Identifier: biblepanoramaorh00fost (find matches)
Title: The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Foster, William A. (from old catalog)
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s and fight in the battle, but putthou on thy royal robes and let them see thou art a king. Now, before thebattle began, Benhadad,* king of Syria, had commanded all his captains to tryand kill Ahab; and when they saw Jehoshaphat in his robes, they said, Surelyit is king Ahab, and they came to fight against him. Then Jehoshaphat criedout; and when they saw it was not Ahab, they turned back from following him. But a man in Benhadad^s army shot an arrow, not aiming at any one, nor knowing where it would strike, and the Lord made it strike Ahab and go in between the pieces of armor that covered his breast. Then Ahab said to the driver of his chariot, Turn back and carry me out of the host, for I am wounded. The battle lasted all that day, and Ahab was held up in his chariot that he might see it, and send orders to his soldiers, but he died in the evening. And about the time the sun was going down, word was sent through all the host of Israel that every man should flee to his own home. 152
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AHAB IS WOUNDED IX THE BATTLE, BUT STAYS UP IN HIS CHARIOT UNTIL EVEN. .. „„ i kings xxii. ;». loo Elijah is Taken up to Heater NOW the time had come when the Lord was going to take up Elijah toheaven, and Elijah went with his servant Elisha to a place called Gilgal.Elijah wanted to be alone when the Lord should take him up, so he saidto Elisha, Stay here, I pray thee, at Gilgal, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.But Elisha said, As surely as the Lord liveth, and as thou art living, I will notleave thee. So they went down to Bethel. And the young men who went tothe schools that were taught by the prophets at Bethel, came to Elisha, and saidto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thee to-day ?He answered, Yes, I know it, hold ye your peace. And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here at Bethel, I pray thee, for the Lord hassent me to Jericho. But Elisha would not, so they came to Jericho. And theyoung men -who were in the schools of the prophets at Jericho, cam

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