Hello, and welcome
to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and today
we're going to continue reading
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some stories from the reign
of king Ahab and Queen Jezebel.
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Before we begin,
let's pray together.
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Dear God please come now in
a very special and close way
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to give us a deeper
understanding of what we
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are reading. May we not
just hear the word and pass over
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those that may seem more
difficult to comprehend, but
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may the message that
you have for each one of us
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in these words go to our hearts
and bear fruit to your glory.
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We love you so much and
thank you for loving us. Amen.
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When we were last together,
we were reading about how Ahab
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went to battle with Benhadad
and defeated him; but then made
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a covenant with him. And now a
prophet of God has come to Ahab
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with a message. And we
are going to pick up reading
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in 1st Kings,
chapter 20, with verse 42,
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and this is the
King James Version.
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And he said unto him, Thus saith
the Lord, Because thou hast
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let go out of thy hand a
man whom I appointed to utter
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destruction, therefore thy life
shall go for his life, and thy
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people for his people. And the
king of Israel went to his house
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heavy and
displeased, and came to Samaria.
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Continuing in 1st
Kings, chapter 21.
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and this is the
King James Version.
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And it came to pass
after these things, that Naboth
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the Jezreelite had a
vineyard, which was in Jezreel,
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hard by the palace
of Ahab king of Samaria.
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And Ahab spake unto Naboth,
saying, Give me thy vineyard,
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that I may have it for a garden
of herbs, because it is near
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unto my house: and I will give
thee for it a better vineyard
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than it; or, if it seem good to
thee, I will give thee the worth
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of it in money. And Naboth said
to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me,
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that I should give the
inheritance of my fathers
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unto thee. And Ahab came into
his house heavy and displeased
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because of the word
which Naboth the Jezreelite
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had spoken to him: for he
had said, I will not give thee
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the inheritance of my fathers.
And he laid him down upon
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his bed, and turned away his
face, and would eat no bread.
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But Jezebel his wife came to him
and said unto him, Why is thy
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spirit so sad, that thou eatest
no bread? And he said unto her,
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Because I spake unto Naboth
the Jezreelite and said unto him
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Give me thy vineyard for money
or else if it please thee I will
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give thee another vineyard for
it. And he answered, I will not
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give thee my vineyard. And
Jezebel his wife said unto him,
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Dost thou now govern
the kingdom of Israel?
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Arise, and eat bread,
and let thine heart be merry:
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I will give thee the vineyard
of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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So she wrote letters in Ahab's
name, and sealed them with his
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seal and sent the letters unto
the elders and to the nobles
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that were in his city, dwelling
with Naboth. And she wrote
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in the letters, saying, Proclaim
a fast, and set Naboth on high
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among the people: and set two
men, sons of Belial, before him,
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to bear witness against him,
saying, Thou didst blaspheme
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God and the king. And then
carry him out, and stone him,
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that he may die. And the men
of his city, even the elders and
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the nobles who were the
inhabitants in his city,
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did as Jezebel had sent
unto them, and as it was written
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in the letters which
she had sent unto them,
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They proclaimed a fast, and set
Naboth on high among the people.
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And there came in two
men, children of Belial,
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and sat before him: and the men
of Belial witnessed against him,
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even against Naboth, in the
presence of the people, saying,
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Naboth did blaspheme God and
the King. Then they carried him
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forth out of the city,
and stoned him with stones,
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that he died. Then they
sent to Jezebel, saying,
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Naboth is stoned, and is
dead. And it came to pass,
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when Jezebel heard that
Naboth was stoned, and was dead,
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that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise
take possession of the vineyard
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of Naboth the Jezreelite,
which he refused to give thee
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for money: for Naboth
is not alive, but dead.
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And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,
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that Ahab rose up to go
down to the vineyard of Naboth
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the Jezreelite, to
take possession of it.
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And the word of the Lord came
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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Arise, go down to meet
Ahab king of Israel, which is
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in Samaria: behold, he is
in the vineyard of Naboth,
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whither he is gone
down to possess it.
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And thou shalt speak unto him,
saying, Thus saith the Lord,
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Hast thou killed, and also
taken possession? And thou shalt
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speak unto him, saying, Thus
saith the Lord, In the place
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where dogs licked the blood of
Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood
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even thine. And Ahab said
to Elijah, Hast thou found me,
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O mine enemy? And he answered,
I have found thee; because thou
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hast sold thyself to work
evil in the sight of the Lord.
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Behold, I will bring evil upon
thee, and will take away thy
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posterity, and will cut off from
Ahab him that pisseth against
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the wall, and him that is
shut up and left in Israel,
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And will make thine house like
the house of Jeroboam the son of
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Nebat, and like the house
of Baasha the son of Ahijah,
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for the provocation wherewith
thou has provoked me to anger,
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and made Israel to sin. And
of Jezebel also spake the Lord,
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saying, The dogs shall eat
Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
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Him that dieth of Ahab in
the city the dogs shall eat;
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and him that dieth in the field
shall the fowls of the air eat.
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But there was none like unto
Ahab, which did sell himself
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to work wickedness in the
sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel
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his wife stirred up. And he
did very abominably in following
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idols, according to all
things as did the Amorites,
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whom the Lord cast out
before the children of Israel.
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And it came to pass, when Ahab
heard those words, that he rent
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his clothes, and put sackcloth
upon his flesh, and fasted,
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and lay in sackcloth, and went
softly. And the word of the Lord
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came to Elijah the Tishbite,
saying, Seest thou how Ahab
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humbleth himself before
me? because he humbleth himself
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before me, I will not
bring the evil in his days:
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but in his son's days will I
bring the evil upon his house.
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We're continuing to read
in 1st Kings, chapter 22.
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This is the King James Version.
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And they continued three years
without war between Syria and
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Israel. And it came to pass in
the third year, that Jehoshaphat
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the king of Judah came
down to the king of Israel.
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And the king of Israel said
unto his servants, Know ye that
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Ramoth in Gilead is ours,
and we be still, and take it not
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out of the hand of the
king of Syria? And he said unto
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Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with
me to battle to Ramoth-gilead?
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And Jehoshaphat said unto the
king of Israel, I am as thou art
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my people as thy
people, my horses as thy horses.
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And Jehoshaphat said unto the
king of Israel, Inquire, I pray
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thee, at the word of the Lord
today. Then the king of Israel
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gathered the prophets together,
about 400 men, and said unto
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them, Shall I go
against Ramoth-gilead to battle,
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or shall I forbear? And
they said, Go up; for the Lord
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shall deliver it into the hand
of the king. And Jehoshaphat
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said, Is there not here a
prophet of the Lord besides,
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that we might inquire of him?
And the king of Israel said unto
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Jehoshaphat, There is yet one
man, Micaiah the son of Imlah,
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by whom we may inquire
of the Lord: but I hate him;
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for he doth not prophesy
good concerning me, but evil.
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And Jehoshaphat said, Let not
the king say so. Then the king
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of Israel called an officer,
and said, Hasten hither Micaiah
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the son of Imlah. And the
king of Israel and Jehoshaphat
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the king of Judah sat each on
his throne, having put on their
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robes, in a void place in the
entrance of the gate of Samaria;
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and all the prophets prophesied
before them. And Zedekiah
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the son of Chenaanah made
him horns of iron: and he said,
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Thus saith the Lord, With these
shalt thou push the Syrians,
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until thou have consumed them.
And all the prophets prophesied
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so, saying, Go up to
Ramoth-gilead, and prosper:
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for the Lord shall
deliver it into the king's hand.
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And the messenger that was
gone to call Micaiah spake unto
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him, saying, Behold now, the
words of the prophets declare
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good unto the king with
one mouth: let thy word, I pray
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thee, be like the word of one
of them, and speak that which is
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good. And Micaiah said, As the
Lord liveth, what the Lord saith
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unto me, that will I
speak. So he came to the king.
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and the king said unto him,
Micaiah, shall we go against
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Ramoth-gilead to
battle, or shall we forbear?
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And he answered him, Go,
and prosper: for the Lord shall
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deliver it into the hand of the
king. And the king said unto him
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How many times shall I adjure
thee that thou tell me nothing
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but that which is true
in the name of the Lord?
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And he said, I saw all
Israel scattered upon the hills,
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as sheep that have not a
shepherd: and the Lord said,
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These have no master: let them
return every man to his house
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in peace. And the king of
Israel said unto Jehoshaphat,
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Did I not tell thee that
he would prophesy no good
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concerning me, but evil?
And he said, Hear thou therefore
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the word of the Lord. I saw
the Lord sitting on his throne,
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and all the host of heaven
standing by him on his right
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hand and on his left. And the
Lord said, Who shall persuade
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Ahab, that he may go up
and fall at Ramoth-gilead,
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And one said on this manner,
and another said on that manner.
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And there came forth a spirit,
and stood before the Lord,
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and said, I will persuade
him. And the Lord said unto him
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Wherewith? And he said, I will
go forth, and I will be a lying
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spirit in the mouth of
all his prophets. And he said,
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Thou shalt persuade him,
and prevail also: go forth,
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and do so. Now therefore,
behold, the Lord hath put
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a lying spirit in the
mouth of all these thy prophets,
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and the Lord hath spoken evil
concerning thee. But Zedekiah
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the son of Chenaanah went near,
and smote Micaiah on the cheek,
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and said, Which way went
the spirit of the Lord from me
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to speak unto thee?
And Micaiah said, Behold,
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thou shalt see in that day,
when thou shalt go into an inner
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chamber to hide thyself.
And the king of Israel said,
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Take Micaiah, and carry
him back to Amon the governor
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of the city, and to
Joash the king's son; and say,
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Thus saith the king, Put
this fellow in the prison,
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and feed him with bread of
affliction and with water of
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affliction until I come in
peace. And Micaiah said, If thou
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return at all in peace,
the Lord hath not spoken by me.
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And he said, Hearken, O
people, every one of you.
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So the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
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went up to Ramoth-gilead.
And the king of Israel said unto
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Jehoshaphat, I will
disguise myself, and enter into
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the battle; but put thou on thy
robes. And the king of Israel
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disguised himself,
and went into the battle.
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But the king of Syria commanded
his thirty and two captains
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that had rule over his chariots,
saying, Fight neither with small
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nor great, save only
with the king of Israel.
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And it came to pass, when
the captains of the chariots saw
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Jehoshaphat, they said,
Surely it is the king of Israel.
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and they turned aside to fight
against him: and Jehoshaphat
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cried out. And it came
to pass, when the captains
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of the chariots perceived that
it was not the king of Israel,
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that they turned
back from pursuing him.
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and a certain man drew a bow
at a venture, and smote the king
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of Israel between the joints of
the harness: wherefore he said
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unto the driver of his chariot,
Turn thine hand, and carry
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me out of the
host; for I am wounded.
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And the battle increased that
day: and the king was stayed up
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in his chariot, against
the Syrians, and died at even:
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and the blood ran out
of the wound into the midst
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of the chariot. And there went a
proclamation throughout the host
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about the going down of the sun,
saying, Every man to his city,
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and every man to his own
country. So the king died,
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and was brought to Samaria;
and they buried the king
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in Samaria. And one washed the
chariot in the pool of Samaria;
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and the dogs licked up his
blood and they washed his armor;
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according unto the word
of the Lord which he spake.
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Now the rest of the acts
of Ahab, and all that he did,
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and the ivory house which he
made, and all the cities that
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he built, are they not written
in the book of the chronicles
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of the kings of Israel? So
Ahab slept with his fathers;
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and Ahaziah his son
reigned in his stead.
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And Jehoshaphat the son of
Asa began to reign over Judah
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in the 4th year of Ahab king of
Israel. Jehoshophat was thirty
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and five years old when he began
to reign; and he reigned twenty
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and five years in Jerusalem.
And his mother's name was Azubah
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the daughter of Shilhi.
Thank you for joining with me
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to read the story of
Ahab, and Jezebel, and Elijah.
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Until we're together again,
may God keep us faithful and
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serving Him all the
days of our lives. Goodbye.
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