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1 Kings · read by Chuck Smith
162 verses, in order. Only the verses Chuck read aloud are shown.
1 Kings 1
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So his servants said to him, "Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm."Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's mighty men would not join Adonijah.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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So the king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here." And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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And the king swore an oath, saying, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"Read from NKJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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Then King David said, "Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada." So they came before the king.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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"Take my servants with you," said the king. "Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David."Read from ESV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram's horn, and all the people proclaimed, "Long live King Solomon!"Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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"Not at all," Jonathan replied. "Our lord King David has made Solomon king.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king's mule.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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The king's servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.' And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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And Solomon replied, "If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die."Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
1 Kings 2
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"I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.Read from NKJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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The length of David's reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.Read from NASB1995 · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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"You know that the kingship was mine," he said. "All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.Read from NKJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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So Bathsheba said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife."Read from ESV · David's Charge to Solomon
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Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: "May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.Read from NASB1995 · David's Charge to Solomon
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And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!"Read from NASB1995 · David's Charge to Solomon
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So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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It was reported to King Solomon: "Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar." So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, strike him down!"Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, "The king says, 'Come out!'" But Joab replied, "No, I will die here." So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, "This is how Joab answered me."Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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And the king replied, "Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army.Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab's place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar's place.Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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"The sentence is fair," Shimei replied. "Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken." And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,Read from NASB1995 · David's Charge to Solomon
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So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?"Read from NKJV · David's Charge to Solomon
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But King Solomon will be blessed and David's throne will remain secure before the LORD forever."Read from ESV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.Read from KJV · David's Charge to Solomon
1 Kings 3
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Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, "Ask, and I will give it to you!"Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?"Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.Read from NASB1995 · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
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When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.Read from KJV · Purpose of His Coming - Part 3
1 Kings 4
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And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
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So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 1-4
1 Kings 5
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But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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When Hiram received Solomon's message, he rejoiced greatly and said, "Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!"Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
1 Kings 6
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The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.Read from KJV · The Building of the Temple Part 2
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Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:Read from KJV · The Building of the Temple Part 2
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And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel."Read from ESV · God's Resolutions
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So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.Read from KJV · The Building of the Temple Part 2
1 Kings 7
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Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.Read from NASB1995 · The Building of the Temple Part 2
1 Kings 8
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For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.Read from KJV · The Building of the Temple Part 1
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Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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But the LORD said to my father David, 'Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.Read from ESV · Looking on the Heart
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And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: 'You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.'Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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"Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
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On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 5-8
1 Kings 9
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then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
1 Kings 10
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Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.Read from KJV · Exceedingly Beautiful
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When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,Read from KJV · Exceedingly Beautiful
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The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Chronicles 1-9
1 Kings 11
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King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ecclesiastes 7-12
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These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods." Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ecclesiastes 7-12
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He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.Read from KJV · God's Resolutions
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Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.Read from ESV · Pay Attention When God Speaks
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So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ecclesiastes 7-12
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At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.Read from KJV · God's Resolutions
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He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.Read from KJV · Pay Attention When God Speaks
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Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.Read from KJV · God's Resolutions
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Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD's command.Read from KJV · God's Resolutions
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As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Chronicles 1-9
1 Kings 13
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And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, "O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: 'A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.'"Read from KJV · Reforms of the Covenant
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That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, "The LORD has spoken this sign: 'Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.'"Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."Read from ESV · Deceived
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But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king.Read from NKJV · Deceived
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So the prophet said to the man of God, "Come home with me and eat some bread."Read from ESV · Deceived
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But the man replied, "I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.Read from ESV · Deceived
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For I have been told by the word of the LORD: 'You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.'"Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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but the man of God went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
1 Kings 14
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Jeroboam's wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah's house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
1 Kings 15
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And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam's life.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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In the third year of Asa's reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.Read from KJV · Disobedience and Death of Asa
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As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,Read from KJV · Disobedience and Death of Asa
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And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.Read from NASB1995 · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
1 Kings 16
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Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:Read from ESV · Disobedience and Death of Asa
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Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.Read from KJV · Disobedience and Death of Asa
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As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.Read from KJV · Disobedience and Death of Asa
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First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.Read from KJV · Disobedience and Death of Asa
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Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 9-16
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In Ahab's days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.Read from KJV · Disobedience and Death of Asa
1 Kings 17
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Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:Read from NASB1995 · Abram's Concern of Having No Children Part 1
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The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, please let this boy's life return to him!"Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child's life returned to him, and he lived.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
1 Kings 18
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After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth."Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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Then Elijah said to the people, "I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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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.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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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.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
1 Kings 19
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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.Read from KJV · Elijah's Desire to Die
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After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.Read from NKJV · Elijah's Desire to Die
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Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.Read from KJV · Elijah's Desire to Die
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Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him."Read from KJV · Elijah's Desire to Die
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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.Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
1 Kings 20
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Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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And the king of Israel replied, "Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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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."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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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."Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
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Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
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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.Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
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Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
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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.Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
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So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
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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.Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
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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.Read from KJV · The Call of Elijah
1 Kings 21
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When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, "So you have found me out, my enemy." He replied, "I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
1 Kings 22
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So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, "Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?" "Go up," they replied, "and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king."Read from NASB1995 · Deceived
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But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me."Read from KJV · Deceived
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Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' asked the LORD.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Chronicles 14-18
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.Read from ESV · Deceived
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So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab's blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Let my servants sail with your servants," but Jehoshaphat refused.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22
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Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Kings 17-22