the king is in the field bible verse the king is in the field bible verse

Now therefore take no more money from your acquaintances, but pay it for the damages of the house." King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, "How do you counsel me to answer this people?" And the king of Israel said to him, "No, for the LORD has called these three kings together to give them into the hand of Moab." Now when the prophet who brought him back from the way heard it, he said, "It is the man of God, who disobeyed the command of the LORD; therefore the LORD has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke to him." "When you arrive there, search out Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and bid him arise from among his brothers, and bring him to an inner room. He said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart, who have kept with Your servant, my father David, that which You have promised him; indeed, You have spoken with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand as it is this day. When Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread toward heaven. Shall I overtake them?" So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the LORD does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the LORD'S and He will give you into our hands." So Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you. And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, 'Is it peace?'" So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his acquaintances and his priests, until he left him without a survivor. So Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in all that pertains to the Lord, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Then they brought him on horses and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. King David also dedicated these to the Lord with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek. On the eighth day he sent the people away and they blessed the king. This event became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to blot it out and destroy it from off the face of the earth. The KJV does not get more original or authentic than this. The prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do, but this thing I cannot do.'" "Whenever any dispute comes to you from your brethren who live in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them so that they may not be guilty before the LORD, and wrath may not come on you and your brethren. So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. And are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? After this event Jeroboam did not return from his evil way, but again he made priests of the high places from among all the people; any who would, he ordained, to be priests of the high places. She said to her young men, "Go on before me; behold, I am coming after you." David was prospering in all his ways for the LORD was with him. He also broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes which were in the house of the LORD, where the women were weaving hangings for the Asherah. The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers. Of David. After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. Then Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff on the lad's face, but there was no sound or response. "Behold, I intend to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, 'Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he will build the house for My name.' When he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke to Elijah. Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David's hand. Now the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, having done wickedly more than all the Amorites did who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols; therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I am bringing such calamity on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. However, as for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin, from these Jehu did not depart, even the golden calves that were at Bethel and that were at Dan. Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul by David his son. but sought the God of his father, followed His commandments, and did not act as Israel did. Now Achish said, "Where have you made a raid today?" read more. "I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel." In the third year Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. Then the royal officer answered the man of God and said, "Now behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?" Amen. Now then, here is your wife, take her and go.. But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, who had sent messengers to So king of Egypt and had offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; so the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison. 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. And Gehazi came near to push her away; but the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her; and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me." When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the LORD. It came about afterward that David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul's robe. Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah, Imla's son." So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. 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. But he said, "Give them to the people that they may eat, for thus says the LORD, 'They shall eat and have some left over.'" 'For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male person both bond and free in Israel. Then the king commanded all the people saying, "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God as it is written in this book of the covenant." Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" 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. Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David. The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! Now the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Build for yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go out from there to any place. ", Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, What are you doing?. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. WebThe parable of the king in the field expresses the importance of our divine service within the framework of the ordinary, but it also underscores the unique relationship between the king and His subjects. In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its plans. When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying. He said, "In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. He also stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and all that night Therefore they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of the LORD." He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. Now he was ruddy, with, In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days at Tirzah. But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. WebThe king in the field is making contact with the source of his sustenance, with the underpinnings of his sovereignty. When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, "Blessed be the LORD today, who has given to David a wise son over this great people." For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles from above. Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, "Thus says the LORD, 'You have forsaken Me, so I also have forsaken you to Shishak.'" 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."'" And behold, the half was not told me. He said, "Why will you go to him today? Then all the guests of Adonijah were terrified; and they arose and each went on his way. 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. And he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi. There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines. King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. Now Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is all well? You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.