The First and Second Books of KingsJames Robertson J.M. Dent, 1902 - 246 pages |
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according Adonijah Ahab Ahaz Ahaziah altar Athaliah Baal Baasha began to reign behold Ben-hadad Beth-el Book of Kings brought buried burnt captain chapiter chariot children of Israel Chron chronicles city of David commanded cubits Damascus David his father Edom Egypt Elijah Elisha evil gold hand Hazael heard hearkened heart heaven Hezekiah high places Hiram horses host Jehoahaz Jehoash Jehoiachin Jehoiada Jehoshaphat Jehu Jeroboam Jerusalem Jezebel Jezreel Joab Joash Joram Josiah king of Assyria king of Babylon king of Israel king of Judah king Solomon king's house kingdom land liveth LORD hath mother's name Naboth Nebat Omri pass Pekah pillars pray thee priest prophet Rehoboam reign over Israel saith the LORD Samaria saying Sennacherib sent sight slew smote stead stones Syria Temple thereof thine thou hast thou shalt throne thy servant took unto the king unto thee unto this day walked wall word
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Page 74 - 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. 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.
Page 73 - 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.
Page 68 - And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening ; and he drank of the brook.
Page 109 - Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Page 90 - And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Page 69 - Elijah said unto her, Fear not ; go and do as thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
Page 165 - And I will add unto thy days fifteen years ; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria ; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Page 29 - And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord. So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
Page 148 - So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son : come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
Page 109 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage.