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Page vii
Accordingly , David is the hero of this book of the history ; it is occupied with
narrating his capture of the impregnable Jerusalem , its solemn inauguration as
the capital of Jehovah ' s monarchy , with his building of the royal palace and the
...
Accordingly , David is the hero of this book of the history ; it is occupied with
narrating his capture of the impregnable Jerusalem , its solemn inauguration as
the capital of Jehovah ' s monarchy , with his building of the royal palace and the
...
Page ix
At first , as already noted , prophecy is on the side of the revolt . But Jeroboam is
scarcely secure on his throne before he establishes the worship of the calves , to
intercept the pilgrimages to Jerusalem ; he ix Introduction from Book.
At first , as already noted , prophecy is on the side of the revolt . But Jeroboam is
scarcely secure on his throne before he establishes the worship of the calves , to
intercept the pilgrimages to Jerusalem ; he ix Introduction from Book.
Page x
calves , to intercept the pilgrimages to Jerusalem ; he at once becomes the chief
aim of prophetic denunciation ,the Jeroboam the son of Nebat who taught Israel
to sin . The inauguration of his idolatrous worship is encountered by the ...
calves , to intercept the pilgrimages to Jerusalem ; he at once becomes the chief
aim of prophetic denunciation ,the Jeroboam the son of Nebat who taught Israel
to sin . The inauguration of his idolatrous worship is encountered by the ...
Page xi
And his son weds a bride of the house of Omri , — the notorious Athaliah , who as
queen - mother to Ahaziah establishes the worship of Baal for a time in
Jerusalem itself . This whole phase of history culminates in the famous
conspiracy of ...
And his son weds a bride of the house of Omri , — the notorious Athaliah , who as
queen - mother to Ahaziah establishes the worship of Baal for a time in
Jerusalem itself . This whole phase of history culminates in the famous
conspiracy of ...
Page 14
... they anointed David king over Israel . 2 . David was thirty years old when he
began to reign , and he reigned forty years . In Hebron he reigned over Judah
seven years and six months : and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years
over ...
... they anointed David king over Israel . 2 . David was thirty years old when he
began to reign , and he reigned forty years . In Hebron he reigned over Judah
seven years and six months : and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years
over ...
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Page 95 - And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.
Page 30 - Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly : but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
Page 18 - And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son.
Page 114 - Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel : because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
Page 177 - Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead ; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Page 214 - The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife : and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
Page 128 - If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah...
Page 65 - David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul...
Page 153 - And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, "Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee.
Page 82 - Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.