CHAPTER I

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AHAZIAH BEN-AHAB OF ISRAEL (B.C. 855-854) 3

A weak, shadowy, and faithless king--1. Relations between Judah and Israel--2. Alliance with Jehoshaphat--3. Revolt of Moab--Mesha and the Moabite Stone--4. The fall from the lattice--Baal-Zebub--Elijah calling down fire from heaven--How are we to judge respecting the Elijah-spirit?--Variations of moral standard.