TBESH · H3068G
יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · LORD
Jehovah = "the existing One" 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)
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יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) means “LORD” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yeh-ho-vaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · LORD
Jehovah = "the existing One" 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)
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יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · The Lord
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
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יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · (Jerusalem of) the Lord
Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
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from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV glosses: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the lord | 2870 |
| of the lord | 1384 |
| to the lord | 451 |
| o lord | 343 |
| and the lord | 181 |
| then the lord | 171 |
| am the lord | 156 |
| the lords | 72 |
| for the lord | 58 |
| may the lord | 58 |
| but the lord | 54 |
| so the lord | 51 |
| in the lord | 46 |
| as surely as the lord | 39 |
| he | 38 |
| by the lord | 36 |
| from the lord | 36 |
| against the lord | 33 |
| when the lord | 24 |
| is the lord | 23 |
| of the lords | 20 |
| before the lord | 15 |
| that the lord | 14 |
| him | 13 |
| now the lord | 12 |
| has the lord | 11 |
| god | 9 |
| because the lord | 8 |
| is the lords | 8 |
| belongs to the lord | 7 |
| his | 7 |
| lord | 7 |
| and he | 6 |
| again the lord | 5 |
| be the lord | 5 |
| is from the lord | 5 |
| therefore the lord | 5 |
| and may the lord | 4 |
| as the lord | 4 |
| does the lord | 4 |
| if the lord | 4 |
| so he | 4 |
| the lord is | 4 |
| with the lord | 4 |
| yet the lord | 4 |
| against the lords | 3 |
| and | 3 |
| and when the lord | 3 |
| are the lord | 3 |
| are the lords | 3 |
| belong to the lord | 3 |
| even though the lord | 3 |
| from the lords | 3 |
| in his | 3 |
| since the lord | 3 |
| the lord himself | 3 |
| the lord to anger | 3 |
| what the lord | 3 |
| you o lord | 3 |
| and since the lord | 2 |
| are from the lord | 2 |
| because of the lords | 2 |
| but in the lords | 2 |
| but it is the lord | 2 |
| by his | 2 |
| can the lord | 2 |
| did the lord | 2 |
| even if the lord | 2 |
| in him | 2 |
| it is the lord | 2 |
| like the lord | 2 |
| of his | 2 |
| of the lord go | 2 |
| on the lord | 2 |
| the lord also | 2 |
| the lord however | 2 |
| then may the lord | 2 |
| thus the lord | 2 |
| to the lords | 2 |
| with the lords | 2 |
| about the lord | 1 |
| after all the lord | 1 |
| against him | 1 |
| against his | 1 |
| although the lord | 1 |
| and did not the lord | 1 |
| and his | 1 |
| and how he | 1 |
| and how the lord | 1 |
| and now the lord | 1 |
| and that the lord | 1 |
| and the lord will cause | 1 |
| and the lords | 1 |
| and when he | 1 |
| any of the lords | 1 |
| are upon the lord | 1 |
| as one the lord | 1 |
| at the lords | 1 |
| at this time the lord | 1 |
| be the lords | 1 |
| belonging to the lord | 1 |
| bless the lord | 1 |
| but by the lord | 1 |
| but he | 1 |
| by the lords | 1 |
| due the lord | 1 |
| even when the lord | 1 |
| for he | 1 |
| for me | 1 |
| how then can the lord | 1 |
| i the lord | 1 |
| in the lords | 1 |
| indeed the lord | 1 |
| is for the lord | 1 |
| is in the lord | 1 |
| is like the lord | 1 |
| is of the lord | 1 |
| it for the lord | 1 |
| it to the lord | 1 |
| it was the lord | 1 |
| let the lord | 1 |
| meanwhile the lord | 1 |
| moreover the lord | 1 |
| nevertheless the lord | 1 |
| o lord are god | 1 |
| of him | 1 |
| of obligation to the lord | 1 |
| of the lord is | 1 |
| of the lord itself | 1 |
| of the lord of hosts | 1 |
| of the lords temple | 1 |
| offense has the lord | 1 |
| on behalf of the lord | 1 |
| our lord | 1 |
| pray that the lord | 1 |
| rather the lord | 1 |
| so that he | 1 |
| so that his | 1 |
| that he | 1 |
| that he himself | 1 |
| that is why the lord | 1 |
| that it is the lord | 1 |
| that it was the lord | 1 |
| the foundation of the lords | 1 |
| the lord in hebron | 1 |
| the lord loved him | 1 |
| the lord with contempt | 1 |
| the offerings for the lords | 1 |
| then as the lord | 1 |
| then he | 1 |
| there | 1 |
| things the lord | 1 |
| this is the lords | 1 |
| to serve the lord | 1 |
| to the lord begins | 1 |
| to the lord for destruction | 1 |
| to the lord freely | 1 |
| unless the lord | 1 |
| until the lord | 1 |
| upon the lord | 1 |
| upon them o lord | 1 |
| was the lord | 1 |
| were treating the lords | 1 |
| where the lord | 1 |
| who | 1 |
| whom the lord | 1 |
| would the lord | 1 |
| yet it was the lords | 1 |
| yet may the lord | 1 |
| you before the lord | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the lord | 1928 |
| of the lord | 1559 |
| and the lord | 507 |
| unto the lord | 454 |
| o lord | 191 |
| which the lord | 174 |
| for the lord | 157 |
| that the lord | 95 |
| as the lord | 88 |
| to the lord | 70 |
| against the lord | 61 |
| in the lord | 54 |
| from the lord | 52 |
| lord | 49 |
| but the lord | 41 |
| the lords | 39 |
| of the lords | 30 |
| because the lord | 27 |
| me o lord | 23 |
| whom the lord | 19 |
| i the lord | 18 |
| when the lord | 18 |
| therefore the lord | 17 |
| all that the lord | 13 |
| that i the lord | 13 |
| upon the lord | 13 |
| according to all that the lord | 12 |
| not the lord | 12 |
| so the lord | 12 |
| then the lord | 12 |
| with the lord | 12 |
| ye the lord | 12 |
| by the lord | 11 |
| moreover the lord | 10 |
| thee o lord | 10 |
| for i the lord | 8 |
| on the lord | 8 |
| what the lord | 8 |
| and when the lord | 7 |
| in the lords | 7 |
| now the lord | 7 |
| unto him the lord | 7 |
| unto thee o lord | 7 |
| but thou o lord | 6 |
| how that the lord | 6 |
| wherefore the lord | 6 |
| also the lord | 5 |
| behold the lord | 5 |
| hath the lord | 5 |
| if the lord | 5 |
| whither the lord | 5 |
| yea the lord | 5 |
| and it shall be when the lord | 4 |
| before the lord | 4 |
| but now the lord | 4 |
| for behold the lord | 4 |
| for thou lord | 4 |
| it the lord | 4 |
| jehovah | 4 |
| let the lord | 4 |
| not unto them as the lord | 4 |
| of which the lord | 4 |
| them o lord | 4 |
| thou o lord | 4 |
| thus the lord | 4 |
| until the lord | 4 |
| unto them the lord | 4 |
| whereof the lord | 4 |
| wherewith the lord | 4 |
| will the lord | 4 |
| according as the lord | 3 |
| according unto all that the lord | 3 |
| against the lords | 3 |
| and behold the lord | 3 |
| and now the lord | 3 |
| and the lords | 3 |
| be the lord | 3 |
| did not the lord | 3 |
| even the lord | 3 |
| for thus hath the lord | 3 |
| from me o lord | 3 |
| god | 3 |
| howbeit the lord | 3 |
| in thee o lord | 3 |
| it may be that the lord | 3 |
| it unto the lord | 3 |
| not against the lord | 3 |
| now o lord | 3 |
| now therefore o lord | 3 |
| of which the lords | 3 |
| seeing the lord | 3 |
| shall the lord | 3 |
| them for the lord | 3 |
| therefore hath the lord | 3 |
| to provoke the lord | 3 |
| toward the lord | 3 |
| unto them as the lord | 3 |
| unto whom the lord | 3 |
| upon me o lord | 3 |
| wherefore hath the lord | 3 |
| ye of the lord | 3 |
| yet the lord | 3 |
| and it shall come to pass when the lord | 2 |
| and now o lord | 2 |
| and thou lord | 2 |
| because of the lord | 2 |
| between the lord | 2 |
| but for the lord | 2 |
| but o lord | 2 |
| did the lord | 2 |
| for that the lord | 2 |
| for thou o lord | 2 |
| for us unto the lord | 2 |
| furthermore the lord | 2 |
| here i pray thee for the lord | 2 |
| him and the lord | 2 |
| how long lord | 2 |
| i that the lord | 2 |
| it as the lord | 2 |
| me and the lord | 2 |
| me for the lord | 2 |
| neither hath the lord | 2 |
| nevertheless the lord | 2 |
| not because the lord | 2 |
| not of the lord | 2 |
| now therefore behold the lord | 2 |
| of you for the lord | 2 |
| only the lord | 2 |
| sake o lord | 2 |
| so as the lord | 2 |
| so shall the lord | 2 |
| so that the lord | 2 |
| that the lords | 2 |
| that they should be the lords | 2 |
| that thou lord | 2 |
| that which the lord | 2 |
| thee as the lord | 2 |
| them for i the lord | 2 |
| them the lord | 2 |
| them unto the lord | 2 |
| themselves before the lord | 2 |
| then shall the lord | 2 |
| then will the lord | 2 |
| there unto the lord | 2 |
| therefore now lord | 2 |
| therefore that the lord | 2 |
| thereon unto the lord | 2 |
| thou lord | 2 |
| thou of the lord | 2 |
| thou that the lord | 2 |
| thou the lord | 2 |
| unto them by the lord | 2 |
| us o lord | 2 |
| what hath the lord | 2 |
| wherein the lord | 2 |
| why hath the lord | 2 |
| after that the lord | 1 |
| against me before the lord | 1 |
| against me the lord | 1 |
| against thee unto the lord | 1 |
| against them and the lord | 1 |
| against us if so be that the lord | 1 |
| against whom the lord | 1 |
| all this the lord | 1 |
| also by us and the lord | 1 |
| also in the lord | 1 |
| also unto me o lord | 1 |
| among you for the lord | 1 |
| and according unto all that the lord | 1 |
| and as the lord | 1 |
| and god | 1 |
| and he was there with the lord | 1 |
| and i the lord | 1 |
| and if the lord | 1 |
| and it came to pass when the lord | 1 |
| and it shall be to the lord | 1 |
| and let the lord | 1 |
| and now behold the lord | 1 |
| and now i beseech thee o lord | 1 |
| and now lord | 1 |
| and so the lord | 1 |
| and that the lord | 1 |
| and there they be as the lord | 1 |
| and therefore will the lord | 1 |
| and unto the lord | 1 |
| and what doth the lord | 1 |
| and what hath the lord | 1 |
| and wherefore hath the lord | 1 |
| as the lords | 1 |
| at the lord | 1 |
| at the lords | 1 |
| away from the lord | 1 |
| be given thee of the lord | 1 |
| because by him the lord | 1 |
| because of the lords | 1 |
| because that the lord | 1 |
| because the lords | 1 |
| because thou lord | 1 |
| behold now the lord | 1 |
| between me and thee and the lord | 1 |
| between us that the lord | 1 |
| both with the lord | 1 |
| but as for thee the lord | 1 |
| but as for us the lord | 1 |
| but because the lord | 1 |
| but if the lord | 1 |
| but lo the lord | 1 |
| but now o lord | 1 |
| but thou lord | 1 |
| but unto the lord | 1 |
| by him for the lord | 1 |
| concerning whom the lord | 1 |
| counsel of the lord | 1 |
| doth the lord | 1 |
| even as the lord | 1 |
| every one of them and the lord | 1 |
| except as the lord | 1 |
| except the lord | 1 |
| for himself the lord | 1 |
| for in thee o lord | 1 |
| for it was his from the lord | 1 |
| for it was of the lord | 1 |
| for me the lord | 1 |
| for the lords | 1 |
| for the which the lord | 1 |
| for them as the lord | 1 |
| for them hath the lord | 1 |
| for them the lord | 1 |
| for there the lord | 1 |
| for thus shall the lord | 1 |
| for us the lord | 1 |
| for which the lord | 1 |
| for whom the lord | 1 |
| for with the lord | 1 |
| for you unto the lord | 1 |
| forasmuch as the lord | 1 |
| from thee which the lord | 1 |
| from them and the lord | 1 |
| from thence will the lord | 1 |
| hath not the lord | 1 |
| have not i the lord | 1 |
| he of the lord | 1 |
| her the lord | 1 |
| him of the lord | 1 |
| him only the lord | 1 |
| him the lord | 1 |
| him to the lord | 1 |
| him unto the lord | 1 |
| himself before the lord | 1 |
| himself but when the lord | 1 |
| himself in the lord | 1 |
| himself to the lord | 1 |
| himself unto the lord | 1 |
| hitherto hath the lord | 1 |
| how the lord | 1 |
| i o lord | 1 |
| i pray thee here for the lord | 1 |
| i pray thee o lord | 1 |
| i pray thee of the lord | 1 |
| i say on the lord | 1 |
| in by it because the lord | 1 |
| in provoking the lord | 1 |
| in thee for thou lord | 1 |
| in which the lord | 1 |
| is me now for the lord | 1 |
| is not the lord | 1 |
| is the lords | 1 |
| it and the lord | 1 |
| it came to pass that the lord | 1 |
| it except the lord | 1 |
| it for the lord | 1 |
| it i the lord | 1 |
| it may be the lord | 1 |
| it that the lord | 1 |
| it upon us for the lord | 1 |
| it whereas the lord | 1 |
| itself for the lord | 1 |
| lest the lord | 1 |
| let them be before the lord | 1 |
| like as the lord | 1 |
| like unto the lord | 1 |
| like unto thee o lord | 1 |
| likewise when the lord | 1 |
| lo o lord | 1 |
| lords | 1 |
| may be in the lord | 1 |
| me not o lord | 1 |
| me the lord | 1 |
| me then the lord | 1 |
| me unto the lord | 1 |
| nay but whom the lord | 1 |
| no more for i the lord | 1 |
| no not when the lord | 1 |
| none like unto the lord | 1 |
| none like unto thee o lord | 1 |
| nor unto whatsoever the lord | 1 |
| not against us but against the lord | 1 |
| not how thou provokedst the lord | 1 |
| not i the lord | 1 |
| not in the lord | 1 |
| not o lord | 1 |
| not right against the lord | 1 |
| not seeing the lord | 1 |
| not that the lord | 1 |
| not that which the lord | 1 |
| not the lords | 1 |
| not thou he o lord | 1 |
| not to the lord | 1 |
| not unto us o lord | 1 |
| not upon the lord | 1 |
| not ye against the lord | 1 |
| notwithstanding the lord | 1 |
| now for the lord | 1 |
| now then o lord | 1 |
| now therefore unto me by the lord | 1 |
| now unto the lord | 1 |
| of all that the lord | 1 |
| of behold the lord | 1 |
| of him as the lord | 1 |
| of him concerning me i the lord | 1 |
| of it for the lord | 1 |
| of it unto the lord | 1 |
| of me seeing the lord | 1 |
| of such unto the lord | 1 |
| of the same the lords | 1 |
| of them and the lord | 1 |
| of them for the lord | 1 |
| of them so shall the lord | 1 |
| of these things unto the lord | 1 |
| on the lords | 1 |
| ourselves to the lord | 1 |
| over thee whom the lord | 1 |
| over us when the lord | 1 |
| over you the lord | 1 |
| peradventure the lord | 1 |
| provoking the lord | 1 |
| sake did the lord | 1 |
| shall be the lords | 1 |
| shall surely be the lords | 1 |
| shalt thou have of the lord | 1 |
| so now the lord | 1 |
| so unto the lord | 1 |
| so whomsoever the lord | 1 |
| so will the lord | 1 |
| surely the lords | 1 |
| that then the lord | 1 |
| thee and what hath the lord | 1 |
| thee for now would the lord | 1 |
| thee that the lord | 1 |
| thee what the lord | 1 |
| them and the lord | 1 |
| them as the lord | 1 |
| them because the lord | 1 |
| them by the lord | 1 |
| them i the lord | 1 |
| them in the lord | 1 |
| them that the lord | 1 |
| them therefore hath the lord | 1 |
| them to minister unto the lord | 1 |
| them which the lord | 1 |
| them will the lord | 1 |
| themselves lest the lord | 1 |
| themselves to the lord | 1 |
| themselves unto them and provoked the lord | 1 |
| there before the lord | 1 |
| there for the lord | 1 |
| there the lord | 1 |
| there when the lord | 1 |
| therefore as the lord | 1 |
| therefore it shall be when the lord | 1 |
| therefore now o lord | 1 |
| therefore unto the lord | 1 |
| therefore when the lord | 1 |
| therein for the lord | 1 |
| therein to the lord | 1 |
| therein unto the lord | 1 |
| thereof and the lord | 1 |
| thereof the lord | 1 |
| thereof the lords | 1 |
| thereof to the lord | 1 |
| thereon as the lord | 1 |
| thereon let the lord | 1 |
| these unto the lord | 1 |
| thine for the lord | 1 |
| thine o lord | 1 |
| this is the lords | 1 |
| thither the lord | 1 |
| thou in the lord | 1 |
| thou therefore o lord | 1 |
| thou unto us all that the lord | 1 |
| thou us unto thee o lord | 1 |
| though the lord | 1 |
| thyself also in the lord | 1 |
| thyself for then shall the lord | 1 |
| thyself in the lord | 1 |
| till the lord | 1 |
| to her by the lord | 1 |
| to him by the lord | 1 |
| to me o lord | 1 |
| to thee o lord | 1 |
| together unto the lord | 1 |
| unto her the lord | 1 |
| unto him hath not the lord | 1 |
| unto him nay for the lord | 1 |
| unto him what hath the lord | 1 |
| unto me and the lord | 1 |
| unto me by the lord | 1 |
| unto me for i the lord | 1 |
| unto me the lord | 1 |
| unto me where is the lord | 1 |
| unto me wherewith the lord | 1 |
| unto thee because of the lord | 1 |
| unto thee because the lord | 1 |
| unto thee but the lord | 1 |
| unto thee by the lord | 1 |
| unto thee for i the lord | 1 |
| unto thee from the lord | 1 |
| unto thee only the lord | 1 |
| unto thee wherefore hath the lord | 1 |
| unto them behold because the lord | 1 |
| unto them i am the lord | 1 |
| unto them let the lord | 1 |
| upon him and the lord | 1 |
| upon it as the lord | 1 |
| upon me because the lord | 1 |
| upon me lord | 1 |
| upon thee i the lord | 1 |
| upon them as the lord | 1 |
| upon them the lord | 1 |
| upon us o lord | 1 |
| upon which the lords | 1 |
| upon you for the lord | 1 |
| upon you which the lord | 1 |
| us not the lord | 1 |
| us not thou o lord | 1 |
| us the lord | 1 |
| was from the lord | 1 |
| was the lord | 1 |
| what doth the lord | 1 |
| what have ye to do with the lord | 1 |
| whatsoever the lord | 1 |
| where the lord | 1 |
| whereby the lord | 1 |
| wherein the lords | 1 |
| wherewith he provoked the lord | 1 |
| whether the lord | 1 |
| which should be the lords | 1 |
| which thou o lord | 1 |
| with him and that the lord | 1 |
| with me forasmuch as when the lord | 1 |
| with me the lord | 1 |
| with that which the lord | 1 |
| with thee for the lord | 1 |
| with thee i the lord | 1 |
| with whom the lord | 1 |
| within her and the lord | 1 |
| ye him whom the lord | 1 |
| ye in the lord | 1 |
| ye make the lords | 1 |
| ye not against the lord | 1 |
| ye now what the lord | 1 |
| ye provoked the lord | 1 |
| ye that the lord | 1 |
| ye to the lord | 1 |
| yet lord | 1 |
| yet thou o lord | 1 |
| you and the lord | 1 |
| you but the lord | 1 |
| you so shall the lord | 1 |
| you so the lord | 1 |
| you the lord | 1 |
| yourselves to the lord | 1 |
| yourselves unto the lord | 1 |
Page 49 of 111. 5524 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
Read word by wordAnswer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
Read word by wordThen the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
Read word by wordWhen all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
Read word by wordAnd the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Read word by wordwhile he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
Read word by wordA second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”
Read word by wordThere Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Read word by word“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
Read word by wordThen the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
Read word by wordAfter the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.
Read word by word“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
Read word by wordThen the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
Read word by wordMeanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
Read word by word“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.
Read word by wordThen the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
Read word by wordMeanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
Read word by wordThen the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.
Read word by wordAnd the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
Read word by wordBut Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
Read word by wordThen the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Read word by wordTell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
Read word by wordWhen Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
Read word by word(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
Read word by wordHe committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
Read word by wordThen the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
Read word by wordBut Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
Read word by wordBut Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
Read word by wordThe king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
Read word by wordNow Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
Read word by wordAnd all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Read word by wordBut Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
Read word by wordWhen Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Read word by wordBut the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
Read word by wordSo Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
Read word by wordMicaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
Read word by wordThen a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.21
So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Read word by wordThen Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Read word by wordBut Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
Read word by wordAnd the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Read word by wordAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.53
Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.54
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
Read word by wordThey replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
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