Discovery Box| (0.15) | 1Ki 12:18 |
| King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, 1 the supervisor of the work crews, 2 out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. 3 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 13:3 |
| That day he also announced 1 a sign, “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: 2 The altar will be split open and the ashes 3 on it will fall to the ground.” 4 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 13:32 |
| for the prophecy he announced with the Lord’s authority 1 against the altar in Bethel 2 and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north 3 will certainly be fulfilled.” |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 13:33 |
| After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; 1 he continued to appoint common people 2 as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. 3 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 14:13 |
| All Israel will mourn him and bury him. He is the only one in Jeroboam’s family 1 who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the Lord God of Israel found anything good. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 14:15 |
| The Lord will attack Israel, making it like a reed that sways in the water. 1 He will remove Israel from this good land he gave to their ancestors 2 and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, 3 because they angered the Lord by making Asherah poles. 4 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 14:27 |
| King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard 1 who protected the entrance to the royal palace. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 14:31 |
| Rehoboam passed away 1 and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah 2 replaced him as king. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 15:5 |
| He did this 1 because David had done what he approved 2 and had not disregarded any of his commandments 3 his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 15:27 |
| Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab 1 and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 16:11 |
| When he became king and occupied the throne, he killed Baasha’s entire family. He did not spare any male belonging to him; he killed his relatives and his friends. 1 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 16:16 |
| While deployed there, the army received this report: 1 “Zimri has conspired against the king and assassinated him.” 2 So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 16:21 |
| At that time the people of Israel were divided in their loyalties. Half the people supported Tibni son of Ginath and wanted to make him king; the other half supported Omri. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 17:17 |
| After this 1 the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 18:7 |
| As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. 1 When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said, “Is it really you, my master, Elijah?” |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 18:30 |
| Elijah then told all the people, “Approach me.” So all the people approached him. He repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down. 1 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 18:38 |
| Then fire from the Lord fell from the sky. 1 It consumed the offering, the wood, the stones, and the dirt, and licked up the water in the trench. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 19:15 |
| The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came and then head for the Desert of Damascus. Go and anoint Hazael king over Syria. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 20:14 |
| Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” 1 He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab 2 asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.” |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 20:15 |
| So Ahab 1 assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000. 2 |
