“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, because he has humbled himself before Me. I will bring the disaster on his house during his son’s lifetime.”

But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

Then he took the mantle Elijah had dropped and struck the waters. “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” he asked. He struck the waters himself, and they parted to the right and the left, and Elisha crossed over.

So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the command of the man of God. Then his skin was restored and became like the skin of a small boy, and he was clean.

When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.

David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

ever since the day I ordered judges to be over My people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies.

“‘Furthermore, I declare to you that the Lord Himself will build a house for you.

the gold for the gold work and the silver for the silver, for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today?”

Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself,

Hiram also said:

May the Lord God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, be praised! He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

When Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Besides that, conditions were good in Judah.

Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.

Didn’t you banish the priests of Yahweh, the descendants of Aaron and the Levites, and make your own priests like the peoples of other lands do? Whoever comes to ordain himself with a young bull and seven rams may become a priest of what are not gods.

For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”

He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments; then they made a great fire in his honor.

His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.

But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.

The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then he died at sunset.

When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened his position by killing with the sword all his brothers as well as some of the princes of Israel.

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people.

Then Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw that he was diseased on his forehead. They rushed him out of there. He himself also hurried to get out because the Lord had afflicted him.

So Jotham strengthened himself because he did not waver in obeying the Lord his God.

At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.

Then Ahaz gathered up the utensils of God’s temple, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the Lord’s temple, and made himself altars on every street corner in Jerusalem.

Didn’t Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship before one altar, and you must burn incense on it”?

Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart—he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—so the Lord’s wrath didn’t come on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.

Hezekiah had abundant riches and glory, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and every desirable item.

He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him abundant possessions.

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of Yahweh his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

His prayer and how God granted his request, and all his sin and unfaithfulness and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and carved images before he humbled himself, they are written in the Records of Hozai.

But he did not humble himself before the Lord like his father Manasseh humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

But Josiah did not turn away from him; instead, in order to fight with him he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to the Valley of Megiddo to fight.

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet at the Lord’s command.

Yet Haman controlled himself and went home. He sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh to join him.

Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king wants to honor?”

Haman thought to himself, “Who is it the king would want to honor more than me?”

Have them bring a royal garment that the king himself has worn and a horse the king himself has ridden, which has a royal diadem on its head.

“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “everything he owns is in your power. However, you must not lay a hand on Job himself.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

One day the sons of God came again to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before the Lord.

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.

Does a wise man answer with empty counsel
or fill himself with the hot east wind?

God reserves a person’s punishment for his children.
Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know it.

if he did not bless me
while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,

Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God.

Look, God shows Himself exalted by His power.
Who is a teacher like Him?

Know that the Lord has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the Lord will hear when I call to Him.

The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,
striking down the wicked
by the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah

He says to himself, “I will never be moved—
from generation to generation without calamity.”

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”

Why has the wicked person despised God?
He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”

But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.

Though he praises himself during his lifetime—
and people praise you when you do well for yourself—

And it will be said of Zion,
“This one and that one were born in her.”
The Most High Himself will establish her.

What man can live and never see death?
Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?Selah

He Himself will deliver you from the hunter’s net,
from the destructive plague.

He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,

Let it be like a robe he wraps around himself,
like a belt he always wears.

For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His treasured possession.

People don’t despise the thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

The one who commits adultery lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.

but the one who misses me harms himself;
all who hate me love death.”

The one who corrects a mocker
will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.

A kind man benefits himself,
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.

Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,
but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.

One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound judgment.

The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.

The one who keeps commands preserves himself;
one who disregards his ways will die.

A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.

A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.

The one who trusts in himself is a fool,
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

A rod of correction imparts wisdom,
but a youth left to himself
is a disgrace to his mother.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.

What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

King Solomon made a sedan chair for himself
with wood from Lebanon.

Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.

The Lord of Hosts Himself has planned it;
therefore, who can stand in its way?
It is His hand that is outstretched,
so who can turn it back?

When Moab appears on the high place,
when he tires himself out
and comes to his sanctuary to pray,
it will do him no good.

The Lord will make Himself known to Egypt, and Egypt will know the Lord on that day. They will offer sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and fulfill them.

The Lord will give you meager bread and water during oppression, but your Teacher will not hide Himself any longer. Your eyes will see your Teacher,

What can I say?
He has spoken to me,
and He Himself has done it.
I walk along slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul,

This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
and name himself by the name of Israel.”

It serves as fuel for man.
He takes some of it and warms himself;
also he kindles a fire and bakes bread;
he even makes it into a god and worships it;
he makes an idol from it and bows down to it.

He burns half of it in a fire,
and he roasts meat on that half.
He eats the roast and is satisfied.
He warms himself and says, “Ah!
I am warm, I see the blaze.”

He feeds on ashes.
His deceived mind has led him astray,
and he cannot deliver himself,
or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”

Rejoice, heavens, for the Lord has acted;
shout, depths of the earth.
Break out into singing, mountains,
forest, and every tree in it.
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
and glorifies Himself through Israel.

Yes, You are a God who hides Himself,
God of Israel, Savior.

But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?

Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses,
and He carried our pains;
but we in turn regarded Him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.

Therefore I will give Him the many as a portion,
and He will receive the mighty as spoil,
because He submitted Himself to death,
and was counted among the rebels;
yet He bore the sin of many
and interceded for the rebels.

Will the fast I choose be like this:
A day for a person to deny himself,
to bow his head like a reed,
and to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Will you call this a fast
and a day acceptable to the Lord?

He put on righteousness like a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
and He wrapped Himself in zeal as in a cloak.

He sent His glorious arm
to be at Moses’ right hand,
divided the waters before them
to obtain eternal fame for Himself,