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But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
