the king is in the field bible verse

And he answered him, "Go up and succeed, and the LORD will give it into the hand of the king." read more. Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. O And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, "Now, when this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons, select the best and fittest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house." Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, "Behold now, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. So the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria. Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals, read more. Micaiah said, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. When they told Saul, the thing was agreeable to him. Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are consumed.'" But he sent away the rest of the people, each to his tent. And be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in." And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as formerly. Then he said, "May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today." He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem. Then Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. But he fled to Megiddo and died there. And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death and became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? "You and your sons and your servants shall cultivate the land for him, and you shall bring in the produce so that your master's grandson may have food; nevertheless Mephibosheth your master's grandson shall eat at my table regularly." It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row. Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved. "The LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' King Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while 1,000 were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house." He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish. And David said, "The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine " And Saul said to David, "Go, and may the LORD be with you." On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD, because there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings; for the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too small to hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings. When all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, even they also pursued them closely in the battle. When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house And Jehu pursued him and said, "Shoot him too, in the chariot " So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for two hundred who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor remained behind. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold which were left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, "Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. But Nabal answered David's servants and said, "Who is David? When Hazael king of Aram died, Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze. "Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And above were costly stones, stone cut according to measure, and cedar. For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So David's young men retraced their way and went back; and they came and told him according to all these words. So Israel departed to their tents. All Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. Then in the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. Will You give them into the hand of Israel?" And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David; and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his officials So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. So David arose early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper and took the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen " Then the dread of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as one man. Be strong, and show yourself a man. Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing by the servants of Saul, said, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inner and outer sanctuaries. He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher. TopicalBible And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword." Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him before the people and killed him, and reigned in his place. So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. "Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs will eat. "But they will become his slaves so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries." 'I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies, and they will become as plunder and spoil to all their enemies; because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger since the day their fathers came from Egypt, even to this day.'" Now Joram with all Israel was defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Now it came about on the next day that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house, while David was playing the harp with his hand, as usual; and a spear was in Saul's hand. But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him. And she answered, "I live among my own people." "But if I say to the youth, 'Behold, the arrows are beyond you,' go, for the LORD has sent you away. Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him. These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's friend; and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor. Then Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. After he had buried him, he spoke to his sons, saying, "When I die, bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, "Behold, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son; and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely."'" The strength of the King loves justice;You have established equity;You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. The women sang as they played, and said, "Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands." "Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. "Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, "O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word. As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand." I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!". But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?" At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. Saul camped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, beside the road, and David was staying in the wilderness When he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness, David sent out spies, and he knew that Saul was definitely coming. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days.. But Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so." None but the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. The servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house. Do I not know that you are choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. The king said to Queen Esther, The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman at the citadel in Susa. Now the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, "Inasmuch as I exalted you from the dust and made you leader over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made My people Israel sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins, behold, I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. "In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this matter." She fell at his feet and said, "On me alone, my lord, be the blame. Now the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen, and people like the sand which is on the seashore in abundance; and they came up and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven. All the kings servants and the people of the kings provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. "Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what my God says, that I will speak." Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.. Those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath until seventy years were complete. "For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines." And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. But he went in and stood before his master. "Anyone of Baasha who dies in the city the dogs will eat, and anyone of his who dies in the field the birds of the heavens will eat." Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. and Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots and cities for his horsemen, and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule. I have found David My servant;With My holy oil I have anointed him, Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne and be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.. He also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had married. When he was in distress, he entreated the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?" And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! It was told King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of the LORD, and behold, he is beside the altar. Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim. He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. So he went another way and did not return by the way which he came to Bethel. They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years. When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of the LORD. Thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's loins! 'Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'" And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel." He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court, and he said, "O LORD, the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the LORD and those who praised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, "Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness is everlasting." Why should I put you to death?'" Then Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me on his bed, that I may put him to death." Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?" Then he charged them saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and wholeheartedly. Now Saul and his son Jonathan and the people who were present with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin while the Philistines camped at Michmash. I have brought about the death of every person in your father's household. And they made his chariot ready. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. "For the LORD will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the LORD has been pleased to make you a people for Himself. 'Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem. They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon. "Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the LORD, "I have anointed you king over Israel."' Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, saying, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Which he will display at the proper timehe who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.. So these went out from the city, the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and the army which followed them. Now the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before the LORD. So the LORD established the kingdom in his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor. So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they spoke to her. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. And their Creator will not be gracious to them. When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets." Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year. God also raised up another adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. And his servants said to him, "Behold, there is a woman who is a medium at En-dor." Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him. "Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him." So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines; and he led away their livestock and struck them with a great slaughter. Then they told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors." The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the hoes. "Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way to walk before Me as you have walked.' So the priests agreed that they would take no more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the house. And the oil stopped. It came about at the seventh time, that he said, "Behold, a cloud as small as a man's hand is coming up from the sea." Then he arose and followed Elijah and ministered to him. "Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland. And Jonathan was taken. His servants drove his body in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father. Then the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you would take it for yourself, take it. Now in the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah. The KJV does not get more original or authentic than this. Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim. Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. "How much more, if only the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found! Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold. Then she said, "I am making one small request of you; do not refuse me." And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. The couriers, hastened and impelled by the kings command, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the decree was given out at the citadel in Susa.