So Ahab mobilised the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were 232. After them he mobilised all the Israelite troops: 7,000.
2 Kings 6:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Consequently, the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had told him about. The man of God repeatedly warned the king, so the king would be on his guard. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the king of Israel sent to the place of which [Elisha] told and warned him; and thus he protected and saved himself there repeatedly. American Standard Version (1901) And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice. Common English Bible Then Israel’s king sent word to the place the man of God had mentioned to him. Time after time, Elisha warned the king, and the king stayed on the alert. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God had told him, and he prevented it. And he preserved himself, concerning that place, not merely once or twice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God had told him, and prevented him, and looked well to himself there, not once nor twice. |
So Ahab mobilised the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were 232. After them he mobilised all the Israelite troops: 7,000.
When Elisha became sick with the illness from which he died, King Jehoash of Israel went down and wept over him and said, ‘My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel! ’
As Elisha watched, he kept crying out, ‘My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel! ’ When he could see him no longer, he took hold of his own clothes, tore them in two,
So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the command of the man of God. Then his skin was restored and became like the skin of a small boy, and he was clean.
The king of Aram was enraged because of this matter, and he called his servants and demanded of them, ‘Tell me, which one of us is for the king of Israel? ’
But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: ‘Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.’
In the morning they got up early and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were about to go out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, ‘Hear me, Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.’
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
The Lord informed me, so I knew. Then you helped me to see their deeds,
And being warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.
When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
and said, “Don’t be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to appear before Caesar. And indeed, God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.”
By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.