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2 Chronicles 18:2
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2 Chronicles 18:2
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2 (A)After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab killed an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead.
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2 Chronicles 18:2
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2 Chronicles 18:2
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2 Some years later he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead.
2 Chronicles 19:2
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2 Chronicles 19:2
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2 Jehu(A) the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked(B) and love[a] those who hate the Lord?(C) Because of this, the wrath(D) of the Lord is on you.
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- 2 Chronicles 19:2 Or and make alliances with
2 Kings 9:1
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2 Kings 9:1
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Jehu Anointed King of Israel
9 Then Elisha the prophet called one of (A)the sons of the prophets and said to him, (B)“Tie up your garments, and take this (C)flask of oil in your hand, and go to (D)Ramoth-gilead.
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2 Kings 9:1
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2 Kings 9:1
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Jehu Anointed King of Israel
9 The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company(A) of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt,(B) take this flask of olive oil(C) with you and go to Ramoth Gilead.(D)
1 Kings 1:9
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1 Kings 1:9
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9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Serpent's Stone, which is beside (A)En-rogel, and he invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,
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1 Kings 1:9
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1 Kings 1:9
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9 Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel.(A) He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons,(B) and all the royal officials of Judah,
Luke 17:27-29
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Luke 17:27-29
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27 (A)They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of (B)Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 (C)but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—
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Luke 17:27-29
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Luke 17:27-29
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27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 “It was the same in the days of Lot.(A) People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
Isaiah 22:12-13
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Isaiah 22:12-13
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12 In that day (A)the Lord God of hosts
called for weeping and mourning,
for (B)baldness and (C)wearing sackcloth;
13 and behold, joy and gladness,
killing oxen and slaughtering sheep,
eating flesh and drinking wine.
(D)“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”
Isaiah 22:12-13
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Isaiah 22:12-13
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12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
called you on that day(A)
to weep(B) and to wail,
to tear out your hair(C) and put on sackcloth.(D)
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,(E)
slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
eating of meat and drinking of wine!(F)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
“for tomorrow we die!”(G)
Nehemiah 13:6
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Nehemiah 13:6
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6 While this was taking place, I was not in Jerusalem, for (A)in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes (B)king of Babylon I went to the king. And after some time I asked leave of the king
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Nehemiah 13:6
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Nehemiah 13:6
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6 But while all this was going on, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes(A) king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later I asked his permission
1 Kings 22:2-35
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1 Kings 22:2-35
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2 (A)But in the third year (B)Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that (C)Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?” 4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, (D)“I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” 6 Then the king of Israel (E)gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” 7 But (F)Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” 9 Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.” 10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor (G)at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself (H)horns of iron and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these (I)you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’” 12 And all the prophets prophesied so and said, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab
13 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” 14 But Micaiah said, (J)“As the Lord lives, (K)what the Lord says to me, that I will speak.” 15 And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we refrain?” And he answered him, “Go up and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” 16 But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” 17 And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, (L)as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’” 18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, (M)“Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” 19 And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: (N)I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, (O)and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left; 20 and the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. 21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be (P)a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ 23 Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the Lord has declared disaster for you.”
24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near (Q)and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?” 25 And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go (R)into an inner chamber to hide yourself.” 26 And the king of Israel said, “Seize Micaiah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, 27 and say, ‘Thus says the king, (S)“Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, (T)until I come in peace.”’” 28 And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, (U)the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, (V)“Hear, all you peoples!”
Ahab Killed in Battle
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, (W)“I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes.” And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. 31 Now the king of Syria had commanded (X)the thirty-two captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.” 32 And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is surely the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. 34 But a certain man drew his bow at random[a] and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, (Y)for I am wounded.” 35 And the battle continued that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, until at evening he died. And the blood of the wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.
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- 1 Kings 22:34 Hebrew in his innocence
1 Kings 22:2-35
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1 Kings 22:2-35
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2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to see the king of Israel. 3 The king of Israel had said to his officials, “Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead(A) belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?”
4 So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight(B) against Ramoth Gilead?”
Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel(C) of the Lord.”
6 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—about four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?”
“Go,”(D) they answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”(E)
7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet(F) of the Lord here whom we can inquire(G) of?”
8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(H) him because he never prophesies anything good(I) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
10 Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor(J) by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. 11 Now Zedekiah(K) son of Kenaanah had made iron horns(L) and he declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.’”
12 All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth Gilead and be victorious,” they said, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”
13 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”(M)
14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”(N)
15 When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?”
“Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”
16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
17 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered(O) on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(P) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”
18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”
19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne(Q) with all the multitudes(R) of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left. 20 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’
“One suggested this, and another that. 21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’
22 “‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.
“‘I will go out and be a deceiving(S) spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.
“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
23 “So now the Lord has put a deceiving(T) spirit in the mouths of all these prophets(U) of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster(V) for you.”
24 Then Zedekiah(W) son of Kenaanah went up and slapped(X) Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[a] the Lord go when he went from me to speak(Y) to you?” he asked.
25 Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide(Z) in an inner room.”
26 The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son 27 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(AA) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”
28 Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken(AB) through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
Ahab Killed at Ramoth Gilead(AC)
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. 30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise,(AD) but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
31 Now the king of Aram(AE) had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king(AF) of Israel.” 32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “Surely this is the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him, but when Jehoshaphat cried out, 33 the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him.
34 But someone drew his bow(AG) at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.” 35 All day long the battle raged, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
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- 1 Kings 22:24 Or Spirit of
1 Kings 17:7
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1 Kings 17:7
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7 And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
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1 Kings 17:7
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Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath
7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
1 Kings 4:13
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1 Kings 4:13
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13 Ben-geber, (A)in Ramoth-gilead (he had (B)the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had (C)the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
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Joshua 20:8
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Joshua 20:8
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8 And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed (A)Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland, from the tribe of Reuben, and (B)Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and (C)Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
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Joshua 20:8
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Joshua 20:8
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8 East of the Jordan (on the other side from Jericho) they designated Bezer(A) in the wilderness on the plateau in the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead(B) in the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan(C) in the tribe of Manasseh.
Deuteronomy 4:43
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Deuteronomy 4:43
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43 (A)Bezer in the wilderness on the (B)tableland for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
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Deuteronomy 4:43
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Deuteronomy 4:43
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43 The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth(A) in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
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