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2 Kings 6:9 (NLT)

But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, “Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.”

2 Kings 6:11 (NLT)

The king of Aram became very upset over this. He called his officers together and demanded, “Which of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of my plans?”

2 Kings 6:12 (NLT)

“It’s not us, my lord the king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!”

2 Kings 6:13 (NLT)

“Go and find out where he is,” the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.” And the report came back: “Elisha is at Dothan.”

2 Kings 6:14 (NLT)

So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.

2 Kings 6:15 (NLT)

When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha.

2 Kings 6:16 (NLT)

“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!”

2 Kings 6:30 (NLT)

When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing burlap under his robe next to his skin.

2 Kings 6:31 (NLT)

“May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t separate Elisha’s head from his shoulders this very day,” the king vowed.

Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master’s steps following him.”

2 Kings 6:33 (NLT)

While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, “All this misery is from the Lord ! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”

2 Chronicles 6:1 (NLT)

Then Solomon prayed, “O Lord , you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness.

2 Chronicles 6:3 (NLT)

Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:

2 Chronicles 6:4 (NLT)

“Praise the Lord , the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father,

2 Chronicles 6:5 (NLT)

‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:6 (NLT)

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”

2 Chronicles 6:7 (NLT)

Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord , the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:8 (NLT)

But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

2 Chronicles 6:9 (NLT)

but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’

2 Chronicles 6:10 (NLT)

“And now the Lord has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the Lord , the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:11 (NLT)

There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the Lord made with the people of Israel.”

2 Chronicles 6:12 (NLT)

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel, and he lifted his hands in prayer.

2 Chronicles 6:13 (NLT)

Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7-1/2 feet long, 7-1/2 feet wide, and 4-1/2 feet high and had placed it at the center of the Temple’s outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven.

2 Chronicles 6:14 (NLT)

He prayed, “O Lord , God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven and earth. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.

2 Chronicles 6:15 (NLT)

You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today.