,,the ,,dore ,,gallery ,,of ,,bible     
,,illustrations                         
,illustrated by ,gustave ,dore          
,volume #d4    ,,death ,,of ,,saul4     
,now the ,philistines fought against    
,israel3 and the men of ,israel fled    
from before the ,philistines1 and fell  
down slain in mount ,gilboa4 ,and the   
,philistines followed hard upon ,saul   
and upon his sons2 and the ,philistines 
slew ,jonathan1 and ,abinadab1 and      
,melchshua1 ,saul's sons4  ,and the     
battle went sore against ,saul1 and the 
archers hit him2 and he was sore wounded
 of the archers4 ,then said ,saul unto  
his armourbearer1 ,draw thy sword1 and  
thrust me through therewith2 lest these 
uncircumcised come and thrust me        
through1 and abuse me4 ,but his         
armourbearer would not2 for he was sore 
afraid4 ,therefore1 ,saul took a sword1 
and fell upon it4 ,and when his         
armourbearer saw that ,saul was dead1 he
 fell likewise upon his sword1 and died 
with him4  ,so ,saul died1 and his three

 sons1 and his armourbearer1 and all his
 men1 that same day together4  ,and when
 the men of ,israel that were on the    
other side of the valley1 and they that 
were on the other side ,jordan1 saw that
 the men of ,israel fled1 and that ,saul
 and his sons were dead1 they forsook   
the cities1 and fled2 and the           
,philistines came and dwelt in them4    
,and it came to pass on the morrow1 when
 the ,philistines came to strip the     
slain1 that they found ,saul and his    
three sons fallen in mount ,gilboa4 ,and
 they cut off his head1 and stripped off
 his armour1 and sent into the land of  
the ,philistines round about1 to publish
 it in the house of their idols1 and    
among the people4 ,and they put his     
armour in the house of ,ashtaroth and   
they fastened his body to the wall of   
,beth-shan4  ,and when the inhabitants  
of ,jabesh-gilead heard of that which   
the ,philistines had done to ,saul2 all 
the valiant men arose1 and went all     
night1 and took the body of ,saul and   

the bodies of his sons from the wall of 
,beth-shan1 and came to ,jabesh1 and    
burnt them there4 ,and they took their  
bones1 and buried them under a tree at  
,jabesh1 and fasted seven days4 #a      
,samuel xxxi4     ,,the ,,death ,,of    
,,absalom4   ,and ,david numbered the   
people that were with him1 and set      
captains of thousands and captains of   
hundreds over them4 ,and ,david set     
forth a third part of the people under  
the hand of ,joab1 and a third part     
under the hand of ,abishai the son of   
,zeruiah1 ,joab's brother1 and a third  
part under the hand of ,ittai the       
,gittite4 ,and the king said unto the   
people1 ,i will surely go forth with you
 myself also4  ,but the people answered1
 ,thou shalt not go forth3 for if we    
flee away1 they will not care for us2   
neither if half of us die1 will they    
care for us3 but now thou art worth ten 
thousand of us3 therefore now it is     
better that thou succor us out of the   
city4  ,and the king said unto them1    

,what seemeth you best ,i will do4 ,and 
the king stood by the gate side1 and all
 the people came out by hundreds and by 
thousands4 ,and the king commanded ,joab
 and ,abishai and ,ittai1 saying1 ,deal 
gently for my sake with the young man1  
even with ,absalom4 ,and all the people 
heard when the king gave all the        
captains charge concerning ,absalom4    
,so the people went out into the field  
against ,israel3 and the battle was in  
the wood of ,ephraim2 where the people  
of ,israel were slain before the        
servants of ,david1 and there was there 
a great slaughter that day1 of twenty   
thousand men4 ,for the battle was there 
scattered over the face of all the      
country3 and the wood devoured more     
people that day than the sword devoured4
  ,and ,absalom met the servants of     
,david4 ,and ,absalom rode upon a mule1 
and the mule went under the thick boughs
 of a great oak1 and his head caught    
hold of the oak1 and he was taken up    
between the heaven and the earth2 and   

the mule that was under him went away4  
,and a certain man saw it1 and told     
,joab1 and said1 ,behold ,i saw ,absalom
 hanged in an oak4  ,and ,joab said unto
 the man that told him1 ,and1 behold1   
thou sawest him1 and why didst thou not 
smite him there to the ground8 and ,i   
would have given thee ten shekels of    
silver1 and a girdle4  ,and the man said
 unto ,joab1 ,though ,i should receive a
 thousand shekels of silver in mine     
hand1 yet would ,i not put forth mine   
hand against the king's son3 for in our 
hearing the king charged thee and       
,abishai and ,ittai1 saying1 ,beware    
that none touch the young man ,absalom4 
,otherwise ,i should have wrought       
falsehood against mine own life3 for    
there is no matter hid from the king1   
and thou thyself wouldst have set       
thyself against me4  ,then said ,joab1  
,i may not tarry thus with thee4 ,and he
 took three darts in his hand1 and      
thrust them through the heart of        
,absalom1 while he was yet alive in the 

midst of the oak4 ,and ten young men    
that bare ,joab's armor compassed about 
and smote ,absalom1 and slew him4 ,and  
,joab blew the trumpet1 and the people  
returned from pursuing after ,israel3   
for ,joab held back the people4 ,and    
they took ,absalom1 and cast him into a 
great pit in the wood1 and laid a very  
great heap of stones upon him3 and all  
,israel fled every one to his tent4--#b 
,samuel xviii1 #a-ag4     ,,david       
,,mourning ,,over ,,absalom4   ,then    
said ,ahimaaz the son of ,zadok1 ,let me
 now run1 and bear the king tidings1 how
 that the ,lord hath avenged him of his 
enemies4 ,and ,joab said unto him1 ,thou
 shalt not bear tidings this day1 but   
thou shalt bear tidings another day3 but
 this day thou shalt bear no tidings1   
because the king's son is dead4 ,then   
said ,joab to ,cushi1 ,go tell the king 
what thou hast seen4 ,and ,cushi bowed  
himself unto ,joab1 and ran4 ,then said 
,ahimaaz the son of ,zadok yet again to 
,joab1 ,but howsoever1 let me1 ,i pray  

thee1 also run after ,cushi4 ,and ,joab 
said1 ,wherefore wilt thou run1 my son1 
seeing that thou hast no tidings ready8 
,but howsoever1 said he let me run4 ,and
 he said unto him1 ,run4 ,then ,ahimaaz 
ran by the way of the plain1 and overran
 ,cushi4  ,and ,david sat between the   
two gates3 and the watchman went up to  
the roof over the gate unto the wall1   
and lifted up his eyes1 and looked1 and 
behold a man running alone4 ,and the    
watchman cried1 and told the king4 ,and 
the king said1 ,if he be alone1 there is
 tidings in his mouth4 ,and he came     
apace1 and drew near4 ,and the watchman 
saw another man running3 and the        
watchman called unto the porter1 and    
said1 ,behold another man running alone4
 ,and the king said1 ,he also bringeth  
tidings4 ,and the watchman said1 ,me    
thinketh the running of the foremost is 
like the running of ,ahimaaz the son of 
,zadok4 ,and the king said1 ,he is a    
good man1 and cometh with good tidings4 
,and ,ahimaaz called1 and said unto the 

king1 ,all is well4 ,and he fell down to
 the earth upon his face before the     
king1 and said1 ,blessed be the ,lord   
thy ,god1 which hath delivereth up the  
men that lifted up their hand against my
 lord the king4 ,and the king said1 ,is 
the young man ,absalom safe8 ,and       
,ahimaaz answered1 ,when ,joab sent the 
king's servant1 and me thy servant1 ,i  
saw a great tumult1 but ,i knew not what
 it was4 ,and the king said unto him1   
,turn aside1 and stand here4 ,and he    
turned aside1 and stood still4  ,and1   
behold1 ,cushi came2 and ,cushi said1   
,tidings1 my lord the king3 for the     
,lord bath avenged thee this day of all 
them that rose up against thee4 ,and the
 king said unto ,cushi1 ,is the young   
man ,absalom safe8 ,and ,cushi answered1
 ,the enemies of my lord the king1 and  
all that rise against thee to do thee   
hurt1 be as that young man is4  ,and the
 king was much moved1 and went up to the
 chamber over the gate1 and wept3 and as
 he went1 thus he said1 ,o my son       

,absalom1 my son1 my son ,absalom6 would
 ,god ,i had died for thee1 ,o ,absalom1
 my son1 my son6  ,and it was told      
,joab1 ,behold the king weepeth and     
mourneth for ,absalom4 ,and the victory 
that day was turned into mourning unto  
all the people3 for the people heard say
 that day how the king was grieved for  
his son4 ,and the people gat them by    
stealth that day into the city1 as      
people being ashamed steal away when    
they flee in battle4  ,but the king     
covered his face1 and the king cried    
with a loud voice1 ,o my son ,absalom1  
,o ,absalom1 my son1 my son6--#b ,samuel
 xviii1 #ai #cc2 xix1 #a-d4             
,,solomon   ,and ,david took him more   
concubines and wives out of ,jerusalem1 
after he was come from ,hebron3 and     
there were yet sons and daughters born  
to ,david4 ,and these be the names of   
those that were born unto him in        
,jerusalem2 ,shammuah1 and ,shobab1 and 
,nathan1 and ,solomon1 ,ibhar also1 and 
,elishua1 and ,nepheg1 and ,japhia1 and 

,elishama1 and ,eliada1 and             
,eliphalet4--#b ,samuel v4 #ac-af4  ,and
 ,david comforted ,bath-sheba his wife1 
and went in unto her1 and lay with her3 
and she bare a son1 and he called his   
name ,solomon3 and the ,lord loved      
him4--#b ,samuel xii1 #bd4  ,so ,david  
slept with his fathers1 and was buried  
in the city of ,david4 ,and the days    
that ,david reigned over ,israel were   
forty years3 seven years reigned he in  
,hebron1 and thirty and three years     
reigned he in ,jerusalem4  ,then sat    
,solomon upon the throne of ,david his  
father1 and his kingdom was established 
greatly4--#a ,kings ii1 #aj-ab4  ,and   
,god gave ,solomon wisdom and           
understanding exceeding much1 and       
largeness of heart1 even as the sand    
that is on the sea shore4 ,and          
,solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of
 all the children of the east country1  
and all the wisdom of ,egypt4 ,for he   
was wiser than all men2 than ,ethan the 
,ezrahite1 and ,heman1 and ,chalcol1 and

 ,darda1 the sons of ,mahol3 and his    
fame was in all nations round about4    
,and he spake three thousand proverbs3  
and his songs were a thousand and five4 
,and he spake of trees1 from the cedar  
tree that is in ,lebanon even unto the  
hyssop that springeth out of the wall3  
he spake also of beasts1 and of fowl1   
and of creeping things1 and of fishes4  
,and there came of all people to hear   
the wisdom of ,solomon1 from all kings  
of the earth1 which had heard of his    
wisdom4--#b ,kings iv1 #bi-cd4     ,,the
 ,,judgment ,,of ,,solomon4   ,then came
 there two women1 that were harlots1    
unto the king1 and stood before him4    
,and the one woman said1 ,o my lord1 ,i 
and this woman dwell in one house2 and  
,i was delivered of a child with her in 
the house4 ,and it came to pass the     
third day after that ,i was delivered1  
that this woman was delivered also3 and 
we were together2 there was no stranger 
with us in the house1 save we two in the
 house4 ,and this woman's child died in 

the night2 because she overlaid it4 ,and
 she arose at midnight1 and took my son 
from beside me1 while thine handmaid    
slept1 and laid it in her bosom1 and    
laid her dead child in my bosom4 ,and   
when ,i rose in the morning to give my  
child suck1 behold1 it was dead3 but    
when ,i had considered it in the        
morning1 behold1 it was not my son1     
which ,i did bear4  ,and the other woman
 said1 ,nay2 but the living is my son1  
and the dead is thy son4  ,and this     
said1 ,no2 but the dead is thy son1 and1
 the living is my son4  ,thus they spake
 before the king4  ,then said the king1 
,the one saith1 ,this is my son that    
liveth1 and thy son is the dead--and the
 other saith1 ,nay2 but thy son is the  
dead1 and my son is the living4 ,and the
 king said1 ,bring me a sword4  ,and    
they brought a sword before the king4   
,and the king said1 ,divide the living  
child in two1 and give half to the one1 
and half to the other4  ,then spake the 
woman whose the living child was unto   

the king1 for her bowels yearned upon   
her son1 and she said1 ,o my lord1 give 
her the living child1 and in no wise    
slay it4  ,but the other said1 ,let it  
be neither mine nor thine1 but divide   
it4  ,then the king answered and said1  
,give her the living child1 and in no   
wise slay it she is the mother thereof4 
,and all ,israel heard of the judgment  
which the king had judged2 and they     
feared the king3 for they saw that the  
wisdom of ,god was in him1 to do        
judgment4 #a ,kings iii1 #af-bh4        
,,the ,,cedars ,,destined ,,for ,,the   
,,temple4   ,and ,hiram king of ,tyre   
sent his servants unto ,solomon2 for he 
had heard that they had anointed him    
king in the room of his father3 for     
,hiram was ever a lover of ,david4  ,and
 ,solomon sent to ,hiram1 saying1 ,thou 
knowest how that ,david my father could 
not build a house unto the name of the  
,lord his ,god for the wars which were  
about him on every side1 until the ,lord
 put them under the soles of his feet4  

,but now the ,lord my ,god hath given me
 rest on every side1 so that there is   
neither adversary nor evil occurrent4   
,and1 behold3 ,i purpose to build a     
house unto the name of the ,lord my     
,god1 as the ,lord spake unto ,david my 
father1 saying1 ,thy son1 whom ,i will  
set upon thy throne in thy room1 he     
shall build a house unto my name4 ,now  
therefore command thou that they hew me 
cedar trees out of ,lebanon2 and my     
servants shall be with thy servants3 and
 unto thee will ,i give hire for the    
servants according to all that thou     
shalt appoint3 for thou knowest that    
there is not among us any that can skill
 to hew timber like unto the ,sidonians4
  ,and it came to pass1 when ,hiram     
heard the words of ,solomon1 that he    
rejoiced greatly and said1 ,blessed be  
the ,lord this day1 which hath given    
unto ,david a wise son over this great1 
people4 ,and ,hiram sent to ,solomon1   
saying1 ,i have considered the things   
which thou sentest to me for3 and ,i    

will do all thy desire concerning timber
 of cedar1 and concerning timber of fir3
 ,my servants shall bring them down from
 ,lebanon unto the sea2 and ,i will     
convey them by sea in floats unto the   
place that thou shalt appoint me1 and   
will cause them to be discharged there1 
and thou shalt receive them3 and thou   
shalt accomplish my desire1 in giving   
food for my household4  ,so ,hiram gave 
,solomon cedar trees and fir trees      
according to all his desire4  ,and      
,solomon gave ,hiram twenty thousand    
measures of wheat for food to his       
household and twenty measures of pure   
oil3 thus gave ,solomon to ,hiram year  
by year4  ,and the ,lord gave ,solomon  
wisdom1 as he promised him3 and there   
was peace between ,hiram and ,solomon2  
and they two made a league together4    
,and king ,solomon raised a levy out of 
all ,israel2 and the levy was thirty    
thousand men4 ,and he sent them to      
,lebanon1 ten thousand a month by       
courses3 a month they were in ,lebanon1 

and two months at home3 and ,adoniram   
was over the levy4 ,and ,solomon had    
three score and ten thousand that bare  
burdens1 and fourscore thousand hewers  
in the mountains beside the chief of    
,solomon's officers which were over the 
work1 three thousand and three-hundred1 
which ruled over the people that wrought
 in the work4 ,and the king commanded   
and they brought great stones1 costly   
stones1 and hewed stones1 to lay the    
foundation of the' house4 ,and          
,solomon's builders1 and ,hiram's       
builders did hew them1 and the          
stone-squarers2 so they prepared timber 
and stones to build the house4--#a      
,kings v4     ,,the ,,prophet ,,slain   
,,by ,a ,,lion4   ,now there dwelt an   
old prophet in ,bethel2 and his sons    
came and told him all the works that the
 man of ,god had done that day in       
,bethel3 the words which he had spoken  
unto the king1 them they told also to   
their father4 ,and their father said    
unto them1 ,what way went he8 ,for his  

sons had seen what way the man of ,god  
went1 which came1 from ,judah4 ,and he  
said unto his sons1 ,saddle me the ass4 
,so they saddled him the1 ass3 and he   
rode thereon1 and went after the man of 
,god1 and found him sitting under an    
oak3 and he said unto him1 ,art thou the
 man of ,god that camest from ,judah8   
,and he said1 ,i am4 ,then he said unto 
him1 ,come home with me1 and eat bread4 
,and he1 said1 ,i may not return with   
thee1 nor go in with thee3 neither will 
,i eat bread nor drink water with thee  
in this place3 for it was said to me by 
the word of the ,lord1 ,thou shalt eat  
no bread nor drink water there1 nor turn
 again to go by the way that thou       
camest4 ,he said unto him1 ,i am a      
prophet also as thou art2 and an angel  
spake unto me by the word of the ,lord1 
saying1 ,bring him back with thee into  
thine house1 that he may eat bread and  
drink water4 ,but he lied unto him4 ,so 
he went back with him1 and did eat bread
 in his house1 and drank water4  ,and it

 came to pass1 as they sat at the table1
 that the word of the ,lord came unto   
the prophet that brought him back3 and  
he cried unto the man of ,god that came 
from ,judah1 saying1 ,thus saith the    
,lord1 ,forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed
 the mouth of the ,lord1 and hast not   
kept the commandment which the ,lord thy
 ,god commanded thee1 but camest back1  
and hast eaten bread and drunk water in 
the place1 of the which the ,lord did   
say to thee1 ,eat no bread1 and drink no
 water2 thy carcass shall not come unto 
the sepulchre of thy fathers4  ,and it  
came to pass1 after he had eaten bread1 
and after he had drunk1 that he saddled 
for him the ass1 to wit1 for the prophet
 whom he had brought back4  ,and when he
 was gone1 a lion met him by the way1   
and slew him3 and his carcass was cast  
in the way1 and the ass stood by it1 the
 lion also stood by the carcass4  ,and1 
behold1 men passed by1 and saw the      
carcass cast in the way1 and the lion   
standing by the carcass3 and they came  

and told it in the city where the old   
prophet dwelt4 ,and when the prophet    
that brought him back from the way heard
 thereof1 he said1 ,it is2 the man of   
,god1 who was disobedient unto the word 
of the ,lord3 therefore the ,lord hath  
delivered him unto the lion1 which hath 
torn him1 and slain him1 according to   
the word of the ,lord1 which he spake   
unto him4 ,and he spake to his sons1    
saying1 ,saddle me the ass4 ,and they   
saddled him4  ,and he went and found his
 carcass cast in the way1 and the ass   
and the lion standing by the carcass3   
the lion had not eaten the carcass1 nor 
torn the ass4--#b ,kings xiii1 ,,ii-#bh4
     ,,elijah ,,destroying ,,the        
,,messengers ,,of ,,ahaziah4   ,and     
,ahaziah fell down through a lattice in 
his upper chamber that was in ,samaria1 
and was sick3 and he sent messengers1   
and said unto them1 ,go1 enquire of     
,baal-zebub the god of ,ekron whether ,i
 shall recover of this disease4  ,but   
the angel of the ,lord said to ,elijah  

the ,tishbite1 ,arise1 go up to meet the
 messengers of the king of ,samaria1 and
 say unto them1 ,is it not because there
 is not a ,god in ,israel1 that 'ye go  
to enquire of ,baal-zebub the god of    
,ekron8 ,now therefore thus saith the   
,lord1 ,thou2 shalt not come down from  
that bed on which thou art gone up1 but 
shalt surely die4 ,and ,elijah departed4
  ,and when the messengers turned back  
unto him1 he said unto them1 ,why are ye
 now turned back8 ,and they said unto   
him1 ,there came a man up to meet us1   
and said unto us1 ,go1 turn again unto  
the king that sent you1 and say unto    
him1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 ,is it not  
because there is not a ,god in ,israel1 
that thou sendest to enquire of         
,baal-zebub the god of ,ekron8 therefore
 thou shalt not come down from that bed 
on which thou art gone up1 but shalt    
surely die4 ,and he said unto them1     
,what manner of man was he which came up
 to meet you1 and told you these words8 
,and they answered him1 ,he was an hairy

 man1 and girt with a girdle of leather 
about his loins4 ,and he said1 ,it is   
,elijah the ,tishbite4  ,then the king  
sent unto him a captain of fifty with   
his fifty4 ,and he went up to him and1  
behold1 he sat on the top of an hill4   
,and he spake unto him1 ,thou man of    
,god1 the king hath said1 ,come down4   
,and ,elijah answered and said to the   
captain of fifty1 ,if ,i be a man of    
,god1 then let fire come down from      
heaven1 and consume thee and thy fifty4 
,and there came down fire from heaven   
and consumed him and his fifty4  ,again 
also he sent unto him another captain of
 fifty with his fifty4 ,and he answered 
and said unto him1 ,o man of ,god1 thus 
hath the king said1 ,come down quickly4 
,and ,elijah answered and said unto     
them1 ,if ,i be a man of ,god1 let fire 
come down from heaven1 and consume thee 
and thy fifty4 ,and the fire of ,god    
came down from heaven and consumed him  
and his fifty4  ,and he sent again a    
captain of the third fifty with his     

fifty4 ,and the third captain of fifty  
went up1 and came and fell on his knees 
before ,elijah1 and besought him1 and   
said unto him1 ,o man of ,god1 ,i pray  
thee1 let my life1 and the life of these
 fifty thy servants1 be precious in thy 
sight4 ,behold1 there came fire down    
from heaven1 and burnt up the two       
captains of the former fifties with     
their fifties3 therefore let my life now
 be precious in thy sight4  ,and the    
angel of the lord said unto ,elijah1 ,go
 down with him3 be not afraid of him4   
,and he arose1 and went down with him   
unto the king4 ,and he said unto him1   
,thus saith the ,lord1 ,forasmuch as    
thou hast sent messengers to enquire of 
,baal-zebub the god of ,ekron1 is it not
 because there is no ,god in ,israel to 
enquire of his word8 therefore thou     
shalt not come down off that bed on     
which thou art gone up1 but shalt surely
 die4  ,so he died according to the word
 of the ,lord which ,elijah had         
spoken4--#b ,kings i1 #b-ag4            

,,elijah',s ,,ascent ,,in ,a ,,chariot  
,,of ,,fire4   ,and it came to pass1    
when the ,lord would take up ,elijah    
into heaven by a whirlwind1 that ,elijah
 went with ,elisha from ,gilgal4 ,and   
,elijah said unto ,elisha1 ,tarry here1 
,i pray thee2 for the ,lord hath sent me
 to ,beth-el4 ,and ,elisha said unto    
him1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy   
soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,so
 they went down to ,beth-el4  ,and the  
sons of the prophets that were at       
,beth-el came forth to ,elisha1 and said
 unto him1 ,knowest thou that the ,lord 
will take away thy master from thy head 
to-day8 ,and he said1 ,yea1 ,i know it2 
hold ye your peace4 ,and ,elijah said   
unto him1 ,elisha1 tarry here1 ,i pray  
thee2 for the ,lord hath sent me to     
,jericho4 ,and he said1 ,as the ,lord   
liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will 
not leave thee4 ,so they came to        
,jericho4  ,and the sons of the prophets
 that were at ,jericho came to ,elisha1 
and said unto him1 ,knowest thou that   

the ,lord will take away thy master from
 thy head to-day8 ,and he answered1     
,yea1 ,i know it2 hold ye your peace4   
,and ,elijah said unto him1 ,tarry1 ,i  
pray thee1 here2 for the ,lord hath sent
 me to ,jordan4 ,and he said1 ,as the   
,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i
 will not leave thee4 ,and they two went
 on4  ,and fifty men of the sons of the 
prophets went1 and stood to view afar   
off and they two stood by ,jordan4  ,and
 ,elijah took his mantle1 and wrapped it
 together1 and smote the waters1 and    
they were divided hither and thither1 so
 that they two went over on dry ground4 
,and it came to pass1 when they were    
gone over1 that ,elijah said unto       
,elisha1 ,ask what ,i shall do for thee1
 before ,i be taken away from thee4 ,and
 ,elisha said1 ,i pray thee1 let a      
double portion of thy spirit be upon me4
 ,and he said1 ,thou hast asked a hard  
thing3 nevertheless1 if thou see me when
 ,i am taken from thee1 it shall be so  
unto thee2 but if not1 it shall not be  

so4  ,and it came to pass1 as they still
 went on1 and talked1 that1 behold1     
there appeared a chariot of fire1 and   
horses of fire1 and parted them both    
asunder2 and ,elijah went up by a       
whirlwind into heaven4--#b ,kings ii1   
,i-,,ii4     ,,the ,,death ,,of         
,,jezebel4   ,and when ,jehu was come to
 ,jezreel1 ,jezebel heard of it2 and she
 painted her face1 and tired her head1  
and looked out at a window4 ,and as     
,jehu entered in at the gate1 she said1 
,had ,zimri peace1 who slew his master8 
,and he lifted up his face to the       
window1 and said1 ,who is on my side8   
who8 ,and there looked out to him two or
 three eunuchs4 ,and he said1 ,throw her
 down4 ,so they threw her down3 and some
 of her blood was sprinkled on the wall1
 and on the horses and he trod her under
 foot4 ,and when he was come in1 he did 
eat and drink1 and said1 ,go1 see now   
this cursed woman1 and bury her3 for she
 is a king's daughter4 ,and they went to
 bury her3 but they found no more of her

 than the skull1 and the feet1 and the  
palms of her hands4 ,wherefore they came
 again1 and told him4 ,and he said1     
,this is the word of the ,lord1 which he
 spake by his servant ,elijah the       
,tishbite1 saying1 ,in the portion of   
,jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of    
,jezebel3 and the carcass of ,jezebel   
shall be as dung upon the face of the   
field in the portion of ,jezreel2 so    
that they shall not say1 ,this is       
,jezebel4--#b ,kings ix1 #cj-cg4        
,,esther ,,confounding ,,haman4   ,so   
the king and ,haman came to banquet with
 ,esther the queen4  ,and the king said 
again unto ,esther on the second day at 
the banquet of wine ,what is thy        
petition1 queen ,esther8 and it shall be
 granted thee3 and what is thy request8 
and it shall be performed1 even to the  
half of the kingdom4  ,then ,esther the 
queen answered and said1 ,if ,i have    
found favor in thy sight1 ,o king1 and  
if it please the king1 let my life be   
given me at my petition1 and my people  

at my request3 for we are sold1 ,i and  
my people1 to be destroyed1 to be slain1
 and to perish4 ,but if we had been sold
 for bondmen and bondwomen1 ,i had held 
my tongue although the enemy could not  
countervail the king's damage4  ,then   
the king ,ahasuerus answered and said   
unto ,esther the queen1 ,who is he1 and 
where is he1 that durst presume in his  
heart to do so8  ,and ,esther said1 ,the
 adversary and enemy is this wicked     
,haman4  ,then1 ,haman was afraid before
 the king and the queen4 ,and the king  
arising from the banquet of wine in his 
wrath went into the palace garden3 and  
,haman stood up to make request for his 
life to ,esther the queen2 for he saw   
that there was evil determined against  
him by the king4  ,then the king        
returned out of the palace garden into  
the place of the banquet of wine2 and   
,haman was fallen upon the bed whereon  
,esther was4 ,then said the king1 ,will 
he force the queen also before me in the
 house8  ,as the word went out of the   

king's mouth1 they covered ,haman's     
face4 ,and ,harbonah1 one of the        
chamberlains1 said before the king1     
,behold also1 the gallows fifty cubits  
high1 which ,haman had made for         
,mordecai1 who had spoken good for the  
king1 standeth in the house of ,haman4  
,then the king said1 ,hang him thereon4 
,so they hanged ,haman on the gallows   
that he had prepared for ,mordecai4     
,then was the king's wrath              
pacified4--,esther vii4