was to be taken, he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burned himself with the king’s house, and died.

Because of his sins which he had done, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had done, to make Israel sin.

And the rest of the acts of Zimri, and how he made a covenant, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

At that time the people of Israel were divided into two parts. Half of them clung to Thibni son of Ginath, and they made him king; and the other half clung to Amri.

But the people that clave to Amri were stronger than the people that clave to Thibni the son of Ginath. And Thibni died; and Amri became king.

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah was Amri king over Israel twelve years, and reigned in Tirzah six years.

And he bought mount Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built upon the mount; and called the name of the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer the Lord of the mountain.

And Amri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and was worse than all that were before him.

And he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins, to make Israel sin, that they might provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger in their idolatry.

And the rest of the acts of Amri, and all that he did, and the power that he exercised, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

And Amri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria. And Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

In the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah was Ahab the son of Amri king over Israel, and reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD against all that were before him.

And it was a small thing unto him to walk in the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and to take Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of Zidon to wife: and he went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

And Baal set up an altar in the house of Baal, which he built for him in Samaria.

And he made a grove, so that Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

At that time Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. It cost him his first son Abiram, when he laid the foundation, and his youngest son Segub, when he set the doors, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
(1 Kings)
Chapter 17
Elijah in the Teurung fed by ravens, wakes a dead man to Zarpath.

And Elijah the Thisbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab: As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, I say.

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:

Depart thence, and turn thee toward the east, and hide thee by the brook Krith, which floweth over against Jordan.

And thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

And he went and did according to the word of the LORD, and departed, and sat down by the brook Krith, which floweth over against Jordan.

And the ravens brought him bread and meat morning and evening; and he drank of the brook.

And it came to pass after some days, that the brook dried up: for there was no rain in the land.

Then came the word of the LORD unto him, saying:

Arise, go to Zarpath, which is by Zidon, and dwell there: for I have commanded a widow there to provide for thee.

And he arose, and went to Zarpath. And when he was come to the door of the city, behold, there was a widow gleaning wood. And he called unto her, and said, Fetch me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

And when she went to fetch it, he called unto her, and said, Bring me also a morsel of bread.

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have nothing baked without a handful of flour in the kad, and a little oil in the jar. And, behold, I have gathered up a wood or two, and am gone in, and will prepare for myself and for my son, that we may eat and die.

And Elijah said unto her, Fear not. Go and do as thou hast said; but first make me a little baked of it, and bring it forth unto me: and afterward thou shalt make it also for thee and for thy son.

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The flour of the kad shall not be consumed, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

And she went and did as Elijah had said. And he did eat, and she also, and her house for a season.

The flour that was in the cad was not eaten, neither was the cruse of oil wanting, according to the word of the LORD which he spake by Elijah.

And after these things the son of the woman his landlady fell sick, and his sickness was so very sore, that there was no breath left in him.

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, thou man of God? Thou camest in unto me, that my iniquity might be remembered, and that my son might be slain.

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him from her bosom, and went up into the hall where he dwelt, and laid him upon his bed.

And he called upon the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also done evil to the widow, wherewith I am a sojourner, to kill her son?

And he measured himself over the child three times, and called upon the LORD, and said, O
LORD my GOD, let the soul of this child come again to him.

And the LORD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah: and the soul of the child came again unto him, and revived.

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down into the hall of the house, and gave him to his mother, and said, Behold, thy son liveth.

And the woman said unto Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
(1 Kings)
Chapter 18
The prophet Elijah slaughters the Baal apes.

And for a long time the word of the LORD came unto Elijah in the third year, saying, Go and shew thyself to Ahab, that I may rain upon the earth.

And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a great distress in Samaria.

And Ahab called for Obadiah, the master of his court. (And Obadiah feared the LORD very much.

For when Jezebel had cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them in the cave, fifty here, and fifty there, and fed them with bread and water).

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land unto all the fountains of waters and unto all the rivers, that we may find hay, and feed the horses and the mouths, lest all the cattle perish.

And they divided themselves into the land, to go through it. And Ahab went by himself one way, and Obadiah by himself the other way.

And when Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and when he knew him, he fell upon his face, and said, Art not thou my lord Elijah?

And he said, Yea; go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wilt deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab to slay me?

As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation nor kingdom whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee. And when they said: He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and people, that they had not found thee.

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

If then I went from thee, the spirit of the LORD would take thee away, I know not whither: and if I came and told Ahab, and found thee not, he slew me. But thy servant feareth the LORD from his youth.

Is it not told my lord what I did, when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, that I hid an hundred of the prophets of the LORD, fifty here, and fifty there, in the cave, and fed them with bread and with water?

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy master, Elijah is here; that he may slay me.

And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will shew myself unto him this day.

And Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

And when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that confoundeth Israel?

And he said: I confound not Israel, but thou and thy father’s house, because ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and walk after Baalim.

Send therefore, and gather unto me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four