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faid, I will not give thee the Inheritance of my Fathers: and he laid him down upon his Bed, and turned away his Face, and would eat no Bread.

5 But Jezebel his Wife came to him, and faid unto him, Why is thy Spirit fo fad, that thou eateft no Bread?

6 And he faid unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and faid unto him, Give me thy Vineyard for Money, or elfe, if it pleafe thee, I will give thee another Vineyard for it and he answered, I will not give thee my Vineyard.

7 And Jezebel his Wife faid unto him, Doft thou now govern the Kingdom of If rael? Arife and eat Bread, and let thine Heart be merry: I will give thee the Vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

e 1 Tim. vi. 9 They that will be RICH and into many foolish and hurtful FALL into TEMPTATION and a SNARE LUSTS, which drown Men in DESTRUCTION and PERDITION.

Roor of all EVIL: which while fome 10 For the LOVE of MONEY is the coveted after, they have ERRED from the FAITH, and pierced themselves thro' with many Sorrows.

8 So fhe wrote Letters in Ahab's Name, and fealed them with his Seal, and fent the Letters unto the Elders, and to the Nobles that were in his City dwelling with Naboth.

9 And fhe wrote in the Letters, faying, Proclaim a Faft, and fet Naboth on high among the People:

10 And fet two Men, Sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, faying, Thou didst blafpheme GoD and the King and then carry him out, and ftone him that he may die.

II And the Men of his City, even the Elders, and the Nobles, who were the Inhabitants in his City, did as Jezebel had fent unto them, and as it was written in the Letters which she had fent unto them.

12 They proclaimed a Faft, and fet Naboth on high among the People.

13 And there came in two Men, Children of Belial, and fat before him and the Men of Belial witneffed against him, even against Naboth, in the Prefence of the People, faying, Naboth did blafpheme God and the King. Then they carried him forth out of the City, and ftoned him with Stones that he died.

14 Then they fent to Jezebel, faying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

15 And when Jezebel heard that Naboth was ftoned, and was dead, that Jezebel faid to Ahab, Arise, take poffeffion

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of the Vineyard of Naboth, which he refused to give thee for Money for Naboth is not alive but dead.

16 And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he rofe up to go down to the Vineyard of Naboth, to take pofleffion of it.

17 And the WORD of the LORD came to Elijah the Tifhbite, faying,

18 Arife, go down to meet Ahab King of Ifrael, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the Vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to poffefs it.

a Pfal. lxxvi. 12 He fhall cut off the Spirit of Princes, he is wonderful to the Kings of the Earth.

19 And thou shalt speak unto him, faying, Thus faith the LORD, Haft thou KILLED, and also taken POSSESSION? And thou fhalt speak unto him, faying, Thus faith the LORD, In the Place where Dogs licked the Blood of Naboth, fhall Dogs lick thy Blood, even thine.

Rev. xv. 4 Who fhall not FEAR thee, O LORD, and GLORIFY thy Name? for thou only art HOLY, for all Nathee, for thy JUDGMENTS are made tions fhall come and worship before manifeft.

20 And Ahab faid to Elijah, Haft thou found me, O mine Enemy? And he anfwered, I have found thee, because thou haft fold thyself to work Evil in the fight of the LORD.

21 Behold, I will bring Evil upon thee, and will take away thy POSTERITY, and will cut off from Ahab him that piffeth against the Wall, and him that is fhut up, and left in Ifrael,

22 And will make thine House like the House of Jeroboam the Son of Nebat, and like the Houfe of Baafha the Son of Ahijah, for the Provocation wherewith thou haft provoked me to Anger, and made Ifrael to fin.

23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, faying, The DOGS fhall EAT Jezebel by the Wall of Jezreel.

24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the City, the Dogs fhall eat and him that dieth in the Field, fhall the Fowls of the Air eat.

25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did fell himself to work Wickedness in the fight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his Wife STIRRED up.

26 And he did very abominably in following Idols, according to all Things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD caft out before the Children of Ifrael.

27 And it came to pafs when Ahab heard thofe Words,

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that he rent his Clothes, and put Sackcloth upon his Flesh, and fafted and lay in Sackcloth, and went foftly.

28 And the Word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, faying,

29 Seeft thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? becaufe he humbleth himfelf before me, I will not bring the Evil in his Days: but in his Son's Days will I bring the Evil upon his House.

CHA P. XXII.

Ahab feduced by falfe Prophets, according to the Word of Micaiah, is flain at Ramoth-Gilead: 37 The Dogs lick up bis Blood, and Abaziah fucceedeth him. 41 Jehoshaphat's good Reign, 45 and Acts. 50 Jehoram fucceedeth him. 51 Ahaziah's evil Reign.

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ND they continued three Years without War between Syria and Ifrael.

2 And it came to pafs in the third Year, that Jehofhaphat the King of Judah came down to the King of Ifrael.

3. (And the King of Ifrael faid unto his Servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be ftill, and take it not out of the Hand of the King of Syria?)

4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to Battle to Ramoth-Gilead? And Jehoshaphat faid to the King of Ifrael, I am as thou art, my People as thy People, my Horfes as thy Horses.

5 And Jehofhaphat faid unto the King of Ifrael, Enquire, I pray thee, at the Word of the LORD To-day.

6 Then the King of Ifrael gathered the Prophets together, about four hundred Men, and faid unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead to Battle, or fhall I forbear? And they faid, Go up, for the LORD fhall deliver it into the Hand of the King.

7 And Jehoshaphat faid, Is there not here a Prophet of the LORD befides, that we might enquire of him?

8 And the King of Ifrael faid unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one Man (Micaiah the Son of Imlah) by whom we may enquire of the LORD, but I hate him, for he doth not prophefy Good concerning me, but Evil. And Jehoshaphat faid, Let not the King fay fo.

9 Then the King of Ifrael called an Officer, and faid, Haften hither Micaiah the Son of Imlah.

10 And the King of Ifrael, and Jehoshaphat the King of Judah, fate each on his Throne, having put on their Robes, in a void Place, in the Entrance of the Gate of Samaria, and all the Prophets prophefied before them.

11 And Zedekiah the Son of Chenaanah made him Horns of Iron, and he faid, Thus faith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have confumed them.

12 And all the Prophets prophefied fo, faying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and profper: for the LORD fhall deliver it into the King's Hand.

13 And the Meffenger that was gone to call Micaiah, fpake unto him, faying, Behold now, the Words of the Prophets declare Good unto the King with one Mouth: let thy Word, I pray thee, be like the Word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

14 And Micaiah faid, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD faith unto me, that will I fpeak.

15 So he came to the King, and the King faid unto. him, Micaiah, fhall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to Battle, or fhall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and profper: for the LORD thall deliver it into the Hand of the King.

16 And the King faid unto him, How many Times fhall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the Name of the LORD?

17 And he faid, I faw all Ifrael scattered upon the Hills, as Sheep that have not a Shepherd. And the LORD faid, These have no Mafter, let them return every Man to his House in Peace.

18 And the King of Ifrael faid unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophefy no Good concerning me, but Evil?

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the Word of the LORD: I faw the LORD fitting on his Throne, and all the Host of Heaven standing by him, on his Right hand, and on his Left.

20 And the LORD faid, Who fhall perfuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one faid on this Manner, and another faid on that Manner.

21 And there came forth a Spirit, and stood before the LORD, and faid, I will perfuade him.

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22 And the LORD faid unto him, Wherewith? And he faid, I will go forth, and I will be a lying Spirit in the Mouth of all his Prophets. And he faid, Thou fhalt perfuade him, and prevail alfo: Go forth, and do fo.

23 Now therefore behold, the LORD hath put a lying Spirit in the Mouth of all these Prophets, and the LORD hath spoken Evil concerning thee.

24 But Zedekiah the Son of Chenaanah went near, and fmote Micaiah on the Cheek, and faid, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee.

25 And Micaiah faid, Behold, thou fhall fee in that Day when thou fhalt go into an inner Chamber to hide thyself.

26 And the King of Ifrael faid, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amou the Governour of the City, and to Joafh the King's Son :

27 And fay, Thus faith the King, Put this Fellow in the Prison, and feed him with Bread of Affliction, and with Water of Affliction, until I come in Peace.

28 And Micaiah faid, If thou return at all in Peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he faid, Hearken, O People, every one of you.

29 So the King of Ifrael, and Jehoshaphat the King of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.

30 And the King of Ifrael faid unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the Battle, but put thou on thy Robes. And the King of Ifrael disguised himself, and went into the Battle.

31 But the King of Syria commanded his thirty and two Captains that had Rule over his Chariots, faying, Fight neither with Small nor Great, fave only with the King of Ifrael.

32 And it came to pafs when the Captains of the Chariots faw Jehoshaphat, that they faid, Surely it is the King of Ifrael. And they turned afide to fight against him and Jehoshaphat cried out.

33 And it came to pafs, when the Captains of the Chariots perceived that it was not the King of Ifrael, that they turned back from pursuing him.

34 And a certain Man drew a Bow at a Venture, and fmote the King of Ifrael between the Joynts of the Harnefs: wherefore he faid unto the Driver of his Chariot Turn thine Hand, and carry me out of the Hoft, for I am wounded.

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