Thematic Bible: In the appointment of kings
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The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.
For the Lord is king and rules over the nations.
The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam's dynasty. It is ready to happen!
Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha's downfall: "I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam's footsteps and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. So I am ready to burn up Baasha and his family, and make your family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat. read more.
Dogs will eat the members of Baasha's family who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country."
Dogs will eat the members of Baasha's family who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country."
The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father's entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father's family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father's sons and made me king over all Israel. From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.