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So now, Adonai my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; but I am a mere child — I don't know how to lead!

I am doing what you requested. I am giving you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you, nor will there ever again be anyone like you.

I am also giving you what you didn't ask for, riches and honor greater than that of any other king throughout your life.

Adonai said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your plea that you made before me: I am consecrating this house which you built and placing my name there forever; my eyes and heart will always be there.

Then he said to Yarov‘am, "Take ten pieces for yourself! For here is what Adonai the God of Isra'el says: ‘I am going to tear the kingdom out of Shlomo's hand, and I will give ten tribes to you.

he went after the man of God. He found him sitting under a pistachio tree and said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Y'hudah?" He answered, "I am."

The other said to him, "I too am a prophet, just like you; and an angel spoke to me by the word of Adonai and said, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he can eat food and drink water.'" But he was lying to him.

"There is a covenant between me and you, which existed already between my father and your father. Here, I am sending you a present of silver and gold; go, and break your covenant with Ba‘sha king of Isra'el, so that he will leave me alone."

She answered, "As Adonai your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a pot and a little oil in the jug. Here I am, gathering a couple sticks of wood, so that I can go and cook it for myself and my son. After we have eaten that, we will die."

She said to Eliyahu, "What do you have against me, you man of God? Did you come to me just to remind me how sinful I am by killing my son?"

Then Eliyahu said to the people, "I, I alone, am the only prophet of Adonai who is left, while Ba‘al's prophets number 450.

Then, when it came time for offering the evening offering, Eliyahu the prophet approached and said, " Adonai , God of Avraham, Yitz'chak and Isra'el, let it be known today that you are God in Isra'el, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.

The king of Isra'el answered, "Just as you say, my lord, king; I am yours, along with everything I own."

But I am going to send my servants to you tomorrow around this time; they will ransack your house and the houses of your servants; and whatever they see that they like they will seize and remove.'"

At that moment a prophet approached Ach'av king of Isra'el and said, "Here is what Adonai says: ‘Have you seen this vast army? I am going to give you victory over them today. Then you will know that I am Adonai !'"

At this point, a man of God approached and said to the king of Isra'el, "Here is what Adonai says: ‘Because Aram said that Adonai is a God of the hills but not a God of the valleys, I will hand over to you this entire huge army. Then you will know that I am Adonai .'"

‘Here,' [says Adonai ,] ‘I am bringing disaster on you! I will sweep you away completely; I will cut off from Ach'av every male, whether a slave or free in Isra'el.

Eliyahu answered the commander of fifty, "If I am in fact a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and burn you up, along with your fifty men." Fire came down from heaven, and it burned up him and his fifty men.

Eliyahu answered them, "If I am in fact a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and burn you up, along with your fifty men." Fire came down from heaven, and it burned up him and his fifty men.

After they had crossed, Eliyahu said to Elisha, "Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away from you." Elisha said, "Please! Let a double share of your spirit be on me!"