As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!"And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak...  Read More

When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.And Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel."But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!" So they went down together to Bethel. The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, "Did yo...  Read More

Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, "Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury."But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are go...  Read More

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,  "I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, "Do not fight with anyone , small or great, except the king of Israel." When the ...  Read More

When he arrived, the king asked him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?". . . Then Micaiah answered, "I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD said, 'These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.' "The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad...  Read More

But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?" The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, "There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I Hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.". . . So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Bring Micaiah son...  Read More

So the king of Israel brought together the prophets -- about four hundred men -- and asked them, "Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?""Go," they answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king's hand."But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?"The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, "There is still one prophet through ...  Read More

For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. But in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to see the king of Israel. The king of Israel had said to his officials, "Don't you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?"So he asked Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?"Jehoshaphat replied...  Read More

Ahab said to Elijah, "So you have found me, my enemy!""I have found you," . . .  because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD. He says, 'I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel -- slave or free. I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat . . . because you have aroused my anger and have...  Read More

Some time later there was an incident involving the vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria.Ahab said to Naboth. "Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange, I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth."But Naboth repl...  Read More

Wearing sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says, 'Please let me live.' ". . . "Go and get him," the king said. When Ben-Hadad came out, Ahab had him come out up into his chariot."I will return the cities my father took from your father," Ben Hadad offered.. . . Ahab said, "On the basis of a treaty I will set...  Read More

So it was, in the spring of that year, that Ben-Hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.. . . Now the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, while the Syrians filled the countryside.  . . . And they encamped opposite each other for seven days. So it was that on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed...  Read More