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Hosea 13:11
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Hosea 13:11
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Hosea 13:11
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Hosea 13:11
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1 Samuel 10:19
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1 Samuel 10:19
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19 (A)But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore (B)present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.”
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Hosea 10:3
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Hosea 10:3
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3 For now they will say:
(A)“We have no king,
for we do not fear the Lord;
and a king—what could he do for us?”
Hosea 10:3
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Hosea 10:3
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3 Then they will say, “We have no king
because we did not revere the Lord.
But even if we had a king,
what could he do for us?”
Proverbs 28:2
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Proverbs 28:2
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2 When a land transgresses, (A)it has many rulers,
but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
its stability will long continue.
Proverbs 28:2
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Proverbs 28:2
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2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
2 Kings 17:1-4
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2 Kings 17:1-4
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Hoshea Reigns in Israel
17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, (A)Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine years. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him. 3 (B)Against him came up (C)Shalmaneser king of Assyria. And Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. 4 But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
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2 Kings 17:1-4
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2 Kings 17:1-4
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Hoshea Last King of Israel(A)
17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea(B) son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. 2 He did evil(C) in the eyes of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
3 Shalmaneser(D) king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been Shalmaneser’s vassal and had paid him tribute.(E) 4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had sent envoys to So[a] king of Egypt,(F) and he no longer paid tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore Shalmaneser seized him and put him in prison.(G)
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- 2 Kings 17:4 So is probably an abbreviation for Osorkon.
1 Kings 14:7-16
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1 Kings 14:7-16
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7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: (A)“Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over my people Israel 8 and (B)tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, and yet you have not been (C)like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes, 9 but you have done evil above all who were before you and have gone and (D)made for yourself other gods and (E)metal images, provoking me to anger, and (F)have cast me behind your back, 10 therefore behold, I will bring harm upon the house of Jeroboam and (G)will cut off from Jeroboam every male, (H)both bond and free in Israel, and (I)will burn up the house of Jeroboam, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone. 11 (J)Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the Lord has spoken it.”’ 12 Arise therefore, go to your house. (K)When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him (L)there is found something pleasing to the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. 14 (M)Moreover, the Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam today. And henceforth, 15 the Lord will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water, and (N)root up Israel out of (O)this good land that he gave to their fathers and scatter them (P)beyond the Euphrates,[a] because they have made their (Q)Asherim, provoking the Lord to anger. 16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and made Israel to sin.”
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- 1 Kings 14:15 Hebrew the River
1 Kings 14:7-16
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1 Kings 14:7-16
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7 Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:(A) ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler(B) over my people Israel. 8 I tore(C) the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right(D) in my eyes. 9 You have done more evil(E) than all who lived before you.(F) You have made for yourself other gods, idols(G) made of metal; you have aroused(H) my anger and turned your back on me.(I)
10 “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster(J) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.[a](K) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.(L) 11 Dogs(M) will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds(N) will feed on those who die in the country. The Lord has spoken!’
12 “As for you, go back home. When you set foot in your city, the boy will die. 13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will be buried, because he is the only one in the house of Jeroboam in whom the Lord, the God of Israel, has found anything good.(O)
14 “The Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. Even now this is beginning to happen.[b] 15 And the Lord will strike Israel, so that it will be like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot(P) Israel from this good land that he gave to their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they aroused(Q) the Lord’s anger by making Asherah(R) poles.[c] 16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins(S) Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
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- 1 Kings 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader
- 1 Kings 14:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
- 1 Kings 14:15 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 1 Kings
1 Kings 12:26-32
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1 Kings 12:26-32
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26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David. 27 If this people (A)go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” 28 So the king took counsel and (B)made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. (C)Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” 29 And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 Then (D)this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.[a] 31 He also made (E)temples on high places and (F)appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites. 32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like (G)the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel (H)the priests of the high places that he had made.
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- 1 Kings 12:30 Septuagint went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan
1 Kings 12:26-32
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1 Kings 12:26-32
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26 Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem,(A) they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.”
28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.(B) He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(C) 29 One he set up in Bethel,(D) and the other in Dan.(E) 30 And this thing became a sin;(F) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]
31 Jeroboam built shrines(G) on high places and appointed priests(H) from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth(I) month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel,(J) sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made.
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- 1 Kings 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan
1 Kings 12:15-16
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1 Kings 12:15-16
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15 So the king did not listen to the people, for (A)it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word, which (B)the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
The Kingdom Divided
16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. (C)To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents.
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1 Kings 12:15-16
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1 Kings 12:15-16
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15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the Lord,(A) to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah(B) the Shilonite.
16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king:
“What share(C) do we have in David,
what part in Jesse’s son?
To your tents, Israel!(D)
Look after your own house, David!”
So the Israelites went home.(E)
1 Samuel 31:1-7
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1 Samuel 31:1-7
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The Death of Saul
31 (A)Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain (B)on Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down (C)Jonathan and (D)Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 (E)The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 (F)Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these (G)uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, (H)for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword (I)and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. 6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.
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1 Samuel 31:1-7
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1 Samuel 31:1-7
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Saul Takes His Life(A)
31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.(B) 2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons,(C) and they killed his sons Jonathan,(D) Abinadab and Malki-Shua.(E) 3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded(F) him critically.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,(G) or these uncircumcised(H) fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”
But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. 6 So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died(I) together that same day.
7 When the Israelites along the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 The Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you grieve over Saul, since (B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? (C)Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, (D)for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 15:22-23
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1 Samuel 15:22-23
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22 And Samuel said,
(A)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
and presumption is as iniquity and (C)idolatry.
Because (D)you have rejected the word of the Lord,
(E)he has also rejected you from being king.”
1 Samuel 15:22-23
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1 Samuel 15:22-23
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22 But Samuel replied:
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(A)
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,(B)
and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected(C) the word of the Lord,
he has rejected you as king.”
1 Samuel 12:13
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1 Samuel 12:13
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13 And now (A)behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, (B)the Lord has set a king over you.
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1 Samuel 12:13
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1 Samuel 12:13
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13 Now here is the king(A) you have chosen, the one you asked(B) for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
1 Samuel 8:7-9
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1 Samuel 8:7-9
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7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, (A)for they have not rejected you, (B)but they have rejected me from being king over them. 8 According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. 9 Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them (C)and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”
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1 Samuel 8:7-9
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1 Samuel 8:7-9
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7 And the Lord told him: “Listen(A) to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected,(B) but they have rejected me as their king.(C) 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking(D) me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know(E) what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
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