The Bible, King James version, Book 11: 1 Kings

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11:014:029 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah?

11:014:030 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their
days.

11:014:031 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah
an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

11:015:001 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat
reigned Abijam over Judah.

11:015:002 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. and his mother's name was
Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11:015:003 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done
before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his
God, as the heart of David his father.

11:015:004 Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a
lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to
establish Jerusalem:

11:015:005 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the
LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded
him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah
the Hittite.

11:015:006 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days
of his life.

11:015:007 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

11:015:008 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the
city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

11:015:009 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned
Asa over Judah.

11:015:010 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his
mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11:015:011 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as
did David his father.

11:015:012 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed
all the idols that his fathers had made.

11:015:013 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being
queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa
destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

11:015:014 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart
was perfect with the LORD all his days.

11:015:015 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated,
and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of
the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.

11:015:016 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all
their days.

11:015:017 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built
Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to
Asa king of Judah.

11:015:018 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in
the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of
the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his
servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of
Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at
Damascus, saying,

11:015:019 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father
and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of
silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of
Israel, that he may depart from me.

11:015:020 So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of
the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote
Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with
all the land of Naphtali.

11:015:021 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left
off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

11:015:022 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none
was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the
timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa
built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

11:015:023 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all
that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his
feet.

11:015:024 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his
son reigned in his stead.

11:015:025 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in
the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel
two years.

11:015:026 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the
way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to
sin.

11:015:027 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar,
conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon,
which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel
laid siege to Gibbethon.

11:015:028 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay
him, and reigned in his stead.

11:015:029 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the
house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed,
until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the
LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:

11:015:030 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he
made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the
LORD God of Israel to anger.

11:015:031 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel?

11:015:032 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all
their days.

11:015:033 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of
Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four
years.

11:015:034 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the
way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to
sin.

11:016:001 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani
against Baasha, saying,

11:016:002 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee
prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way
of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke
me to anger with their sins;

11:016:003 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the
posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

11:016:004 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and
him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air
eat.

11:016:005 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his
might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel?

11:016:006 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah:
and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

11:016:007 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani
came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his
house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the
LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in
being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

11:016:008 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah
the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.

11:016:009 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired
against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in
the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

11:016:010 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty
and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his
stead.

11:016:011 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat
on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left
him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his
kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

11:016:012 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to
the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu
the prophet.

11:016:013 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by
which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in
provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

11:016:014 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel?

11:016:015 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri
reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped
against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

11:016:016 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath
conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel
made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day
in the camp.

11:016:017 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and
they besieged Tirzah.

11:016:018 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken,
that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt
the king's house over him with fire, and died.

11:016:019 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the
LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which
he did, to make Israel to sin.

11:016:020 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he
wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel?

11:016:021 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of
the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king;
and half followed Omri.

11:016:022 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people
that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri
reigned.

11:016:023 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri
to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in
Tirzah.

11:016:024 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of
silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city
which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill,
Samaria.

11:016:025 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse
than all that were before him.

11:016:026 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and
in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the
LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

11:016:027 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might
that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel?

11:016:028 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and
Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

11:016:029 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began
Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of
Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

11:016:030 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD
above all that were before him.

11:016:031 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him
to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took
to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians,
and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

11:016:032 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which
he had built in Samaria.

11:016:033 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD
God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were
before him.

11:016:034 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the
foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the
gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word
of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

11:017:001 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead,
said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom
I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but
according to my word.

11:017:002 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

11:017:003 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by
the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

11:017:004 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I
have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

11:017:005 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he
went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

11:017:006 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and
bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

11:017:007 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up,
because there had been no rain in the land.

11:017:008 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

11:017:009 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and
dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to
sustain thee.

11:017:010 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the
gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering
of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray
thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

11:017:011 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said,
Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

11:017:012 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake,
but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a
cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go
in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and
die.

11:017:013 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast
said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it
unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

11:017:014 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal
shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until
the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

11:017:015 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and
she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

11:017:016 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of
oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by
Elijah.

11:017:017 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the
woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness
was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

11:017:018 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou
man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to
remembrance, and to slay my son?

11:017:019 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of
her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and
laid him upon his own bed.

11:017:020 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou
also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by
slaying her son?

11:017:021 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried
unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this
child's soul come into him again.

11:017:022 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the
child came into him again, and he revived.

11:017:023 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the
chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and
Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

11:017:024 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art
a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is
truth.

11:018:001 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD
came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself
unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

11:018:002 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a
sore famine in Samaria.

11:018:003 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house.
(Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

11:018:004 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD,
that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty
in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

11:018:005 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all
fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may
find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose
not all the beasts.

11:018:006 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it:
Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by
himself.

11:018:007 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he
knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my
lord Elijah?

11:018:008 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah
is here.

11:018:009 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver
thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

11:018:010 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom,
whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they
said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and
nation, that they found thee not.

11:018:011 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is
here.

11:018:012 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee,
that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know
not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find
thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from
my youth.

11:018:013 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the
prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's
prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and
water?

11:018:014 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is
here: and he shall slay me.

11:018:015 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I
stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

11:018:016 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to
meet Elijah.

11:018:017 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto
him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

11:018:018 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy
father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of
the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.

11:018:019 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount
Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and
the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at
Jezebel's table.

11:018:020 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the
prophets together unto mount Carmel.

11:018:021 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt
ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but
if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a
word.

11:018:022 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a
prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and
fifty men.

11:018:023 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose
one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it
on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other
bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:

11:018:024 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the
name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him
be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well
spoken.

11:018:025 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one
bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many;
and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.

11:018:026 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they
dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even
until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice,
nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which
was made.

11:018:027 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and
said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he
is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he
sleepeth, and must be awaked.

11:018:028 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner
with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

11:018:029 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied
until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that
there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that
regarded.

11:018:030 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And
all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar
of the LORD that was broken down.

11:018:031 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the
tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD
came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

11:018:032 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD:
and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would
contain two measures of seed.

11:018:033 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces,
and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with
water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.

11:018:034 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second
time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the
third time.

11:018:035 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the
trench also with water.

11:018:036 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening
sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD
God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day
that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and
that I have done all these things at thy word.

11:018:037 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou
art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back
again.

11:018:038 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt
sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and
licked up the water that was in the trench.

11:018:039 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and
they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

11:018:040 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not
one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought
them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

11:018:041 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for
there is a sound of abundance of rain.

11:018:042 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the
top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and
put his face between his knees,

11:018:043 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And
he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he
said, Go again seven times.

11:018:044 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold,
there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's
hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot,
and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.

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