- the cause:
- "And it came to pass,¹ as he talkedª° with¹ him, that [the king] saidª° unto him, Art thou madeª° of the king'sª counsel?ª° forbear;ª° why¹ shouldest thou be smitten?ª° Then the prophetª forbare,ª° and said,ª° I knowª° that¹ Godª hath determinedª° to destroyª° thee, because¹ thou hast doneª° this,¹ and hast not¹ hearkenedª° unto my counsel.ª ... But Amaziahª would not¹ hear;ª° for¹ it¹ [came] of God,ª¹ that¹ he might deliverª° them into the handª [of their enemies], because¹ they sought²° after¹¹ the godsª of Edom.ª" {2Ch 25:16-20} + "But Sihonª kingª of Heshbonª wouldª° not¹ let us passª° by him: for¹ the LORDª thy Godª hardenedª°¹ his spirit,ª and made his heart² obstinate,ª°¹¹ that¹ he might deliverª° him into thy hand,ª as [appeareth] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 2:30} + "But his fatherª and his motherª knewª° not¹ that¹ it¹ [was] of the LORD,ª¹ that¹ he¹ soughtª° an occasionª against the Philistines:ª¹ for at that¹ timeª the Philistinesª had dominionª° over Israel.ª" {Jdg 14:4} + "If¹ one manª sinª° against another,ª the judgeª shall judgeª° him: but if¹ a manª sinª° against the LORD,ª who¹ shall intreatª° for him? Notwithstanding¹ they hearkenedª° not unto the voiceª of their father,ª because¹ the LORDª wouldª° slayª° them." {1Sm 2:25} + "Wherefore the kingª hearkenedª° not¹ unto¹ the people;ª for¹ the causeª was¹ from¹¹ the LORD,ª that¹ he might performª°¹ his saying,ª which¹ the LORDª spakeª° byª Ahijahª the Shiloniteª unto¹ Jeroboamª the sonª of Nebat.ª" {1Kg 12:15} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Ye shall not¹ go up,ª° nor¹ fightª° against¹ your brethrenª the childrenª of Israel:ª returnª° every manª to his house;ª for¹ this¹ thingª isª° from¹¹ me. They hearkenedª° therefore¹ to the wordª of the LORD,ª and returnedª° to depart,²°¹ according to the wordª of the LORD.ª" {1Kg 12:24} + "And the LORDª said,ª° Who¹ shall persuadeª°¹ Ahab,ª that he may go upª° and fallª° at Ramothgilead?ª² And one¹ saidª° on this manner,ª and another¹ saidª° on that manner.ª" {1Kg 22:20} + "The LORDª hath mingledª° a perverseª spiritª in the midstª thereof: and they have caused¹ Egyptª to errª° in every¹ workª thereof, as a drunkenª [man] staggerethª° in his vomit.ª" {Isa 19:14} + "Him,ª being deliveredª by the¹ determinateª° counselª andª foreknowledgeª of God,ª ye have taken,ª° and byª wickedª handsª have crucifiedª° and slain:ª°" {Act 2:23} + "For to doª° whatsoeverª thyª handª andª thyª counselª determined beforeª° to be done.ª°" {Act 4:28}
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