The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story (1891) (14598256800)

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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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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who are left of the family of Ahab, that I may punish themfor killing my prophets, and for the death of all my servants whom the wickedJezebel has slain. For the whole family of Ahab shall be destroyed, as thefamily of Jeroboam was destroyed, till not one of them is left. And the dogsshall eat Jezebel in the city of Jezreel, and there shall be no one to bury her. When the young man had spoken these words to Jehu, he opened the doorof the house and fled as Elisha had told him to do. And Jehu came out again to the captains of the army, and one of themasked him, saying, What did this mad fellow say to thee? He answered, Hetold me that the Lord anointed me to be king over Israel. Then the caxDtainsall made haste and blew with trumpets, and cried out, Jehu is king! So theymade Jehu king instead of Jehoram. And Jehu said to the captains, Let no one go to Jezreel to tell king Jehoram of what we have done, for^I myself will go there. Then Jehu made ready his chariot, and rode to Jezreel. 160
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11 JEZEBEL TS THROWN DOWN OUT OF A WINDOW. AND IS EATEX BY DOGS. ) c,l JI Kings IX.38. Jehoeam and Jezebel aee Slain. JEHU rode in his chariot to the city of Jezreel. As he came near the city,the watchman who stood on the tower over the gate, saw him and themen who were with him. And the watchman told king Jehoram of it.Jehoram said, Send out a horseman to ask whether they are coming for peace orfor war? So there went out a man on horseback to meet Jehu, and when hemet him, he asked, Are you coming for peace or for war? But Jehu would notanswer him; he commanded the man to go behind his chariot, and follow after it. Then Jehoram sent out another man, who came and asked the same ques-tion. And Jehu -would not answer him, but commanded him also to go behindhis chariot and follow after it. And the watchman at the gate of the city told the king that his servantsstaid -with the chariot and returned not again. And he said, the driving of thehorses is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nims