Then [the king] sentto him a captainof fiftywith his fifty.And he wentup to him, and behold,he was sittingon the topof the hill.And he saidto him, "O manof God,the kingsays,'Comedown.'"
and othersexperiencedmockingsand scourgings,yes,alsochainsand imprisonment.
"Let [this] Christ,the Kingof Israel,nowcome downfrom the cross,sothat we may seeand believe!"Thosewho were crucifiedwith Him were alsoinsultingHim.
Thosepassingby were hurling abuseat Him, waggingtheir heads,and saying,"Ha!You who [are] [going to] destroythe templeand rebuildit in threedays,
And after twistingtogether a crownof thorns,they putit on His head,and a reedin His right hand;and they knelt downbeforeHim and mockedHim, saying,"Hail,Kingof the Jews!"
and said,"Prophesyto us, You Christ;whois the one who hitYou?"
For when Herodhad Johnarrested,he boundhim and puthim in prisonbecauseof Herodias,the wifeof his brotherPhilip.
Then Amaziahsaidto Amos,"Go,you seer,fleeaway to the landof Judahand thereeatbreadand theredo your prophesying!
The kingof Israelsaidto Jehoshaphat,"There is yetonemanby whom we may inquireof the LORD,but I hatehim, becausehe does not prophesygoodconcerningme, but evil.[He is] Micaiahsonof Imlah."But Jehoshaphatsaid,"Let not the kingsayso."
Then Jezebelsenta messengerto Elijah,saying,"Somay the godsdoto me and evenmore,ifI do not makeyour lifeas the lifeof oneof them by tomorrowabout this time."
So Ahabwentup to eatand drink.But Elijahwentup to the topof Carmel;and he croucheddownon the earthand puthis facebetweenhis knees.
"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.
for when Jezebeldestroyedthe prophetsof the LORD,Obadiahtooka hundredprophetsand hidthem by fiftiesin a cave,and providedthem with breadand water.)
When His disciplesJamesand Johnsaw[this], they said,"Lord,do You wantus to commandfireto come downfrom heavenand consumethem?"
and I broughtthem into the houseof the LORD,into the chamberof the sonsof Hananthe sonof Igdaliah,the manof God,whichwas nearthe chamberof the officials,whichwas abovethe chamberof Maaseiahthe sonof Shallum,the doorkeeper.
When it was toldSaul,he sentothermessengers,and they alsoprophesied.So Saulsentmessengersagainthe thirdtime,and they alsoprophesied.
So she saidto Elijah,"Whatdo I have to do with you, O manof God?You have cometo me to bringmy iniquityto remembranceand to putmy sonto death!"
He wentfrom thereto MountCarmel,and from therehe returnedto Samaria.
So she wentand cameto the manof Godto MountCarmel.When the manof Godsawher at a distance,he saidto Gehazihis servant,"Behold,thereis the Shunammite.
