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And it came to pass, when
Ahab saw
Elijah, that
Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
When
Ahab saw
Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou,
and thy father’s house, in that ye have
forsaken the commandments of the LORD,
and thou hast followed
Baalim.
“I have not troubled Israel,”
Elijah replied, “but you
and your father’s house have, for you have
forsaken the commandments of the LORD
and have followed the Baals.
Now therefore send,
and gather to me all Israel unto mount
Carmel,
and the prophets of
Baal four hundred
and fifty,
and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at
Jezebel’s table.
Now
summon all Israel to meet me on Mount
Carmel, along with the four hundred
and fifty prophets of
Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at
Jezebel’s table.”
So
Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel,
and gathered the prophets together unto mount
Carmel.
So
Ahab summoned all the Israelites
and assembled the prophets on Mount
Carmel.
And Elijah came unto all the people,
and said, How long
halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if
Baal, then follow him.
And the people answered him not a word.
Then
Elijah approached all the people
and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if
Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
Then said
Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but
Baal’s prophets are four hundred
and fifty men.
Then
Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but
Baal has four hundred
and fifty prophets.
Let them therefore give us two bullocks;
and let them choose one
bullock for themselves,
and cut it in pieces,
and lay it on wood,
and put no fire under:
and I will dress the other
bullock,
and lay it on wood,
and put no fire under:
Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of
Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces,
and place it on the wood but not light the fire.
And I will prepare the other bull
and place it on the wood but not light the fire.
And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
And Elijah said unto the prophets of
Baal, Choose you one
bullock for
yourselves,
and dress it first; for ye are many;
and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
Then
Elijah said to the prophets of
Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for
yourselves one bull
and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
And they took the
bullock which was given them,
and they dressed it,
and called on the name of
Baal from morning even until
noon, saying, O
Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered.
And they
leaped upon the altar which was made.
And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it,
and called on the name of
Baal from morning until
noon,
shouting, “O
Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound,
and no one answered as they
leaped around the altar they had made.
And it came to pass at
noon, that
Elijah mocked them,
and said, Cry
aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or
peradventure he sleepeth,
and must be
awaked.
At
noon Elijah began to
taunt them, saying, “
Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping
and must be
awakened!”
And they
cried aloud,
and cut themselves after their manner with
knives and lancets, till the blood
gushed out upon them.
So they
shouted louder
and cut themselves with
knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood
gushed over them.
And it came to pass, when
midday was past,
and they
prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
Midday passed,
and they kept on
raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no
response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me.
And all the people came near unto him.
And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
Then
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him,
and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been
torn down.
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come
and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD:
and he made a
trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
And with the stones,
Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he
dug a
trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
And he put the wood in order,
and cut the
bullock in pieces,
and laid him on the wood,
and said, Fill four barrels with water,
and pour it on the burnt sacrifice,
and on the wood.
Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
And the water ran round about the altar;
and he filled the
trench also with water.
So the water ran down around the altar
and even filled the
trench.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that
Elijah the prophet came near,
and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac,
and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel,
and that I am thy servant,
and that I have done all these things at thy word.
At the time of the evening sacrifice,
Elijah the prophet approached the altar
and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac,
and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel
and that I am Your servant
and have done all these things at Your command.
Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
Then the fire of the LORD fell,
and consumed the burnt sacrifice,
and the wood,
and the stones,
and the dust,
and licked up the water that was in the
trench.
Then the fire of the LORD fell
and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones,
and the dust,
and it
licked up the water in the
trench.
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of
Baal; let not one of them escape.
And they took them:
and Elijah brought them down to the
brook Kishon,
and slew them there.
Then
Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of
Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them,
and Elijah brought them down to the
Kishon Valley
and slaughtered them there.
And Elijah said unto
Ahab, Get thee up, eat
and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
And Elijah said to
Ahab, “Go up, eat
and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
So
Ahab went up to eat
and to drink.
And Elijah went up to the top of
Carmel;
and he cast himself down upon the earth,
and put his face between his knees,
So
Ahab went up to eat
and drink. But
Elijah climbed to the summit of
Carmel, bent down on the ground,
and put his face between his knees.
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
“Go
and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went
and looked,
and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times
Elijah said, “Go back.”
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand.
And he said, Go up, say unto
Ahab, Prepare thy
chariot,
and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.”
And Elijah replied, “Go
and tell
Ahab, ‘Prepare your
chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds
and wind,
and there was a great rain.
And Ahab rode,
and went to
Jezreel.
Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds
and wind,
and a heavy rain began to fall. So
Ahab rode away
and went to
Jezreel.
And the hand of the LORD was on
Elijah;
and he
girded up his loins,
and ran before
Ahab to the entrance of
Jezreel.
Now
Ahab told
Jezebel everything that
Elijah had done
and how he had killed 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 thy life as the life of one of them by to
morrow about this time.
So
Jezebel sent a
messenger to
Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me,
and ever so severely, if by this time
tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”
And when he saw that, he arose,
and went for his life,
and came to Beer-
sheba, which belongeth to Judah,
and left his servant there.
And Elijah was afraid
and ran for his life. When he came to
Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness,
and came
and sat down under a
juniper tree:
and he requested for himself that he might die;
and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a
broom tree
and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
And as he lay
and slept under a
juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him,
and said unto him, Arise
and eat.
Then he lay down under the
broom tree
and fell
asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him
and said, “Get up
and eat.”
And he looked,
and, behold, there was a
cake baken on the coals,
and a
cruse of water at his head.
And he did eat
and drink,
and laid him down again.
And he looked around,
and there by his head was a
cake of bread
baked over hot coals,
and a
jar of water. So he
ate and drank and lay down again.
And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”
And he arose,
and did eat
and drink,
and went in the strength of that meat forty days
and forty nights unto
Horeb the mount of God.
So he got up
and ate and drank.
And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days
and forty nights until he reached
Horeb, the mountain of God.
And he came thither unto a cave,
and lodged there;
and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him,
and he said unto him, What doest thou here,
Elijah?
There
Elijah entered a cave
and spent the night.
And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?”
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have
forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars,
and slain thy prophets with the sword;
and I, even I only, am left;
and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your covenant,
torn down Your altars,
and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left,
and they are seeking my life as well.”
And he said, Go forth,
and stand upon the mount before the LORD.
And, behold, the LORD passed by,
and a great
and strong wind rent the mountains,
and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind:
and after the wind an
earthquake; but the LORD was not in the
earthquake:
Then the LORD said, “Go out
and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.”
And a great
and mighty wind
tore into the mountains
and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an
earthquake, but the LORD was not in the
earthquake.
And after the
earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire:
and after the fire a still small voice.
After the
earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire.
And after the fire came a still, small voice.
And it was so, when
Elijah heard it, that he
wrapped his face in his
mantle,
and went out,
and stood in the entering in of the cave.
And, behold, there came a voice unto him,
and said, What doest thou here,
Elijah?
When
Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his
cloak and went out
and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him
and said, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?”
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have
forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars,
and slain thy prophets with the sword;
and I, even I only, am left;
and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your covenant,
torn down Your altars,
and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left,
and they are seeking my life as well.”
And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus:
and when thou comest,
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came,
and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to
anoint Hazael as king over
Aram.
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou
anoint to be king over Israel:
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of
Abel-meholah shalt thou
anoint to be prophet in thy room.
You are also to
anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel
and Elisha son of Shaphat from
Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of
Hazael shall
Jehu slay:
and him that escapeth from the sword of
Jehu shall
Elisha slay.
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto
Baal,
and every mouth which hath not
kissed him.
Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to
Baal and whose mouths have not
kissed him.”
So he departed thence,
and found
Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was
plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him,
and he with the
twelfth:
and Elijah passed by him,
and cast his
mantle upon him.
And he left the oxen,
and ran after
Elijah,
and said, Let me, I pray thee,
kiss my father
and my mother,
and then I will follow thee.
And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
So
Elisha left the oxen, ran after
Elijah,
and said, “Please let me
kiss my father
and mother goodbye,
and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,”
Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
And he returned back from him,
and took a yoke of oxen,
and slew them,
and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen,
and gave unto the people,
and they did eat. Then he arose,
and went after
Elijah,
and ministered unto him.
So
Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen,
and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s
equipment, he
cooked the meat
and gave it to the people,
and they
ate. Then he set out to follow
and serve
Elijah.
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.
Now Ben-
hadad king of
Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses
and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria,
and waged war against it.
And he sent messengers to
Ahab king of Israel into the city,
and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-
hadad,
Then he sent messengers into the city to
Ahab king of Israel,
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
saying, “This is what Ben-
hadad says: ‘Your silver
and gold are mine,
and your best wives
and children are mine!’”
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
And the messengers came again,
and said, Thus speaketh Ben-
hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver,
and thy gold,
and thy wives,
and thy children;
The messengers came back
and said, “This is what Ben-
hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives,
and your children.
Yet I will send my servants unto thee to
morrow about this time,
and they shall search thine house,
and the houses of thy servants;
and it shall be, that
whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand,
and take it away.
But about this time
tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace
and the houses of your servants. They will seize
and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
And all the elders
and all the people said unto him,
Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
And the elders
and the people all said, “Do not
listen to him or consent to his terms.”
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-
hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou
didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do.
And the messengers departed,
and brought him word again.
So
Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-
hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed
and relayed the message to Ben-
hadad.
And Ben-
hadad sent unto him,
and said, The gods do so unto me,
and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
Then Ben-
hadad sent another message to
Ahab: “May the gods deal with me,
and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
And the king of Israel answered
and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his
harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his
armor should not
boast like one taking it off.’”
And it came to pass, when Ben-
hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he
and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set
yourselves in
array.
And they set themselves in
array against the city.
Ben-
hadad received this message while he
and the kings were drinking in their tents,
and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.
And, behold, there came a prophet unto
Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day;
and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
Meanwhile a prophet approached
Ahab king of Israel
and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day,
and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
And Ahab said, By whom?
And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle?
And he answered, Thou.
“By whom?”
Ahab asked.
And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked
Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.
Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
So
Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors,
and there were 232 men.
And after them, he assembled the rest of the
Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.
And they went out at
noon. But Ben-
hadad was drinking himself
drunk in the pavilions, he
and the kings, the thirty
and two kings that helped him.
They marched out at
noon while Ben-
hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting
drunk.
And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first;
and Ben-
hadad sent out,
and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-
hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
And they
slew every one his man:
and the Syrians fled;
and Israel pursued them:
and Ben-
hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the
horsemen.
and each one struck down his
opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-
hadad king of
Aram escaped on
horseback with the cavalry.
And the king of Israel went out,
and smote the horses
and chariots,
and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Then the king of Israel marched out
and attacked the horses
and chariots,
inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.
And the prophet came to the king of Israel,
and said unto him, Go,
strengthen thyself,
and mark,
and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel
and said, “Go
and strengthen your position,
and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of
Aram will come up against you.”
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Meanwhile, the servants of the king of
Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse,
and chariot for
chariot:
and we will fight against them in the plain,
and surely we shall be stronger than they.
And he
hearkened unto their voice,
and did so.
And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse
and chariot for
chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.”
And the king approved their plan
and acted accordingly.
And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-
hadad numbered the Syrians,
and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
In the spring, Ben-
hadad mobilized the Arameans
and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
The Israelites also
mobilized, gathered supplies,
and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the
countryside.
And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
And they pitched one over against the other seven days.
And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined:
and the children of Israel
slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand
footmen in one day.
For seven days the armies camped opposite each other,
and on the seventh day the battle
ensued,
and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city;
and there a wall fell upon twenty
and seven thousand of the men that were left.
And Ben-
hadad fled,
and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-
hadad also fled to the city
and hid in an inner room.
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are
merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put
sackcloth on our loins,
and ropes upon our heads,
and go out to the king of Israel:
peradventure he will save thy life.
Then the servants of Ben-
hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are
merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with
sackcloth around our waists
and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will
spare your life.”
So they
girded sackcloth on their loins,
and put ropes on their heads,
and came to the king of Israel,
and said, Thy servant Ben-
hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live.
And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
So with
sackcloth around their waists
and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel
and said, “Your servant Ben-
hadad says, ‘Please
spare my life.’”
And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
Now the men did
diligently observe whether any thing would come from him,
and did
hastily catch it:
and they said, Thy brother Ben-
hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-
hadad came forth to him;
and he caused him to come up into the
chariot.
Now the men were looking for a sign of hope,
and they quickly
grasped at this word
and replied, “
Yes, your brother Ben-
hadad.” “Go
and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-
hadad came out,
and Ahab had him come up into his
chariot.
And Ben-
hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore;
and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said
Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him,
and sent him away.
Ben-
hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,”
Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him
and sent him away.
And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD,
Smite me, I pray thee.
And the man refused to
smite him.
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall
slay thee.
And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him,
and slew him.
Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.
Then he found another man,
and said,
Smite me, I pray thee.
And the man
smote him, so that in
smiting he wounded him.
Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,
So the prophet departed,
and waited for the king by the way,
and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
and the prophet went
and waited on the road for the king,
disguising himself with a
bandage over his eyes.
And as the king passed by, he
cried unto the king:
and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle;
and, behold, a man turned aside,
and brought a man unto me,
and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
As the king passed by, he
cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a
captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will
weigh out a talent of silver.’
And as thy servant was
busy here
and there, he was gone.
And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be;
thyself hast decided it.
But while your servant was
busy here
and there, the man disappeared.”
And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on
yourself.”
And he hasted,
and took the ashes away from his face;
and the king of Israel
discerned him that he was of the prophets.
Then the prophet quickly removed the
bandage from his eyes,
and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
And it came to pass after these things, that
Naboth the Jezreelite had a
vineyard, which was in
Jezreel, hard by the palace of
Ahab king of Samaria.
And Ahab spake unto
Naboth, saying, Give me thy
vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house:
and I will give thee for it a better
vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
So
Ahab said to
Naboth, “Give me your
vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better
vineyard in its place—or if you
prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
And Naboth said to
Ahab, The LORD
forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
But
Naboth replied, “The LORD
forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
And Ahab came into his house heavy
and displeased because of the word which
Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers.
And he laid him down upon his bed,
and turned away his face,
and would eat no bread.
So
Ahab went to his palace,
sullen and angry because
Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away,
and refused to eat.
But
Jezebel his wife came to him,
and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so
sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Soon his wife
Jezebel came in
and asked, “Why are you so
sullen that you refuse to eat?”
