Elijahsaid,"As the LORDof hostslives,beforewhomI stand,I will surelyshowmyself to him today."
Thus the heavensand the earthwere completed,and alltheir hosts.
Now Elijahthe Tishbite,who was of the settlersof Gilead,saidto Ahab,"As the LORD,the Godof Israellives,beforewhomI stand,surelythere shall be neitherdewnor raintheseyears,exceptby my word."
"As the LORDyour Godlives,thereis nonationor kingdomwheremy masterhas not sentto searchfor you; and when they said,'He is not [here],' he made the kingdomor nationswearthat they could not findyou.
"And nowyou are saying,'Go,sayto your master,"Behold,Elijah[is here]"'; he will then killme."
So Obadiahwentto meetAhaband toldhim; and Ahabwentto meetElijah.
But Micaiahsaid,"As the LORDlives,whatthe LORDsaysto me, that I shall speak."
"Is thereanynumberto His troops?And upon whomdoes His lightnot rise?
Blessthe LORD,allyou His hosts,You who serveHim, doingHis will.
And onecalledout to anotherand said,"Holy,Holy,Holy,is the LORDof hosts,The wholeearthis fullof His glory."
"But I will deliveryou on that day,"declaresthe LORD,"and you will not be giveninto the handof the menwhomyou dread.
"They will spreadthem out to the sun,the moonand to allthe hostof heaven,whichthey have lovedand whichthey have served,and whichthey have goneafterand whichthey have sought,and whichthey have worshiped.They will not be gatheredor buried;they will be as dungon the faceof the ground.
The angelansweredand saidto him, "I amGabriel,who standsin the presenceof God,and I have been sentto speakto you and to bringyou thisgood news.
Joshuathe sonof Nun,who standsbeforeyou, he shall enterthere;encouragehim, for he will cause Israelto inheritit.
"And [beware] not to liftup your eyesto heavenand seethe sunand the moonand the stars,allthe hostof heaven,and be drawnawayand worshipthem and servethem, those whichthe LORDyour Godhas allottedto allthe peoplesunderthe wholeheaven.
