So the kingdid not listento the people;for it was a turn[of events] from the LORD,that He might establishHis word,whichthe LORDspokethroughAhijahthe Shiloniteto Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat.
Then Labanand Bethuelreplied,"The mattercomesfrom the LORD;[so] we cannotspeakto you badorgood.
Then Absalomand allthe menof Israelsaid,"The counselof Hushaithe Architeis betterthanthe counselof Ahithophel."For the LORDhad ordainedto thwartthe goodcounselof Ahithophel,sothat the LORDmight bringcalamityon Absalom.
So the LORDsaidto Solomon,"Becauseyou have donethis,and you have not keptMy covenantand My statutes,whichI have commandedyou, I will surelytearthe kingdomfrom you, and will giveit to your servant.
Thussaysthe LORD,"You must not goup and fightagainstyour relativesthe sonsof Israel;returneverymanto his house,for thisthinghas comefrom Me."'" So they listenedto the wordof the LORD,and returnedand went[their way] according to the wordof the LORD.
"Nowtherefore, behold,the LORDhas puta deceivingspiritin the mouthof alltheseyour prophets;and the LORDhas proclaimeddisasteragainstyou."
"Knowthenthat there shall fallto the earthnothingof the wordof the LORD,whichthe LORDspokeconcerningthe houseof Ahab,for the LORDhas donewhatHe spokethroughHis servantElijah."
Therefore they returnedand toldhim. And he said,"Thisis the wordof the LORD,whichHe spokeby His servantElijahthe Tishbite,saying,In the propertyof Jezreelthe dogsshall eatthe fleshof Jezebel;
So the kingdid not listento the people,for it was a turn[of events] from Godthat the LORDmight establishHis word,whichHe spokethroughAhijahthe Shiloniteto Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat.
Now the destructionof Ahaziahwas from God,in that he wentto Joram.For when he came,he wentout with JehoramagainstJehuthe sonof Nimshi,whomthe LORDhad anointedto cutoffthe houseof Ahab.
As he was talkingwith him, the king saidto him, "Have we appointedyou a royalcounselor?Stop!Whyshould you be struckdown?"Then the prophetstoppedand said,"I knowthat Godhas plannedto destroyyou, becauseyou have donethisand have not listenedto my counsel."
But Amaziahwould not listen,for it was from God,that He might deliverthem into the hand[of Joash] becausethey had soughtthe godsof Edom.
Holdthem guilty,O God;By their own deviceslet them fall!In the multitudeof their transgressionsthrustthem out, For they are rebelliousagainst You.
"Allthe inhabitantsof the earthare accountedas nothing,But He doesaccordingto His willin the hostof heavenAnd [among] the inhabitantsof earth;And noone can wardoffHis handOr sayto Him, 'Whathave You done?'
Ifa trumpetis blownin a citywill not the peopletremble?Ifa calamityoccursin a cityhas not the LORDdoneit?
this[Man], deliveredover by the predeterminedplanand foreknowledgeof God,you nailed to a crossby the handsof godless menand put [Him] to death.
"And now,brethren,I knowthat you actedin ignorance,justas your rulersdid also.
to dowhateverYour handand Your purposepredestinedto occur.
"But Sihonkingof Heshbonwas not willingfor us to passthrough his land; for the LORDyour Godhardenedhis spiritand madehis heartobstinate,in orderto deliverhim into your hand,as [he is] today.
However, his fatherand motherdid not knowthat it was of the LORD,for He was seekingan occasionagainstthe Philistines.Now at that timethe Philistineswere rulingover Israel.
"Alsothe Gloryof Israelwill not lieor changeHis mind;for He is not a manthat He should changeHis mind."
