- 1 Rois 22
  
  1 They continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
  
  2 It happened in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
  
  3 The king of Israel said to his servants, "You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we are still, and don't take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?"
  
  4 He said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to battle to Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."
  
  5 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh."
  
  6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" They said, "Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king."
  
  7 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of him?"
  
  8 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil." Jehoshaphat said, "Don't let the king say so."
  
  9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, "Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah."
  
  10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
  
  11 Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, "Thus says Yahweh, 'With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.'"
  
  12 All the prophets prophesied so, saying, "Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king."
  
  13 The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "See now, the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak good."
  
  14 Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I will speak."
  
  15 When he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?" He answered him, "Go up and prosper; and Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king."
  
  16 The king said to him, "How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?"
  
  17 He said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, 'These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.'"
  
  18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"
  
  19 Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of Yahweh. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
  
  20 Yahweh said, 'Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?' One said one thing; and another said another.
  
  21 A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, 'I will entice him.'
  
  22 Yahweh said to him, 'How?' He said, 'I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said, 'You will entice him, and will also prevail. Go out and do so.'
  
  23 Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you."
  
  24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?"
  
  25 Micaiah said, "Behold, you will see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself."
  
  26 The king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son.
  
  27 Say, 'Thus says 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 Micaiah said, "If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me." He said, "Listen, all you people!"
  
  29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
  
  30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes." The king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
  
  31 Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.
  
  32 It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "Surely that is the king of Israel!" and they turned aside to fight against him. Jehoshaphat cried out.
  
  33 It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
  
  34 A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn your hand, and carry me out of the battle; for I am severely wounded."
  
  35 The battle increased that day. The king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, and died at evening. The blood ran out of the wound into the bottom of the chariot.
  
  36 A cry went throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country!"
  
  37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
  
  38 They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood where the prostitutes washed themselves; according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke.
  
  39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
  
  40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
  
  41 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
  
  42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
  
  43 He walked in all the way of Asa his father; He didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh: however the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
  
  44 Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
  
  45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
  
  46 The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
  
  47 There was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
  
  48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they didn't go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber.
  
  49 Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships." But Jehoshaphat would not.
  
  50 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
  
  51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.
  
  52 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in which he made Israel to sin.
  
  53 He served Baal, and worshiped him, and provoked to anger Yahweh, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
  
  Daniel 4
  
  1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.
  
  2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.
  
  3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
  
  4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.
  
  5 I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
  
  6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
  
  7 Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.
  
  8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, [saying],
  
  9 Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
  
  10 Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.
  
  11 The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.
  
  12 The leaves of it were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
  
  13 I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.
  
  14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
  
  15 Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth:
  
  16 let his heart be changed from man's, and let an animal's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.
  
  17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.
  
  18 This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.
  
  19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don't let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.
  
  20 The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the earth;
  
  21 whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:
  
  22 it is you, O king, that are grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
  
  23 Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;
  
  24 this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:
  
  25 that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.
  
  26 Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.
  
  27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
  
  28 All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar.
  
  29 At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.
  
  30 The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
  
  31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you:
  
  32 and you shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.
  
  33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].
  
  34 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.
  
  35 All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?
  
  36 At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.
  
  37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
  
  1 Thessaloniciens 5
  
  1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
  
  2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
  
  3 For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
  
  4 But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
  
  5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,
  
  6 so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.
  
  7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
  
  8 But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
  
  9 For God didn't appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  
  10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
  
  11 Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
  
  12 But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
  
  13 and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
  
  14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
  
  15 See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
  
  16 Rejoice always.
  
  17 Pray without ceasing.
  
  18 In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
  
  19 Don't quench the Spirit.
  
  20 Don't despise prophesies.
  
  21 Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
  
  22 Abstain from every form of evil.
  
  23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  
  24 He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
  
  25 Brothers, pray for us.
  
  26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
  
  27 I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
  
  28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

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