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1 Kings 18:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

As surely as the Lord your God lives, the king has been looking for you everywhere. He has sent people to every country to find you. He even made the rulers of those countries swear that you were not there.

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Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. He said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall for the next few years. The rain will fall only when I command it to fall.”

When he said this, they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and then he left the Temple area.

Instead King Jehoiakim commanded some men to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. These men were Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel. But they could not find Baruch and Jeremiah, because the Lord had hidden them.

You can go to God Most High to hide. You can go to God All-Powerful for protection.

Others make plans to hurt them. They say such bad things about them. But you hide your people in your shelter and protect them.

The wicked are proud and make evil plans to hurt the poor, who are caught in their traps and made to suffer.

Elijah answered, “I serve the Lord All-Powerful. As surely as he lives, I promise that I will stand before the king today.”

The woman answered, “I promise you, before the Lord your God, that I have nothing but a handful of flour in a jar and a little bit of olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather a few pieces of wood for a fire to cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”

“Go to Zarephath in Sidon and stay there. There is a widow there that I commanded to take care of you.”

So Elijah did what the Lord told him to do. He went to live near Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan River.

The Lord made me the king of Israel. He gave me the throne of my father David. The Lord kept his promise and gave the kingdom to me and my family. Now, as surely as the Lord lives, I swear Adonijah will die today!”

Then the king made a promise: “The Lord has saved me from every danger. As surely as he lives, I make this promise to you.

So Achish called David and said, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are loyal to me. I would be pleased to have you serve in my army. I haven’t found anything wrong with you since the day you came to me. The Philistine rulers also think you are a good man.

Obadiah said, “If I tell Ahab that I know where you are, he will kill me! I have done nothing wrong to you. Why do you want me to die?

Now you want me to go and tell him that you are here!

But Micaiah answered, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can say only what the Lord says.”

Then the royal officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must go and hide. Don’t tell anyone where you are hiding.”

Find all the hiding places that David uses. Then come back to me and tell me everything. Then I’ll go with you. If David is in the area, I will find him, even if I must go to every family group in Judah.”




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