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In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsSeven DaysList Of Kings Of IsraelThe Nations Attacked

And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesMaking KingsList Of Kings Of Israel

And Omri goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Gibbethon, and they lay siege to Tirzah.

Verse ConceptsPeople Attacking Their Own

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,

Verse ConceptsCitadelsHope, Results Of Its AbsencePalacesSuicideBurning People

For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.

Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked Kings

Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesHistorical Books

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One HalfTwo GroupsMaking KingsHalf Of GroupsList Of Kings Of Israel

But the supporters of Omri overcame those who were on the side of Tibni, the son of Ginath; and death came to Tibni and to his brother Joram at that time: and Omri became king in the place of Tibni.

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

Verse ConceptsSix YearsTen To Fourteen Years

And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

Verse ConceptsBuildingCoinage

Omri practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, doing far more evil than anyone who had reigned before him.

Verse Conceptsorganization

For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked KingsGod Opposes Idolatry

Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Verse ConceptsHistorical Booksaccomplishments

So Omri went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria; and Ahab his son became king in his place.

Verse ConceptsKings Of The Northern Kingdom

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 Years

Omri's son Ahab practiced more of what the LORD considered to be evil than anyone who had lived before him.

Verse ConceptsBehaviourjezebel

And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningPolygamyServanthood, And Worship Of GodImitating Wicked KingsUnimportant Thingsjezebel

And he built an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he had built in Samaria.

Verse ConceptsTemples, HeathenAltars, PaganBuilding Altarsjezebel

And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsServing Asherahjezebel

In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsFirstbornFathers, Sin Of TheGatesProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtSacrifice, In OtDeath Of The FirstbornThe Youngest ChildFoundations Of NationsCity GatesRebuilding Named CitiesWords To Individuals Fulfilled

"Go from this place and turn to the east; you must hide yourself in the Wadi Kerith {which faces the Jordan}.

Verse ConceptsDivine DirectionHiding From PeopleBeyond JordanBrooks

And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToFrugalityBeyond JordanBrooks

and the ravens are bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and of the brook he drinketh.

Verse ConceptsCooking, Types Of FoodGod, The ProviderCrowsFrugalityDivine SuppliesDrinking WaterRavensAt Morning And EveningBrooks

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

Verse Conceptsdrynessdrought, physicalRivers And StreamsWaters Drying UpBrooks

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalMission, Of IsraelWork, Divine And HumanDivine DirectionWidows

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Verse ConceptsWaterDrinking WaterFirewoodgathering

And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

Verse ConceptsRequesting Food

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

Verse ConceptsFlourLonelinessOlive OilSmall Things God UsesBarrelsResigned To DeathFirewoodDyingcooking

And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessSacrificial GivingBreadcooking

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

Verse ConceptsElijah, Prophecies OfHelpfulnessProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtBarrelsPlenty For The PoorWeedpot

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

Verse ConceptsSacrificial GivingAction For A Long Time

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

Verse ConceptsFlourDivine SuppliesBarrelsPlenty For The Poorcookingpot

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeHaving No BreathSick Individualsmistress

And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

Verse ConceptsHousesStairwaysSecret PrayerCarrying Dead BodiesUpper Rooms

And he cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

Verse ConceptsCrying To GodSecret PrayerGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsTragedy

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again!

Verse ConceptsPersonal ContactEmbracingActing Three TimesNamed Individuals Who PrayedTragedy

and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the lad turneth back into his midst, and he liveth.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerPersonal Contactrevival

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.

Verse ConceptsLiving On

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

Verse ConceptsRainDivine DirectionGod Sending RainPeople Made KnownGod Controlling The Rain

And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water --

Verse ConceptsBad InfluenceCavesProphets, Lives OfSchool Of ProphetsWaterLove to Others, Examples OfFiftiesOne HundredPeople In CavesKilling ProphetsPeople Hiding PeopleProphets Killedprophetsjezebelhidinggroups

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

Verse ConceptsGrassMulesFeeding AnimalsKept Alive By Men

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

and Obadiah is in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, 'Art thou he -- my lord Elijah?'

Verse ConceptsWalkingRecognising PeopleIs It Really?

And he said to him, I am he: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!

Verse ConceptsThis Is MeIn Men's Presence

And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

Verse ConceptsWhat Sin?

As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

Verse ConceptsNowhere To Be FoundThose Looking For People

And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

Verse ConceptsYouthChildren, Good Examples OfGodly Fear, Examples OfGuidance Of The Holy SpiritBeing Devoted From YouthGod Carrying PeopleIndividuals Fearing God

'Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water?

Verse ConceptsSchool Of ProphetsFiftiesOne HundredPeople In CavesKilling ProphetsPeople Hiding PeopleProphets Killedjezebel

And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.

Verse ConceptsIn Men's Presence

And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

Verse ConceptsBoldness Examples OfTodayPeople Made Known

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsSchool Of ProphetsTablesAssembling IsraelFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredFollowers Of BaalProphets Of Other GodsServing Asherahjezebel

So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:

Verse ConceptsAnimals Cut In PiecesFirewoodChoosing ThingsTwo Animals

And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodFire From HeavenGod Will AnswerDiscerning God's ThingsGod Answering Prayersanswers

And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire.

Verse ConceptsChoosing ThingsFollowers Of BaalProphets Of Other GodsPutting God FirstCompetitionjezebel

And they take the bullock that one gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from the morning even till the noon, saying, 'O Baal, answer us!' and there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one had made.

Verse ConceptsLeapingdanceMorning WorshipMorningReligionPeople JumpingOthers Not AnsweringHinduism

And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritHourHumourIronyRidicule, Nature OfSleep, SpiritualFundistractionsawakeningjokingvacation

And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood is on them;

Verse ConceptsCustomKnivesMutilationSuperstitionDisfigurementCovered With BloodGroups ShoutingGashing Bodiescutting

And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionAction Until EveningOthers Not AnsweringTime Passing

Then Elijah said to all the people, Draw near to me. And all the people drew near to him. And he repaired the altar of Jehovah which was broken down.

Verse ConceptsRuinsThe Altar Of The LordRepairing

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveJacob, The PatriarchGod Renaming PeopleTwelve TribesTwelve Things

And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume Measures

Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. He said, “Fill four water pots with water and pour it on the offering to be burned and on the wood.”

Verse ConceptsBarrelsAnimals Cut In PiecesPutting In OrderFour VesselsFirewood

And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

Verse ConceptsActing Three Times

"Do it a third time," he said. So they did it a third time. The water ran down around the altar and completely filled the trench.

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTMiracles Of ElijahKnowing That There Is A GodNamed Prophets Of The LordThe Lord [Yahweh] Is GodSacrificeGod's TimingGods Timing

Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that You, O Lord, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back [to You].”

Verse ConceptsKnowing That There Is A GodThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

When all the people saw this, they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, "The Lord is the true God! The Lord is the true God!"

Verse ConceptsProstrationReligious AwakeningsDuplicating WordsThe Lord Is GodThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTRivers And StreamsKilling ProphetsRiver KishonProphets Of Other GodsBrooks

So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

Verse ConceptsClimbingKneesBowing Heads Before God

And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

Verse ConceptsSeven TimesLooking And SeeingDirectionWeather In The Last Days

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

Verse ConceptsChariotsSmallnessSmall Things God UsesSmall ThingsAvoid Being Hindered

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Verse ConceptsBlackSkyGod Sending RainDarkness During Daytime

And Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,

Verse ConceptsSwordsKilling ProphetsTelling What People DidProphets Of Other Godsjezebel

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessengerPersecution, Nature OfProphets, Lives OfRevenge, Examples OfMan's Action TomorrowKilling Prophetsjezebel

And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.

Verse ConceptsFear, Of PersecutionDepressionjezebelimpulsiveness

And looking up, he saw by his head a cake cooked on the stones and a bottle of water. So he took food and drink and went to sleep again.

Verse ConceptsBakingHeatCoal, Uses OfDivine SuppliesWater ContainersBaking Breadcooking

And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

Verse ConceptsAngels Helping UsDoing Things TwicePeople EatingTaking By The HandAngels Looking After People

And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfThe Number FortyForty DaysMore Than One MonthFasting For Long Periods

And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Verse ConceptsCavesPeople In CavesWhat Do You Do?Caves As Places Of Refuge

And he said - Go forth to-morrow, and stand in the mountain, before Yahweh. And lo! Yahweh, passing by, and a great and strong wind - rending the mountains, and breaking in pieces the crags, before Yahweh, Not, in the wind, was, Yahweh, - And, after the wind, an, earthquake, Not, in the earthquake, was, Yahweh;

Verse ConceptsPassing ByWindHoly Spirit, Types OfStormsNo Winds

And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Verse ConceptsMantlesCloaksOuter GarmentsWhat Do You Do?

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfeagernessProphets, Lives OfRejection Of GodDestruction Of The TempleKilling ProphetsForsaking God's ThingsSole SurvivorsOnly One PersonBreaking The Covenant