Discovery Box| (0.23) | 2Sa 8:2 |
| He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. 1 The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. 2 |
| (0.23) | 2Sa 16:11 |
| Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son, my very own flesh and blood, 1 is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the Lord has spoken to him. |
| (0.23) | 2Sa 23:17 |
| and said, “O Lord, I will not do this! 1 It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.” 2 So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. 3 |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 5:5 |
| So I have decided 1 to build a temple to honor the Lord 2 my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’ 3 |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 5:6 |
| So now order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants. I will pay your servants whatever you say is appropriate, for you know that we have no one among us who knows how to cut down trees like the Sidonians.” |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 6:6 |
| The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet 1 wide, the middle floor nine feet 2 wide, and the third floor ten and a half 3 feet wide. He made ledges 4 on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls. 5 |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 7:51 |
| When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he 1 put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple. |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 11:11 |
| So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, 1 I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 12:32 |
| Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, 1 like the festival celebrated in Judah. 2 On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. 3 In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made. |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 12:33 |
| On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) 1 Jeroboam 2 offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. 3 He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices. |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 15:20 |
| Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. 1 They conquered 2 Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. 3 |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 17:12 |
| She said, “As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.” 1 |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 19:21 |
| Elisha 1 went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. 2 He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant. |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 22:6 |
| So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” 1 They said, “Attack! The sovereign one 2 will hand it over to the king.” |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 22:8 |
| The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. 1 But I despise 2 him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. 3 Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.” |
| (0.23) | 1Ki 22:34 |
| Now an archer shot an arrow at random, 1 and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king 2 ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line, 3 because I’m wounded.” |
| (0.23) | 2Ki 6:17 |
| Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that 1 the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. |
| (0.23) | 2Ki 6:22 |
| He replied, “Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? 1 Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.” |
| (0.23) | 2Ki 9:15 |
| But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians 1 when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. 2 Jehu told his supporters, 3 “If you really want me to be king, 4 then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go and warn Jezreel.” |
| (0.23) | 2Ki 9:27 |
| When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off 1 up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered, “Shoot him too.” They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. 2 He fled to Megiddo 3 and died there. |
