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Jehoshaphat's good reign.

Before CHRIST 914.

x 2 Chron. 19. 2. 2 Cor.

6.14.

y ch. 14. 24. & 15.12.

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z Gen. 25.23. 2 Sam. 8. 14 2 Kings 3-9

& 8.20.

a 2 Chron.

20. 35, &c. Or, had

ten ships.

b ch. 10. 22.

€ 2 Chron.

20.37.

d ch. 9. 26.

2 KINGS, I.

places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And

Jehoshaphat made peace

with the king of Israel.

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab

Ahaziah's evil reign.

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| unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go CHRIST with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

21. 1.

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889. Now he be gins to reign alone.

50 ¶ And Jehoshaphat slept with his 2 Chron. fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began ver. 40. to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.

898.

52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his fa- 8 ch. 15. 26. ther, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:

ch. 16. 31.

53 For he served Baal, and worship- Judg.2 11. ped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

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THEN
HEN Moab rebelled against Israel
bafter the death of Ahab.

2 ¶ And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire

1 Sam. 5 of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?

4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, The Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

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fore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

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7 And he said unto them, †What manner of man was he which came up to the manner meet you, and told you these words?

of the man?

13.4. Matt.

8 And they answered him, He was an d See Zech. hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather 3.4 about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, e Luke 9. 54. and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, Ŏ man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

15¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and boued.

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CHRIST liveth, 'what the LORD saith unto me, that
will I speak.

897.
(Numb. 22.
39.

g Matt. 9. 35.

Dan. 7.9.

15¶ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?

17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore h Isai. 6. 1. the word of the LORD: "I saw the LORD Job 1. 6. & sitting on his throne, and all the host of 2003: heaven standing by him on his right hand 7. 10. Zech. and on his left.

21. Dan.

1. 10. Matt.
18. 10. Hebr.
1.7, 14.

20 And the LORD said, Who shall Or, deceive. persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that

manner.

21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou 16. Ezek. 14. shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

k Judg. 9.

23. Job 12.

9. 2 Thess. 2. 11.

1 Ezek. 14.

9.

23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on m2 Chron. the cheek, and said, "Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

18.23.

25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt chamber to go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

! Or, from

chamber.

+ Heb. a chamber in

ch. 20. 30.

26 And the king of Israel said, Take a chamber: Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

n Numb. 16.

27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

29. Deut. 18. at all in

20, 21, 22.

28 And Micaiah said, If thou return peace, "the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

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34 ¶ And a certain man drew a bow
wherefore he said unto the driver of his Heb.
rael between the joints of the harness: 2 Sam.15.11.
simplicity.
chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me the breast
out of the host; for I am +wounded. piate.
35 And the battle+increased that day:
against the Syrians, and died at even:
and the king was stayed up in his chariot ascended.
and the blood ran out of the wound into
the midst of the chariot.

36 And there went a proclamation
throughout the host about the going down
and every man to his own country.
of the sun, saying, Every man to his city,

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37 So the king died, and
king in Samaria.
brought to Samaria; and they buried the

pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up
38 And one washed the chariot in the
according unto the word of the LORD eb. 21. 19.
his blood; and they washed his armour;
which he spake.

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and all that he did, and the ivory house Amos 3-
39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab,
built, are they not written in the book of
which he made, and all the cities that he
the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and
Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
began to reign over Judah in the fourth
41 ¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa
year of Ahab king of Israel.

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reign alone,

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ver. 51.
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years old when he began to reign; and
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five 20.31
he reigned twenty and five years in Je-
rusalem. And his mother's name was
Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

43 And the walked in all the ways
Asa his father; he turned not aside from
it, doing that which was right in the eyes
of
of the LORD: nevertheless "the high

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x 2 Chron. 19. 2. 2 Cor.

6.14.

y ch. 14. 24. & 15.12.

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z Gen. 25-232 Sam. 8. 14. 2 Kings 3- 9.

& 8.20.

a 2 Chron. 20.35, &c. 1 Or, had ten skips.

b ch. 10. 22.

< 2 Chron.

20.37

d ch. 9. 26.

Jehoshaphat made peace

with the king of Israel.

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

48 Jehoshaphat || 'made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab

Ahaziah's evil reign.

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unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go CHRIST with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

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50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his Chron. fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

889. Now he be gins to reign alone.

898.

51 ¶ Ahaziah the son of Ahab began ƒ ver. 40. to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.

52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his fa- 8 ch. 15. 26. ther, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:

ch. 16. 31.

53 For he served Baal, and worship- Judg.2 11. ped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

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up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, eLuke 9. 54and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, Ŏ man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came + Tule and fell on his knces before Elijah, and boued.

Elijah foretelleth Ahaziah's death.

Before

cir. 896.

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CHRIST besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, 'be precious in thy sight.

f1 Sam. 26. 21. P. 72.

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14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And || Jehoram reigned in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with b1 Kings 19. Elisha from Gilgal.

21.

e See Ruth 1. 15, 16.

d 1 Sam. 1. 26. ver. 4, 6 eh. 4- 30.

e 1 Kings 20. 35. ver. 5, 7, 15. ch. 4. 1, 38. & 9. 1,

2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said

Before CHRIST 896.

Elijah divideth Jordan. unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: Heb. in and they two stood by Jordan.

sight, or,

over against.

8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and fSo Exod. thither, so that they two went over on 3.16. ver. 14dry ground.

9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

14. 21, Josh.

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hast done

10 And he said, †Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me hard in ask when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Is- ich. 13-‍14 rael, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the +bank of Jordan;

+ Heb. lip.

14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: k ver. 8. and Elisha went over.

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15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw 1 ver. 7him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: "lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon † some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

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Elisha mocked by children.

Before CHRIST

896.

+ Heb. caus ing to mis

carry,

15.25 ch.4.

CHAP. III.
Jehoram, &c. distressed for water.
maria the same time, and numbered all Befor
Israel.

18 And when they came again to him, |
(for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto
them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said unto
Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation
of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth:
but the water is naught, and the ground
+barren.

20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse,
and put salt therein. And they brought
it to him.

21 And he went forth unto the spring See Exod. of the waters, and "cast the salt in there, 11.&66. and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

John 9. 6.

a ch. 1. 17.

+ Heb. statur.

22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

23¶ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

CHAP. III..

7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: 'I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.

8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

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895

f 1 Kings 22.

4.

9 So the king of Israel went, and the
king of Judah, and the king of Edom:
and they fetched a compass of seven days'
journey: and there was no water for the
host, and for the cattle that followed Heat
them.

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas!
that the LORD hath called these three
kings together, to deliver them into the
hand of Moab!

their feet.
See Exod.
11. 8.

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not Kings 2 here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

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13 And Elisha said unto the king of i Ezek. 14.2. Israel, What have I to do with thee? *get & So Judges 6 thee to the prophets of thy father, and 10. 14. Ruth 1 Jehoram's reign. 4 Mesha rebelleth Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king to the prophets of thy mother. And the of Edom, being distressed for want of waking of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the 19. ter, by Elisha obtaineth water, and promise LORD hath called these three kings togeof victory. 21 The Moabites, deceived by ther, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. the colour of the water, coming to spoil, 14 And Elisha said, "As the LORD of Kings 26 The king of Moab, by hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, 16. sacrificing the king of Edom's son, raiseth were it not that I regard the presence of the siege.

are overcome.

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab be- Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would

gan to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the timage of Baal that his father had

b 1 Kings 16. made.

21. 32.

(1 Kings 12. , 31, 32.

See Isai.

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3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

4¶ And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

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5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 And king Jehoram went out of Sa

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15 But now bring me a "minstrel. And a See 1 Sam. it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon & him.

16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, "Make this valley full of ditches.

17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.

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