2 Kings 3:11
3:11 Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the
Lord here that we might seek the
Lord’s direction?”
One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.”
2 Kings 3:1
Moab Fights with Israel
3:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.
2 Kings 22:7-8
22:7 Do not audit the foremen who disburse the silver, for they are honest.”
22:8 Hilkiah the high priest informed Shaphan the scribe, “I found the law scroll in the Lord’s temple.” Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan and he read it.
2 Kings 22:1
Josiah Repents
22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.
2 Kings 10:13-14
10:13 Jehu encountered
the relatives
of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are Ahaziah’s relatives. We have come down to see how
the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons are doing.”
10:14 He said, “Capture them alive!” So they captured them alive and then executed all forty-two of them in the cistern at Beth Eked. He left no survivors.
Psalms 25:14
25:14 The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance,
and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
Proverbs 3:6
3:6 Acknowledge him in all your ways,
and he will make your paths straight.
Jeremiah 21:1-2
The Lord Will Hand Jerusalem over to Enemies
21:1 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. Zedekiah sent them to Jeremiah to ask,
21:2 “Please ask the Lord to come and help us, because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking us. Maybe the Lord will perform one of his miracles as in times past and make him stop attacking us and leave.”
Jeremiah 37:17
37:17 Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace. There he questioned him privately and asked him,
“Is there any message from the
Lord?” Jeremiah answered, “Yes, there is.” Then he announced,
“You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
Ezekiel 14:3-4
14:3 “Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity
right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek
me?
14:4 Therefore speak to them and say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign
Lord says: When any one from the house of Israel erects his idols in his heart and sets the obstacle leading to his iniquity before his face, and then consults a prophet, I the
Lord am determined to answer him personally according to the enormity of his idolatry.
Ezekiel 20:1-3
Israel’s Rebellion
20:1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to seek the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.
20:2 The word of the Lord came to me:
20:3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me, declares the sovereign Lord.’
Amos 3:7
3:7 Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.