The Second Book Of Kings From Chap Viii And The Books Of Chronicles Ezra And Nehemiah

Author : Alexander Maclaren
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332805306
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Second Book of Kings written by Alexander Maclaren and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Second Book of Kings: From Chap; VIII., And the Books of Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah He hoped, no doubt, that Ben-hadad was mortally Sick, and it must have been a cruel, crushing disappoint ment when he heard that there was nothing deadly in the illness. Another hope was gone from him. The throne seemed further oif than ever. I suppose that, at that instant, there sprang in his heart the resolve that he would kill Ben-hadad. The recoil of disappoint ment Spurred Hazael to the resolution which he then and there took. It had been gathering form, no doubt, through some years, but now it became definite and settled. While his face glowed with the new deter mination, and his lips clenched themselves in the firm ness of his purpose, the even voice of the prophet went on, howbeit he shall certainly die, ' and the eye of the man of God searched him till he turned away ashamed because aware that his inmost heart was read. Then there followed the prophet's weeping, and the solemn announcement of what Hazael would do when he had climbed to the throne. He shrank in real horror from the thought of such enormity of Sin. Is thy servant a dog that he should do such a thing?' Elisha sternly answers: The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.' The certainty is that in his character occasion will develop evil. The cer tainty is that a course begun by such crime will be of a piece, and consistent with itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.