And while you are still talking with him, I will come and confirm everything you have said.”

And while he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” Adonijah said to him, “for you are a good man. You must have good news.”

But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him.”

“Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.

but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’

And may you be completely faithful to the Lord our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”

But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.

The older counselors replied, “If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.”

For the Lord gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.’”

For the Lord gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.’”

But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the Lord: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.’” But the old man was lying to him.

Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.”

“Oh, sir,” Obadiah protested, “what harm have I done to you that you are sending me to my death at the hands of Ahab?

At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.

And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!”