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• 2 Samuel 18Bible

  2 Samuel 18 recounts how David's army defeats Absalom's rebel forces in the wood of Ephraim, how Joab disobeys the king's order and kills Absalom, and how David, on hearing the news, weeps and cries out for his son.

• 2 Chronicles 2Bible

  2 Chronicles 2 records Solomon's decision to build the temple and his royal palace, his exchange of letters with Huram king of Tyre, who agrees to supply timber and a skilled craftsman, and his conscription of foreign laborers.

• Hosea 10Bible

  Hosea 10 is a prophecy that rebukes the Northern Kingdom of Israel for multiplying altars and images as its prosperity grew and for serving the calf of Bethaven. It foretells the destruction of its king and its high places. Amid this judgment it issues a call to repentance: "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy."

• PhaltielPeople

  Phaltiel was the second husband of Michal, the daughter of Saul. Saul took Michal from David and gave her to him; according to 2 Samuel, she was later taken from him at David's demand, and he followed her, weeping.

• Thomas CranmerPeople

  Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury who led the English Reformation and compiled the Book of Common Prayer, the foundation of Anglican worship. He was burned at the stake under Mary I.

• 1 Kings 1Bible

  1 Kings 1 recounts how, with the aged David's succession still unsettled, Adonijah attempts to make himself king, and how David, at the urging of Nathan and Bathsheba, has Solomon made king instead.

• 2 Chronicles 23Bible

  2 Chronicles 23 tells how the priest Jehoiada gathered the captains of hundreds and the Levites, made the hidden prince Joash king in the temple, and put to death Athaliah, who had seized the throne. He then renewed the covenant, and the people abolished the worship of Baal.

• ManuscriptBible

  A manuscript is a book or document copied by hand from an original. None of the original documents of the Bible survive, and modern Bibles are translated from texts established by comparing manuscripts from many periods.

• EndorBible

  Endor was an ancient town east of the Jezreel Valley. It is known as the place where King Saul sought out a woman with a familiar spirit before his final battle against the Philistines.

• NardBible

  Nard is a precious aromatic ointment made from the roots of a plant that grows in the Himalayan region. In the Bible it appears in the Song of Solomon and the Gospels. It is best known as the "pure nard" (KJV "spikenard") that a woman poured on Jesus.

• 2 Samuel 14Bible

  2 Samuel 14 is the chapter in which Joab uses a wise woman of Tekoa to persuade David, and Absalom, who had fled to Geshur, returns to Jerusalem and is reconciled with the king after two years.

• Psalm 98Bible

  Psalm 98 is a nine-verse hymn of praise that summons the whole earth, the sea, and even the hills to celebrate with a new song the salvation the LORD has wrought. It closes in expectation of the LORD as King, who comes to judge the world with righteousness and equity.

• ElamBible

  Elam was an ancient nation and territory east of Mesopotamia, in what is now southwestern Iran. It first appears in Genesis as the name of a son of Shem; in the prophetic books it is an object of both judgment and restoration; and in Acts it is named as the homeland of some of those present at Pentecost.

• Jeremiah 34Bible

  Jeremiah 34 is a 22-verse chapter containing an oracle delivered to King Zedekiah while the Babylonian army besieged Jerusalem, together with a declaration of judgment against the people of Judah, who made a covenant to release their Hebrew servants and then reversed it.

• HachaliahPeople

  Hachaliah is a figure in the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah who is named only as the father of Nehemiah, governor of Judah. Scripture records nothing about his life or deeds.

• PeaceBible

  Peace is a biblical term translating the Hebrew shalom and the Greek eirene. Beyond the absence of conflict, it denotes wholeness, well-being, and a right relationship between God and humanity.

• 1 Samuel 14Bible

  1 Samuel 14 recounts how Jonathan and his armor-bearer attack a Philistine garrison at Michmash, leading Israel to victory. It goes on to describe Saul's rash oath imposing a fast, which nearly costs Jonathan his life until the people rescue him, and closes with a record of Saul's wars and family.

• Isaiah 8Bible

  Isaiah 8 uses the name of Isaiah's son, Maher-shalal-hash-baz, to foretell the fall of Aram and the northern kingdom of Israel. It announces both the Assyrian invasion and the assurance that "God is with us." The chapter closes with a warning not to seek those who have familiar spirits but to follow the law and the testimony.

• 2 Kings 21Bible

  2 Kings 21 recounts the fifty-five-year reign of Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, who revived idolatry in Judah, and the judgment announced against Jerusalem and Judah. It also recounts the reign of his son Amon, who was killed by his servants after two years.

• Isaiah 6:8Bible Verses

  Isaiah 6:8 is the verse in which the prophet Isaiah, during his vision in the temple, hears the voice of the Lord asking whom He shall send and answers, "Here am I; send me." It is frequently cited as a text on calling, dedication, and the sending of missionaries.