Discovery Box| (0.38) | 1Ki 11:33 |
| I am taking the kingdom from him 1 because they have 2 abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions 3 by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. 4 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 12:16 |
| When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! 1 Return to your homes, O Israel! 2 Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” 3 So Israel returned to their homes. 4 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 12:19 |
| So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day. |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 12:24 |
| ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” 1 They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. 2 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 12:31 |
| He built temples 1 on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites. |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 13:19 |
| So the prophet went back with him and ate and drank in his house. 1 |
| (0.38) | 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 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 15:2 |
| He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. 1 His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. 2 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 15:11 |
| Asa did what the Lord approved 1 like his ancestor 2 David had done. |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 15:21 |
| When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying 1 Ramah and settled down in Tirzah. |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 16:1 |
| Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall: 1 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 18:2 |
| So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. 1 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 18:16 |
| When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah. 1 |
| (0.38) | 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. |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 20:2 |
| He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. 1 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 20:24 |
| So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders. |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 20:37 |
| He found another man and said, “Wound me!” So the man wounded him severely. 1 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 20:39 |
| When the king passed by, he called out to the king, “Your servant went out into the heat 1 of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner. 2 He told me, ‘Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason, 3 you will pay with your life or with a talent 4 of silver.’ 5 |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 20:43 |
| The king of Israel went home to Samaria 1 bitter and angry. |
| (0.38) | 1Ki 21:3 |
| But Naboth replied to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.” 1 |
