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1 Kings 14
Chapter 14
Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam
1 At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill, 2 and Jeroboam said to his wife, "Go, disguise yourself, so you won't be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Ahijah(a) the prophet is there—the one who told me I would be king over this people. 3 Take ten loaves of bread(b) with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy." 4 So Jeroboam's wife did what he said and went to Ahijah's house in Shiloh.
Now Ahijah could not see; his sight was gone because of his age. 5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, "Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else."
6 So when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps at the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why this pretense?(c) I have been sent to you with bad news. 7 Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says:(d) ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler(e) over my people Israel. 8 I tore(f) the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right(g) in my eyes. 9 You have done more evil(h) than all who lived before you.(i) You have made for yourself other gods, idols(j) made of metal; you have aroused(k) my anger and turned your back on me.(l)
10 "‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster(m) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.[a](n) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.(o) 11 Dogs(p) will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds(q) will feed on those who die in the country. The Lord has spoken!'
12 "As for you, go back home. When you set foot in your city, the boy will die. 13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will be buried, because he is the only one in the house of Jeroboam in whom the Lord , the God of Israel, has found anything good.(r)
14 "The Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. Even now this is beginning to happen.[b] 15 And the Lord will strike Israel, so that it will be like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot(s) Israel from this good land that he gave to their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they aroused(t) the Lord 's anger by making Asherah(u) poles.[c] 16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins(v) Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit."
17 Then Jeroboam's wife got up and left and went to Tirzah.(w) As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died. 18 They buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, as the Lord had said through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
19 The other events of Jeroboam's reign, his wars and how he ruled, are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel. 20 He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his ancestors. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.
Rehoboam King of Judah(x)
21 Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(y)
22 Judah(z) did evil in the eyes of the Lord . By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(aa) more than those who were before them had done. 23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones(ab) and Asherah poles(ac) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.(ad) 24 There were even male shrine prostitutes(ae) in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable(af) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked(ag) Jerusalem. 26 He carried off the treasures of the temple(ah) of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields(ai) Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.(aj) 28 Whenever the king went to the Lord 's temple, the guards bore the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom.
29 As for the other events of Rehoboam's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 30 There was continual warfare(ak) between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 31 And Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(al) And Abijah[d] his son succeeded him as king.
Joel 2:1-11
Chapter 2
An Army of Locusts
1 Blow the trumpet(a) in Zion;(b)
sound the alarm on my holy hill.(c)
Let all who live in the land tremble,
for the day of the
Lord
(d) is coming.
It is close at hand(e)—
2
a day of darkness(f) and gloom,(g)
a day of clouds(h) and blackness.(i)
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
a large and mighty army(j) comes,
such as never was in ancient times(k)
nor ever will be in ages to come.
3 Before them fire(l) devours,
behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,(m)
behind them, a desert waste(n)—
nothing escapes them.
4 They have the appearance of horses;(o)
they gallop along like cavalry.
5 With a noise like that of chariots(p)
they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire(q) consuming stubble,
like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
6 At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;(r)
every face turns pale.(s)
7 They charge like warriors;(t)
they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,(u)
not swerving(v) from their course.
8 They do not jostle each other;
each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
without breaking ranks.
9 They rush upon the city;
they run along the wall.
They climb into the houses;(w)
like thieves they enter through the windows.(x)
10 Before them the earth shakes,(y)
the heavens tremble,(z)
the sun and moon are darkened,(aa)
and the stars no longer shine.(ab)
11 The
Lord
(ac) thunders(ad)
at the head of his army;(ae)
his forces are beyond number,
and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the
Lord
is great;(af)
it is dreadful.
Who can endure it?(ag)
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Chapter 1
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(ah) to those who are perishing,(ai) but to us who are being saved(aj) it is the power of God.(ak) 19 For it is written:
"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."[c](al)
20 Where is the wise person?(am) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?(an) Has not God made foolish(ao) the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world(ap) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save(aq) those who believe.(ar) 22 Jews demand signs(as) and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified:(at) a stumbling block(au) to Jews and foolishness(av) to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called,(aw) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(ax) and the wisdom of God.(ay) 25 For the foolishness(az) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(ba) of God is stronger than human strength.
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(bb) Not many of you were wise(bc) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose(bd) the foolish(be) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(bf)—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him.(bg) 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,(bh) who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,(bi) holiness(bj) and redemption.(bk) 31 Therefore, as it is written: "Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord."[d](bl)
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