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So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

"Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me."

So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa's reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.

So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died

But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.

So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink."

But she replied, "As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread-only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die."

So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and the woman, Elijah, and her household had food to eat every day.

But Elijah said to her, "Give me your son." So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock."

So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire."

So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed out upon them.