Discovery Box| (0.35) | 1Ki 15:22 |
| King Asa ordered all the men of Judah (no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. 1 King Asa used the materials to build up 2 Geba (in Benjamin) and Mizpah. |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 15:23 |
| The rest of the events of Asa’s reign, including all his successes and accomplishments, as well as a record of the cities he built, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. 1 Yet when he was very old he developed a foot disease. 2 |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 16:7 |
| The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord. 1 His actions angered the Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam’s. 2 |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 16:13 |
| This happened because of all the sins which Baasha and his son Elah committed and which they made Israel commit. They angered the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols. 1 |
| (0.35) | 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. |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 18:19 |
| Now send out messengers 1 and assemble all Israel before me at Mount Carmel, as well as the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah whom Jezebel supports. 2 |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 18:21 |
| Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? 1 If the Lord is the true God, 2 then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word. |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 18:24 |
| Then you 1 will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” 2 All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” 3 |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 18:36 |
| When it was time for the evening offering, 1 Elijah the prophet approached the altar 2 and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove 3 today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 20:1 |
| Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria 1 and besieged and attacked it. 2 |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 20:6 |
| But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants’ houses. They will carry away all your valuables.” 1 |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 20:9 |
| So he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Say this to my master, the king, ‘I will give you everything you demanded at first from your servant, but I am unable to agree to this latest demand.’” 1 So the messengers went back and gave their report. |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 20:13 |
| Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? 1 Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 22:17 |
| Micaiah 1 said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’” |
| (0.35) | 1Ki 22:22 |
| He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord 1 said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. 2 Go out and do as you have proposed.’ |
| (0.35) | 2Ki 3:19 |
| You will defeat every fortified city and every important 1 city. You must chop down 2 every productive 3 tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.” 4 |
| (0.35) | 2Ki 4:2 |
| Elisha said to her, “What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of olive oil.” |
| (0.35) | 2Ki 4:13 |
| Elisha said to Gehazi, 1 “Tell her, ‘Look, you have treated us with such great respect. 2 What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you with the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied, “I’m quite secure.” 3 |
| (0.35) | 2Ki 10:21 |
| Jehu sent invitations throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; not one was absent. They arrived at the temple of Baal and filled it up from end to end. 1 |
| (0.35) | 2Ki 11:18 |
| All the people of the land went and demolished 1 the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols 2 to bits. 3 They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest 4 then placed guards at the Lord’s temple. |
