Hello, and welcome
to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer and thank
you for joining with me today,
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to continue reading
in 1st Kings together.
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Before we start, let's pray.
Dear God, thank you so much
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for your word that you have
preserved for us, and given to
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us now after all these
centuries. Please send your
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Holy Spirit to bring us a deeper
understanding. We love you
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so much and thank
you for loving us. Amen.
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We're reading in 1st kings,
chapter 22, beginning with
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verse 43. And we're
reading about King Jehoshaphat.
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And he walked in all the ways
of Asa his father. He turned not
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aside from it, doing that which
was right in the eyes of the
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Lord. Nevertheless the
high places were not taken away;
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for the people offered and
and burnt incense yet in the
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high places. And Jehoshaphat
made peace with the king of
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Israel. Now the rest of
the acts of Jehoshaphat,
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and his might that he
shewed, and how he warred,
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are they not all written
in the book of the chronicles
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of the kings of Judah? And
the remnant of the sodomites,
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which remained in the days
of his father, Asa, he took out
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of the land. There was then no
king in Edom: a deputy was king.
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Jehoshaphat made ships of
Tharshish to go to Ophir for
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gold: but they went not; for the
ships were broken at Eziongeber.
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Then said Ahaziah the
son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat,
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Let my servants go with
thy servants in the ships.
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But Jehoshaphat would not.
And Jehoshaphat slept with his
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fathers and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David
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his father: and Jehoram
his son reigned in his stead.
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Ahaziah the son of Ahab began
to reign over Israel in Samaria
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the 17th year of Jehoshaphat
king of Judah, and reigned
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two years over Israel. And
he did evil in the sight of
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the Lord, and walked in the way
of his father, and in the way of
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his mother, and in the way
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
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who made Israel to sin: For he
served Baal, and worshipped him
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and provoked to anger the Lord
God of Israel, according to all
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that his father had
done. We're continuing now
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in the book of 2nd
Kings, chapter one.
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This is the King James Version.
Then Moab rebelled against
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Israel after the death of Ahab.
And Ahaziah fell down through
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a lattice in his upper chamber
that was in Samaria, and was
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sick: and he sent messengers,
and said unto them, Go inquire
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of Baalzebub the god of Ekron
whether I shall recover of this
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disease. But the angel of the
Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite
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Arise, go up to meet the
messengers of the king of
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Samaria, and say unto them,
Is it not because there is not a
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God in Israel, that ye
go to inquire of Baalzebub,
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the god of Ekron? Now
therefore thus saith the Lord,
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Thou shalt not come down from
that bed on which thou art gone
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up, but shalt surely die. and
Elijah departed. And when the
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messengers turned back unto him,
he said unto them, Why are ye
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now turned back? And they said
unto him, There came a man up
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to meet us, and said unto
us, Go turn again unto the king
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that sent you, and say unto him,
Thus saith the Lord, Is it not
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because there is not a god
in Israel, that thou sendest
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to inquire of Baalzebub the god
of Ekron? therefore thou shalt
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not come down from that
bed on which thou art gone up,
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but shall surely die. And he
said unto them, What manner of
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man was he which came up to
meet you, and told you these
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words? And they answered him,
He was an hairy man, and girt
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with a girdle of leather
about his loins. And he said,
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It is Elijah the Tishbite. Then
the king sent unto him a captain
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of fifty with his fifty. And
he went up to him: and behold,
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he sat on the top of an
hill. And he spake unto him,
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Thou man of God, the king
hath said, Come down. And Elijah
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answered and said to the captain
of fifty, If I be a man of God,
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then let fire come down from
heaven, and consume thee and
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thy fifty. And there came down
fire from heaven, and consumed
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him and his fifty. Again also
he sent unto him another captain
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of fifty with his fifty. And
he answered and said unto him,
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O man of God, thus hath the
king said, Come down quickly.
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And Elijah answered and said
unto them, If I be a man of God,
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let fire come down from heaven
and consume thee and thy fifty.
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And the fire of God came down
from heaven and consumed him
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and his fifty. And he sent again
a captain of the third fifty
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with his fifty. And the third
captain of fifty went up, and
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came and fell on his knees
before Elijah, and besought him
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and said unto him, O man of
God, I pray thee, let my life,
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and the life of these fifty,
thy servants, be precious in thy
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sight. Behold there came
fire down from heaven, and burnt
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up the two captains of the
former fifties with their 50's:
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therefore let my life
now be precious in thy sight.
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And the angel of the
Lord said unto Elijah,
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Go down with him: be not afraid
of him. And he arose, and went
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down with him unto the
king. And he said unto him,
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Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch
as thou hast sent messengers
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to inquire of Baalzebub the
god of Ekron, is it not because
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there is not God in
Israel to inquire of his word?
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therefore thou shalt not come
down off that bed on which thou
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art gone up, but shalt surely
die. So he died according to the
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word of the Lord which Elijah
had spoken. And Jehoram reigned
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in his stead in the second
year of Jehoram the son of
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Jehoshaphat king of
Judah; because he had no son.
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Now the rest of the
acts of Ahaziah which he did,
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are they not written in
the book of the chronicles
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of the kings of Israel?
Continuing now in 2nd Kings
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chapter 2, and this is
the King James Version.
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And it came to pass, when the
Lord would take up Elijah into
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heaven by a whirlwind,
that Elijah went with Elisha
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from Gilgal. And Elijah
said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I
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pray thee; for the
Lord hath sent me to Bethel.
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And Elisha said unto him, As
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul
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liveth, I will not leave thee.
So they went down to Bethel.
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And the sons of the prophets
that were at Bethel came forth
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to Elisha, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Lord will
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take away thy master from thy
head today? And he said, Yea,
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I know it; hold ye your
peace. And Elijah said unto him,
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Elisha, tarry here, I pray
thee; for the Lord hath sent me
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to Jericho. And he said, As
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul
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liveth, I will not leave
thee. So they came to Jericho.
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And the sons of the prophets
that were at Jericho came to
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Elisha, and said unto
him, Knowest thou that the Lord
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will take away thy
master from thy head today?
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And he answered, Yea, I
know it; hold ye your peace.
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And Elijah said unto him, Tarry,
I pray thee, here; for the Lord
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hath sent me to Jordan. And he
said, As the Lord liveth, and as
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thy soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. And they 2 went on.
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And 50 men of the sons of
the prophets went, and stood
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to view afar off: and
they two stood by Jordan.
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And Elijah took his
mantle, and wrapped it together,
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and smote the waters, and they
were divided hither and thither,
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so that they two went over on
dry ground. And it came to pass,
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when they were gone over,
that Elijah said unto Elisha,
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Ask what I shall do for thee,
before I be taken away from
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thee. And Elisha said, I pray
thee, let a double portion of
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thy spirit be upon me. And
he said, Thou hast asked a hard
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thing: nevertheless, if
thou see me when I am taken from
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thee, it shall be so unto thee;
but if not, it shall not be so.
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And it came to pass, as they
still went on, and talked, that
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behold, there appeared a chariot
of fire, and horses of fire,
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and parted them both
asunder; And Elijah went up by a
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whirlwind into heaven. And
Elisha saw it, and he cried,
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My father, my father
the chariot of Israel,
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and the horsemen
thereof. And he saw him no more:
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And he took hold of his
own clothes, and rent them
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in two pieces. He took up also
the mantle of Elijah that fell
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from him, and went back and
stood by the bank of Jordan.
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And he took the mantle of
Elijah that fell from him,
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and smote the waters, and
said, Where is the Lord God
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of Elijah? and when he
also had smitten the waters,
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they parted hither and
thither: and Elisha went over.
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And when the sons of the
prophets which were to view
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at Jericho saw him, they said,
The spirit of Elijah doth rest
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on Elisha. And they came to
meet him, and bowed themselves
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to the ground before him. And
they said unto him, Behold now,
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there be with thy servants
50 strong men; let them go,
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we pray thee, and seek
thy master: lest peradventure
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the spirit of the Lord
hath taken him up, and cast him
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upon some mountain, or
into some valley. And he said,
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Ye shall not send. And when they
urged him till he was ashamed,
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he said, Send. They sent
therefore 50 men; and they
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sought 3 days, but found him
not And when they had come again
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to him, for he tarried at
Jericho, he said unto them,
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Did I not say unto you, Go not?
And the men of the city said
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unto Elisha, Behold, I pray
thee, the situation of this city
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is pleasant, as my lord
seeth: but the water is nought,
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and the ground barren. And
he said, Bring me a new cruse,
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and put salt therein, and they
brought it to him. And he went
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forth unto the spring of
the waters, and cast the salt
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in there, and said, Thus saith
the Lord, I have healed these
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waters; there shall not be from
thence any more death or barren
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land. So the waters were healed
unto this day, according to the
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saying of Elisha which he spake.
And he went up from thence
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unto Bethel: and as he was going
up by the way, there came forth
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little children out of the city,
and mocked him, and said unto
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him, Go up, thou bald
head; go up, thou bald head.
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And he turned back, and
looked on them, and cursed them
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in the name of the Lord. And
there came forth two she bears
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out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them.
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And he went up from thence
to mount Carmel, and from thence
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he returned to Samaria.
Continuing now in the book of
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2nd Kings, chapter 3, and
this is the King James Version.
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Now Jehoram the son of
Ahab began to reign over Israel
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in Samaria the 18th year
of Jehoshaphat king of Judah,
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and reigned 12 years. And
he wrought evil in the sight of
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the Lord; but not like his
father, and like his mother:
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for he put away the image of
Baal that his father had made.
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Nevertheless he cleaved unto
the sins of Jeroboam the son of
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Nebat, which made Israel to
sin; he departed not therefrom.
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And Mesha king of Moab was a
sheepmaster, and rendered unto
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the king of Israel an hundred
thousand lambs, and an hundred
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thousand rams, with the wool.
But it came to pass, when Ahab
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was dead, that the king of
Moab rebelled against the king
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of Israel. And king Jehoram went
out of Samaria the same time,
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and numbered all Israel. And
he went and sent to Jehoshaphat
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the king of Judah, saying,
The king of Moab hath rebelled
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against me: wilt thou go
with me against Moab to battle?
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And he said, I will go up: I
am as thou art, my people as thy
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people, and my horses as thy
horses. And he said, Which way
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shall we go up? And he answered,
The way through the wilderness
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of Edom: So the king of Israel
went, and the king of Judah,
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and the king of Edom: and they
fetched a compass of 7 days'
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journey: and there was no water
for the host, and for the cattle
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that followed them. And the king
of Israel said, Alas! that the
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Lord hath called these 3 kings
together, to deliver them into
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the hand of Moab! But
Jehoshaphat said, Is there not
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here a prophet of the Lord,
that we may inquire of the Lord
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by him? And one of the king of
Israel's servants answered and
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said, Her is Elisha the son
of Shaphat, which poured water
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on the hands of
Elijah. And Jehoshaphat said,
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The word of the Lord is
with him. So the king of Israel
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and Jehoshaphat, and the
king of Edom, went down to him.
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And Elisha said unto the king
of Israel, What have I to do
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with thee? get thee to
the prophets of the father,
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and to the prophets of thy
mother. And the king of Israel
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said unto him, Nay: for the
Lord hath called these 3 kings
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together, to deliver them into
the hand of Moab. And Elisha
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said, As the Lord of hosts
liveth, before whom I stand,
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surely, were it not
that I regard the presence of
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Jehoshaphat the king of Judah,
I would not look toward thee,
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nor see thee. But now bring me
a minstrel. And it came to pass,
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when the minstrel played, that
the hand of the Lord came upon
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him. And he said, Thus saith
the Lord, Make this valley full
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of ditches, for thus saith
the Lord, Ye shall not see wind,
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neither shall ye see rain;
yet that valley shall be filled
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with water, that ye may
drink, both ye, and your cattle,
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and your beasts. Thank
you for joining with me
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today to read the word of God.
Please join me again next time.
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Goodbye.
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