As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him and made come true everything that Samuel said.

Israel's majestic God does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human being---he does not change his mind."

But a few of you will escape death and return from Egypt to Judah. Then the survivors will know whose words have come true, mine or theirs.

I, the LORD, will give you proof that I will punish you in this place and that my promise to bring destruction on you will come true.

Through my servants the prophets I gave your ancestors commands and warnings, but they disregarded them and suffered the consequences. Then they repented and acknowledged that I, the LORD Almighty, had punished them as they deserved and as I had determined to do.' "

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

You are to kill your master the king, that son of Ahab, so that I may punish Jezebel for murdering my prophets and my other servants.

I will treat his family as I did the families of King Jeroboam of Israel and of King Baasha of Israel.

Tell him that I, the LORD, say to him, 'After murdering the man, are you taking over his property as well?' Tell him that this is what I say: 'In the very place that the dogs licked up Naboth's blood they will lick up your blood!' "

So the LORD says to you, 'I will bring disaster on you. I will do away with you and get rid of every male in your family, young and old alike.

And concerning Jezebel, the LORD says that dogs will eat her body in the city of Jezreel.

When they reported this to Jehu, he said, "This is what the LORD said would happen, when he spoke through his servant Elijah: 'Dogs will eat Jezebel's body in the territory of Jezreel.