1 KINGS 20:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 2 0
“Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.”
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent — The elders and people refuse capitulation. The phrase shows surprising unity against external subjugation, even if the kingdom had been rent by internal apostasy.
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Mary Patel (test user)4h agoWalking by faith — 1 Kings 20
What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from...
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Ruth Kim (test user)1d agoThe light of the world — 1 Kings 20
The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction..
Faith isn't the absence of doubt — it's...
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