1 Kings

Ahab asked Jehoshaphat to join him                   verse 1- 5 

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel

and it came to pass in the third year

      that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down

to the king of Israel

And the king of Israel said to his servants

            Know you that Ramoth in Gilead is ours – … Read More

Naboth refuses to sell property to Ahab             verse 1- 3 

And it came to pass after these things

that Naboth the Jezrelite had a vineyard

which was in Jezreel

hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria

And Ahab spoke to Naboth

saying

Give me the vineyard

that I may have it for a garden of herbs because it … Read More

Ben-hadad sends message to Ahab                      verse 1- 3 

And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together and there were thirty and two kings with him – and horses – and chariots       and he went up and besieged Samaria – and warred against it

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel in the city – and … Read More

Jezebel threatens Elijah                             verse 1- 2

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done

and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah

saying

So let the gods do to me – and more also

IF I make not your life as the life of one of them by … Read More

LORD tells Elijah to appear to Ahab                verse 1- 2

 And it came to pass after many days

that the word of the LORD

came to Elijah in the third year

saying

Go – show yourself to Ahab

and I will send rain upon the earth

And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab

and there was a sore famine … Read More

Elijah informs Ahab of coming drought             verse 1

And Elijah the Tishbite – who was of the inhabitants of Gilead

said to Ahab

As the LORD God of Israel lives – before WHOM I stand

there shall not be dew nor rain these years

      but according to my word

LORD tells Elijah ravens will feed him               verse 2- 4

And … Read More

Jehu the prophet brings message for Baasha      verse 1- 4 

Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani

against Baasha saying

Forasmuch as I exalted you out of the dust

and made you prince over MY people Israel

And you have WALKED in the way of Jeroboam

and have made MY people Israel to sin … Read More

Abijam reigns three years over Judah      verse 1- 2 

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat

reigned Abijam over Judah

three years reigned he in Jerusalem

And his mother’s name was Maachah

the daughter of Abishalom 

Abijam was not faithful to the LORD       verse 3- 5 

And he WALKED in all the sins of his … Read More

Jeroboam sends his wife to Ahijah                      verse 1- 3 

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick

and Jeroboam said to his wife

Arise – I pray you – and disguise yourself

that you be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam

And get you to Shiloh – BEHOLD – there is Ahijah the prophet

which told … Read More

Man of God from Judah cried out                                verse 1- 3 

And – behold there came a man of God out of Judah

by the word of the LORD to Bethel

and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense

And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD

and said

O altar – altar

thus said the … Read More