Evilshall slaythe wicked,And those who hatethe righteouswill be condemned.
So the kingdiedand was broughtto Samaria,and they buriedthe kingin Samaria.
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."
They have boweddownand fallen,But we have risenand stoodupright.
Let those be appalledbecauseof their shameWho sayto me, "Aha,aha!"
"But I shall crushhis adversariesbeforehim, And strikethose who hatehim.
He has broughtbacktheir wickednessupon them And will destroythem in their evil;The LORDour Godwill destroythem.
"It is to be eatenin a singlehouse;you are not to bringforthanyof the fleshoutsideof the house,norare you to breakany boneof it.
"You shall not takethe nameof the LORDyour Godin vain,for the LORDwill not leavehim unpunishedwhotakesHis namein vain.
For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
Woeto the wicked![It will go] badly[with him], For whathe deserveswill be doneto him.
"But his citizenshatedhim and senta delegationafterhim, saying,'We do not wantthis manto reignoverus.'
"But theseenemiesof mine,who did not wantme to reignoverthem, bringthem hereand slaythem in my presence."
"The worldcannothateyou, but it hatesMe becauseI testifyof it, that its deedsare evil.
For after allit is [only] justfor Godto repaywith afflictionthosewho afflictyou,
Thesewill paythe penaltyof eternaldestruction,awayfrom the presenceof the Lordand from the gloryof His power,
Then Saulsaidto his armorbearer,"Drawyour swordand pierceme throughwith it, otherwisetheseuncircumcisedwill comeand pierceme throughand makesportof me." But his armorbearerwouldnot, for he was greatlyafraid.So Saultookhis swordand fellon it.
