Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

The cause

Bible References

The cause

Acts 2:23
But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified.
Acts 4:28
to carry out what your hand and will had destined should happen.

That he might

John 19:23
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, besides his shirt. Now his shirt had no seam; it was woven in one piece from top to bottom.
Acts 3:17
Yet I know, brothers, that you did not know what you were doing, any more than your leaders did;
Acts 13:27
For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders refused to recognize him, and condemned him, thus fulfilling the very utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath,