Then they did something to the men outside the door—they caused all those evil men, young and old, to become blind. So the men trying to get in the house could not find the door.
2 Chronicles 15:13 - Easy To Read Version Any person that refused to serve the Lord God was to be killed. It did not matter if that person was important or not important or if that person was a man or woman. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. American Standard Version (1901) and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. Common English Bible They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the LORD, Israel’s God, would be put to death, whether young or old, male or female. Catholic Public Domain Version "But if anyone," he said, "will not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, let him die, from the least even to the greatest, from man even to woman." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if any one, said he, seek not the Lord the God of Israel, let him die, whether little or great, man or woman. |
Then they did something to the men outside the door—they caused all those evil men, young and old, to become blind. So the men trying to get in the house could not find the door.
Then Elijah said, “Get the prophets of Baal! [207] Don’t let any of them escape!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Creek. At that place he killed all the prophets.
Then Asa and the people made an oath {\cf2\super [189]} to the Lord. They shouted out with a loud voice. They also blew on trumpets and rams’ horns.
All kinds of people are in the grave—\par important people\par and people who are not so important.\par Even the slave is freed from his master.\par
God does not love leaders\par more than other people.\par And God does not love rich people\par more that poor people.\par Why? Because God made every person.\par
At midnight, the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh (who ruled Egypt) to the firstborn son of the prisoner sitting in jail. Also all the firstborn animals died.
“You must not allow any person to have sexual relations with an animal. If this happens, then that person must be killed.
“If any person makes a sacrifice [143] to a false god, then that person should be destroyed. The Lord God is the only one you should make sacrifices to.
Some people turned away from the Lord. They quit following me. Those people stopped asking the Lord for help. So I will remove those people from that place.”
But God helped me, and he is still helping me today. With God’s help I am standing here today and telling all people the things I have seen. But I am saying nothing new. I am saying the same things that Moses and the prophets {\cf2\super [498]} said would happen.
Be sure that there is no man, woman, family or family group here today that turns away from the Lord our God. No person should go and serve the gods of the other nations. People who do that are like a plant that grows bitter and poisonous fruit.
And I saw the people that had died, great and small, standing before the throne. And the book of life was opened. There were also other books opened. These dead people were judged by the things they had done. These things are written in the books.
Then all the people hid in caves and behind the rocks on the mountains. There were the kings of the world, the rulers, the army commanders, the rich people and the powerful people. Every person, slave and free, hid himself.