He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.

So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations! I will sing praises to you.

He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him.

He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods.

I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.

Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

As the sun was setting, a cry went through the camp, “Each one should return to his city and to his homeland.”

He said, “Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can.

The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him with great devotion.

They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed the funds to the foremen, for they were honest.

But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, who had not trusted the Lord their God.

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower to the city fortress.

I know where you live, and everything you do.

Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read it out loud before the king.

They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.

Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, as well as Uzzen Sheerah),