Read the Bible Through in a Year: Day 178
1 Kings 19-22
1 Kings 19: Jezebel threatens to kill Elijah. With the help of an angel, Elijah travels to Horeb where he encounters God. He returns to Israel and accepts Elisha as his apprentice.
1 Kings 20: After laying siege to Samaria, Ben-hadad is defeated by Ahab’s small army. A second battle ensues and Ahab is once again victorious. Ahab is rebuked by an unnamed prophet for letting Ben-hadad go.
1 Kings 21: Jezebel murders Naboth for his vineyard. God promises to annihilate Ahab’s family, but Ahab postpones the punishment by repenting.
1 Kings 22: Ahab is killed in an unsuccessful battle with the Arameans. The reigns of Jehoshaphat king of Judah and Ahaziah king of Israel are described.
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