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28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the Proverbs 20:26–28
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king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. And 26 A wise king sifts out the wicked,
the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will And brings the threshing wheel over
disguise myself and go into battle; but you put them.
on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised
himself, and they went into battle. 27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the
30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the LORD,
captains of the chariots who were with him, Searching all the inner depths of his
saying, “Fight with no one small or great, but heart.
only with the king of Israel.” 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king,
31 So it was, when the captains of the chariots
saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king And by lovingkindness he upholds his
throne.
of Israel!” Therefore they surrounded him to
attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the
LORD helped him, and God diverted them from
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him. For so it was, when the captains of the
chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, 20:27 the lamp of the LORD.The “spirit”repre-
that they turned back from pursuing him. sents the conscience of man which searches
33 Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and every secret place.
struck the king of Israel between the joints of
his armor. So he said to the driver of his chari-
ot, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, Acts 16:22–40
for I am wounded.” The battle increased that 22 Then the multitude rose up together against
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day, and the king of Israel propped himself up them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes
in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening; and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
and about the time of sunset he died. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them,
Psalm 81:11–16 they threw them into prison, commanding the
jailer to keep them securely. Having received
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11 “But My people would not heed My such a charge, he put them into the inner prison
voice, and fastened their feet in the stocks.
And Israel would have none of Me.
12 So I gave them over to their own
stubborn heart,
To walk in their own counsels.
16:24 inner prison…in the stocks. The most
13 “Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways! secure part of the prison.The jailer took further
14 I would soon subdue their enemies, precautions by putting their feet “in the stocks.”
This particular security measure was designed
And turn My hand against their to produce painful cramping so the prisoner’s
adversaries. legs were spread as far apart as possible.
15 The haters of the LORD would pretend
submission to Him,
But their fate would endure forever.
16 He would have fed them also with the 25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying
finest of wheat; and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners
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And with honey from the rock I would were listening to them. Suddenly there was a
have satisfied you.” great earthquake, so that the foundations of the
prison were shaken; and immediately all the
doors were opened and everyone’s chains
were loosed. And the keeper of the prison,
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awaking from sleep and seeing the prison
doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled,
81:16 honey from the rock. This phrase was drew his sword and was about to kill himself.
first used by Moses in his song of praise (Deut. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do
32:13). Though honey is sometimes found in yourself no harm, for we are all here.”
the clefts of rocks,the intent of the figure here 29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell
is more likely to valuable food provided from down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he
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unlikely places. brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I
do to be saved?”

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