even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa h 3 de-h 2Ch. 15. 16, stroyed her idol, and burnt i it by &c. the brook Kidron. 3 cut off. 14 But k the high places were not reinoved: nevertheless Asa's heart i Ex.32.20. was perfect with the LORD all his days, k ch.22.43. &c. 15 And he brought in the 4 things 4 holy. which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had 12Ch.16.1, dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. m Jos. 18.25. 16 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. n ch.12.27. o ch.11.23,24. 5 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built, Ramah, m that he n might not suf-p fer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. go up. 2Ki.15.29. q Ju.18.29. r 2Sa.20.14. free. s Jos.21.17. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asat Jos.18.26. sent them to Ben-hadad, the son u 2Ch.16.12. of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt o at Damascus, saying, 19 There is a league between mev 2Ch.17.1, and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may 5 depart from me. &c. w Mat.1.8, called Josaphat. 7 reigned. ≈ ch. 14.14. 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the y ch.16. 15. cities of Israel, and smote ljon, pand Jos.21.23. Dan, q and Abel-beth-maachah, r and all Cinneroth, with all the land z ch.14.9-16. of Naphtali. 21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was 6 exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba s of Benjamin, and Mizpah.t a ch.14.22. b ver. 16. c ch.12.29.29. 13.33,34. d ch. 14. 16. Is. 1.4. (CHAP. 16.) a ver.7. 2Ch.19.2. 20.34. 23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, b ch.15.33. and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, c ch.14.7. are they not written in the book of d ch.15.34. the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of c Mat.5.19. his old age he was diseased u in ƒ ver.11. his feet. ch.21.21,22. 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers g ch.14.11. in the city of David his father: Nadab's wicked reign. and v Jehoshaphat w his son reigned in his stead. 25 T And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 27 T And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and r Baasha smote him at y Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; (for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.) 28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying z of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite : 30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked a the LORD God of Israel to anger. 31 T Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 32 And b there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. 31 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way c of Jeroboam, and in his sin d wherewith he made Israel to sin. CHAPTER XVI. 1,7 Jehu's prophecy against Baasha. 6 Elah succeedeth him. HEN the word of the LORD Tune to Jehu a the son of Hanani, against Baasha, b saying, 2 Forasmuch c as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way d of Jeroboam, and haste made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; 3 Behold, I will f take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 4 Him a that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and Zimri's captivity. him that dieth of his in the fields 1 KINGS, XVI. h 2Ch.16.1, &c. i ch.15.21. k ver.1. m ver. 13. o 2Ki.9.31. 6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, | 1 Ex.20.5. and was buried in Tirzah: ¿ and Elah his son reigned in his stead. 7 And also by the hand of the 2 ch. 15.27-29. k prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, l even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in m provok-1 which was ing him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because n he killed him. 8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. p Na.1.10. q 2 over. 1Sa.25.22. kinsmen > ver.3. 9 And his servant Zimri, o (captain 3 by the hand of half his chariots,) conspired of. against him, as he was in Tirzah, s ch.15.30. drinking himself drunk p in the t De.32.21. house of Arza, 1 steward of his house in Tirzah. 10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. 1Sa. 12-21. 10.19. 11 And it came to pass, when u ver.8. he began to reign, as soon as he sat v ch. 15.27. on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one q that pisseth against a wall, friends. w 2Sa. 17.23. 2 neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his 2. 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spakery against Baasha 3 by Jehu the prophet, 13 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking s the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.t ch.12.38. 19.2. z 2Ch.22.2. a ch.13.32. 2Ki. 17.24. Acts 8.5-8. 14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they z Mi.6.16. not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? c ver.19. 15 T In the twenty and seventh d ver. 13. year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri Acts 14.15. reign seven days in Tirzah.u Ande ver.33. the people were encamped against Gibbethon, v which belonged to the Philistines. 5 was it a 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath con- f Eze.8.17. spired, and hath also slain the 16.47. Jos. 13.12. king: wherefore all Israel made g De.7.13. 17 And Omri went up from Ĝib 13. Omri's wicked reign. [bethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him w with fire, and died. 19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 21 T Then were the people of Israel divided y into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. 22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 23 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri z to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. 24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, 4 Samaria.a 25 But Omri wrought evil b in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him. 26 For he walked c in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.d 27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 29 T And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above e all that were before him. 31 And it came to pass, 5 as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife |Jezebel_the_daughter of Ethbaal Elijah fed by ravens. 1 KINGS, XVII. king of the Zidonians, h and i went B. C. 929. and served Baal, and worshipped him. 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made a grove ;k and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. 34 T In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake m by Joshua the son of Nun. CHAPTER XVII. 1 Elijah is fed by ravens: 17 He 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens d to feed thee there. 5 So he went, and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6 And 'e the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7 And it came to pass 2 after a while, that the brook dried up, bẹcause there had been no rain in the land. 8 T And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, A Ju.18.7. i ch.21.25,26. 2Ki. 10.18, &c. 17.16. k 2Ki. 13.6. I ver.30. m Jos.6.26. he is called a 2Ki.3.14. d Is.43.20. e Ps.37.3,19. 2 Mat.6.31 33. called g Ge.21.16. He raiseth the widow's son. 12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.g 13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go, and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, h and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. 14 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 3 sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went, and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house did eat 4 many days. 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake 5 by Elijah. 17 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What i have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call k my sin to remem- . brance, and to slay my son? 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up mto a loft where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by h Pr.3.9,10. slaying her son? Jer. 14. 18. Mark 9.41. giveth. or, a full hand of. 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath,f which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell i Luke 5.8. there behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain k Job 13.23, 26. thee. Eze.21.23, 24. 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into 7 him again. 22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: m and Elijahı 12Ki.4.34,35. said, See, thy son liveth! measured. 21 T And the woman said to Elihis inward jah, Now n by this I know that parts. thou art a man of God, and that 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11 And as she was going to fetch m He.11.35. it, he called to her, and said, Bring n Jno.3.2. me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. 16.30. the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth. CHAPTER XVIII. Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, followeth Ahab to Jezreel. Convinceth Baal's prophets. B. C. 906.16 So Obadiah went to meet Aliab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. ND it came to pass after many a days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, a ch.17.1. saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab;| ₺ De.28.12. andb I will send rain upon the earth. 2 And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called 1 Obadiah, which was 2 the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared c the LORD greatly: Ps. 147.8. d Ne.5.15. 4 For it was so, when 3 Jezebel | 3 Izebel. cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took d an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread e and water.) cut not off ourselves 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to 2K1.2.16. save the horses and mules alive, that we 4 lose not all the beasts. 6 So they divided the land between them, to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. Eze.3. 12, g Pr.8.13. 42. 17 T And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth m Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou and thy father's house, n in that ye have forsaken o the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel,p and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves a four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered r the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said. How s long halt ye between two 5 opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if t Baal, then follow him. And the 7T And as Obadiah was in the h Mat.10.41, people answered him not a word. way,behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him: and he fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? i Mat.25.35. k Mat. 10.28. 8 And he answered him, I am; go, ! Is.51.7,8. tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.~~~ 9 And he said, what have I sinned,m Ac. 16.20. that thou wouldest deliver thy ser17.6. vant into the hand of Ahab, to slayn ch.21.20. me ? och.15.2. 10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdoni P 1Sa. 15.12. whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 2K1.2.25. 9 ch. 16.33. Mat.6.24. or,thoughts. t Jos.24.15. u ch.19.10, 14. 2Ch.7.1,3. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that f the Spirit of the LORD shall carry 1Ch.21.26. thee whither I know not; and so s The word when I come and tell Ahab, and he is good. cannot find thee, he shall slay me:ror, answer, but I thy servant fearg the LORD w Ps.115.5-8. from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the pro-8 phets of the LORD, how I hid an! hundred men of the LORD's prophets h by fifty in a cave, and fed i them with bread and water? 14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay k me. Jer. 10.5. or, heard. great voice 11 or, medi x Is.41.23. tateth. 15 And Elijah said, As the LORD 12 hath a of hosts liveth, before whom I pursuit. stand, I will surely show myself | y Le. 19.28. unto him to-day. 23 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: 24 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, v let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 25 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. 26 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 w was no voice, nor any that 8 answered. And they leaped 9 upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry 10 aloud: for a he is a god; either he 11 is talking, or he 12 is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut y Bual's prophets slain. themselves, after their manner, with knives and lancets, till 13 the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the 14 offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any 15 that regarded. 1 KINGS, XIX. B. C. 906. 13 they poured out blood upon them. 14ascending. 15 attention. 16 went. 30 And Elijah said unto all the Z Ge.32.28. people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. a Lev.1.6-8. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom z the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench round about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. b ver.32,38. c Ex.3.6. d ch.8.43. 2Ki. 19. 19. Ps.83.18. Eze.36.23. 39.7. e Nu. 16.28. f Lev.9.24. Ju.6.21. 1Ch.21.26. 2Ch.7.1. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut a the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pourg ver.24. it on the burnt-sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second 17 or, Appre h hend. time. And they did it the second Deut.13.5 time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35 And the water 16 ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench b also with water. 18.20. 2Ki. 10.25. 18 or, a noise. 36 And it came to pass at the time; Ja.5. 17,18. of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, c LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel,d let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and e that I have done all these things at thy word. 19 tie,or,bind. k 2Ki.4.29. 9.1. Job 38.3. Jer. 1.17. Ep.6.14. 1Pet. 1.13. 20 till thou come to. 37 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 (CHAP. 19.) again. 38 Thenf the fire of the LORD fell, a ch.18.40. and consumed the burnt-sacrifice, |b ch.20.10. and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. Ru. 1. 17. 2Ki.6.31. 33. 39 And when all the people saw c Ps.37.32, it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the 1 his life. LORD, heg is the God. 40 And Elijah said unto them, 17 d Nu.11.15. Take the prophets of Baal; let fot Jon.4.3,8. one of them escape. And they e Ps.39.12. took them: and Elijah brought f Heb. 1.14. them down to the brook Kishon, and slew h them there. 41 T And Elijah said unto Ahab, 2 bolster. Elijah obtains rain. Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is 18 a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; andi he cast himhis face between his knees, self down upon the earth and put 43 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. 44 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, 19 Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 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. 46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded k up his loins, and ran before Ahab 20 to the entrance of Jezreel. CHAPTER XIX. Elisha, taking leave of his friends, followeth Elijah. AND Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain a all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, Sob let the gods do to me, and more also, if c I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time. 3 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. 4 T But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree and he requested for 1 himself that he might die; and said, d It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; fore I am not better than my fathers. 5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel f touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his 2 head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 7 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. 8 And he arose, and did eat and |