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1 Kings 21

But Naboth said to Ahab, “As the Lord is my witness, I will never give my ancestors’ inheritance to you.” (1 Kings 21:3)

While Ahab thought he could have any land he desired because he was king, Naboth would not … Read the rest

1 Kings 20

The king of Israel answered, “Say this: ‘Don’t let the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’” (1 Kings 20:11)

Ahab’s statement here to Ben-Hadad is similar to the modern proverb of, “Don’t … Read the rest

1 Kings 19

Then he said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence.” At that moment, the Lord passed by. A great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the … Read the rest

1 Kings 18

After a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.” (1 Kings 18:1)

The people of Elijah’s time … Read the rest

1 Kings 17

So he proceeded to do what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he would … Read the rest

1 Kings 16

At that time the people of Israel were divided: half the people followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri. (1 Kings 16:21)

God’s people had already been divided into two kingdoms – Israel and … Read the rest

1 Kings 15

He banished the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all of the idols that his ancestors had made. He also removed his grandmother Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa … Read the rest

1 Kings 14

He seized the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took all the gold shields that Solomon had made. King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into … Read the rest

1 Kings 13

He said to him, “I am also a prophet like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat food and drink water.’” The … Read the rest

1 Kings 12

‘This is what the Lord says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you return home, for this situation is from me.’” So they listened to the word of the Lord and … Read the rest