1 Kings 22:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

Horns of iron

Thus saith

General references

Ezekiel 12:24

Bible References

Horns of iron

"Make thee bonds and chains, and put them about thy neck,

And Hananiah the prophet took the chain from the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it;

"Then lift I up mine eyes and saw, and behold, four horns.

Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth."

For these false apostles are deceitful workers, and fashion themselves like unto the apostles of Christ.

As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, even so do these resist the truth, men they are of corrupt minds, and lewd as concerning the faith:

Thus saith

They say unto them, that despise me: The LORD hath spoken it, 'Tush, ye shall prosper right well.' And unto all them that walk after the lusts of their own heart, they say, 'Tush, there shall no misfortune happen you.'

"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon,

Thus hath the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel spoken, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy lies unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, that he may slay them before your eyes.

Vain things they see, and tell lies to maintain their preachings withal. 'The LORD,' say they, 'hath spoken it' - when in very deed the LORD hath not sent them.

Thy rulers in thee are like ravishing wolves, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre.

O ye judges, ye give sentence for gifts; O ye priests, ye teach for lucre; O ye prophets, ye prophesy for money. Yet will they be taken as those that hold upon God, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? Tush, there can no misfortune happen us."

General references

There shall no vision be in vain, neither any prophecy fail among the children of Israel: