tent \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*, “\w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w Come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*!’” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w replied|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*!” \w So|strong="H3541"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w sent|strong="H3318"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w reported|strong="H7725"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*’s \w reply|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 31  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*! \w Strike|strong="H6293"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H5493"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Take|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* father’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w guilt|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*’s \w murderous|strong="H2600"\w*, \w bloody|strong="H1818"\w* deeds.  
\v 32  \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* punish \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w shed|strong="H1818"\w*; \w behind|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* struck \w down|strong="H6293"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w murdered|strong="H2026"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w morally|strong="H3045"\w* \w upright|strong="H5921"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* – Abner \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*, \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jether|strong="H3500"\w*, \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*’s \w army|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\v 33  \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w perpetually|strong="H5769"\w* guilty \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w shed|strong="H1818"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w perpetual|strong="H5769"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w*.”  
\v 34  \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w executed|strong="H4191"\w* Joab; \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H6912"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*.  
\v 35  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5414"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w take|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* head \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5414"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w take|strong="H1121"\w* Abiathar’s \w place|strong="H8478"\w*.   
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\v 36  \w Next|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* told \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Build|strong="H1129"\w* \w yourself|strong="H8033"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* – \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w may|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* anywhere!  
\v 37  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w ever|strong="H3117"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w*, \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w sure|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*! \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*.”  
\v 38  \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w My|strong="H6213"\w* \w master|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w proposal|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w acceptable|strong="H1696"\w*. \w Your|strong="H6213"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 39  \w Three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w later|strong="H7093"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w*’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w ran|strong="H1272"\w* \w away|strong="H1272"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Achish \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*. \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*.”  
\v 40  \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w saddled|strong="H2280"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* Achish \w at|strong="H6965"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w find|strong="H1245"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*; \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w brought|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*.  
\v 41  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w was|strong="H8010"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w then|strong="H1980"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\v 42  \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* recall \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H1980"\w* \w an|strong="H7971"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w warned|strong="H5749"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, ‘\w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w ever|strong="H3117"\w* \w leave|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* anywhere, \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w sure|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.’ \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w proposal|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* acceptable; \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w agree|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w*.’  
\v 43  \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then|strong="H6680"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* broken \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w oath|strong="H7621"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w made|strong="H3068"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* disobeyed \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w order|strong="H6680"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w*?”  
\v 44  \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* said \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w well|strong="H3045"\w* \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* mistreated \w my|strong="H3605"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w punish|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 45  \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w empowered|strong="H1288"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w dynasty|strong="H3678"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w endure|strong="H1961"\w* \w permanently|strong="H5769"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.”  
\v 46  \w The|strong="H6680"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w then|strong="H3318"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w order|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w executed|strong="H4191"\w* Shimei.  
\p \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w firm|strong="H3559"\w* \w control|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.   
\c 3  
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\v 1  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w alliance|strong="H2859"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w marriage|strong="H2859"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*; \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* could \w finish|strong="H3615"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w residence|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w offering|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w been|strong="H5971"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 3  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* demonstrated \w his|strong="H3068"\w* loyalty \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w following|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* practices \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w except|strong="H7535"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*.   
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\v 4  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w most|strong="H4428"\w* \w prominent|strong="H1419"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w would|strong="H8010"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 5  \w One|strong="H7200"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*. \w God|strong="H3068"\w* said, “\w Tell|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 6  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* replied, “\w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w demonstrated|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w loyalty|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w served|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w faithfully|strong="H2617"\w*, \w properly|strong="H6666"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* sincerely. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w maintained|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w loyalty|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* allowing \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w place|strong="H8478"\w*, \w even|strong="H3808"\w* though \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* only \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* inexperienced.  
\v 8  \w Your|strong="H3808"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w stands|strong="H8432"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* chosen \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H5650"\w* \w too|strong="H7227"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7227"\w* \w to|strong="H5650"\w* \w count|strong="H5608"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w number|strong="H5608"\w*.  
\v 9  \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* discerning \w mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* judicial decisions \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* distinguish \w right|strong="H2896"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w Otherwise|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* judicial decisions \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w great|strong="H3515"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w yours|strong="H5650"\w*.”  
\v 10  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* Lord \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w pleased|strong="H3190"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H8010"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w request|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 11  \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w him|strong="H7592"\w*, “\w Because|strong="H3282"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* ability \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* wise judicial \w decisions|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H7592"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* enemies,  
\v 12  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w grant|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w request|strong="H1697"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* discerning \w mind|strong="H3820"\w* superior \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* anyone \w who|strong="H2450"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w preceded|strong="H6440"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6965"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Furthermore|strong="H1571"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w what|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w request|strong="H7592"\w* – \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* greatest \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* generation.  
\v 14  If \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w instructions|strong="H4687"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w obeying|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w rules|strong="H2706"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* regulations, just \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H1732"\w*, \w then|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* grant \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*.”  
\v 15  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w then|strong="H2009"\w* \w woke|strong="H3364"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3389"\w* realized \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H8010"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ark \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Lord’s \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H5930"\w*, \w presented|strong="H5975"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w held|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w feast|strong="H4960"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*.   
\s1 Solomon Demonstrates His Wisdom  
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\v 16  \w Then|strong="H5975"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w prostitutes|strong="H2185"\w* \w came|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 17  \w One|strong="H2063"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* women said, “\w My|strong="H5973"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w*, \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w woman|strong="H3205"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w same|strong="H2063"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w had|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* baby \w while|strong="H5973"\w* \w she|strong="H2063"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w three|strong="H7992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w after|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* baby, \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w woman|strong="H2114"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* baby. \w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* alone; \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H7992"\w* else \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w except|strong="H2108"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w us|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 19  \w This|strong="H2063"\w* woman’s \w child|strong="H1121"\w* \w suffocated|strong="H4191"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w she|strong="H2063"\w* rolled \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 20  \w She|strong="H7901"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* side, while \w your|strong="H3947"\w* servant \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w sleeping|strong="H3463"\w*. \w She|strong="H7901"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H3947"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w arms|strong="H2436"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w arms|strong="H2436"\w*.  
\v 21  \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* \w my|strong="H6965"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w*, \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*! \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* examined \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w carefully|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w realized|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H1242"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H6965"\w* \w baby|strong="H1121"\w*.”  
\v 22  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w other|strong="H2063"\w* woman \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*! \w My|strong="H1696"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*; \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*!” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w first|strong="H1121"\w* woman \w replied|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*; \w my|strong="H1696"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*.” Each presented \w her|strong="H2063"\w* \w case|strong="H3588"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* said, “\w One|strong="H2088"\w* says, ‘\w My|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*; \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*,’ \w while|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* says, ‘\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*; \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*.’”  
\v 24  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w ordered|strong="H3947"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*!” \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w placed|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 25  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w then|strong="H5414"\w* said, “\w Cut|strong="H1504"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w child|strong="H3206"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H2416"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w*!”  
\v 26  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* real mother spoke \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* motherly instincts \w were|strong="H1961"\w* aroused. \w She|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w master|strong="H5414"\w*, \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w child|strong="H1121"\w*! \w Whatever|strong="H1504"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* do, don’t \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*!” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H3205"\w* \w woman|strong="H3205"\w* said, “\w Neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*! \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w cut|strong="H1504"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H3808"\w*!”  
\v 27  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w responded|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* first \w woman|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w child|strong="H3205"\w*; don’t \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* mother.”  
\v 28  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* judicial \w decision|strong="H4941"\w* \w which|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* rendered, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* respected \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* possessed supernatural \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* judicial \w decisions|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\c 4  
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\v 1  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 2  These \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6659"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w*:  
\p \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6659"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*.   
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\v 3  Elihoreph \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ahijah, \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shisha|strong="H7894"\w*, wrote down \w what|strong="H2142"\w* happened.  
\p \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahilud \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* records.   
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\v 4  \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* commander \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\p \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Abiathar \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w supervisor|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w district|strong="H5324"\w* governors.  
\p \w Zabud|strong="H2071"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* adviser \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.   
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\v 6  Ahishar \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w supervisor|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\p Adoniram \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Abda|strong="H5653"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w supervisor|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* work crews.   
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\v 7  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w district|strong="H5324"\w* governors \w appointed|strong="H5324"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* acquired supplies \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Each|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* responsible \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 8  These \w were|strong="H2022"\w* their \w names|strong="H8034"\w*:  
\p \w Ben-Hur|strong="H1133"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H8034"\w* charge \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H8034"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H8034"\w*.   
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\v 9  \w Ben-Deker|strong="H1128"\w* was \w in|strong="H1128"\w* charge of \w Makaz|strong="H4739"\w*, \w Shaalbim|strong="H8169"\w*, Beth Shemesh, \w and|strong="H1053"\w* Elon Beth Hanan.   
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\v 10  \w Ben-Hesed|strong="H1136"\w* \w was|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3605"\w* charge \w of|strong="H3605"\w* Arubboth; \w he|strong="H3605"\w* controlled \w Socoh|strong="H7755"\w* \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* territory \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Hepher|strong="H2660"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w Ben-Abinadab|strong="H1125"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H8010"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1323"\w* Naphath \w Dor|strong="H1756"\w*. (\w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* married \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Taphath|strong="H2955"\w*.)   
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\v 12  \w Baana|strong="H1195"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahilud \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Taanach|strong="H8590"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Megiddo|strong="H4023"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* well \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Beth Shan next \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Zarethan|strong="H6891"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*, \w from|strong="H1121"\w* Beth Shan \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Abel Meholah \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w on|strong="H8478"\w* past \w Jokmeam|strong="H3361"\w*.   
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\v 13  \w Ben-Geber|strong="H1127"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*; \w he|strong="H1568"\w* controlled \w the|strong="H1121"\w* tent villages \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jair|strong="H2971"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w as|strong="H5892"\w* well \w as|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w region|strong="H2256"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Argob \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*, including \w sixty|strong="H8346"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w walled|strong="H2346"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w with|strong="H5892"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w bars|strong="H1280"\w* locking their gates.   
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\v 14  Ahinadab \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Iddo|strong="H5714"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w*.   
\p
\v 15  Ahimaaz \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H8010"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*. (\w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Basemath|strong="H1315"\w*.)   
\p
\v 16  \w Baana|strong="H1195"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asher \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aloth|strong="H1175"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Paruah|strong="H6515"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*.   
\p
\v 18  \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ela \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.   
\p
\v 19  \w Geber|strong="H1398"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Uri \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* (\w the|strong="H1121"\w* territory \w which|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* once belonged \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* Amorites \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*). \w He|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* sole governor \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* area.   
\s1 Solomon’s Wealth and Fame  
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\v 20  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* people \w of|strong="H7230"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H7230"\w* innumerable \w as|strong="H7230"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sand|strong="H2344"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seashore|strong="H3220"\w*; \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7230"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* eat \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w happy|strong="H8056"\w*.  
\v 21  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime.  
\v 22  Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal,  
\v 23  ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.  
\v 24  His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.  
\v 25  All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon’s lifetime.  
\v 26  Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.  
\v 27  The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.  
\v 28  Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses.   
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\v 29  God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.  
\v 30  Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.  
\v 31  He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.  
\v 32  He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.  
\v 33  He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish.  
\v 34  People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.   
\c 5  
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\v 1  King Hiram \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Tyre sent messengers \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* heard \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* anointed king \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father’s \w place|strong="H1961"\w*. (Hiram \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w always|strong="H3605"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* ally \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w David|strong="H3117"\w*.)  
\v 2  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* sent \w this|strong="H3117"\w* message \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Hiram:  
\v 3 “You know \w that|strong="H1241"\w* my father David \w was|strong="H6629"\w* unable \w to|strong="H6242"\w* build \w a|strong="H3068"\w* temple \w to|strong="H6242"\w* honor \w the|strong="H3967"\w* \nd Lord\nd* his God, \w for|strong="H1241"\w* \w he|strong="H1241"\w* \w was|strong="H6629"\w* busy fighting battles on all fronts while \w the|strong="H3967"\w* \nd Lord\nd* subdued his enemies.  
\v 4  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* God \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w secure|strong="H7965"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* fronts; \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* adversary \w or|strong="H5704"\w* dangerous threat.  
\v 5  \w So|strong="H3427"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* decided \w to|strong="H5704"\w* build \w a|strong="H3068"\w* temple \w to|strong="H5704"\w* honor \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* God, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* instructed \w my|strong="H3605"\w* father \w David|strong="H3117"\w*, ‘\w Your|strong="H3605"\w* son, whom \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* put \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* throne \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w*, \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* build \w a|strong="H3068"\w* temple \w to|strong="H5704"\w* honor \w me|strong="H3117"\w*.’  
\v 6  \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* order some cedars \w of|strong="H8147"\w* Lebanon \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* cut \w for|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. \w My|strong="H1961"\w* servants \w will|strong="H1961"\w* work \w with|strong="H8147"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* servants. \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* pay \w your|strong="H1961"\w* servants whatever \w you|strong="H1961"\w* say \w is|strong="H1961"\w* appropriate, \w for|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* know \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* among \w us|strong="H1961"\w* who knows how \w to|strong="H1961"\w* cut down trees \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* Sidonians.”   
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\v 7  When Hiram heard \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w message|strong="H1697"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* very happy. \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* worthy \w of|strong="H4428"\w* praise today \w because|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* given David \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wise son \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H4428"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* great nation.”  
\v 8  Hiram \w then|strong="H1961"\w* sent \w this|strong="H1961"\w* message \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Solomon: “\w I|strong="H8033"\w* \w received|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* message \w you|strong="H4725"\w* sent \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. \w I|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H4725"\w* all \w the|strong="H1961"\w* cedars \w and|strong="H4941"\w* evergreens \w you|strong="H4725"\w* need.  
\v 9  \w My|strong="H5414"\w* servants \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* timber \w down|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Lebanon \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* raft-like \w bundles|strong="H3220"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w designate|strong="H5414"\w*. There \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* separate \w the|strong="H5921"\w* logs \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* can carry \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w away|strong="H5414"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w exchange|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* supply \w the|strong="H5921"\w* food \w I|strong="H5414"\w* need \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* royal court.”   
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\v 10  \w So|strong="H7235"\w* Hiram supplied \w the|strong="H3605"\w* cedars \w and|strong="H1121"\w* evergreens \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* needed,  
\v 11  \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Solomon supplied Hiram \w annually|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* 20,000 cors \w of|strong="H1121"\w* wheat \w as|strong="H1961"\w* provision \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* royal court, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* 20,000 baths \w of|strong="H1121"\w* pure olive oil.  
\v 12  \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w gave|strong="H1696"\w* Solomon wisdom, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H2568"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H1696"\w*. \w And|strong="H2568"\w* Hiram \w and|strong="H2568"\w* Solomon \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* peace \w and|strong="H2568"\w* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* treaty.   
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\v 13  \w King|strong="H5921"\w* Solomon conscripted work crews \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w throughout|strong="H5921"\w* Israel, 30,000 men \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w*.  
\v 14  \w He|strong="H3605"\w* sent \w them|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* Lebanon \w in|strong="H4428"\w* shifts \w of|strong="H4428"\w* 10,000 \w men|strong="H5971"\w* per month. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* worked \w in|strong="H4428"\w* Lebanon \w for|strong="H4428"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* month, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w then|strong="H8085"\w* spent two months \w at|strong="H4428"\w* home. Adoniram \w was|strong="H4428"\w* supervisor \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* work crews.  
\v 15  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* 70,000 common laborers \w and|strong="H7971"\w* 80,000 stonecutters \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* hills,  
\v 16  besides 3,300 officials who supervised \w the|strong="H7971"\w* workers.  
\v 17  \w By|strong="H3068"\w* royal order \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w supplied|strong="H5414"\w* \w large|strong="H1004"\w* valuable stones \w in|strong="H3068"\w* order \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*’s foundation \w with|strong="H1004"\w* chiseled stone.  
\v 18  Solomon’s \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Hiram’s construction workers, along \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w men|strong="H7451"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* Byblos, \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* chiseling \w and|strong="H3068"\w* prepared \w the|strong="H3068"\w* wood \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stones \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* building \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* temple.   
\c 6  
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\v 1  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* four \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w eightieth|strong="H8084"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w during|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w Ziv|strong="H2099"\w* (\w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*), \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w began|strong="H3478"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* 90 feet long, 30 feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 45 feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* porch \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* main \w hall|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 30 feet \w long|strong="H6440"\w*, \w corresponding|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w width|strong="H7341"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 15 feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, extending \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 4  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* framed \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 5  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* extension \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*’s main \w hall|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* holy \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w constructed|strong="H1129"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 6  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* bottom \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* extension \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* half feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w middle|strong="H8484"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* nine feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* ten \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* half feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w ledges|strong="H4052"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*’s \w outer|strong="H2351"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* beams would \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w inserted|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w*.  
\v 7  \w As|strong="H1270"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w being|strong="H3627"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w*, \w only|strong="H3605"\w* stones \w shaped|strong="H8003"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w quarry|strong="H4551"\w* \w were|strong="H3627"\w* \w used|strong="H3627"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sound|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w hammers|strong="H4717"\w*, \w pickaxes|strong="H1631"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w tool|strong="H3627"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w while|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w being|strong="H3627"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w*.  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* bottom level \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w south|strong="H3233"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*; \w stairs|strong="H3883"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w middle|strong="H8484"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w then|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w*.  
\v 9  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w covered|strong="H5603"\w* \w it|strong="H3615"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* rafters \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w boards|strong="H7713"\w* \w made|strong="H1129"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* cedar.  
\v 10  \w He|strong="H2568"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* extension \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*; \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* seven \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* half feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* attached \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w cedar|strong="H6967"\w* \w beams|strong="H6086"\w*.  
\v 11   
\p \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*:  
\v 12 “\w As|strong="H1697"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w*, if \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w follow|strong="H3212"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w*, \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w fulfill|strong="H6965"\w* \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\v 13  \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w my|strong="H8432"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.”   
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\v 14  So \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 15  \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w constructed|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* cedar \w planks|strong="H6763"\w*; \w he|strong="H5704"\w* paneled \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w floor|strong="H7172"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* rafters \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w ceiling|strong="H7023"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w covered|strong="H6823"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w floor|strong="H7172"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w boards|strong="H6763"\w* \w made|strong="H1129"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w evergreens|strong="H1265"\w*.  
\v 16  \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* 30 \w feet|strong="H6944"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w rear|strong="H3411"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* partition \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* would \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* paneled \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* cedar \w planks|strong="H6763"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w floor|strong="H7172"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* rafters.  
\v 17  \w The|strong="H1961"\w* main \w hall|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* front \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w inner|strong="H1004"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* 60 feet long.  
\v 18  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* cedar \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* adorned \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w carvings|strong="H4734"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w round|strong="H1004"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H6497"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6731"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* bloom. \w Everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* cedar; \w no|strong="H3605"\w* stones \w were|strong="H1004"\w* \w visible|strong="H7200"\w*.   
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\v 19  \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w* \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* ark \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w could|strong="H3559"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 20  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w* \w was|strong="H6967"\w* 30 feet \w long|strong="H6440"\w*, 30 feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w and|strong="H6242"\w* 30 feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*. \w He|strong="H1687"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w as|strong="H6440"\w* well \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w cedar|strong="H6967"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. \w He|strong="H1004"\w* hung \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w chains|strong="H7572"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\v 22  \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w well|strong="H8552"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w In|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*; \w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w stood|strong="H6967"\w* 15 feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*.  
\v 24  \w Each|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H3671"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* first \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*’s \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w was|strong="H3742"\w* seven \w and|strong="H2568"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* half feet \w long|strong="H5704"\w*; \w its|strong="H5704"\w* entire \w wingspan|strong="H3671"\w* \w was|strong="H3742"\w* 15 feet.  
\v 25  \w The|strong="H8147"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w* also \w had|strong="H3742"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wingspan \w of|strong="H8147"\w* 15 feet; it \w was|strong="H3742"\w* identical \w to|strong="H8145"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* first \w in|strong="H6235"\w* \w measurements|strong="H4060"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* shape.  
\v 26  Each \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w* \w stood|strong="H6967"\w* 15 feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*.  
\v 27  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Their|strong="H5414"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w were|strong="H3742"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H6566"\w*. \w One|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* first \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*’s \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w one|strong="H3671"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w one|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w other|strong="H8145"\w* \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*’s \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* opposite \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*. \w The|strong="H5414"\w* first \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*’s \w other|strong="H8145"\w* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*’s \w other|strong="H8145"\w* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 28  He \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w the|strong="H6823"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w* \w with|strong="H6823"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.   
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\v 29  \w On|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w around|strong="H4524"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w carved|strong="H7049"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*, \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6731"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* bloom.  
\v 30  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w the|strong="H6823"\w* \w floor|strong="H7172"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6823"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* out.  
\v 31  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w at|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w*; \w the|strong="H6213"\w* pillar \w on|strong="H6213"\w* \w each|strong="H1817"\w* \w doorpost|strong="H4201"\w* \w was|strong="H6213"\w* \w five-sided|strong="H2549"\w*.  
\v 32  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w made|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w he|strong="H8147"\w* \w carved|strong="H7049"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*, \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6731"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* bloom, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w he|strong="H8147"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. \w He|strong="H8147"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* hammered \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\v 33  \w In|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3651"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w doorposts|strong="H4201"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* main hall, only \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w four-sided|strong="H7243"\w* pillars.  
\v 34  \w He|strong="H8147"\w* \w also|strong="H1817"\w* \w made|strong="H6086"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w out|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H6086"\w* \w evergreens|strong="H1265"\w*; \w each|strong="H1817"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w had|strong="H1817"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w folding|strong="H1550"\w* \w leaves|strong="H1817"\w*.  
\v 35  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w carved|strong="H7049"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*, \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w*, \w and|strong="H2091"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6731"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* bloom \w and|strong="H2091"\w* \w plated|strong="H6823"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, leveled \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* carvings.  
\v 36  \w He|strong="H1129"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w with|strong="H2691"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H2905"\w* \w chiseled|strong="H1496"\w* \w stones|strong="H1496"\w* \w and|strong="H7969"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w row|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H2905"\w* cedar \w beams|strong="H3773"\w*.   
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\v 37  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w month|strong="H3391"\w* \w Ziv|strong="H2099"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Solomon’s reign \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3245"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w laid|strong="H3245"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 38  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* Bul (\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w eighth|strong="H8066"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*) \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w completed|strong="H3615"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* accordance \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* specifications \w and|strong="H4941"\w* blueprints. \w It|strong="H1931"\w* took \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w*.   
\c 7  
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\v 1  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* took \w thirteen|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 2  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w named|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w Forest|strong="H3293"\w*”; \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 150 feet \w long|strong="H5921"\w*, 75 feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 45 feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1129"\w* four \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w cedar|strong="H6967"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w cedar|strong="H6967"\w* \w beams|strong="H3773"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* roof \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w beams|strong="H6763"\w* supported \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w was|strong="H5982"\w* also made \w of|strong="H5982"\w* cedar; there \w were|strong="H5921"\w* forty-five \w beams|strong="H6763"\w*, \w fifteen|strong="H2568"\w* per \w row|strong="H2905"\w*.  
\v 4  There \w were|strong="H7969"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H2905"\w* \w windows|strong="H8261"\w* arranged \w in|strong="H6471"\w* sets \w of|strong="H2905"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w*.  
\v 5  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entrances|strong="H6607"\w* \w were|strong="H7969"\w* rectangular \w in|strong="H6607"\w* shape \w and|strong="H7969"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H7969"\w* arranged \w in|strong="H6607"\w* sets \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w*.  
\v 6  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* colonnade 75 feet \w long|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H7970"\w* 45 feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w There|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H5982"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* porch \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H7970"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w and|strong="H7970"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* roof \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* porch.  
\v 7  \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* room, \w called|strong="H8033"\w* “\w The|strong="H6213"\w* Hall \w of|strong="H3678"\w* \w Judgment|strong="H4941"\w*,” \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* judicial \w decisions|strong="H4941"\w*. \w It|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H6213"\w* \w paneled|strong="H5603"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* cedar \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w floor|strong="H7172"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* rafters.  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H3947"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w constructed|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* similar \w way|strong="H2088"\w*. \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w constructed|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w hall|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, whom \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w*.  
\v 9  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1419"\w* built \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* best \w stones|strong="H1496"\w*, \w chiseled|strong="H1496"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* right \w size|strong="H4060"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w cut|strong="H1496"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* saw \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* sides, \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w foundation|strong="H4527"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* edge \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* roof \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*.  
\v 10  \w The|strong="H3245"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3245"\w* \w was|strong="H1419"\w* \w made|strong="H3245"\w* \w of|strong="H3245"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w valuable|strong="H3368"\w* stones, measuring either 15 feet \w or|strong="H1419"\w* 12 feet.  
\v 11  \w Above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H4605"\w* foundation \w the|strong="H4605"\w* best \w stones|strong="H1496"\w*, \w chiseled|strong="H1496"\w* \w to|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H4605"\w* right \w size|strong="H4060"\w*, \w were|strong="H4605"\w* used along with cedar.  
\v 12  \w Around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w were|strong="H1419"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w chiseled|strong="H1496"\w* \w stones|strong="H1496"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w row|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* cedar \w beams|strong="H3773"\w*, \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hall|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\s1 Solomon Commissions Hiram to Supply the Temple  
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\v 13  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*.  
\v 14  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* widow \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* craftsman \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6876"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w skill|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w kinds|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w works|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* reported \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w assigned|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 15  \w He|strong="H8147"\w* \w fashioned|strong="H6696"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*; \w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* \w was|strong="H6967"\w* 27 feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* 18 feet \w in|strong="H5437"\w* \w circumference|strong="H5437"\w*.  
\v 16  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*; \w each|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H7218"\w* seven-and-a-half feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*.  
\v 17  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w latticework|strong="H7639"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w was|strong="H7218"\w* adorned \w with|strong="H5921"\w* ornamental \w wreaths|strong="H1434"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w chains|strong="H8333"\w*; \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* each \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* had \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w groupings|strong="H3805"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H3805"\w*.  
\v 18  \w When|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*, there \w were|strong="H7218"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w pomegranate-shaped|strong="H7416"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H3805"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w latticework|strong="H7639"\w* \w covering|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w each|strong="H5439"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w*.  
\v 19  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* two \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* porch \w were|strong="H7218"\w* \w shaped|strong="H4639"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w were|strong="H7218"\w* six feet \w high|strong="H7218"\w*.  
\v 20  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H4605"\w* \w of|strong="H5982"\w* \w each|strong="H5439"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w*, \w right|strong="H1571"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* bulge \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w latticework|strong="H7639"\w*, there \w were|strong="H8147"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w pomegranate-shaped|strong="H7416"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H3805"\w* arranged \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w way|strong="H5676"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w*.  
\v 21  \w He|strong="H7121"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w on|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* porch \w in|strong="H8034"\w* front \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* main hall. \w He|strong="H7121"\w* \w erected|strong="H6965"\w* \w one|strong="H8034"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* \w on|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w right|strong="H3233"\w* side \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w Jakin|strong="H3199"\w*; \w he|strong="H7121"\w* \w erected|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w other|strong="H7121"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* \w on|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w left|strong="H8042"\w* side \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*.  
\v 22  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w were|strong="H7218"\w* \w shaped|strong="H4639"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*. \w So|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* construction \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w was|strong="H7218"\w* \w completed|strong="H8552"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* large bronze basin called “\w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.” \w It|strong="H6213"\w* \w measured|strong="H5437"\w* 15 feet \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w rim|strong="H8145"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w rim|strong="H8145"\w*, \w was|strong="H6967"\w* \w circular|strong="H5696"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* shape, \w and|strong="H7970"\w* \w stood|strong="H6967"\w* seven-and-a-half feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*. \w Its|strong="H6213"\w* \w circumference|strong="H5437"\w* \w was|strong="H6967"\w* 45 feet.  
\v 24  \w Under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w rim|strong="H8193"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* way \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5439"\w* \w were|strong="H8147"\w* \w round|strong="H5439"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H6497"\w* arranged \w in|strong="H3220"\w* settings 15 feet long. \w The|strong="H8478"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H6497"\w* \w were|strong="H8147"\w* \w in|strong="H3220"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* had been \w cast|strong="H3332"\w* \w with|strong="H3220"\w* “\w The|strong="H8478"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.”  
\v 25 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*” \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H4605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w bulls|strong="H1241"\w*. \w Three|strong="H7969"\w* \w faced|strong="H6437"\w* \w northward|strong="H6828"\w*, \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w westward|strong="H3220"\w*, \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w southward|strong="H5045"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w eastward|strong="H4217"\w*. “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*” \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w placed|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H4605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w faced|strong="H6437"\w* outward.  
\v 26  It \w was|strong="H8193"\w* four fingers \w thick|strong="H5672"\w* \w and|strong="H8193"\w* its \w rim|strong="H8193"\w* \w was|strong="H8193"\w* \w like|strong="H7799"\w* \w that|strong="H8193"\w* \w of|strong="H4639"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w shaped|strong="H4639"\w* \w like|strong="H7799"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lily|strong="H7799"\w* \w blossom|strong="H6525"\w*. It \w could|strong="H8193"\w* \w hold|strong="H3557"\w* about 12,000 \w gallons|strong="H1324"\w*.   
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\v 27  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* movable \w stands|strong="H4350"\w*. Each \w stand|strong="H4350"\w* \w was|strong="H6967"\w* \w six|strong="H7969"\w* feet long, \w six|strong="H7969"\w* feet \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w and|strong="H6213"\w* four-and-a-half feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*.  
\v 28  \w The|strong="H2088"\w* \w stands|strong="H4350"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* constructed \w with|strong="H4639"\w* \w frames|strong="H7948"\w* between \w the|strong="H2088"\w* joints.  
\v 29  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w these|strong="H4605"\w* \w frames|strong="H7948"\w* \w and|strong="H1241"\w* joints \w were|strong="H1241"\w* ornamental lions, \w bulls|strong="H1241"\w*, \w and|strong="H1241"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*. \w Under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* lions \w and|strong="H1241"\w* \w bulls|strong="H1241"\w* \w were|strong="H1241"\w* decorative \w wreaths|strong="H3914"\w*.  
\v 30  \w Each|strong="H6471"\w* \w stand|strong="H4350"\w* \w had|strong="H4350"\w* four \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w wheels|strong="H6471"\w* \w with|strong="H6471"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w axles|strong="H5633"\w* \w and|strong="H5178"\w* four \w supports|strong="H3802"\w*. \w Under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w basin|strong="H3595"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w supports|strong="H3802"\w* were fashioned \w on|strong="H8478"\w* \w each|strong="H6471"\w* \w side|strong="H5676"\w* \w with|strong="H6471"\w* \w wreaths|strong="H3914"\w*.  
\v 31  \w Inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w stand|strong="H3653"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w round|strong="H5696"\w* \w opening|strong="H6310"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* foot-and-a-half deep; \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* support \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w two|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* one-quarter feet \w long|strong="H5921"\w*. \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w edge|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w opening|strong="H6310"\w* \w were|strong="H1004"\w* \w carvings|strong="H4734"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w square|strong="H7251"\w* \w frames|strong="H4526"\w*.  
\v 32  \w The|strong="H8478"\w* four wheels \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w frames|strong="H4526"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* crossbars \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w axles|strong="H3027"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* connected \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w stand|strong="H4350"\w*. Each wheel \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w two|strong="H2677"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* one-quarter feet \w high|strong="H6967"\w*.  
\v 33  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* wheels \w were|strong="H3027"\w* constructed \w like|strong="H4818"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* wheels; \w their|strong="H3605"\w* crossbars, \w rims|strong="H1354"\w*, \w spokes|strong="H2839"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w hubs|strong="H2840"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w cast|strong="H3332"\w* metal.  
\v 34  Each \w stand|strong="H4350"\w* \w had|strong="H4350"\w* four \w supports|strong="H3802"\w*, \w one|strong="H4480"\w* per \w side|strong="H3802"\w* projecting \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w stand|strong="H4350"\w*.  
\v 35  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H5439"\w* \w stand|strong="H4350"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w round|strong="H5439"\w* opening three-quarters \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* foot \w deep|strong="H6967"\w*; \w there|strong="H4480"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w also|strong="H3027"\w* supports \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w frames|strong="H4526"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w stands|strong="H4350"\w*.  
\v 36  \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w engraved|strong="H6605"\w* ornamental \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*, lions, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w plates|strong="H3871"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* supports \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w frames|strong="H4526"\w* \w wherever|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H3742"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* room, \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w wreaths|strong="H3914"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w*.  
\v 37  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w stands|strong="H4350"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w way|strong="H2063"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w were|strong="H3605"\w* cast \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* mold \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w were|strong="H3605"\w* identical \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w measurements|strong="H4060"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* shape.   
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\v 38  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w basins|strong="H3595"\w*, each \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w which|strong="H4350"\w* could \w hold|strong="H3557"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* 240 \w gallons|strong="H1324"\w*. Each \w basin|strong="H3595"\w* \w was|strong="H6213"\w* six feet \w in|strong="H5921"\w* diameter; there \w was|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w basin|strong="H3595"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* each \w stand|strong="H4350"\w*.  
\v 39  \w He|strong="H2568"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w basins|strong="H4350"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w north|strong="H8040"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w*. \w He|strong="H2568"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*” \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w southeast|strong="H5045"\w* \w corner|strong="H3802"\w*.   
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\v 40  \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w basins|strong="H4219"\w*, \w shovels|strong="H3257"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w bowls|strong="H4219"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3615"\w* \w assigned|strong="H6213"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.  
\v 41  \w He|strong="H8147"\w* \w made|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w bowl-shaped|strong="H1543"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w latticework|strong="H7639"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bowl-shaped|strong="H1543"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*,  
\v 42  \w the|strong="H6440"\w* four \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w pomegranate-shaped|strong="H7416"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H3805"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w latticework|strong="H7639"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* (\w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w latticework|strong="H7639"\w* \w had|strong="H7416"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w rows|strong="H2905"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w these|strong="H8147"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H3805"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w bowl-shaped|strong="H1543"\w* \w top|strong="H3805"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w*),  
\v 43  \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* movable \w stands|strong="H4350"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w basins|strong="H3595"\w*,  
\v 44  \w the|strong="H8478"\w* big bronze basin called “\w The|strong="H8478"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*” \w with|strong="H3220"\w* \w its|strong="H8478"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w bulls|strong="H1241"\w* \w underneath|strong="H8478"\w*,  
\v 45  \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pots|strong="H5518"\w*, \w shovels|strong="H3257"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w bowls|strong="H4219"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w assigned|strong="H6213"\w* \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w were|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w polished|strong="H4803"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*.  
\v 46  \w The|strong="H3332"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* them \w cast|strong="H3332"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* earth \w foundries|strong="H4568"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3332"\w* \w region|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3332"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* between \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zarethan|strong="H6891"\w*.  
\v 47  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w left|strong="H3240"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w unweighed|strong="H7230"\w*; \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3627"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w them|strong="H3240"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w weigh|strong="H4948"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*.   
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\v 48  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*: \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Presence|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\v 49  \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w pure|strong="H5462"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w lampstands|strong="H4501"\w* \w at|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* entrance \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H1687"\w* (\w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w on|strong="H2091"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w and|strong="H2091"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w on|strong="H2091"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w*), \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w flower-shaped|strong="H6525"\w* ornaments, \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w*, \w and|strong="H2091"\w* \w tongs|strong="H4457"\w*,  
\v 50  \w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w pure|strong="H5462"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w bowls|strong="H4219"\w*, \w trimming|strong="H4212"\w* shears, \w basins|strong="H4219"\w*, \w pans|strong="H3709"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w censers|strong="H4289"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w sockets|strong="H6596"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w* (\w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*) \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5462"\w* main \w hall|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 51  \w When|strong="H6213"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w finished|strong="H7999"\w* \w constructing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w* (\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w articles|strong="H3627"\w*) \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* treasuries \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\c 8  
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\v 1  \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w convened|strong="H6950"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w elders|strong="H2205"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w tribes|strong="H4294"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w families|strong="H1121"\w*, \w so|strong="H5927"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* could witness \w the|strong="H3605"\w* transferal \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ark \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* (\w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w*, \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*).  
\v 2  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6950"\w* before \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w during|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* Ethanim (\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*).  
\v 3  \w When|strong="H5375"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* arrived, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ark.  
\v 4  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w carried|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ark \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tent \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w meeting|strong="H4150"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tent.  
\v 5  \w Now|strong="H3478"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w assembled|strong="H3259"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w went|strong="H3478"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ark \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w more|strong="H7230"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* could \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w counted|strong="H5608"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w numbered|strong="H5608"\w*.   
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\v 6  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w brought|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ark \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H8478"\w* assigned \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*.  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*’ \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w extended|strong="H6566"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ark \w sat|strong="H5526"\w*; \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w* \w overshadowed|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ark \w and|strong="H4725"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* poles.  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* poles \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w ends|strong="H7218"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w visible|strong="H7200"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inner|strong="H1687"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w could|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w beyond|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w point|strong="H5704"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w remained|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 9  \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* nothing \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ark \w except|strong="H7535"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* stone \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w placed|strong="H3240"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Horeb|strong="H2722"\w*. \w It|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w an|strong="H3772"\w* agreement \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w after|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Once|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 11  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w could|strong="H3201"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* carry \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* duties \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*; \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* said, “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* said \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w thick|strong="H6205"\w* \w darkness|strong="H6205"\w*.  
\v 13  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, truly \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w have|strong="H1129"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lofty|strong="H2073"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H1129"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H1129"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w permanently|strong="H5769"\w*.”  
\v 14  \w Then|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w turned|strong="H5437"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w pronounced|strong="H1288"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w over|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H5975"\w*.  
\v 15  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w worthy|strong="H1288"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w because|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w fulfilled|strong="H4390"\w* \w what|strong="H6310"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\v 16  \w He|strong="H3117"\w* told \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, ‘\w Since|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* chosen \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w which|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w live|strong="H3117"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* chosen \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w lead|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’  
\v 17  \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* strong \w desire|strong="H3824"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 18  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* told \w my|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, ‘\w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* strong \w desire|strong="H3824"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*.  
\v 19  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*; \w your|strong="H3588"\w* very own \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w*.’  
\v 20  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* kept \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H1129"\w*. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H3427"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w occupied|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w*. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w this|strong="H1696"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*  
\v 21  \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ark \w containing|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* ancestors \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.”   
\s1 Solomon Prays for Israel  
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\v 22  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H6566"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 23  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* prayed: “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w*! \w You|strong="H6440"\w* maintain \w covenantal|strong="H1285"\w* \w loyalty|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w sincerity|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\v 24  \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w word|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w my|strong="H8104"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*; \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w fulfilled|strong="H4390"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w*.  
\v 25  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w promise|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w when|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H3772"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* successor \w ruling|strong="H3427"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w provided|strong="H7535"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* step \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w serve|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H1980"\w*.’  
\v 26  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w may|strong="H4994"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w my|strong="H1732"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w be|strong="H1697"\w* realized.   
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\v 27 “\w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*! \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w highest|strong="H8064"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w contain|strong="H3557"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w much|strong="H5921"\w* \w less|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1129"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w*!  
\v 28  \w But|strong="H6437"\w* \w respond|strong="H8085"\w* favorably \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*’s \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w request|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* help, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Answer|strong="H7440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* desperate \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w presenting|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 29  \w Night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w watch|strong="H5869"\w* \w over|strong="H5869"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* promised \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w would|strong="H5650"\w* \w live|strong="H3117"\w*. \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* answer \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*’s \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 30  \w Respond|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* request \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* inside \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w respond|strong="H8085"\w* \w favorably|strong="H5545"\w*.   
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\v 31 “When someone \w is|strong="H2088"\w* accused \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w sinning|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w neighbor|strong="H7453"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* latter pronounces \w a|strong="H3068"\w* curse \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* alleged \w offender|strong="H2398"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w be|strong="H1004"\w* willing \w to|strong="H6440"\w* forgive \w the|strong="H6440"\w* accused \w if|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* accusation \w is|strong="H2088"\w* false.  
\v 32  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w just|strong="H6662"\w* decision \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*’ claims. \w Condemn|strong="H7561"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w guilty|strong="H7563"\w* \w party|strong="H1870"\w*, \w declare|strong="H6663"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* other \w innocent|strong="H6666"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w both|strong="H6662"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* deserve.   
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\v 33 “\w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w when|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5062"\w* \w by|strong="H3478"\w* \w an|strong="H6440"\w* enemy \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. \w If|strong="H2603"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \w renew|strong="H3034"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* allegiance \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\v 34  \w then|strong="H5414"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w land|strong="H8064"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* ancestors.   
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\v 35 “\w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* skies \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w shut|strong="H6113"\w* \w up|strong="H6113"\w* tightly \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* falls \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* direct \w their|strong="H7725"\w* prayers \w toward|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \w renew|strong="H3034"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* allegiance \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* punish \w them|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\v 36  \w then|strong="H5414"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w then|strong="H5414"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w right|strong="H3478"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w live|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* possess.   
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\v 37 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land suffers \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w plague|strong="H5061"\w*, \w blight|strong="H7711"\w* \w and|strong="H7458"\w* \w disease|strong="H4245"\w*, \w or|strong="H5061"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w locust|strong="H2625"\w* \w invasion|strong="H2625"\w*, \w or|strong="H5061"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w enemy|strong="H6887"\w* lays siege \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land, \w or|strong="H5061"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w some|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* type \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w plague|strong="H5061"\w* \w or|strong="H5061"\w* epidemic \w occurs|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 38  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w pray|strong="H8605"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* ask \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* pain \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H6566"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w toward|strong="H3709"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\v 39  \w then|strong="H5414"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w*, \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* sin, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w act|strong="H6213"\w* \w favorably|strong="H5545"\w* \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* based \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* evaluation \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w motives|strong="H3824"\w*. (\w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* correctly \w evaluate|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w motives|strong="H3824"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*.)  
\v 40  \w Then|strong="H4616"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w obey|strong="H3372"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w lifetimes|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors.   
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\v 41 “\w Foreigners|strong="H5237"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* belong \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* land \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 42  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w ability|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* accomplish \w mighty|strong="H2389"\w* \w deeds|strong="H1419"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* come \w and|strong="H1419"\w* direct \w their|strong="H8085"\w* prayers \w toward|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 43  \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w answer|strong="H3045"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* prayers \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H5237"\w*. \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w*, \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 44 “\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w direct|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w march|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* enemies, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w direct|strong="H7971"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* prayers \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* chosen \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w*,  
\v 45  \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w prayers|strong="H8605"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w help|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H4941"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 46 “\w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* (\w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* sinless!) \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* angry \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* enemies, \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w take|strong="H7617"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w own|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*, whether \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7617"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w close|strong="H7138"\w* \w by|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 47  \w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H3820"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* senses \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* land \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w are|strong="H8033"\w* held \w prisoner|strong="H7617"\w*, \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w repent|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* beg \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w* \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* land \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* imprisonment, \w admitting|strong="H5753"\w*, ‘\w We|strong="H8033"\w* \w have|strong="H7617"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w gone|strong="H7725"\w* astray; \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H7617"\w* \w done|strong="H2398"\w* \w evil|strong="H7561"\w*.’  
\v 48  \w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w they|strong="H5315"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w being|strong="H5315"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w held|strong="H5414"\w* \w prisoner|strong="H7617"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w direct|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* prayers \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors, \w your|strong="H3605"\w* chosen \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w*,  
\v 49  \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w prayers|strong="H8605"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w help|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H4941"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 50  \w Forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* \w acts|strong="H6588"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2398"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w cause|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w captors|strong="H7617"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H7355"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 51  \w After|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3318"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* special \w possession|strong="H5159"\w* \w whom|strong="H1992"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* iron-smelting \w furnace|strong="H3564"\w*.   
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\v 52 “\w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w attentive|strong="H5869"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*’s \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s requests \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w respond|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* prayers \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 53  \w After|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* picked \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* special \w possession|strong="H5159"\w*, \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.”   
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\v 54  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w presenting|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w prayers|strong="H8605"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* requests \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w kneeled|strong="H3766"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H6566"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 55  \w When|strong="H6963"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w pronounced|strong="H1288"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w over|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w saying|strong="H6963"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*:  
\v 56 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w worthy|strong="H1288"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w because|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w secure|strong="H4496"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w*! \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w faithful|strong="H2896"\w* \w promises|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H5414"\w* \w unfulfilled|strong="H1697"\w*!  
\v 57  \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* ancestors. \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w* \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 58  \w May|strong="H3824"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w make|strong="H4941"\w* us \w submissive|strong="H3824"\w*, \w so|strong="H6680"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* can \w follow|strong="H3212"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w instructions|strong="H6680"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w rules|strong="H2706"\w*, \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors.  
\v 59  \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w constantly|strong="H3117"\w* \w aware|strong="H2603"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w requests|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w mine|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w presented|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H4941"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w need|strong="H1697"\w* \w arises|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 60  \w Then|strong="H4616"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* genuine \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 61  \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* demonstrate \w wholehearted|strong="H8003"\w* \w devotion|strong="H5973"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w following|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w rules|strong="H2706"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w obeying|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w presently|strong="H3117"\w* doing.”   
\s1 Solomon Dedicates the Temple  
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\v 62  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w presenting|strong="H6440"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 63  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* 22,000 \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 120,000 \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*. \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w dedicated|strong="H2596"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 64  \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w consecrated|strong="H6942"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w offered|strong="H6213"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H5930"\w*, grain \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w stood|strong="H3068"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* too \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w hold|strong="H3557"\w* \w all|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*.  
\v 65  \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w celebrated|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w two|strong="H6213"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* weeks. \w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w included|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w over|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*, \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Lebo \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* north \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* south.  
\v 66  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* fifteenth \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* festival started, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w dismissed|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w asked|strong="H7971"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w empower|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w then|strong="H7971"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* homes, \w happy|strong="H8056"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* content \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\c 9  
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\v 1  \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w construction|strong="H1129"\w* projects \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* planned,  
\v 2  \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w time|strong="H8145"\w*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* same way \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w answered|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w request|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w help|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w consecrated|strong="H6942"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w making|strong="H3605"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*; \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w constantly|strong="H3117"\w* \w present|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 4  \w You|strong="H6440"\w* must \w serve|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w integrity|strong="H8537"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* sincerity, \w just|strong="H4941"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w rules|strong="H2706"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* allow \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H3678"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w rule|strong="H4467"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w permanently|strong="H5769"\w*, \w just|strong="H1696"\w* \w as|strong="H6965"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H3772"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* successor \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w of|strong="H3678"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’   
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\v 6 “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w ever|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*, \w fail|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* regulations \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* instructed \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* decide \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* other \w gods|strong="H1980"\w*,  
\v 7  \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w remove|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w consecrated|strong="H6942"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w mocked|strong="H4912"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* ridiculed \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 8  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w heap|strong="H5945"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w ruins|strong="H5945"\w*; \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w passes|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hiss|strong="H8319"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* scorn, saying, ‘\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* land \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*?’  
\v 9  Others \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H3318"\w* answer, ‘\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* embraced \w other|strong="H3605"\w* gods whom \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w*. \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.’”   
\s1 Foreign Affairs and Building Projects  
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\v 10  \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w during|strong="H1961"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\v 11  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* region \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Galilee|strong="H1551"\w*, \w because|strong="H3605"\w* \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w supplied|strong="H5414"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w with|strong="H5892"\w* cedars, \w evergreens|strong="H1265"\w*, \w and|strong="H6242"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* wanted.  
\v 12  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* inspect \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pleased|strong="H3474"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 13  Hiram \w asked|strong="H4100"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w my|strong="H5414"\w* friend ?” \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* area \w the|strong="H5414"\w* region \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Cabul|strong="H3521"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H7121"\w* \w which|strong="H5892"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* retained \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w one|strong="H4428"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.   
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\v 15  \w Here|strong="H2088"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w details|strong="H1697"\w* \w concerning|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H1697"\w* crews \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w conscripted|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w terrace|strong="H4407"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gezer|strong="H1507"\w*.  
\v 16  (\w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w Gezer|strong="H1507"\w*. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wedding \w present|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w married|strong="H3427"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.)  
\v 17  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w up|strong="H1129"\w* \w Gezer|strong="H1507"\w*, \w lower|strong="H8481"\w* Beth Horon,  
\v 18  \w Baalath|strong="H1191"\w*, Tadmor in \w the|strong="H4057"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\v 19  \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w storage|strong="H4543"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w belonged|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w where|strong="H1129"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w kept|strong="H1961"\w*. \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w wanted|strong="H2836"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4475"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Now|strong="H3478"\w* several \w non-Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w after|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* conquest \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Joshua, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Amorites, \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*, \w Perizzites|strong="H6522"\w*, \w Hivites|strong="H2340"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Their|strong="H5647"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w remained|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* land (\w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* wipe \w them|strong="H2763"\w* \w out|strong="H5704"\w* \w completely|strong="H2763"\w*). \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w conscripted|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H2763"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w work|strong="H5647"\w* crews, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* continue \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* role \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w assign|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w work|strong="H5414"\w* \w crews|strong="H5650"\w*; \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* served \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w*, \w attendants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w officers|strong="H8269"\w*, \w charioteers|strong="H7393"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w forces|strong="H6571"\w*.  
\v 23  \w These|strong="H6213"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w work|strong="H4399"\w* projects; there \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* total \w of|strong="H8269"\w* 550 \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w supervised|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w workers|strong="H4399"\w*.  
\v 24  Solomon \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w terrace|strong="H4407"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* soon \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* moved \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* Solomon \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w her|strong="H1129"\w*.   
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\v 25  \w Three|strong="H7969"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w burning|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7999"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* official worship \w place|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 26  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* ships \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Ezion Geber, \w which|strong="H4428"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* located \w near|strong="H5921"\w* Elat \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Edom, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w shore|strong="H8193"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Red|strong="H5488"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.  
\v 27  \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* fleet \w and|strong="H7971"\w* some \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* sailors, \w who|strong="H5650"\w* \w were|strong="H5650"\w* \w well|strong="H3045"\w* \w acquainted|strong="H3045"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w to|strong="H7971"\w* serve \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w men|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\v 28  \w They|strong="H8033"\w* sailed \w to|strong="H4428"\w* Ophir, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* four \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w then|strong="H3947"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.   
\c 10  
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\v 1  \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, she \w came|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* challenge \w him|strong="H8085"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w difficult|strong="H2420"\w* \w questions|strong="H2420"\w*.  
\v 2  \w She|strong="H5973"\w* arrived \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w display|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* pomp, \w bringing|strong="H5375"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w carrying|strong="H5375"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w large|strong="H3515"\w* quantity \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H2091"\w* \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* gems. \w She|strong="H5973"\w* visited \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w and|strong="H2091"\w* discussed \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w answered|strong="H5046"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w questions|strong="H1697"\w*; \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w question|strong="H1697"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w complex|strong="H5956"\w* \w for|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 4  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* herself \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w extensive|strong="H3605"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w*,  
\v 5  \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* banquet \w hall|strong="H1004"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w attendants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w robes|strong="H4403"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w cupbearers|strong="H4945"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* presented \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w she|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* amazed.  
\v 6  \w She|strong="H5921"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w report|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* country \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w wise|strong="H2451"\w* \w sayings|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* insight \w was|strong="H1961"\w* true!  
\v 7  \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w did|strong="H3254"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* believe \w these|strong="H8085"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w came|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H1697"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* didn’t \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* story! \w Your|strong="H7200"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2896"\w* \w surpass|strong="H3254"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Your|strong="H6440"\w* \w attendants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w who|strong="H5650"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w at|strong="H5975"\w* \w all|strong="H8548"\w* \w times|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w wise|strong="H2451"\w* sayings, \w are|strong="H5650"\w* \w truly|strong="H8085"\w* happy!  
\v 9  \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w praised|strong="H1288"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* favored \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w placing|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*! \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w eternal|strong="H5769"\w* love \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w could|strong="H4941"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w* \w decisions|strong="H4941"\w*.”  
\v 10  \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* 120 \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w large|strong="H7230"\w* \w quantity|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* gems. \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w quantity|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* matched.  
\v 11  (\w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w*’s fleet, \w which|strong="H6086"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w from|strong="H2091"\w* Ophir, \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H2091"\w* Ophir \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w large|strong="H7235"\w* quantity \w of|strong="H6086"\w* fine \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* gems.  
\v 12  \w With|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w supports|strong="H4552"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stringed instruments \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w musicians|strong="H7891"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w much|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w fine|strong="H6213"\w* \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. )  
\v 13  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w queen|strong="H4436"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w requested|strong="H7592"\w*, \w besides|strong="H5650"\w* \w what|strong="H2656"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H8010"\w* freely \w offered|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w left|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* returned \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* homeland \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w attendants|strong="H5650"\w*.   
\s1 Solomon’s Wealth  
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\v 14  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w received|strong="H1961"\w* 666 \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* per \w year|strong="H8141"\w*,  
\v 15  besides what \w he|strong="H3605"\w* collected \w from|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w merchants|strong="H7402"\w*, \w traders|strong="H7402"\w*, \w Arabian|strong="H6152"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w governors|strong="H6346"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land.  
\v 16  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w two|strong="H6213"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w large|strong="H6793"\w* \w shields|strong="H6793"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* hammered \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*; 600 \w measures|strong="H2091"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w were|strong="H4428"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* each \w shield|strong="H6793"\w*.  
\v 17  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* small \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* hammered \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*; \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w minas|strong="H4488"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w were|strong="H4428"\w* \w used|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w each|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w these|strong="H1004"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w Forest|strong="H3293"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* decorated \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w overlaid|strong="H6823"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* pure \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\v 19  \w There|strong="H2088"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w leading|strong="H7218"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* back \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H7218"\w* \w was|strong="H4725"\w* rounded \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w*. \w The|strong="H3027"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w had|strong="H3027"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w armrests|strong="H7675"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* statue \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w side|strong="H2088"\w*.  
\v 20  \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H8147"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w statues|strong="H2088"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* lions \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w*, \w one|strong="H2088"\w* lion \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* end \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* step. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H4467"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.   
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\v 21  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w cups|strong="H4945"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w Forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w pure|strong="H5462"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. \w There|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w*, \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w considered|strong="H2803"\w* very \w valuable|strong="H3972"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Along|strong="H5973"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w*’s fleet, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fleet \w of|strong="H4428"\w* large merchant ships \w that|strong="H3588"\w* sailed \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. Once \w every|strong="H8141"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* fleet \w came|strong="H4428"\w* \w into|strong="H3220"\w* \w port|strong="H8659"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* cargoes \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w ivory|strong="H8143"\w*, \w apes|strong="H6971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w peacocks|strong="H8500"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* wealthier \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w wiser|strong="H2451"\w* \w than|strong="H4428"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth.  
\v 24  \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* world \w wanted|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* visit \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* see \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w display|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* God-given \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.  
\v 25  \w Year|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H1992"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w visitors|strong="H1992"\w* brought \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4503"\w*, \w which|strong="H1992"\w* included \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w clothes|strong="H8008"\w*, \w perfume|strong="H5402"\w*, \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w mules|strong="H6505"\w*.   
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\v 26  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* accumulated \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w*. \w He|strong="H8147"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* 1,400 \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 12,000 \w horses|strong="H6571"\w*. \w He|strong="H8147"\w* \w kept|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H8147"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w assigned|strong="H1961"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 27  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w as|strong="H7230"\w* \w plentiful|strong="H7230"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w as|strong="H7230"\w* stones; cedar \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w as|strong="H7230"\w* \w plentiful|strong="H7230"\w* \w as|strong="H7230"\w* \w sycamore|strong="H8256"\w* fig \w trees|strong="H8256"\w* \w are|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* lowlands.  
\v 28  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w acquired|strong="H4161"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* Que; \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w traders|strong="H5503"\w* purchased \w them|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* Que.  
\v 29  \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w paid|strong="H3318"\w* 600 \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* pieces \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 150 \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* pieces \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w also|strong="H3027"\w* \w sold|strong="H3318"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria.   
\c 11  
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\v 1  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* fell \w in|strong="H4428"\w* love \w with|strong="H4428"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5237"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w* (besides \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*), \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4125"\w*, \w Ammonites|strong="H5984"\w*, Edomites, \w Sidonians|strong="H6722"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*.  
\v 2  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w came|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w about|strong="H4480"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* warned \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* establish friendly relations \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*! \w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H1121"\w* \w shift|strong="H5186"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* allegiance \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* gods.” \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* irresistibly \w attracted|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
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\v 3  \w He|strong="H5186"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* 700 \w royal|strong="H8282"\w* wives \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 300 \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*; \w his|strong="H5186"\w* wives \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* powerful \w influence|strong="H3820"\w* \w over|strong="H5186"\w* \w him|strong="H5186"\w*.  
\v 4  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w old|strong="H2209"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* wives \w shifted|strong="H2209"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* allegiance \w to|strong="H3068"\w* other gods; \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wholeheartedly|strong="H3824"\w* \w devoted|strong="H8003"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* worshiped \w the|strong="H8010"\w* \w Sidonian|strong="H6722"\w* goddess \w Astarte|strong="H6253"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H8010"\w* \w detestable|strong="H8251"\w* \w Ammonite|strong="H5984"\w* god \w Milcom|strong="H4445"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remain|strong="H3808"\w* \w loyal|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 7  Furthermore, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w east|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w place|strong="H1116"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w detestable|strong="H8251"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* god \w Chemosh|strong="H3645"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w detestable|strong="H8251"\w* \w Ammonite|strong="H5983"\w* god Milcom.  
\v 8  \w He|strong="H3651"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* \w high|strong="H6213"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5237"\w* wives \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* could \w burn|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* gods.   
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\v 9  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* angry \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* shifted \w his|strong="H3068"\w* allegiance \w away|strong="H5186"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w two|strong="H6471"\w* occasions  
\v 10  \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* warned \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w follow|strong="H3212"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* gods. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w command|strong="H6680"\w*.  
\v 11  \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* insist \w on|strong="H5921"\w* doing \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w things|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w covenantal|strong="H1285"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H5414"\w* \w tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\v 12  However, \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w while|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* alive. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w away|strong="H7167"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*’s \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w instead|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\v 13  \w But|strong="H7535"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w away|strong="H7167"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*; \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w leave|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* chosen city \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.”   
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\v 14  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w brought|strong="H8010"\w* \w against|strong="H6965"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w an|strong="H6965"\w* \w enemy|strong="H7854"\w*, \w Hadad|strong="H1908"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Edomite, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendant|strong="H2233"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Edomite \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 15  \w During|strong="H1961"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w campaign|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* Edom, \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mission \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w*, \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w male|strong="H2145"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* Edom.  
\v 16  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w army|strong="H3427"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* exterminated \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w male|strong="H2145"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Edom.  
\v 17  \w Hadad|strong="H1908"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* only \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w* at \w the|strong="H5650"\w* time, \w escaped|strong="H1272"\w* \w with|strong="H4714"\w* some \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w his|strong="H1931"\w* father’s Edomite \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* headed \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 18  \w They|strong="H5414"\w* \w went|strong="H4428"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w Paran|strong="H6290"\w*; \w they|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* some \w men|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w Paran|strong="H6290"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w supplied|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w even|strong="H4714"\w* \w assigned|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* some land.  
\v 19  \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w liked|strong="H5869"\w* \w Hadad|strong="H1908"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w well|strong="H5869"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* sister-in-law (\w Queen|strong="H1377"\w* \w Tahpenes|strong="H8472"\w*’ sister) \w as|strong="H5869"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife.  
\v 20  \w Tahpenes|strong="H8472"\w*’ sister \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, named \w Genubath|strong="H1592"\w*. \w Tahpenes|strong="H8472"\w* \w raised|strong="H8432"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*; \w Genubath|strong="H1592"\w* \w grew|strong="H1121"\w* \w up|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 21  \w While|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w Hadad|strong="H1908"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* \w passed|strong="H6635"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hadad|strong="H1908"\w* \w asked|strong="H7971"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, “\w Give|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w permission|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* leave \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* can return \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* homeland.”  
\v 22  \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w lack|strong="H2638"\w* \w here|strong="H2005"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* makes \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* homeland?” Hadad replied, “\w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* please give \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w permission|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* leave.”   
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\v 23  God \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w brought|strong="H4428"\w* \w against|strong="H6965"\w* Solomon another \w enemy|strong="H7854"\w*, \w Rezon|strong="H7331"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Eliada \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* run \w away|strong="H1272"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* master, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zobah|strong="H6678"\w*.  
\v 24  \w He|strong="H1732"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* some \w men|strong="H1416"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* organized \w a|strong="H3068"\w* raiding \w band|strong="H1416"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* tried \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* gained control \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city.  
\v 25  \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w enemy|strong="H7854"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w*, \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w Hadad|strong="H1908"\w*, \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* loathed \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* Syria.   
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\v 26  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*, \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w rebelled|strong="H7311"\w* \w against|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w an|strong="H4480"\w* Ephraimite \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Zeredah|strong="H6868"\w* \w whose|strong="H1121"\w* mother \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* widow \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Zeruah|strong="H6871"\w*.  
\v 27  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w prompted|strong="H7311"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* rebel \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w terrace|strong="H4407"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w closed|strong="H5462"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gap|strong="H6556"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* wall \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* talented \w man|strong="H5288"\w*; \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w accomplished|strong="H6213"\w* \w worker|strong="H6213"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* leader \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* crew \w from|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*.  
\v 29  \w At|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w the|strong="H3680"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Ahijah|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* \w Shilonite|strong="H7888"\w* \w met|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*; \w the|strong="H3680"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* open \w country|strong="H7704"\w*. \w Ahijah|strong="H3680"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* wearing \w a|strong="H3068"\w* brand \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w robe|strong="H8008"\w*,  
\v 30  \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w he|strong="H8147"\w* \w grabbed|strong="H8610"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w robe|strong="H8008"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7168"\w*.  
\v 31  \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w told|strong="H8010"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7168"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 32  \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* retain \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w*, \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* chosen \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 33  \w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w am|strong="H1980"\w* \w taking|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* kingdom \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Sidonian|strong="H6722"\w* goddess \w Astarte|strong="H6253"\w*, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w Chemosh|strong="H3645"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Ammonite|strong="H5983"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w Milcom|strong="H4445"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \w instructions|strong="H1870"\w* \w by|strong="H1870"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w I|strong="H3282"\w* approve \w and|strong="H1121"\w* obeying \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w*, \w like|strong="H1870"\w* Solomon’s \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 34  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* allow \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H8104"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5387"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rest \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w chosen|strong="H3947"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w*.  
\v 35  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 36  \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w leave|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w dynasty|strong="H5216"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w serve|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* chosen \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w home|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 37  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w select|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*; \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w desire|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 38  \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w must|strong="H3478"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w instructions|strong="H6680"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* approve, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w establish|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lasting \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*; \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 39  \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w humiliate|strong="H6031"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w forever|strong="H3605"\w*.”  
\v 40  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w tried|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w escaped|strong="H1272"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* found refuge \w with|strong="H4714"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Shishak|strong="H7895"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* stayed \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
\s1 Solomon’s Reign Ends  
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\v 41  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H6213"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w wise|strong="H2451"\w* decisions, \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.  
\v 42  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 43  \w Then|strong="H1732"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w His|strong="H1732"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\c 12  
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\v 1  \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* traveled \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H4427"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\v 2  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* news, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, where \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w fled|strong="H1272"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w ever|strong="H5750"\w* \w since|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\v 3  \w They|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w came|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w*, \w saying|strong="H1696"\w*,  
\v 4 “\w Your|strong="H5414"\w* father \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* \w hard|strong="H7186"\w*. \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w if|strong="H7043"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w lighten|strong="H7043"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w demands|strong="H5923"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H5647"\w* don’t \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w* \w as|strong="H5414"\w* \w hard|strong="H7186"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 5  \w He|strong="H3117"\w* said \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w then|strong="H7725"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.” \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 6  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w consulted|strong="H3289"\w* \w with|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w older|strong="H2205"\w* \w advisers|strong="H3289"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w served|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* father \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H8010"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*. \w He|strong="H8010"\w* \w asked|strong="H1697"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*, “How \w do|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w advise|strong="H3289"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*?”  
\v 7  \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5647"\w*, “\w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w show|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* willingness \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w grant|strong="H6030"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w request|strong="H1697"\w*, \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* forward.”  
\v 8  \w But|strong="H5800"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H1431"\w* \w rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w consulted|strong="H3289"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w young|strong="H3206"\w* \w advisers|strong="H3289"\w* \w who|strong="H5975"\w* \w served|strong="H5975"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H6440"\w* had \w grown|strong="H1431"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w*.  
\v 9  \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w advise|strong="H3289"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w respond|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*, ‘Lessen \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w demands|strong="H5923"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* father \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*’?”  
\v 10  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w young|strong="H3206"\w* advisers \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H1431"\w* \w had|strong="H5971"\w* \w grown|strong="H1431"\w* \w up|strong="H1431"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Say|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, ‘\w Your|strong="H5921"\w* father \w made|strong="H3513"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* work \w hard|strong="H1696"\w*, \w but|strong="H1696"\w* \w now|strong="H2088"\w* \w lighten|strong="H7043"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w burden|strong="H5923"\w*.’ \w Say|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*: ‘\w I|strong="H3541"\w* am \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lot harsher \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* father!  
\v 11  \w My|strong="H5921"\w* father \w imposed|strong="H6006"\w* \w heavy|strong="H3515"\w* \w demands|strong="H5923"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*; \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3254"\w* \w make|strong="H3254"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w even|strong="H5921"\w* \w heavier|strong="H3515"\w*. \w My|strong="H5921"\w* father \w punished|strong="H3256"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* ordinary \w whips|strong="H7752"\w*; \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3254"\w* \w punish|strong="H3256"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w whips|strong="H7752"\w* \w that|strong="H5921"\w* really sting \w your|strong="H5921"\w* flesh.’”   
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\v 12  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w reported|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* ordered \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.”  
\v 13  \w The|strong="H5800"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w responded|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5800"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w harshly|strong="H7186"\w*. \w He|strong="H5971"\w* \w rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H5800"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5800"\w* \w older|strong="H2205"\w* \w men|strong="H2205"\w*  
\v 14  \w and|strong="H3254"\w* followed \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* younger \w ones|strong="H3206"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* father imposed \w heavy|strong="H3513"\w* \w demands|strong="H5923"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*; \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3206"\w* \w make|strong="H3254"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w even|strong="H5921"\w* \w heavier|strong="H3513"\w*. \w My|strong="H5921"\w* father \w punished|strong="H3256"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* ordinary \w whips|strong="H7752"\w*; \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3206"\w* \w punish|strong="H3256"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w whips|strong="H7752"\w* \w that|strong="H3206"\w* really sting \w your|strong="H5921"\w* flesh.”  
\v 15  \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* instigating \w this|strong="H1696"\w* \w turn|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w pass|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* prophetic \w announcement|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* Ahijah \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Shilonite|strong="H7888"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*.   
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\v 16  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w answered|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w share|strong="H2506"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*! \w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w homes|strong="H1004"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*! \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w after|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*!” \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w homes|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 17  (\w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w continued|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.)  
\v 18  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* Adoniram, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w supervisor|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* work crews, \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w stoned|strong="H7275"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* managed \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w jump|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w escape|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 19  \w So|strong="H2088"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H6586"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H6586"\w* \w against|strong="H6586"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Davidic \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 20  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembly|strong="H5712"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w except|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w remained|strong="H1961"\w* loyal \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Davidic \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 21  \w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* arrived \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* summoned 180,000 skilled \w warriors|strong="H4421"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.  
\v 22  \w But|strong="H1961"\w* God \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* prophet,  
\v 23 “Say \w this|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w as|strong="H5971"\w* well \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\v 24 ‘\w The|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*: “\w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w war|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Each|strong="H3541"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*.”’” \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w ordered|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\s1 Jeroboam Makes Golden Calves  
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\v 25  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w up|strong="H1129"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* Ephraimite \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w From|strong="H3318"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w up|strong="H1129"\w* \w Penuel|strong="H6439"\w*.  
\v 26  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w then|strong="H6258"\w* \w thought|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w himself|strong="H3820"\w*: “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* Davidic \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* could \w regain|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.  
\v 27  If \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w their|strong="H3068"\w* loyalty \w could|strong="H2088"\w* shift \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* former master, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.”  
\v 28  \w After|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w consulted|strong="H3289"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w advisers|strong="H3289"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w calves|strong="H5695"\w*. \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* people, “\w It|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w too|strong="H7227"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* trouble \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w here|strong="H2009"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* gods \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* land \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.”  
\v 29  \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* one \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w and|strong="H1008"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* other \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*.  
\v 30  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*; \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Bethel \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* worship \w the|strong="H6440"\w* calves.   
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\v 31  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* \w temples|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3878"\w*.  
\v 32  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w inaugurated|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fifteenth|strong="H2568"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w eighth|strong="H8066"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w celebrated|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w calves|strong="H5695"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3063"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5975"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3063"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\s1 A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel  
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\v 33  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fifteenth|strong="H2568"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w eighth|strong="H8066"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* (\w a|strong="H3068"\w* date \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* arbitrarily chosen) Jeroboam \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w inaugurated|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w*.   
\c 13  
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\v 1  \w Just|strong="H1697"\w* \w then|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* prophet \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w sent|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, arrived \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*, \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H6999"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w*.  
\v 2  \w With|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w authority|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*! \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Davidic \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. Human \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.’”  
\v 3  \w That|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sign|strong="H4159"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sign|strong="H4159"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* predetermined: \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w split|strong="H7167"\w* \w open|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ashes|strong="H1880"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* fall \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground.”  
\v 4  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* prophet \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*, \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, standing \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, \w extended|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w ordered|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w Seize|strong="H8610"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*!” \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w extended|strong="H7971"\w* \w shriveled|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w could|strong="H3201"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pull|strong="H3201"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 5  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w split|strong="H7167"\w* \w open|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w ashes|strong="H1880"\w* fell \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* ground, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w fulfillment|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w sign|strong="H4159"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* prophet \w had|strong="H3068"\w* announced \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w authority|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 6  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w pled|strong="H6030"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* prophet, “\w Seek|strong="H2470"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w restored|strong="H7725"\w*.” \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* prophet \w sought|strong="H2470"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w favor|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w restored|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w its|strong="H7725"\w* \w former|strong="H7223"\w* \w condition|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w prophet|strong="H1696"\w*, “Come \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* something \w to|strong="H1696"\w* eat. \w I|strong="H5414"\w*’d \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w present|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 8  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* prophet said \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w Even|strong="H3808"\w* if \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* possessions, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w could|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H4428"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 9  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* strict \w orders|strong="H6680"\w*, ‘\w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w there|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w home|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w came|strong="H1980"\w*.’”  
\v 10  \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* started \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*; \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* travel \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* same \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H1008"\w* taken \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w came|strong="H1697"\w* \w home|strong="H5608"\w*, \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Their|strong="H7200"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w asked|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w*, “\w Which|strong="H2088"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w did|strong="H3063"\w* \w he|strong="H1980"\w* \w take|strong="H1980"\w*?” \w His|strong="H7200"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w prophet|strong="H1696"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w had|strong="H3063"\w* taken.  
\v 13  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w then|strong="H1121"\w* told \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, “\w Saddle|strong="H2280"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.” \w When|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* \w saddled|strong="H2280"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w mounted|strong="H7392"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*  
\v 14  \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w took|strong="H3063"\w* off after \w the|strong="H8478"\w* prophet, whom \w he|strong="H3063"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w an|strong="H4672"\w* oak tree. \w He|strong="H3063"\w* asked \w him|strong="H4672"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H8478"\w* \w you|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* prophet \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*?” \w He|strong="H3063"\w* answered, “Yes, \w I|strong="H4672"\w* am.”  
\v 15  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* then said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* him, “\w Come|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w something|strong="H3899"\w*.”  
\v 16  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* replied, “\w I|strong="H3201"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w*’t \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H3899"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w with|strong="H3899"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w in|strong="H3899"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 17  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gave|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* strict \w orders|strong="H1697"\w*, ‘\w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*; \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w came|strong="H1980"\w*.’”  
\v 18  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* old \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. \w An|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w authority|strong="H1697"\w*, ‘\w Bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w so|strong="H7725"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*.’” \w But|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w lying|strong="H3584"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 19  \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* prophet \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* ate \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 20  \w While|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* through \w the|strong="H3068"\w* old \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*  
\v 21  \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* prophet \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H4784"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 22  \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* ate \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H1696"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \w even|strong="H3808"\w* though \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*, “Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w there|strong="H7725"\w*.” Therefore \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* buried \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* ancestral \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w*.’”   
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\v 23  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* Judah finished \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w meal|strong="H3899"\w*, \w the|strong="H7725"\w* old \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w saddled|strong="H2280"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* visitor’s \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w for|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 24  \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* prophet \w from|strong="H1961"\w* Judah \w was|strong="H1961"\w* traveling, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w attacked|strong="H5975"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w*. \w His|strong="H1961"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w lying|strong="H7993"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* lion \w just|strong="H5975"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* beside \w it|strong="H5038"\w*.  
\v 25  \w Some|strong="H2009"\w* \w men|strong="H2205"\w* \w came|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w* \w lying|strong="H7993"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* lion \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* beside \w it|strong="H7200"\w*. \w They|strong="H5892"\w* \w went|strong="H5674"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* reported \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H5892"\w* \w had|strong="H5030"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w where|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\v 26  \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* old \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* invited \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* house \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* news, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* lion \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* ripped \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w warned|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 27  \w He|strong="H1696"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H2280"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, “\w Saddle|strong="H2280"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w*,” \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1696"\w* did \w so|strong="H1696"\w*.  
\v 28  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w* \w lying|strong="H7993"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* lion \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* beside \w it|strong="H5038"\w*; \w the|strong="H7665"\w* lion \w had|strong="H4672"\w* \w neither|strong="H3808"\w* eaten \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w*.  
\v 29  \w The|strong="H5375"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w picked|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w put|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w on|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. \w The|strong="H5375"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w then|strong="H5375"\w* entered \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 30  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* own \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w*, \w and|strong="H5594"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w mourned|strong="H5594"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, saying, “\w Ah|strong="H1945"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* brother!”  
\v 31  \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w*, \w he|strong="H1121"\w* said \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, “\w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w me|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w* where \w the|strong="H1961"\w* prophet \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w*; \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* right beside \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*,  
\v 32  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* prophecy \w he|strong="H3588"\w* announced \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w authority|strong="H1697"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temples|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* north \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w fulfilled|strong="H1961"\w*.”   
\s1 A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty  
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\v 33  \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w*, \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w continued|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* appoint common \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w at|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. Anyone \w who|strong="H5971"\w* wanted \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w job|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w consecrated|strong="H4390"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*.  
\v 34  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* end \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth.   
\c 14  
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\v 1   
\p \w At|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Abijah \w became|strong="H2470"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w wife|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Disguise|strong="H8138"\w* \w yourself|strong="H5921"\w* \w so|strong="H1980"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w wife|strong="H1696"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w*; Ahijah \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H5971"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w*, lives \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w loaves|strong="H3899"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, \w some|strong="H3027"\w* small \w cakes|strong="H5350"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* container \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* visit \w him|strong="H5046"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w*.”   
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\v 4  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s wife \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w told|strong="H6213"\w*. \w She|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* visited Ahijah. \w Now|strong="H3588"\w* Ahijah \w could|strong="H3201"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*; \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* lost \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w eyesight|strong="H5869"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* old \w age|strong="H7869"\w*.  
\v 5  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* Ahijah, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w wife|strong="H1696"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* find \w out|strong="H1875"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w* so-and-so. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w comes|strong="H1961"\w*, \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* disguise.”  
\v 6  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Ahijah \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w footsteps|strong="H7272"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H4100"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w through|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w*, \w he|strong="H7971"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w*, wife \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*! \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w pretending|strong="H7186"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* someone else? \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* commissioned \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w give|strong="H7186"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* bad \w news|strong="H6963"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, tell \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w raised|strong="H7311"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 8  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Davidic \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w But|strong="H7535"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w wholeheartedly|strong="H3824"\w* \w by|strong="H5414"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* approve.  
\v 9  \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* sinned \w more|strong="H6213"\w* \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w angered|strong="H3707"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* gods, formed \w out|strong="H7993"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w metal|strong="H6213"\w*; \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* disregarded \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 10  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w ready|strong="H8552"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w bring|strong="H7451"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w every|strong="H8366"\w* last \w male|strong="H8366"\w* belonging \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w including|strong="H5704"\w* \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* weak \w and|strong="H3478"\w* incapacitated. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* \w up|strong="H6113"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*, just \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w one|strong="H3651"\w* \w burns|strong="H1197"\w* \w manure|strong="H1557"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w completely|strong="H8552"\w* \w consumed|strong="H8552"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* eat \w the|strong="H3588"\w* members \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H4191"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* eat \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ones \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H7704"\w*.”’ \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!   
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\v 12 “\w As|strong="H5892"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H6965"\w*, \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*. \w When|strong="H6965"\w* \w you|strong="H6965"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w boy|strong="H3206"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 13  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* receive \w a|strong="H3068"\w* decent \w burial|strong="H6913"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.  
\v 14  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w ready|strong="H6258"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w happen|strong="H6965"\w*!  
\v 15  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reed|strong="H7070"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* sways \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H5110"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H5676"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* ancestors \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w beyond|strong="H5676"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H5104"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w angered|strong="H3707"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* Asherah poles.  
\v 16  \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* enemies \w because|strong="H1558"\w* \w of|strong="H2403"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w which|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w which|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w commit|strong="H2398"\w*.”   
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\v 17  \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s wife \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*. \w As|strong="H6965"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* crossed \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w threshold|strong="H5592"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 18  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w mourned|strong="H5594"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w predicted|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* Ahijah.   
\s1 Jeroboam’s Reign Ends  
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\v 19  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w details|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* battles \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w twenty-two|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*; \w then|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H5070"\w* \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\s1 Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah  
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\v 21  \w Now|strong="H3478"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* forty-one \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w seventeen|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* chose \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w home|strong="H8034"\w*. \w His|strong="H3605"\w* mother \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* Ammonite \w woman|strong="H8034"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Naamah|strong="H5279"\w*.   
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\v 22  \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H6213"\w* \w jealous|strong="H7065"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 23  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H1992"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, sacred \w pillars|strong="H4676"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* Asherah poles \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w hill|strong="H1389"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*.  
\v 24  \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w male|strong="H6945"\w* cultic \w prostitutes|strong="H6945"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w horrible|strong="H8441"\w* sins \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w driven|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 25  \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w*’s \w fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Shishak|strong="H7895"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 26  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* treasures \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 27  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w replace|strong="H8478"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w assigned|strong="H6485"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w who|strong="H8104"\w* \w protected|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Whenever|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* visited \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w guard|strong="H7323"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w guardroom|strong="H8372"\w*.   
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\v 29  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 30  \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w continually|strong="H3605"\w* \w at|strong="H4421"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 31  \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* ancestors \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w His|strong="H1732"\w* mother \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w an|strong="H5279"\w* Ammonite \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Naamah|strong="H5279"\w*. \w His|strong="H1732"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Abijah \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\c 15  
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\v 1  \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w eighteenth|strong="H8083"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*, Abijah \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2  \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H4427"\w* mother \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w*, \w the|strong="H8034"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* Abishalom.  
\v 3  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2403"\w* \w practices|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wholeheartedly|strong="H3824"\w* \w devoted|strong="H8003"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Nevertheless|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* maintained \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H5216"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6965"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* protecting \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 5  \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w because|strong="H1697"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w approved|strong="H3477"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w disregarded|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w commandments|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*, \w except|strong="H7535"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* incident involving Uriah \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Rehoboam|strong="H7346"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w continually|strong="H3605"\w* \w at|strong="H4421"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* Abijah’s \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Abijah’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. Abijah \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 8  Abijah passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w His|strong="H1732"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Asa \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\s1 Asa’s Reign over Judah  
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\v 9  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3379"\w* \w twentieth|strong="H6242"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H4427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, Asa \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H3379"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 10  \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H8034"\w* forty-one \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H4427"\w* grandmother \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* Abishalom.  
\v 11  Asa \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w approved|strong="H3477"\w* \w like|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 12  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w male|strong="H6945"\w* cultic \w prostitutes|strong="H6945"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w and|strong="H6213"\w* got rid \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* disgusting \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors \w had|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 13  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w* \w his|strong="H5493"\w* grandmother \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w her|strong="H3772"\w* position \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w queen|strong="H1377"\w* because \w she|strong="H1571"\w* \w had|strong="H8313"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* loathsome Asherah pole. Asa \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* \w her|strong="H3772"\w* Asherah pole \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w*.  
\v 14  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eliminated|strong="H5493"\w*, \w yet|strong="H7535"\w* Asa \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w wholeheartedly|strong="H3824"\w* \w devoted|strong="H8003"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 15  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3627"\w* \w into|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, including \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* other \w articles|strong="H3627"\w*.   
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\v 16  \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* Asa \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w continually|strong="H3605"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 17  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w established|strong="H5414"\w* \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* military outpost \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w prevent|strong="H1115"\w* anyone \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w leaving|strong="H3318"\w* \w or|strong="H1115"\w* entering \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Asa \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 18  Asa \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* treasuries \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H3947"\w* told \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Ben Hadad \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tabrimmon|strong="H2886"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hezion|strong="H2383"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Syria, \w ruler|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, \w along|strong="H3027"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w*:  
\v 19 “\w I|strong="H2009"\w* want \w to|strong="H3478"\w* make \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*, \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H4428"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* fathers \w made|strong="H3478"\w*. \w See|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w present|strong="H7810"\w*. \w Break|strong="H6565"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* retreat \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* land.”  
\v 20  Ben Hadad \w accepted|strong="H8085"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Asa’s offer \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w ordered|strong="H5221"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w conquered|strong="H5221"\w* \w Ijon|strong="H5859"\w*, \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, Abel Beth Maacah, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w territory|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* region \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Kinnereth|strong="H3672"\w*.  
\v 21  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* news, \w he|strong="H1129"\w* \w stopped|strong="H2308"\w* \w fortifying|strong="H1129"\w* \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*.  
\v 22  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Asa \w ordered|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* (\w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w exemptions|strong="H5355"\w* \w were|strong="H3063"\w* \w granted|strong="H5375"\w*) \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stones \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Asa \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* materials \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w Geba|strong="H1387"\w* (\w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*) \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* successes \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w*, \w as|strong="H1697"\w* well \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w record|strong="H3789"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Yet|strong="H7535"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w very|strong="H6213"\w* \w old|strong="H2209"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* developed \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w disease|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 24  Asa passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* ancestors \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w His|strong="H1732"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\s1 Nadab’s Reign over Israel  
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\v 25  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w second|strong="H8147"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H5070"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; \w he|strong="H8147"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 26  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father’s \w footsteps|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w encouraged|strong="H2398"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*.   
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\v 27  \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahijah, \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*, \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H5070"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* assassinated \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gibbethon|strong="H1405"\w*, \w which|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* territory. \w This|strong="H3478"\w* happened \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H5070"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* army \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w besieging|strong="H6696"\w* \w Gibbethon|strong="H1405"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H4427"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 29  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*, \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w executed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* wiped \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w breathed|strong="H5397"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w predicted|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* Ahijah \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Shilonite|strong="H7888"\w*.  
\v 30  \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w happened|strong="H2398"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w commit|strong="H2398"\w*. These \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w angered|strong="H3707"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 31  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H5070"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 32  Asa \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H1201"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w continually|strong="H3605"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\s1 Baasha’s Reign over Israel  
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\v 33  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahijah \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*; \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w twenty-four|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 34  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w footsteps|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w encouraged|strong="H2398"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*.   
\c 16  
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\v 1  \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hanani|strong="H2607"\w* \w received|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* predicting \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w*’s downfall:  
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w raised|strong="H7311"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Yet|strong="H2398"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w footsteps|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w encouraged|strong="H2398"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*; \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*.  
\v 3  \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* ready \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* eat \w the|strong="H4191"\w* members \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w*’s \w family|strong="H4191"\w* \w who|strong="H1201"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* eat \w the|strong="H4191"\w* ones \w who|strong="H1201"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w country|strong="H7704"\w*.”   
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\v 5  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* successes, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Elah \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hanani|strong="H2607"\w* \w received|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w predicting|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* downfall \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w actions|strong="H4639"\w* \w angered|strong="H3707"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* (\w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w*), \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w ended|strong="H1961"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s.   
\s1 Elah’s Reign over Israel  
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\v 8  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w twenty-sixth|strong="H6242"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Elah \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H4427"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 9  \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w half|strong="H4276"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* force, \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w While|strong="H1931"\w* Elah \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w heavily|strong="H7910"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Arza, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w supervised|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*,  
\v 10  \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w* \w came|strong="H3063"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*. (\w This|strong="H4191"\w* happened \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w twenty-seventh|strong="H6242"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H4427"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.) \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w* \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* Elah \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 11  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w occupied|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w*’s \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* spare \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w male|strong="H8366"\w* belonging \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*; \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w relatives|strong="H1350"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w*’s \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w predicted|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*.  
\v 13  \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w happened|strong="H2398"\w* \w because|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Elah \w committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w commit|strong="H2398"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w angered|strong="H3707"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w worthless|strong="H1892"\w* \w idols|strong="H1892"\w*.   
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\v 14  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Elah’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\s1 Zimri’s Reign over Israel  
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\v 15  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w twenty-seventh|strong="H6242"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w*; \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*. \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w*’s revolt \w took|strong="H4428"\w* place \w while|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w deployed|strong="H2583"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Gibbethon|strong="H1405"\w*, \w which|strong="H5971"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* territory.  
\v 16  \w While|strong="H3117"\w* \w deployed|strong="H2583"\w* \w there|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w received|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* report: “\w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w conspired|strong="H7194"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* assassinated \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.” \w So|strong="H1571"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w very|strong="H1571"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gibbethon|strong="H1405"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w besieged|strong="H6696"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*.  
\v 18  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H4428"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fortified area \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* set \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* fire \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* flames.  
\v 19  \w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w happened|strong="H2398"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*’s \w footsteps|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w encouraged|strong="H2398"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* continue \w sinning|strong="H2398"\w*.   
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\v 20  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w details|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* revolt, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\s1 Omri’s Reign over Israel  
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\v 21  \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w divided|strong="H2505"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* loyalties. \w Half|strong="H2677"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* supported \w Tibni|strong="H8402"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ginath|strong="H1527"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H4427"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*; \w the|strong="H1961"\w* other \w half|strong="H2677"\w* supported \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w*’s supporters \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w stronger|strong="H2388"\w* than \w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w supported|strong="H2388"\w* \w Tibni|strong="H8402"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ginath|strong="H1527"\w*. \w Tibni|strong="H8402"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*; \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w thirty-first|strong="H7970"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H8147"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*.  
\v 24  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w purchased|strong="H7069"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Shemer|strong="H8106"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* two \w talents|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* launched \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w construction|strong="H1129"\w* project \w there|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w Shemer|strong="H8106"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* former \w owner|strong="H7069"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\v 25  \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 26  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w footsteps|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w encouraged|strong="H2398"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*; \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w angered|strong="H3707"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w worthless|strong="H1892"\w* \w idols|strong="H1892"\w*.   
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\v 27  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* successes, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Ahab \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\s1 Ahab Promotes Idolatry  
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\v 29  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w thirty-eighth|strong="H7970"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asa’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Ahab \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. Ahab \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w twenty-two|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\v 30  Ahab \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 31  \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w following|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2403"\w* footsteps \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* bad enough, \w he|strong="H4428"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w* Jezebel \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ethbaal \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w Sidonians|strong="H6722"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H4428"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.  
\v 32  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w had|strong="H1129"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\v 33  Ahab \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* Asherah pole; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w anger|strong="H3707"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w than|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 34  \w During|strong="H3117"\w* Ahab’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w Hiel|strong="H2419"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Bethelite|strong="H1017"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*. Abiram, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, died \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w laid|strong="H3245"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3245"\w*; \w Segub|strong="H7687"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w youngest|strong="H6810"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, died \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w erected|strong="H5324"\w* \w its|strong="H3245"\w* \w gates|strong="H1817"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w warned|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nun|strong="H5126"\w*.   
\c 17  
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\v 1  Elijah \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Tishbite|strong="H8664"\w*, \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Tishbe \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* Ahab, “\w As|strong="H1697"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* (\w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w serve|strong="H1961"\w*), \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H5975"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w* \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w unless|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H2416"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w command|strong="H6310"\w*.”  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w him|strong="H1961"\w*:  
\v 3 “Leave \w here|strong="H2088"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* travel \w eastward|strong="H6924"\w*. \w Hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Kerith \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w*; \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* already \w told|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w ravens|strong="H6158"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* food \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.”  
\v 5  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Kerith \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*.  
\v 6  \w The|strong="H4480"\w* \w ravens|strong="H6158"\w* \w would|strong="H1320"\w* bring \w him|strong="H4480"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* each \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*, \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w would|strong="H1320"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w*.   
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\v 7  \w After|strong="H7093"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* land.  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w him|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\v 9 “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Zarephath|strong="H6886"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Sidonian territory, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H2009"\w* already \w told|strong="H6680"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* widow \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w lives|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w provide|strong="H3557"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w*.”  
\v 10  \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Zarephath|strong="H6886"\w*. \w When|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w gate|strong="H6607"\w*, \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* widow \w gathering|strong="H7197"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*. \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w give|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cup \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w so|strong="H3947"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w can|strong="H3947"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*.”  
\v 11  \w As|strong="H3947"\w* \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w*, \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w piece|strong="H6595"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*.”  
\v 12  \w She|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w As|strong="H6213"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* food, \w except|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w handful|strong="H4393"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w flour|strong="H7058"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w jar|strong="H3537"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w jug|strong="H6835"\w*. \w Right|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w gathering|strong="H7197"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w couple|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w sticks|strong="H6086"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire. \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*’m \w going|strong="H2005"\w* \w home|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* final \w meal|strong="H7058"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* myself. \w After|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* eaten \w that|strong="H3588"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* starvation.”  
\v 13  Elijah \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w her|strong="H3318"\w*, “Don’t \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*. \w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* planned. \w But|strong="H7223"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w cake|strong="H5692"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*; \w then|strong="H3318"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w yourself|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 14  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w jar|strong="H3537"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w flour|strong="H7058"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w empty|strong="H2637"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w jug|strong="H6835"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w run|strong="H2637"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w makes|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w surface|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.’”  
\v 15  \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* Elijah \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w*; \w there|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w always|strong="H3117"\w* \w enough|strong="H6213"\w* \w food|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* Elijah \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 16  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w jar|strong="H3537"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w flour|strong="H7058"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w empty|strong="H3615"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w jug|strong="H6835"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* ran \w out|strong="H3027"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H1696"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w woman|strong="H1004"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* owned \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* got \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*. \w His|strong="H1961"\w* \w illness|strong="H2483"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w severe|strong="H2389"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w could|strong="H1697"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w breathe|strong="H5397"\w*.  
\v 18  \w She|strong="H4100"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w* Elijah, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w*, prophet, \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w come|strong="H2142"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w me|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w confront|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*?”  
\v 19  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* said \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w Hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.” \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w arms|strong="H2436"\w*, \w carried|strong="H5927"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w staying|strong="H3427"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w laid|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Then|strong="H1571"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* bringing \w disaster|strong="H7489"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H7121"\w* widow \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w staying|strong="H1481"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w killing|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*?”  
\v 21  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w stretched|strong="H4058"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w boy|strong="H3206"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w boy|strong="H3206"\w*’s \w breath|strong="H5315"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*.”  
\v 22  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w answered|strong="H7725"\w* Elijah’s prayer; \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w boy|strong="H3206"\w*’s \w breath|strong="H5315"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w lived|strong="H2421"\w*.  
\v 23  Elijah \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w boy|strong="H3206"\w*, \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* mother. Elijah \w then|strong="H3947"\w* said, “\w See|strong="H7200"\w*, \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*!”  
\v 24  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w woman|strong="H2088"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Elijah, “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* prophet \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* \w does|strong="H3068"\w* \w speak|strong="H1697"\w* \w through|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\c 18  
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\v 1  \w Some|strong="H1697"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w later|strong="H1961"\w*, \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* famine, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* Elijah, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w appearance|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* Ahab, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w surface|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.”  
\v 2  \w So|strong="H7200"\w* Elijah \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w an|strong="H7200"\w* appearance \w before|strong="H7200"\w* Ahab.  
\p \w Now|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w was|strong="H7458"\w* \w severe|strong="H2389"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\v 3  \w So|strong="H1961"\w* Ahab \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w supervised|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. (\w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w loyal|strong="H3068"\w* follower \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 4  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Jezebel \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w killing|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H3947"\w* \w caves|strong="H4631"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H3947"\w* groups \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.)  
\v 5  Ahab told \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w springs|strong="H4599"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w valleys|strong="H5158"\w*. Maybe \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w some|strong="H3605"\w* grazing areas \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H2421"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w mules|strong="H6505"\w* \w alive|strong="H2421"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w kill|strong="H3772"\w* \w some|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w animals|strong="H2421"\w*.”  
\v 6  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w divided|strong="H2505"\w* \w up|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* land \w between|strong="H5674"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*; Ahab \w went|strong="H1980"\w* one \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* other.   
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\v 7  \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* traveling \w along|strong="H5921"\w*, Elijah \w met|strong="H7125"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w recognized|strong="H5234"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w facedown|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* said, “\w Is|strong="H2088"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* master, Elijah?”  
\v 8  \w He|strong="H3212"\w* replied, “\w Yes|strong="H2009"\w*, \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* say \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H2009"\w* master, ‘Elijah \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w back|strong="H3212"\w*.’”  
\v 9  Obadiah said, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* ready \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* Ahab \w for|strong="H3588"\w* execution?  
\v 10  \w As|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* master \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w every|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H7971"\w* effort \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* say, ‘\w He|strong="H3588"\w*’s \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w here|strong="H8033"\w*,’ \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w makes|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H7971"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w you|strong="H6258"\w* say, ‘\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* say \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H6258"\w* master, “Elijah \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w back|strong="H3212"\w*.”’  
\v 12  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* leave \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w can|strong="H5650"\w*’t \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* Ahab \w I|strong="H5921"\w*’ve seen \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* won’t \w be|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*. \w That|strong="H3045"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* fair, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w loyal|strong="H3068"\w* follower \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Certainly|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* master \w is|strong="H3068"\w* aware \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w when|strong="H6213"\w* Jezebel \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w killing|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H6213"\w* \w caves|strong="H4631"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H6213"\w* groups \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w brought|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w you|strong="H6258"\w* say, ‘\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* say \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H2026"\w* master, “Elijah \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w back|strong="H3212"\w*,”’ \w but|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H3212"\w* will \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w me|strong="H2026"\w*.”  
\v 15  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* Elijah said, “\w As|strong="H3117"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* rules \w over|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* (\w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w serve|strong="H5975"\w*), \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w an|strong="H7200"\w* \w appearance|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.”   
\s1 Elijah Confronts Baal’s Prophets  
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\v 16  When \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w informed|strong="H5046"\w* Ahab, \w the|strong="H5046"\w* king \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* Elijah.  
\v 17  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Ahab \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* Elijah, \w he|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*, “\w Is|strong="H2088"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w*, \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w brings|strong="H5916"\w* disaster \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*?”  
\v 18  Elijah replied, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w brought|strong="H3212"\w* disaster \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* father’s \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w*, \w by|strong="H3068"\w* abandoning \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w following|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Baals|strong="H1168"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w assemble|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* before \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*, \w as|strong="H3605"\w* well \w as|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* 450 \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 400 \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Asherah whom Jezebel \w supports|strong="H7979"\w*.   
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\v 20  Ahab \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H6908"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w assemble|strong="H6908"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*.  
\v 21  Elijah \w approached|strong="H5066"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w going|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* paralyzed \w by|strong="H5921"\w* indecision? If \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w then|strong="H6030"\w* \w follow|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* if \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w*, \w follow|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*!” \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w did|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 22  Elijah said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H3068"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* only \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w*, \w but|strong="H3498"\w* \w there|strong="H3498"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* 450 \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.  
\v 23  \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w*. \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* choose \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H1992"\w*, \w cut|strong="H5408"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w pieces|strong="H5408"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* fire. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w same|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* fire.  
\v 24  \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w invoke|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w invoke|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w responds|strong="H6030"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w will|strong="H3068"\w* demonstrate \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.” \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w responded|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fair|strong="H2896"\w* test.”   
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\v 25  Elijah \w told|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, “Choose \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* yourselves \w and|strong="H6499"\w* go \w first|strong="H7223"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5030"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* majority. \w Invoke|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w light|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire.”  
\v 26  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w suggested|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* invoked \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*, \w saying|strong="H6963"\w*, “\w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*.” \w But|strong="H6030"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* jumped \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 27  \w At|strong="H1961"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w* Elijah \w mocked|strong="H2048"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w*, “Yell \w louder|strong="H1419"\w*! \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H1419"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* god; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w deep|strong="H1419"\w* \w in|strong="H1419"\w* thought, \w or|strong="H1419"\w* \w perhaps|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* stepped \w out|strong="H1419"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* moment \w or|strong="H1419"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* trip. \w Perhaps|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w sleeping|strong="H3463"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w needs|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w awakened|strong="H3364"\w*.”  
\v 28  \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* yelled \w louder|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w accordance|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w prescribed|strong="H4941"\w* ritual, \w mutilated|strong="H1413"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7121"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w spears|strong="H7420"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1413"\w* \w were|strong="H1419"\w* covered \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*.  
\v 29  \w Throughout|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* afternoon \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H6963"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* ecstatic \w frenzy|strong="H5927"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H5927"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w*, \w no|strong="H5927"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*, \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w no|strong="H5927"\w* \w response|strong="H7182"\w*.   
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\v 30  Elijah \w then|strong="H3068"\w* told \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, “\w Approach|strong="H5066"\w* \w me|strong="H5066"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5066"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w approached|strong="H5066"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w repaired|strong="H7495"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5971"\w* \w torn|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H2040"\w*.  
\v 31  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* Elijah \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* stones, corresponding \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w number|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w descended|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* whom \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* new \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.”  
\v 32  \w With|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* stones \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w constructed|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w Around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w trench|strong="H8585"\w* \w large|strong="H1004"\w* \w enough|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w contain|strong="H1004"\w* \w two|strong="H6213"\w* \w seahs|strong="H5429"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w*.  
\v 33  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w arranged|strong="H6186"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*, \w cut|strong="H5408"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w placed|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*.  
\v 34  Then \w he|strong="H5921"\w* said, “\w Fill|strong="H4390"\w* four \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w jars|strong="H3537"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w pour|strong="H3332"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w offering|strong="H5930"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*.” \w When|strong="H4390"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H4325"\w* done \w so|strong="H5921"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* said, “\w Do|strong="H8138"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w again|strong="H8138"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H5930"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w again|strong="H8138"\w*. Then \w he|strong="H5921"\w* said, “\w Do|strong="H8138"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w third|strong="H8027"\w* \w time|strong="H8138"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H5930"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w third|strong="H8027"\w* \w time|strong="H8138"\w*.  
\v 35  \w The|strong="H4390"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flowed|strong="H3212"\w* \w down|strong="H3212"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w sides|strong="H5439"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w trench|strong="H8585"\w*.  
\v 36  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w evening|strong="H3117"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*, Elijah \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w approached|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* altar \w and|strong="H3478"\w* prayed: “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Abraham, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w prove|strong="H3045"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w command|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 37  \w Answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H5437"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H5437"\w*, \w so|strong="H2088"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* winning \w back|strong="H5437"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* allegiance.”  
\v 38  \w Then|strong="H5307"\w* fire \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sky. \w It|strong="H3068"\w* consumed \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w offering|strong="H5930"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* stones, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w licked|strong="H3897"\w* \w up|strong="H3897"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w trench|strong="H8585"\w*.  
\v 39  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w*, \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w threw|strong="H5307"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6440"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* said, “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*! \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*!”  
\v 40  Elijah told \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, “\w Seize|strong="H8610"\w* \w the|strong="H7819"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H5158"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*! Don’t \w let|strong="H3381"\w* even \w one|strong="H4422"\w* \w of|strong="H5158"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*!” \w So|strong="H3381"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w seized|strong="H8610"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* Elijah led \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7819"\w* \w Kishon|strong="H7028"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* executed \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
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\v 41  \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* Elijah told Ahab, “\w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* eat \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* heavy \w rainstorm|strong="H1653"\w* \w can|strong="H8354"\w* \w be|strong="H6963"\w* \w heard|strong="H6963"\w*.”  
\v 42  \w So|strong="H5927"\w* Ahab \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* eat \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, while Elijah \w climbed|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*. \w He|strong="H6440"\w* bent \w down|strong="H7760"\w* \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* between \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w knees|strong="H1290"\w*.  
\v 43  \w He|strong="H7725"\w* told \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w look|strong="H5027"\w* \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w direction|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w he|strong="H7725"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w looked|strong="H5027"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w reported|strong="H7725"\w*, “\w There|strong="H5927"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3972"\w*.” \w Seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* Elijah \w sent|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w look|strong="H5027"\w*.  
\v 44  \w The|strong="H5927"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* servant said, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w cloud|strong="H5645"\w*, \w the|strong="H5927"\w* size \w of|strong="H3709"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w palm|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H3709"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man’s \w hand|strong="H3709"\w*, \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w rising|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.” Elijah \w then|strong="H1961"\w* said, “\w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H5927"\w* tell Ahab, ‘Hitch \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* chariots \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* won’t \w overtake|strong="H6113"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.’”  
\v 45  \w Meanwhile|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* covered \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w dark|strong="H6937"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w*, \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* blew, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w heavy|strong="H1419"\w* \w rainstorm|strong="H1653"\w*. Ahab \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* \w toward|strong="H5704"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*.  
\v 46  \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w energized|strong="H3027"\w* Elijah \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*; \w he|strong="H5704"\w* tucked \w his|strong="H3068"\w* robe \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* belt \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w ran|strong="H7323"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Ahab \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*.   
\c 19  
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\v 1  Ahab \w told|strong="H5046"\w* Jezebel \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* Elijah \w had|strong="H5030"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* detailed account \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w how|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\v 2  Jezebel \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* Elijah \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w warning|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w May|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* gods \w judge|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* severely \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w by|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w theirs|strong="H1992"\w*!”   
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\v 3  Elijah \w was|strong="H5315"\w* afraid, \w so|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* fled \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* Beer Sheba \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w left|strong="H3240"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,  
\v 4  \w while|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*’s \w journey|strong="H1870"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shrub|strong="H7574"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3588"\w*’ve \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w enough|strong="H7227"\w*! \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. \w After|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w*’m \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* ancestors.”  
\v 5  \w He|strong="H4397"\w* \w stretched|strong="H4397"\w* \w out|strong="H3462"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w fell|strong="H3462"\w* \w asleep|strong="H3462"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w shrub|strong="H7574"\w*. \w All|strong="H7901"\w* \w of|strong="H4397"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sudden \w an|strong="H6965"\w* \w angelic|strong="H4397"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w him|strong="H8478"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* said, “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* eat.”  
\v 6  \w He|strong="H7725"\w* \w looked|strong="H5027"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w right|strong="H5027"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w by|strong="H4325"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w head|strong="H4763"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cake|strong="H5692"\w* baking \w on|strong="H5027"\w* hot \w coals|strong="H7529"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w jug|strong="H6835"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w He|strong="H7725"\w* ate \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w then|strong="H2009"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* \w some|strong="H2009"\w* \w more|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w angelic|strong="H4397"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w came|strong="H5060"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*, \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* said, “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* eat, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w otherwise|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* won’t \w be|strong="H3068"\w* able \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w journey|strong="H1870"\w*.”  
\v 8  \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* ate \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w*. \w That|strong="H3117"\w* meal gave \w him|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* travel forty \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* forty \w nights|strong="H3915"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w reached|strong="H5704"\w* \w Horeb|strong="H2722"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* God.   
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\v 9  \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H3068"\w* \w into|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cave|strong="H4631"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w spent|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*. \w All|strong="H3885"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sudden \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, Elijah?”  
\v 10  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* answered, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H7065"\w* \w absolutely|strong="H7065"\w* \w loyal|strong="H7065"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H7065"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w torn|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H2040"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* alone \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.”  
\v 11  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w*.”  
\p \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w powerful|strong="H2389"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, digging \w into|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* causing landslides, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*. \w After|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* windstorm \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H6440"\w* \w earthquake|strong="H7494"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earthquake|strong="H7494"\w*.  
\v 12  After \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w earthquake|strong="H7494"\w*, \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* fire. After \w the|strong="H3068"\w* fire, \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* soft \w whisper|strong="H1851"\w*.  
\v 13  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Elijah \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H6440"\w*, \w he|strong="H6440"\w* covered \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* robe \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w cave|strong="H4631"\w*. \w All|strong="H2009"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sudden \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, Elijah?”  
\v 14  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* answered, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H7065"\w* \w absolutely|strong="H7065"\w* \w loyal|strong="H7065"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H7065"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w torn|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H2040"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* alone \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.”  
\v 15  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H7725"\w* head \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w anoint|strong="H4886"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* Syria.  
\v 16  \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w anoint|strong="H4886"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nimshi|strong="H5250"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Elisha \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphat|strong="H8202"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Abel Meholah \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* anyone who \w escapes|strong="H4422"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w*’s \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* Elisha \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* anyone who \w escapes|strong="H4422"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*’s \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\v 18  \w I|strong="H3808"\w* still \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* thousand followers \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bowed|strong="H3766"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w knees|strong="H1290"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* images \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
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\v 19  Elijah \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* Elisha \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphat|strong="H8202"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w plowing|strong="H2790"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w pairs|strong="H6776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w oxen|strong="H6776"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w twelfth|strong="H8147"\w* \w pair|strong="H8147"\w*. Elijah \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* robe \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 20  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w*, \w ran|strong="H7323"\w* \w after|strong="H3588"\w* Elijah, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* said, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* father \w and|strong="H7725"\w* mother goodbye, \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w follow|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.” Elijah said \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*! \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*?”  
\v 21  \w Elisha|strong="H7725"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w pair|strong="H6776"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w slaughtered|strong="H2076"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* cooked \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w by|strong="H6965"\w* burning \w the|strong="H5414"\w* harness \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w yoke|strong="H6776"\w*. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* ate. \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* Elijah \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w became|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w assistant|strong="H8334"\w*.   
\c 20  
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\v 1  \w Now|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ben Hadad \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria \w assembled|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2426"\w*, \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w thirty-two|strong="H7970"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*. \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w marched|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w besieged|strong="H6696"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 2  \w He|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahab \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 3  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* said \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*, “\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H2896"\w* Ben Hadad \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w Your|strong="H3541"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3541"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* mine, \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w well|strong="H2896"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w best|strong="H2896"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3541"\w* wives \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*.’”  
\v 4  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w replied|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w It|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* master, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* own belong \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
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\v 5  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w came|strong="H7725"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* said, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3701"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* Ben Hadad \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* message \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, wives, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*.”  
\v 6  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w search|strong="H2664"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*’ \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w carry|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* valuables.”  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Notice|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H2205"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w looking|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* demanded \w my|strong="H3605"\w* wives, \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w resist|strong="H4513"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*.”  
\v 8  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w agree|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* demands.”  
\v 9  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Ben Hadad, “\w Say|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* master, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* demanded \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* am \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* agree \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w latest|strong="H6213"\w* \w demand|strong="H1697"\w*.’” \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w gave|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w report|strong="H1697"\w*.   
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\v 10  Ben Hadad \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w another|strong="H3254"\w* message \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w May|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* gods \w judge|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* severely if \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w enough|strong="H3605"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w* \w left|strong="H7971"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* scoop \w up|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* hands.”  
\v 11  \w The|strong="H1696"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w replied|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w one|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* puts \w on|strong="H2296"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* battle gear \w should|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H1696"\w* \w boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w one|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* taking \w it|strong="H1696"\w* \w off|strong="H6605"\w*.”  
\v 12  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Ben Hadad \w received|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w reply|strong="H1697"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* quarters. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w ordered|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H7760"\w* ready \w to|strong="H1961"\w* attack!” \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* got ready \w to|strong="H1961"\w* attack \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Delivers Israel  
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\v 13  \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w visited|strong="H5066"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahab \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* said, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w huge|strong="H1995"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w*? \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w going|strong="H2005"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.’”  
\v 14  Ahab asked, “\w By|strong="H3068"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* accomplished?” \w He|strong="H3068"\w* answered, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w By|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* district \w governors|strong="H8269"\w*.’” Ahab asked, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* launch \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w attack|strong="H4421"\w*?” \w He|strong="H3068"\w* answered, “\w You|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w*.”   
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\v 15  \w So|strong="H1961"\w* Ahab \w assembled|strong="H6485"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* 232 \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* district \w governors|strong="H8269"\w*. \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6485"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*, numbering 7,000.  
\v 16  \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w marched|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*, \w while|strong="H1931"\w* Ben Hadad \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w thirty-two|strong="H7970"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* allied \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w were|strong="H4428"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w heavily|strong="H7910"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* quarters.  
\v 17  \w The|strong="H7971"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* district \w governors|strong="H8269"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w march|strong="H3318"\w*. \w When|strong="H3318"\w* Ben Hadad \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H5046"\w*, \w they|strong="H3318"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w back|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w Men|strong="H5288"\w* \w are|strong="H8269"\w* marching \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.”  
\v 18  \w He|strong="H3318"\w* ordered, “Whether \w they|strong="H7965"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H4421"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w or|strong="H2416"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, \w take|strong="H8610"\w* \w them|strong="H8610"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*.”  
\v 19  \w They|strong="H3318"\w* \w marched|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* district \w governors|strong="H8269"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w lead|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w behind|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*.  
\v 20  Each \w one|strong="H4428"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w an|strong="H5221"\w* enemy soldier; \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Syrians \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ben Hadad \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w horseback|strong="H5483"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* some \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w marched|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*; \w he|strong="H5221"\w* \w thoroughly|strong="H4347"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* Syria.   
\s1 The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory  
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\v 22  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w visited|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w instructed|strong="H3045"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w fortify|strong="H2388"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* defenses. \w Determine|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w spring|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”  
\v 23  \w Now|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* advisers \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria \w said|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*: “\w Their|strong="H1992"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. \w That|strong="H3651"\w*’s \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* overpowered \w us|strong="H5921"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H3651"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w plains|strong="H4334"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w overpower|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.  
\v 24  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*: Dismiss \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w command|strong="H1697"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w replace|strong="H8478"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w military|strong="H2088"\w* commanders.  
\v 25  \w Muster|strong="H4487"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w lost|strong="H5307"\w*, \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w number|strong="H4487"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w plains|strong="H4334"\w*; \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w certainly|strong="H6213"\w* \w overpower|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.” \w He|strong="H3651"\w* approved \w their|strong="H8085"\w* plan \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* advised.   
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\v 26  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H6485"\w* \w spring|strong="H5927"\w* Ben Hadad \w mustered|strong="H6485"\w* \w the|strong="H6485"\w* Syrian \w army|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w marched|strong="H5973"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* Aphek \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 27  \w When|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w mustered|strong="H6485"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* received \w their|strong="H4390"\w* supplies, \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w marched|strong="H7125"\w* \w out|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* face \w them|strong="H8147"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* battle. \w When|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w deployed|strong="H2583"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w them|strong="H8147"\w*, \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* small \w flocks|strong="H2835"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w goats|strong="H5795"\w*, but \w the|strong="H4390"\w* Syrians \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* land.  
\v 28  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* prophet \w visited|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* said, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘\w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Syrians said, “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w valleys|strong="H6010"\w*,” \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w huge|strong="H1995"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w*. \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.’”   
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\v 29  \w The|strong="H5221"\w* armies \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w deployed|strong="H2583"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5227"\w* \w each|strong="H3117"\w* other \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w began|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* 100,000 Syrian \w foot|strong="H7273"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 30  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w remaining|strong="H3498"\w* 27,000 \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Aphek \w and|strong="H6242"\w* \w went|strong="H5892"\w* \w into|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w but|strong="H3498"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Now|strong="H5921"\w* Ben Hadad \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w into|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H6242"\w* hid \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w an|strong="H5307"\w* \w inner|strong="H2315"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w*.  
\v 31  \w His|strong="H7760"\w* advisers \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H7760"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* kind. \w Allow|strong="H4994"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* around \w our|strong="H8085"\w* waists \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w* \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w our|strong="H8085"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w surrender|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. Maybe \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w spare|strong="H2421"\w* \w our|strong="H8085"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*.”  
\v 32  \w So|strong="H5650"\w* \w they|strong="H1931"\w* \w put|strong="H2296"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* around \w their|strong="H8242"\w* waists \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w* \w on|strong="H2296"\w* \w their|strong="H8242"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5650"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H1931"\w* said, “\w Your|strong="H4994"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* Ben Hadad says, ‘\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!’” Ahab replied, “\w Is|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*? \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w my|strong="H5650"\w* brother.”  
\v 33  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H3947"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H5927"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* good \w omen|strong="H5172"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4116"\w* \w accepted|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w*, saying, “Ben Hadad \w is|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* brother.” Ahab \w then|strong="H3318"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3318"\w*, \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.” \w So|strong="H4480"\w* Ben Hadad \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H3318"\w* Ahab \w pulled|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w*.  
\v 34  Ben Hadad said, “\w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* father \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* father. \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w may|strong="H7725"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* markets \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, just \w as|strong="H5892"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* father did \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.” Ahab \w then|strong="H3947"\w* said, “\w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w want|strong="H3772"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* before \w I|strong="H7760"\w* dismiss \w you|strong="H7971"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H7971"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w then|strong="H3947"\w* \w dismissed|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*.   
\s1 A Prophet Denounces Ahab’s Actions  
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\v 35  \w One|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* members \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* prophetic guild, \w speaking|strong="H1697"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* divine \w authority|strong="H1697"\w*, \w ordered|strong="H5221"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w companion|strong="H7453"\w*, “Wound \w me|strong="H4994"\w*!” \w But|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w refused|strong="H3985"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* wound \w him|strong="H5221"\w*.  
\v 36  \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* prophet \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*, “\w Because|strong="H3282"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w disobeyed|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w as|strong="H3068"\w* soon \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.” \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*.  
\v 37  \w He|strong="H5221"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* another man \w and|strong="H4994"\w* said, “Wound \w me|strong="H4994"\w*!” \w So|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* man \w wounded|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* severely.  
\v 38  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w then|strong="H5975"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*, waiting \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w disguised|strong="H2664"\w* \w himself|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* putting \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bandage \w down|strong="H1870"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 39  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w called|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H8104"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* heat \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H5315"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w aside|strong="H5493"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prisoner|strong="H8254"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* told \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, ‘\w Guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w prisoner|strong="H8254"\w*. \w If|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* ends \w up|strong="H3318"\w* \w missing|strong="H6485"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w any|strong="H5315"\w* \w reason|strong="H6485"\w*, \w you|strong="H7130"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w pay|strong="H8254"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w or|strong="H3701"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w talent|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.’  
\v 40  \w Well|strong="H3651"\w*, \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w disappeared|strong="H2008"\w*.” \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H6213"\w* punishment \w is|strong="H1931"\w* already \w determined|strong="H2782"\w* \w by|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* testimony.”  
\v 41  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4116"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* bandage \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w recognized|strong="H5234"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.  
\v 42  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* prophet \w then|strong="H1961"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w Because|strong="H3282"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w released|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H5315"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* determined \w should|strong="H3068"\w* die, \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* pay \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w suffer|strong="H1961"\w* \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.’”  
\v 43  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w bitter|strong="H5620"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* angry.   
\c 21  
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\v 1  \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* following episode \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w*. \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jezreelite|strong="H3158"\w* owned \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w* adjacent \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w palace|strong="H1964"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahab \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\v 2  Ahab \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w*, “\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vegetable|strong="H3419"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* adjacent \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w*, \w or|strong="H3701"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* prefer, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* replied \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Ahab, “\w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w forbid|strong="H2486"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w sell|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* ancestral \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.”   
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\v 4  \w So|strong="H5414"\w* Ahab \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w bitter|strong="H5620"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* angry \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jezreelite|strong="H3158"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sell|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* ancestral \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.” \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*, \w pouted|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w would|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H1696"\w* \w wife|strong="H1696"\w* Jezebel \w came|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H2088"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bitter|strong="H5620"\w* \w attitude|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w*?”  
\v 6  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w answered|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w While|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H5414"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jezreelite|strong="H3158"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, ‘\w Sell|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w prefer|strong="H2655"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sell|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*.’”  
\v 7  \w His|strong="H5414"\w* wife Jezebel said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*! \w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* some \w food|strong="H3899"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H3190"\w* \w time|strong="H6258"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jezreelite|strong="H3158"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.”   
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\v 8  \w She|strong="H5892"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w orders|strong="H5612"\w*, \w signed|strong="H3789"\w* Ahab’s \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w seal|strong="H2368"\w*. \w She|strong="H5892"\w* \w then|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w orders|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2715"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w nobles|strong="H2715"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w*’s \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 9  \w This|strong="H7121"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* what \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w*: “Observe \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w seat|strong="H3427"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* front \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Also|strong="H4428"\w* \w seat|strong="H3427"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w villains|strong="H1100"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w testify|strong="H5749"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H1288"\w* \w cursed|strong="H1288"\w* God \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1288"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.’ \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w stone|strong="H5619"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*.”   
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\v 11  \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w men|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2715"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w nobles|strong="H2715"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*, \w followed|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w orders|strong="H5612"\w* Jezebel \w had|strong="H3427"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*.  
\v 12  \w They|strong="H5971"\w* observed \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* put \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* front \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 13  \w The|strong="H1288"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w villains|strong="H1100"\w* arrived \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H1288"\w* \w villains|strong="H1100"\w* \w testified|strong="H5749"\w* \w against|strong="H5048"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* right \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w the|strong="H1288"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, saying, “\w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w cursed|strong="H1288"\w* God \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1288"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* dragged \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the|strong="H1288"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w stoned|strong="H5619"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* they reported \w to|strong="H4191"\w* Jezebel, “\w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* has been \w stoned|strong="H5619"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*.”   
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\v 15  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* Jezebel \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w stoned|strong="H5619"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* Ahab, “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Jezreelite|strong="H3158"\w* \w refused|strong="H3985"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w sell|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w is|strong="H3701"\w* \w no|strong="H5414"\w* longer \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*; \w he|strong="H3588"\w*’s \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*.”  
\v 16  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* Ahab \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Jezreelite|strong="H3158"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* Elijah \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Tishbite|strong="H8664"\w*:  
\v 18 “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahab \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* lives \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w*; \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w gone|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w it|strong="H3381"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H1571"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “Haven’t \w you|strong="H1696"\w* committed \w murder|strong="H7523"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* property \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* deceased?”’ \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H1571"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “\w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* spot \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w licked|strong="H3952"\w* \w up|strong="H3952"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w*’s \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w lick|strong="H3952"\w* \w up|strong="H3952"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* – \w yes|strong="H1571"\w*, yours!”’”   
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\v 20  \w When|strong="H6213"\w* Elijah arrived, Ahab said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w So|strong="H6213"\w*, \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* enemy!” Elijah replied, “\w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*, \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 21  \w The|strong="H3772"\w* \nd Lord\nd* says, ‘\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H7451"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H5800"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w you|strong="H5800"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w every|strong="H8366"\w* last \w male|strong="H8366"\w* belonging \w to|strong="H3478"\w* Ahab \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, including \w even|strong="H2005"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* weak \w and|strong="H3478"\w* incapacitated.  
\v 22  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahijah \w because|strong="H2398"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w angered|strong="H3707"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*.’  
\v 23  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H1696"\w* \w about|strong="H1696"\w* Jezebel, ‘\w Dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* devour Jezebel \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* outer \w wall|strong="H3157"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*.’  
\v 24  \w As|strong="H5892"\w* \w for|strong="H4191"\w* Ahab’s \w family|strong="H4191"\w*, \w dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* eat \w the|strong="H4191"\w* ones who \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* eat \w the|strong="H4191"\w* ones who \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w country|strong="H7704"\w*.”  
\v 25  (\w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* anyone \w like|strong="H1961"\w* Ahab, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* firmly \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, urged \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* wife Jezebel.  
\v 26  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w wicked|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* worshiped \w the|strong="H3605"\w* disgusting \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Amorites \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w driven|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.)   
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\v 27  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Ahab \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w these|strong="H8085"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* clothes, \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w fasted|strong="H6684"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* dejected.  
\v 28  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Elijah \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Tishbite|strong="H8664"\w*,  
\v 29 “\w Have|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w noticed|strong="H7200"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* Ahab \w shows|strong="H7200"\w* remorse \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*? \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w shows|strong="H7200"\w* remorse \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H7451"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H1004"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w reign|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.”   
\c 22  
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\v 1  \w There|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H3478"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w between|strong="H4421"\w* Syria \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 2  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* visit \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, “\w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*, \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* hesitant \w to|strong="H3478"\w* reclaim \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria.”  
\v 4  \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, “\w Will|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3644"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w attack|strong="H4421"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*?” \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* replied \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* support \w you|strong="H3644"\w*; \w my|strong="H3478"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H3478"\w* disposal.”  
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w added|strong="H3117"\w*, “\w First|strong="H3117"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* \w oracle|strong="H4994"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.”  
\v 6  \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6908"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* four \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* asked \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w Should|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w or|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w*?” \w They|strong="H5921"\w* said, “\w Attack|strong="H5927"\w*! \w The|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \w one|strong="H3967"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.”  
\v 7  \w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w asked|strong="H1875"\w*, “\w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1875"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w him|strong="H1875"\w*?”  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* answered \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, “\w There|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H7451"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w will|strong="H3068"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w despise|strong="H8130"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H2896"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*. \w His|strong="H3068"\w* name \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Imlah|strong="H3229"\w*. \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*, “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w* \w such|strong="H3651"\w* \w things|strong="H7451"\w*.”  
\v 9  \w The|strong="H7121"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w an|strong="H7121"\w* \w official|strong="H5631"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Quickly|strong="H4116"\w* \w bring|strong="H4116"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Imlah|strong="H3229"\w*.”   
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\v 10  \w Now|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* respective \w thrones|strong="H3678"\w*, \w dressed|strong="H3847"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* robes, \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Kenaanah|strong="H3668"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* said, “\w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w gore|strong="H5055"\w* Syria \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3615"\w*.’”  
\v 12  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w*, saying, “\w Attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*! \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.”  
\v 13  \w Now|strong="H4994"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w who|strong="H5030"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* complete \w agreement|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w succeed|strong="H4994"\w*. \w Your|strong="H1961"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* must agree \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w theirs|strong="H1992"\w*; \w you|strong="H1696"\w* must predict \w success|strong="H2896"\w*.”  
\v 14  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w As|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w what|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w tells|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*.”   
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\v 15  \w When|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w before|strong="H2308"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* asked \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w*, \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w*?” \w He|strong="H3068"\w* answered \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w Attack|strong="H5927"\w*! \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w*; \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.”  
\v 16  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w many|strong="H4100"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w make|strong="H8034"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w truth|strong="H3808"\w*?”  
\v 17  Micaiah said, “\w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w*. \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said, ‘\w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* master. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.’”  
\v 18  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, “Didn’t \w I|strong="H3588"\w* tell \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H2896"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*?”  
\v 19  Micaiah \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w That|strong="H7200"\w* \w being|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w case|strong="H1697"\w*, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6635"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w*.  
\v 20  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* said, ‘\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w deceive|strong="H6601"\w* Ahab, \w so|strong="H3541"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H5307"\w* \w there|strong="H2088"\w*?’ \w One|strong="H2088"\w* said \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w stepped|strong="H3318"\w* \w forward|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w deceive|strong="H6601"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.’ \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* asked \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, ‘How?’  
\v 22  \w He|strong="H3651"\w* replied, ‘\w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.’ \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*, ‘\w Deceive|strong="H6601"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w overpower|strong="H3201"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*. \w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* proposed.’  
\v 23  \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w yours|strong="H5414"\w*; \w but|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w decreed|strong="H1696"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 24  \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Kenaanah|strong="H3668"\w* \w approached|strong="H5066"\w*, \w hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w jaw|strong="H3895"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Which|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H2088"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w go|strong="H5674"\w* \w when|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H5674"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*?”  
\v 25  \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* replied, “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* go \w into|strong="H7200"\w* \w an|strong="H7200"\w* \w inner|strong="H2315"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w hide|strong="H2247"\w*.”  
\v 26  \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* said, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* Amon \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w official|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 27  Say, ‘\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, “\w Put|strong="H7760"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H2088"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w prison|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Give|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H7760"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H5704"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w safely|strong="H7965"\w* return.”’”  
\v 28  \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “If \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w really|strong="H7725"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w safely|strong="H7965"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* added, “\w Take|strong="H7725"\w* note, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.”   
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\v 29  \w The|strong="H5927"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.  
\v 30  \w The|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w disguise|strong="H2664"\w* myself \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w then|strong="H4428"\w* enter into \w the|strong="H3092"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*; \w but|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3847"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w your|strong="H3478"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* robes.” So \w the|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w disguised|strong="H2664"\w* himself \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w then|strong="H4428"\w* entered into \w the|strong="H3092"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\v 31  \w Now|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w his|strong="H6680"\w* \w thirty-two|strong="H7970"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H6680"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w common|strong="H6996"\w* soldiers \w or|strong="H3808"\w* high-ranking \w officers|strong="H8269"\w*; \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.”  
\v 32  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* said, “\w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w must|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.” \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w attacked|strong="H3898"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w*.  
\v 33  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 34  \w Now|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H5221"\w* archer \w shot|strong="H4900"\w* \w an|strong="H5221"\w* arrow \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w random|strong="H8537"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w between|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* plates \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* \w armor|strong="H8302"\w*. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w ordered|strong="H5221"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* charioteer, “\w Turn|strong="H2015"\w* \w around|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w battle|strong="H4264"\w* line, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*’m \w wounded|strong="H5221"\w*.”  
\v 35  \w While|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w raged|strong="H5927"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w propped|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5227"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Syrians. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*; \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w wound|strong="H4347"\w* \w ran|strong="H1818"\w* \w down|strong="H3332"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w bottom|strong="H2436"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w*.  
\v 36  \w As|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* setting, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cry|strong="H7440"\w* \w went|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*, “\w Each|strong="H5892"\w* \w one|strong="H5892"\w* \w should|strong="H4264"\w* return \w to|strong="H5674"\w* \w his|strong="H5674"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H5674"\w* \w his|strong="H5674"\w* homeland.”  
\v 37  \w So|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* taken \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*, where \w they|strong="H4428"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 38  \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* (\w this|strong="H1696"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prostitutes|strong="H2185"\w* \w bathed|strong="H7364"\w*); \w dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w licked|strong="H3952"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*.   
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\v 39  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w events|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Ahab’s \w reign|strong="H3117"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w record|strong="H3789"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w how|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* luxurious \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* various \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* called \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Annals|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 40  Ahab passed \w away|strong="H5973"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Ahaziah \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H4427"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\s1 Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah  
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\v 41  \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fourth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahab’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, Asa’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 42  \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w thirty-five|strong="H7970"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H2568"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H2568"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w twenty-five|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H3092"\w* mother \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Azubah|strong="H5806"\w*, \w the|strong="H3092"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shilhi|strong="H7977"\w*.  
\v 43  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father Asa’s \w footsteps|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* careful \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w approved|strong="H3477"\w*. However, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H6213"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eliminated|strong="H5493"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* continued \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* sacrifices \w and|strong="H3068"\w* burn incense \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H6213"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 44  Jehoshaphat \w was|strong="H3808"\w* \w also|strong="H5750"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w peace|strong="H2076"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* king \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 45  \w The|strong="H5973"\w* rest \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* events \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*’s reign, \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* successes \w and|strong="H3478"\w* military exploits, \w are|strong="H3478"\w* recorded \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* scroll called \w the|strong="H5973"\w* Annals \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Judah.  
\v 46  \w He|strong="H3117"\w* removed \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w any|strong="H6213"\w* male cultic prostitutes \w who|strong="H1992"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* managed \w to|strong="H6213"\w* survive \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w reign|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* father Asa.  
\v 47  \w There|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w no|strong="H4480"\w* king \w in|strong="H3117"\w* Edom \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*; \w a|strong="H3068"\w* governor ruled.  
\v 48  Jehoshaphat built \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fleet \w of|strong="H4428"\w* large merchant ships \w to|strong="H4428"\w* travel \w to|strong="H4428"\w* Ophir \w for|strong="H4428"\w* gold, \w but|strong="H4428"\w* \w they|strong="H4428"\w* never made \w the|strong="H5324"\w* voyage because \w they|strong="H4428"\w* \w were|strong="H4428"\w* shipwrecked \w in|strong="H4428"\w* Ezion Geber.  
\v 49  \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* Ahaziah son \w of|strong="H2091"\w* Ahab said \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, “\w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* sailors \w join|strong="H1980"\w* yours \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* fleet,” \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w*.   
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\v 50  \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w passed|strong="H5650"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* ancestors \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* city \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H5973"\w*. \w His|strong="H3808"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Jehoram replaced \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* king.   
\s1 Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel  
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\v 51  \w In|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* seventeenth \w year|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4427"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*’s \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H4427"\w* Judah, Ahab’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Ahaziah \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H4427"\w* Israel \w in|strong="H6912"\w* Samaria. \w He|strong="H1732"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w two|strong="H4427"\w* years \w over|strong="H4427"\w* Israel.  
\v 52  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* evil \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sight \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* followed \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* footsteps \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* mother; \w like|strong="H3478"\w* Jeroboam \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Nebat, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* encouraged \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* sin.  
\v 53  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* worshiped \w and|strong="H1121"\w* bowed \w down|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* Baal, angering \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w just|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.   