And he answered, "You." Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me " But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid So Saul took his sword and fell on it. Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked Him to jealousy more than all that their fathers had done, with the sins which they committed. The three older sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle. But Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these." Song of Solomon 7:11 WMB - Come, my beloved! Lets go out into 'Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'" After this event Jeroboam did not return from his evil way, but again he made priests of the high places from among all the people; any who would, he ordained, to be priests of the high places. So Joram reined about and fled and said to Ahaziah, "There is treachery, O Ahaziah!" Now the news came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah, although he had not followed Absalom And Joab fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. For he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD require it at the hands of David's enemies." Then the Philistine came on and approached David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. And the LORD said to him, 'How?' "All Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he alone of Jeroboam's family will come to the grave, because in him something good was found toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. Then Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place. Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? "Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, then the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the LORD your God; but the lives of your enemies He will sling out as from the hollow of a sling. But the woman said to him, "Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. They brought out the sacred pillars of the house of Baal and burned them. The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons of Saul. David said to his men, "Each of you gird on his sword." WebTwo verses earlier at Matthew 6:26 Jesus told his followers not to worry about food, because even the birds are provided for by God. You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom. "Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the LORD has done what He spoke through His servant Elijah." Then she turned and went to her own land together with her servants. Now then, listen to their voice; however, you shall solemnly warn them and tell them of the procedure of the king who will reign over them., Thereafter Samuel called the people together to the, and he said to the sons of Israel, Thus says the, But you have today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, No, but set a king over us! Now therefore, present yourselves before the, Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the, If you will not listen to the voice of the. He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. For he had dominion over everything west of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace on all sides around about him. And she said, "It will be well." BIBLE So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do, but this thing I cannot do.'" Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits. So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, "Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink." "Now, summon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live." And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. Then Saul commanded his servants, "Speak to David secretly, saying, 'Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you; now therefore, become the king's son-in-law.'" But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him. You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!" Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, the sons of Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines; and wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment. He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you." He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem. As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help, my lord, O king!" The king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in his place, and the king appointed Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar. Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. "Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness." So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and take him." David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi. read more. In a little while the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy shower. Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. "But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD thus shall you say to him, 'Thus says the LORD God of Israel, "Regarding the words which you have heard, because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you," declares the LORD. So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard. Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king saying, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. "However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen." "While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." Then he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. He set up the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it; and he ordered Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel. When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. And he said, "The LORD'S arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will defeat the Arameans at Aphek until you have destroyed them." For Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amaziah his son became king in his place. Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" He threw it into the pot and said, "Pour it out for the people that they may eat." Some years later he went down to visit Ahab at Samaria. He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his arms; and the arrow went through his heart and he sank in his chariot. Then he said to Gehazi, "Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand, and go your way; if you meet any man, do not salute him, and if anyone salutes you, do not answer him; and lay my staff on the lad's face." Then Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, nor is this the city; follow me and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" 'I also gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these! A warrior is not delivered by great strength. "Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God." So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. Then He said, 'You are to entice him and prevail also. Micaiah said, "If you indeed return safely, the LORD has not spoken by me." So they brought back word to the king. "In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this matter." And he answered him, "Go up and succeed, and the LORD will give it into the hand of the king." So he said to his men, "Far be it from me because of the LORD that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the LORD'S anointed." LUKE 2:9-12 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice, behold, I have done according to your words Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you. So Achish believed David, saying, "He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever." He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.