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# GNU Make 3.81; MacOSX gcc 4.2.1; clang 19.6.0; MacOSX MinGW 4.3.0
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18136918/how-to-get-current-relative-directory-of-your-makefile
mkfile_path := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
current_dir := $(notdir $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(mkfile_path))))
project := $(current_dir)
# dirs
src := src
test := test
build := build
bin := bin
backup := backup
doc := doc
media := media
#lemon := lemon
PREFIX := /usr/local
# files in $(bin)
install := $(project)-`date +%Y-%m-%d`
# extra stuff we should back up
extra :=
# John Graham-Cumming: rwildcard is a recursive wildcard
rwildcard=$(foreach d,$(wildcard $1*),$(call rwildcard,$d/,$2) \
$(filter $(subst *,%,$2),$d))
java_srcs := $(call rwildcard, $(src), *.java)
all_c_srcs := $(call rwildcard, $(src), *.c)
c_re_srcs := $(call rwildcard, $(src), *.re.c)
c_rec_srcs := $(call rwildcard, $(src), *.re_c.c)
c_gperf_srcs := $(call rwildcard, $(src), *.gperf.c)
c_srcs := $(filter-out $(c_re_srcs) $(c_rec_srcs) $(c_gperf_srcs), $(all_c_srcs))
h_srcs := $(call rwildcard, $(src), *.h)
y_srcs := $(call rwildcard, $(src), *.y)
all_c_tests := $(call rwildcard, $(test), *.c)
c_re_tests := $(call rwildcard, $(test), *.re.c)
c_rec_tests := $(call rwildcard, $(test), *.re_c.c)
c_tests := $(filter-out $(c_re_tests) $(c_rec_tests), $(all_c_tests))
h_tests := $(call rwildcard, $(test), *.h)
icons := $(call rwildcard, $(media), *.ico)
# combinations
all_h := $(h_srcs) $(h_tests)
all_srcs := $(java_srcs) $(all_c_srcs) $(y_srcs)
all_tests := $(all_c_tests)
all_icons := $(icons)
java_class := $(patsubst $(src)/%.java, $(build)/%.class, $(java_srcs))
c_objs := $(patsubst $(src)/%.c, $(build)/%.o, $(c_srcs))
# must not conflict, eg, foo.c.re and foo.c would go to the same thing
c_re_builds := $(patsubst $(src)/%.re.c, $(build)/%.c, $(c_re_srcs))
c_re_test_builds := $(patsubst $(test)/%.re.c, $(build)/$(test)/%.c, $(c_re_tests))
c_rec_builds := $(patsubst $(src)/%.re_c.c, $(build)/%.c, $(c_rec_srcs))
c_rec_test_builds := $(patsubst $(test)/%.re_c.c, $(build)/%.c, $(c_rec_tests))
c_y_builds := $(patsubst $(src)/%.y, $(build)/%.c, $(y_srcs))
c_gperf_builds := $(patsubst $(src)/%.gperf.c, $(build)/%.c, $(c_gperf_srcs))
# together .re/.re_c/.y/.gperf.c
c_other_objs := $(patsubst $(build)/%.c, $(build)/%.o, $(c_re_builds) \
$(c_rec_builds) $(c_re_test_builds) $(c_rec_test_builds) $(c_y_builds) $(c_gperf_builds))
test_c_objs := $(patsubst $(test)/%.c, $(build)/$(test)/%.o, $(c_tests))
html_docs := $(patsubst $(src)/%.c, $(doc)/%.html, $(c_srcs))
cdoc := cdoc
re2c := re2c
mkdir := mkdir -p
cat := cat
zip := zip
bison := bison
#lemon := lemon
gperf := gperf
target := # -mwindows
optimize := -ffast-math
warnbasic := -Wall -pedantic -std=c11
# Some stuff is really new.
warnclang := -Wextra \
-Weverything \
warnbasic := -Wall -pedantic #-ansi # -std=c99
warnclang := -Wextra -Weverything \
-Wno-comma \
-Wno-logical-op-parentheses \
-Wno-parentheses \
-Wno-poison-system-directories \
-Wno-documentation-unknown-command \
-Wno-documentation \
-Wno-shift-op-parentheses \
-Wno-empty-body \
-Wno-padded \
-Wno-switch-enum \
-Wno-missing-noreturn
warn := $(warnbasic) $(warnclang)
CC := clang # gcc
CF := $(target) $(optimize) $(warn)
OF := # -lm -framework OpenGL -framework GLUT or -lglut -lGLEW
# Jakob Borg and Eldar Abusalimov
# $(ARGS) is all the extra arguments; $(BRGS) is_all_the_extra_arguments
EMPTY :=
SPACE := $(EMPTY) $(EMPTY)
ifeq (backup, $(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
ARGS := $(wordlist 2,$(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(MAKECMDGOALS))
BRGS := $(subst $(SPACE),_,$(ARGS))
ifneq (,$(BRGS))
BRGS := -$(BRGS)
endif
$(eval $(ARGS):;@:)
-Wno-missing-noreturn \
-Wno-implicit-fallthrough
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/12099167
UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
warnclang += -Wno-poison-system-directories
endif
# Some stuff is really new, comment out the warnclang?
warn := $(warnbasic) $(warnclang)
CC := clang # gcc
CF := $(optimize) $(warn)
OF :=
ifeq (release, $(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
CF += -funroll-loops -Ofast -D NDEBUG # -O3
OF += -Ofast
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CF += -g
endif
######
# compiles the programme by default
projects := bin/text bin/kjv
#docs := $(patsubst test/test_%.c, doc/%.md, $(wildcard test/test_*.c))
default: $(bin)/$(project)
# . . . success; executable is in $(bin)/$(project)
default: $(projects)
# success
docs: $(html_docs)
bin/text: build/text.o build/test_text.o
bin/kjv: build/text.o build/kjv.o
# linking
$(bin)/$(project): $(c_objs) $(c_other_objs) $(test_c_objs)
# linking rule
@$(mkdir) $(bin)
bin/%:
# linking test $@
@mkdir -p bin
$(CC) $(OF) -o $@ $^
# compiling
#$(lemon)/$(bin)/$(lem): $(lemon)/$(src)/lemon.c
# # compiling lemon
# @$(mkdir) $(lemon)/$(bin)
# $(CC) $(CF) -o $@ $<
$(c_objs): $(build)/%.o: $(src)/%.c $(all_h)
# c_objs rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
build/%.o: src/%.c
# compile src $@
@mkdir -p build
$(CC) $(CF) -c -o $@ $<
$(c_other_objs): $(build)/%.o: $(build)/%.c $(all_h)
# c_other_objs rule
build/%.o: test/%.c
# compile test $@
@mkdir -p build
$(CC) $(CF) -c -o $@ $<
$(test_c_objs): $(build)/$(test)/%.o: $(test)/%.c $(all_h)
# test_c_objs rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
@$(mkdir) $(build)/$(test)
build/%.o: build/%.c
# compile generated $@
$(CC) $(CF) -c -o $@ $<
# -8 made my file 32767 lines or longer
build/%.c: src/%.re_c.c
# https://re2c.org/ generate $@
@mkdir -p build
re2c -W --tags --conditions -o $@ $<
$(c_re_builds): $(build)/%.c: $(src)/%.re.c
# *.re.c build rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
$(re2c) -W -T -o $@ $<
#doc/%.md: src/%.h
# # https://github.com/neil-edelman/cdoc documentation
# -cdoc -o $@ $<
$(c_re_test_builds): $(build)/$(test)/%.c: $(test)/%.re.c
# *.re.c tests rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
@$(mkdir) $(build)/$(test)
$(re2c) -W -T -o $@ $<
.PHONY: clean release test
$(c_rec_builds): $(build)/%.c: $(src)/%.re_c.c
# *.re_c.c (conditions) build rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
$(re2c) -W -T -c -o $@ $<
$(c_rec_test_builds): $(build)/$(test)/%.c: $(test)/%.re_c.c
# *.re_c.c (conditions) tests rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
@$(mkdir) $(build)/$(test)
$(re2c) -W -T -c -o $@ $<
$(c_y_builds): $(build)/%.c: $(src)/%.y # $(lemon)/$(bin)/$(lem)
# .y rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
$(bison) -o $@ $<
$(c_gperf_builds): $(build)/%.c: $(src)/%.gperf.c
# *.gperf.c build rule
@$(mkdir) $(build)
$(gperf) $@ --output-file $<
$(html_docs): $(doc)/%.html: $(src)/%.c $(src)/%.h
# docs rule
@$(mkdir) $(doc)
cat $^ | $(cdoc) > $@
######
# phoney targets
.PHONY: setup clean backup icon install uninstall test docs release
test: $(projects)
@for project in $(projects); do \
echo "\033[1;36m\033[1m*** Testing $$project ***\033[0m" ; \
$$project ; \
done
clean:
-rm -f $(c_objs) $(test_c_objs) $(c_other_objs) $(c_re_builds) \
$(c_rec_builds) $(html_docs)
-rm -rf $(bin)/$(test)
-rm -rf bin/ build/
backup:
@$(mkdir) $(backup)
$(zip) $(backup)/$(project)-`date +%Y-%m-%dT%H%M%S`$(BRGS).zip \
readme.txt Makefile $(all_h) $(all_srcs) $(all_tests) $(all_icons)
icon: default
# . . . setting icon on a Mac.
cp $(media)/$(icon) $(bin)/$(icon)
-sips --addIcon $(bin)/$(icon)
-DeRez -only icns $(bin)/$(icon) > $(bin)/$(RSRC)
-Rez -append $(bin)/$(RSRC) -o $(bin)/$(project)
-SetFile -a C $(bin)/$(project)
setup: default icon
@$(mkdir) $(bin)/$(install)
cp $(bin)/$(project) readme.txt $(bin)/$(install)
rm -f $(bin)/$(install)-MacOSX.dmg
# or rm -f $(BDIR)/$(INST)-Win32.zip
hdiutil create $(bin)/$(install)-MacOSX.dmg -volname "$(project)" -srcfolder $(bin)/$(install)
# or zip $(BDIR)/$(INST)-Win32.zip -r $(BDIR)/$(INST)
rm -R $(bin)/$(install)
# this needs work
release: clean default
strip $(bin)/$(project)
# define NDEBUG
install: release
@$(mkdir) -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
cp $(bin)/$(project) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/$(project)
uninstall:
rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/$(project)
docs: $(html_docs)
#docs: $(docs)

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if(ordinal < 1 || ordinal > KJV_BOOK_SIZE)
{ errno = ERANGE; goto catch; } /* Not in range. */
if(build[b = ordinal - 1].is) /* Convert to zero-based. */
{ errno = EDOM; goto catch; } /* Duplicate. */
{ errno = EDOM; goto catch; } /* Is duplicate. */
if(!(unstable_book = append_file(&kjv.backing, de->d_name))) goto catch;
build[b].is = 1;
build[b].offset = (size_t)(unstable_book - kjv.backing.data);

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2 Samuel - King James Version (KJV)
[1:1] Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
[1:2] It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
[1:3] And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
[1:4] And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
[1:5] And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
[1:6] And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
[1:7] And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
[1:8] And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
[1:9] He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
[1:10] So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
[1:11] Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
[1:12] And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
[1:13] And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
[1:14] And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
[1:15] And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
[1:16] And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.
[1:17] And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
[1:18] (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
[1:19] The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
[1:20] Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
[1:21] Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
[1:22] From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
[1:23] Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
[1:24] Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
[1:25] How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
[1:26] I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
[1:27] How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
[2:1] And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
[2:2] So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
[2:3] And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
[2:4] And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
[2:5] And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
[2:6] And now the LORD show kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
[2:7] Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
[2:8] But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
[2:9] And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
[2:10] Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
[2:11] And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
[2:12] And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
[2:13] And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
[2:14] And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
[2:15] Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
[2:16] And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
[2:17] And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
[2:18] And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
[2:19] And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
[2:20] Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
[2:21] And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
[2:22] And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
[2:23] Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
[2:24] Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
[2:25] And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
[2:26] Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
[2:27] And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
[2:28] So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
[2:29] And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
[2:30] And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
[2:31] But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
[2:32] And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
[3:1] Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
[3:2] And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
[3:3] And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
[3:4] And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
[3:5] And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
[3:6] And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
[3:7] And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?
[3:8] Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do show kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
[3:9] So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
[3:10] To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.
[3:11] And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
[3:12] And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
[3:13] And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
[3:14] And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
[3:15] And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
[3:16] And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
[3:17] And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
[3:18] Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
[3:19] And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
[3:20] So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
[3:21] And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
[3:22] And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
[3:23] When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
[3:24] Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
[3:25] Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
[3:26] And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
[3:27] And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
[3:28] And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
[3:29] Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
[3:30] So Joab, and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
[3:31] And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
[3:32] And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
[3:33] And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
[3:34] Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
[3:35] And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
[3:36] And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
[3:37] For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
[3:38] And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
[3:39] And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
[4:1] And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
[4:2] And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.
[4:3] And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
[4:4] And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
[4:5] And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
[4:6] And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
[4:7] For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
[4:8] And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
[4:9] And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
[4:10] When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
[4:11] How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
[4:12] And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
[5:1] Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
[5:2] Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
[5:3] So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
[5:4] David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
[5:5] In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
[5:6] And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
[5:7] Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
[5:8] And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
[5:9] So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
[5:10] And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
[5:11] And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
[5:12] And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
[5:13] And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
[5:14] And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
[5:15] Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
[5:16] And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
[5:17] But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
[5:18] The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
[5:19] And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
[5:20] And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
[5:21] And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
[5:22] And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
[5:23] And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
[5:24] And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
[5:25] And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
[6:1] Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
[6:2] And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubim.
[6:3] And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
[6:4] And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
[6:5] And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
[6:6] And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
[6:7] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
[6:8] And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
[6:9] And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
[6:10] So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
[6:11] And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
[6:12] And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
[6:13] And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
[6:14] And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
[6:15] So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
[6:16] And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
[6:17] And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
[6:18] And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
[6:19] And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
[6:20] Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
[6:21] And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
[6:22] And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honor.
[6:23] Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
[7:1] And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
[7:2] That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
[7:3] And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
[7:4] And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
[7:5] Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
[7:6] Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
[7:7] In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
[7:8] Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
[7:9] And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
[7:10] Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
[7:11] And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
[7:12] And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
[7:13] He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
[7:14] I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
[7:15] But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
[7:16] And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
[7:17] According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
[7:18] Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
[7:19] And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
[7:20] And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
[7:21] For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
[7:22] Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
[7:23] And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
[7:24] For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
[7:25] And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
[7:26] And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
[7:27] For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
[7:28] And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
[7:29] Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
[8:1] And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
[8:2] And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
[8:3] David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
[8:4] And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
[8:5] And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
[8:6] Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
[8:7] And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
[8:8] And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
[8:9] When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
[8:10] Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
[8:11] Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
[8:12] Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
[8:13] And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
[8:14] And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
[8:15] And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
[8:16] And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
[8:17] And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
[8:18] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
[9:1] And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
[9:2] And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
[9:3] And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
[9:4] And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
[9:5] Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
[9:6] Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
[9:7] And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
[9:8] And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
[9:9] Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
[9:10] Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
[9:11] Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
[9:12] And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
[9:13] So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
[10:1] And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
[10:2] Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
[10:3] And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
[10:4] Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
[10:5] When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
[10:6] And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
[10:7] And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
[10:8] And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
[10:9] When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
[10:10] And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
[10:11] And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
[10:12] Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
[10:13] And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
[10:14] And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
[10:15] And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
[10:16] And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
[10:17] And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
[10:18] And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
[10:19] And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
[11:1] And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
[11:2] And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
[11:3] And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
[11:4] And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
[11:5] And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
[11:6] And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
[11:7] And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
[11:8] And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
[11:9] But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
[11:10] And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
[11:11] And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
[11:12] And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
[11:13] And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
[11:14] And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
[11:15] And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
[11:16] And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
[11:17] And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
[11:18] Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
[11:19] And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
[11:20] And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
[11:21] Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
[11:22] So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
[11:23] And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
[11:24] And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
[11:25] Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
[11:26] And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
[11:27] And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
[12:1] And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
[12:2] The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
[12:3] But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
[12:4] And there came a traveler unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
[12:5] And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
[12:6] And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
[12:7] And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
[12:8] And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
[12:9] Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
[12:10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
[12:11] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
[12:12] For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
[12:13] And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
[12:14] Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
[12:15] And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
[12:16] David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
[12:17] And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
[12:18] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
[12:19] But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
[12:20] Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
[12:21] Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
[12:22] And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
[12:23] But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
[12:24] And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
[12:25] And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
[12:26] And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
[12:27] And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
[12:28] Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
[12:29] And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
[12:30] And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
[12:31] And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
[13:1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
[13:2] And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.
[13:3] But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
[13:4] And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
[13:5] And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
[13:6] So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
[13:7] Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.
[13:8] So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
[13:9] And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
[13:10] And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
[13:11] And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
[13:12] And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
[13:13] And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
[13:14] Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
[13:15] Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
[13:16] And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
[13:17] Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
[13:18] And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
[13:19] And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
[13:20] And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.
[13:21] But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
[13:22] And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
[13:23] And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
[13:24] And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
[13:25] And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
[13:26] Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
[13:27] But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
[13:28] Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
[13:29] And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
[13:30] And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
[13:31] Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
[13:32] And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
[13:33] Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
[13:34] But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
[13:35] And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
[13:36] And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
[13:37] But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
[13:38] So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
[13:39] And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
[14:1] Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
[14:2] And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
[14:3] And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
[14:4] And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
[14:5] And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
[14:6] And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
[14:7] And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
[14:8] And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
[14:9] And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.
[14:10] And the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
[14:11] Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
[14:12] Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
[14:13] And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.
[14:14] For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
[14:15] Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
[14:16] For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
[14:17] Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
[14:18] Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
[14:19] And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
[14:20] To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
[14:21] And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
[14:22] And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
[14:23] So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
[14:24] And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
[14:25] But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
[14:26] And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
[14:27] And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
[14:28] So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
[14:29] Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
[14:30] Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
[14:31] Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
[14:32] And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
[14:33] So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
[15:1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
[15:2] And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
[15:3] And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
[15:4] Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
[15:5] And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
[15:6] And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
[15:7] And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.
[15:8] For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.
[15:9] And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
[15:10] But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
[15:11] And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
[15:12] And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
[15:13] And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
[15:14] And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
[15:15] And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
[15:16] And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
[15:17] And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
[15:18] And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
[15:19] Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
[15:20] Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
[15:21] And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
[15:22] And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
[15:23] And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
[15:24] And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
[15:25] And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:
[15:26] But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
[15:27] The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
[15:28] See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
[15:29] Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
[15:30] And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
[15:31] And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
[15:32] And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
[15:33] Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
[15:34] But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
[15:35] And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
[15:36] Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
[15:37] So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
[16:1] And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
[16:2] And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
[16:3] And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
[16:4] Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
[16:5] And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
[16:6] And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
[16:7] And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
[16:8] The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
[16:9] Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
[16:10] And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
[16:11] And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
[16:12] It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
[16:13] And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
[16:14] And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
[16:15] And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
[16:16] And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
[16:17] And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
[16:18] And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
[16:19] And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
[16:20] Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
[16:21] And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
[16:22] So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
[16:23] And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
[17:1] Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
[17:2] And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
[17:3] And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
[17:4] And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
[17:5] Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
[17:6] And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.
[17:7] And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
[17:8] For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
[17:9] Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
[17:10] And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
[17:11] Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
[17:12] So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
[17:13] Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
[17:14] And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
[17:15] Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counseled.
[17:16] Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
[17:17] Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
[17:18] Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
[17:19] And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
[17:20] And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
[17:21] And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counseled against you.
[17:22] Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
[17:23] And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
[17:24] Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
[17:25] And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
[17:26] So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
[17:27] And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
[17:28] Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,
[17:29] And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
[18:1] And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds over them.
[18:2] And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
[18:3] But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succor us out of the city.
[18:4] And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
[18:5] And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
[18:6] So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
[18:7] Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
[18:8] For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
[18:9] And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
[18:10] And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
[18:11] And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
[18:12] And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
[18:13] Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
[18:14] Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
[18:15] And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
[18:16] And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
[18:17] And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
[18:18] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place.
[18:19] Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
[18:20] And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
[18:21] Then said Joab to Cushy, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushy bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
[18:22] Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushy. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
[18:23] But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushy.
[18:24] And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
[18:25] And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
[18:26] And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
[18:27] And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
[18:28] And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
[18:29] And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
[18:30] And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
[18:31] And, behold, Cushy came; and Cushy said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
[18:32] And the king said unto Cushy, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushy answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
[18:33] And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
[19:1] And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
[19:2] And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
[19:3] And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
[19:4] But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
[19:5] And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
[19:6] In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
[19:7] Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
[19:8] Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
[19:9] And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
[19:10] And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
[19:11] And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
[19:12] Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
[19:13] And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
[19:14] And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
[19:15] So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
[19:16] And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
[19:17] And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
[19:18] And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
[19:19] And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
[19:20] For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
[19:21] But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?
[19:22] And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
[19:23] Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
[19:24] And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
[19:25] And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
[19:26] And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.
[19:27] And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
[19:28] For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
[19:29] And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
[19:30] And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
[19:31] And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
[19:32] Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
[19:33] And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
[19:34] And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
[19:35] I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
[19:36] Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
[19:37] Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
[19:38] And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
[19:39] And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
[19:40] Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
[19:41] And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
[19:42] And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
[19:43] And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
[20:1] And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
[20:2] So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
[20:3] And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
[20:4] Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
[20:5] So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
[20:6] And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
[20:7] And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
[20:8] When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
[20:9] And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
[20:10] But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
[20:11] And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
[20:12] And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
[20:13] When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
[20:14] And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
[20:15] And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
[20:16] Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
[20:17] And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
[20:18] Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
[20:19] I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
[20:20] And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
[20:21] The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
[20:22] Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
[20:23] Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
[20:24] And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
[20:25] And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
[20:26] And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
[21:1] Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
[21:2] And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
[21:3] Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?
[21:4] And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
[21:5] And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
[21:6] Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.
[21:7] But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
[21:8] But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
[21:9] And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
[21:10] And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
[21:11] And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
[21:12] And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
[21:13] And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
[21:14] And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
[21:15] Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
[21:16] And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
[21:17] But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
[21:18] And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
[21:19] And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
[21:20] And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
[21:21] And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him.
[21:22] These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
[22:1] And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
[22:2] And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
[22:3] The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
[22:4] I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
[22:5] When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
[22:6] The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
[22:7] In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
[22:8] Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
[22:9] There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
[22:10] He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
[22:11] And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
[22:12] And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
[22:13] Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
[22:14] The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
[22:15] And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
[22:16] And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
[22:17] He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
[22:18] He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
[22:19] They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
[22:20] He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
[22:21] The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
[22:22] For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
[22:23] For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
[22:24] I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
[22:25] Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
[22:26] With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
[22:27] With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavory.
[22:28] And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
[22:29] For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
[22:30] For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
[22:31] As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
[22:32] For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
[22:33] God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
[22:34] He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
[22:35] He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
[22:36] Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
[22:37] Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
[22:38] I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
[22:39] And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
[22:40] For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
[22:41] Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
[22:42] They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
[22:43] Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
[22:44] Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
[22:45] Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
[22:46] Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
[22:47] The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
[22:48] It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.
[22:49] And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
[22:50] Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
[22:51] He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
[23:1] Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
[23:2] The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
[23:3] The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
[23:4] And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
[23:5] Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
[23:6] But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
[23:7] But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
[23:8] These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
[23:9] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
[23:10] He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
[23:11] And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.
[23:12] But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
[23:13] And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
[23:14] And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
[23:15] And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
[23:16] And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
[23:17] And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
[23:18] And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
[23:19] Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
[23:20] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
[23:21] And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
[23:22] These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
[23:23] He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
[23:24] Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
[23:25] Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
[23:26] Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
[23:27] Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
[23:28] Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
[23:29] Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
[23:30] Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
[23:31] Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
[23:32] Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
[23:33] Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
[23:34] Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
[23:35] Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
[23:36] Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
[23:37] Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
[23:38] Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
[23:39] Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
[24:1] And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
[24:2] For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
[24:3] And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
[24:4] Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
[24:5] And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
[24:6] Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,
[24:7] And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.
[24:8] So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
[24:9] And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
[24:10] And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
[24:11] For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
[24:12] Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
[24:13] So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
[24:14] And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
[24:15] So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.
[24:16] And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
[24:17] And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
[24:18] And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
[24:19] And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.
[24:20] And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
[24:21] And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
[24:22] And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
[24:23] All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.
[24:24] And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
[24:25] And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

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[1:1] Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
[1:2] Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
[1:3] So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
[1:4] And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
[1:5] Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
[1:6] And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
[1:7] And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
[1:8] But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
[1:9] And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
[1:10] But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
[1:11] Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
[1:12] Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
[1:13] Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
[1:14] Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
[1:15] And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
[1:16] And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
[1:17] And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
[1:18] And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
[1:19] And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
[1:20] And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
[1:21] Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
[1:22] And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
[1:23] And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
[1:24] And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
[1:25] For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
[1:26] But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
[1:27] Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
[1:28] Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
[1:29] And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
[1:30] Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
[1:31] Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
[1:32] And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
[1:33] The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
[1:34] And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
[1:35] Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
[1:36] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
[1:37] As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
[1:38] So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
[1:39] And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
[1:40] And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
[1:41] And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
[1:42] And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
[1:43] And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
[1:44] And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
[1:45] And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
[1:46] And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
[1:47] And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
[1:48] And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
[1:49] And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
[1:50] And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
[1:51] And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
[1:52] And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
[1:53] So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
[2:1] Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
[2:2] I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;
[2:3] And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
[2:4] That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
[2:5] Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
[2:6] Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
[2:7] But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
[2:8] And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
[2:9] Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
[2:10] So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
[2:11] And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
[2:12] Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
[2:13] And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
[2:14] He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
[2:15] And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
[2:16] And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
[2:17] And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
[2:18] And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
[2:19] Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
[2:20] Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
[2:21] And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
[2:22] And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
[2:23] Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
[2:24] Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
[2:25] And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
[2:26] And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
[2:27] So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
[2:28] Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
[2:29] And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
[2:30] And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
[2:31] And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
[2:32] And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
[2:33] Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
[2:34] So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
[2:35] And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
[2:36] And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
[2:37] For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
[2:38] And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
[2:39] And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
[2:40] And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
[2:41] And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
[2:42] And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
[2:43] Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
[2:44] The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
[2:45] And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
[2:46] So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
[3:1] And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
[3:2] Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
[3:3] And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
[3:4] And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
[3:5] In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
[3:6] And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
[3:7] And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
[3:8] And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
[3:9] Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
[3:10] And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
[3:11] And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
[3:12] Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
[3:13] And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honor: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
[3:14] And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
[3:15] And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
[3:16] Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
[3:17] And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
[3:18] And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
[3:19] And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
[3:20] And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
[3:21] And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
[3:22] And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
[3:23] Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
[3:24] And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
[3:25] And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
[3:26] Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
[3:27] Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
[3:28] And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
[4:1] So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
[4:2] And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
[4:3] Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
[4:4] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
[4:5] And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
[4:6] And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
[4:7] And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
[4:8] And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
[4:9] The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
[4:10] The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
[4:11] The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
[4:12] Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
[4:13] The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars:
[4:14] Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
[4:15] Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
[4:16] Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
[4:17] Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
[4:18] Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
[4:19] Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
[4:20] Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
[4:21] And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
[4:22] And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
[4:23] Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
[4:24] For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
[4:25] And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
[4:26] And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
[4:27] And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
[4:28] Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
[4:29] And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
[4:30] And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
[4:31] For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
[4:32] And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
[4:33] And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
[4:34] And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
[5:1] And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
[5:2] And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
[5:3] Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
[5:4] But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
[5:5] And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
[5:6] Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
[5:7] And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
[5:8] And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
[5:9] My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
[5:10] So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
[5:11] And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
[5:12] And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
[5:13] And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
[5:14] And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
[5:15] And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
[5:16] Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
[5:17] And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
[5:18] And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
[6:1] And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
[6:2] And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
[6:3] And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
[6:4] And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
[6:5] And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
[6:6] The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
[6:7] And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
[6:8] The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
[6:9] So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
[6:10] And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
[6:11] And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
[6:12] Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
[6:13] And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
[6:14] So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
[6:15] And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
[6:16] And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
[6:17] And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
[6:18] And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
[6:19] And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
[6:20] And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
[6:21] So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
[6:22] And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
[6:23] And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
[6:24] And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
[6:25] And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.
[6:26] The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
[6:27] And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
[6:28] And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
[6:29] And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
[6:30] And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
[6:31] And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
[6:32] The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.
[6:33] So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
[6:34] And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
[6:35] And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
[6:36] And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
[6:37] In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
[6:38] And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
[7:1] But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
[7:2] He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
[7:3] And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
[7:4] And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
[7:5] And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
[7:6] And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
[7:7] Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
[7:8] And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
[7:9] All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
[7:10] And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
[7:11] And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
[7:12] And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
[7:13] And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
[7:14] He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
[7:15] For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
[7:16] And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
[7:17] And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
[7:18] And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
[7:19] And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
[7:20] And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
[7:21] And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
[7:22] And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
[7:23] And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
[7:24] And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
[7:25] It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
[7:26] And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
[7:27] And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
[7:28] And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
[7:29] And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
[7:30] And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
[7:31] And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.
[7:32] And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
[7:33] And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
[7:34] And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.
[7:35] And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.
[7:36] For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
[7:37] After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
[7:38] Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
[7:39] And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
[7:40] And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
[7:41] The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
[7:42] And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
[7:43] And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
[7:44] And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
[7:45] And the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
[7:46] In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
[7:47] And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
[7:48] And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
[7:49] And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
[7:50] And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
[7:51] So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
[8:1] Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
[8:2] And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
[8:3] And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
[8:4] And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
[8:5] And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
[8:6] And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
[8:7] For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
[8:8] And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
[8:9] There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
[8:10] And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
[8:11] So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.
[8:12] Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
[8:13] I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
[8:14] And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
[8:15] And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
[8:16] Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
[8:17] And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
[8:18] And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
[8:19] Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
[8:20] And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
[8:21] And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
[8:22] And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
[8:23] And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
[8:24] Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
[8:25] Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
[8:26] And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
[8:27] But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
[8:28] Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
[8:29] That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
[8:30] And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
[8:31] If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
[8:32] Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
[8:33] When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
[8:34] Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
[8:35] When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
[8:36] Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
[8:37] If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
[8:38] What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
[8:39] Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
[8:40] That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
[8:41] Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
[8:42] (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
[8:43] Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
[8:44] If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
[8:45] Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
[8:46] If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
[8:47] Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
[8:48] And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
[8:49] Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
[8:50] And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
[8:51] For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
[8:52] That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
[8:53] For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O LORD God.
[8:54] And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
[8:55] And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
[8:56] Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
[8:57] The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
[8:58] That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
[8:59] And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
[8:60] That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
[8:61] Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
[8:62] And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
[8:63] And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
[8:64] The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
[8:65] And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
[8:66] On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
[9:1] And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
[9:2] That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
[9:3] And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
[9:4] And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
[9:5] Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
[9:6] But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
[9:7] Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
[9:8] And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
[9:9] And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
[9:10] And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
[9:11] (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
[9:12] And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
[9:13] And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
[9:14] And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
[9:15] And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
[9:16] For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.
[9:17] And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
[9:18] And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
[9:19] And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
[9:20] And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,
[9:21] Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
[9:22] But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
[9:23] These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
[9:24] But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
[9:25] And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
[9:26] And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
[9:27] And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
[9:28] And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
[10:1] And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
[10:2] And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
[10:3] And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
[10:4] And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
[10:5] And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
[10:6] And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
[10:7] Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
[10:8] Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
[10:9] Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
[10:10] And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
[10:11] And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
[10:12] And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
[10:13] And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
[10:14] Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
[10:15] Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
[10:16] And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
[10:17] And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
[10:18] Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
[10:19] The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
[10:20] And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
[10:21] And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
[10:22] For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
[10:23] So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
[10:24] And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
[10:25] And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
[10:26] And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
[10:27] And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
[10:28] And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
[10:29] And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
[11:1] But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:
[11:2] Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
[11:3] And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
[11:4] For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
[11:5] For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
[11:6] And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
[11:7] Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
[11:8] And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
[11:9] And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
[11:10] And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
[11:11] Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
[11:12] Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
[11:13] Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.
[11:14] And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
[11:15] For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
[11:16] (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
[11:17] That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
[11:18] And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
[11:19] And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
[11:20] And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.
[11:21] And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
[11:22] Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
[11:23] And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
[11:24] And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
[11:25] And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
[11:26] And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
[11:27] And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
[11:28] And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
[11:29] And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
[11:30] And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
[11:31] And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
[11:32] (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
[11:33] Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
[11:34] Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
[11:35] But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
[11:36] And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
[11:37] And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
[11:38] And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
[11:39] And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
[11:40] Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
[11:41] And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
[11:42] And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
[11:43] And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
[12:1] And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
[12:2] And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
[12:3] That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
[12:4] Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
[12:5] And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
[12:6] And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
[12:7] And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
[12:8] But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
[12:9] And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
[12:10] And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
[12:11] And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[12:12] So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
[12:13] And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
[12:14] And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[12:15] Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[12:16] So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
[12:17] But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
[12:18] Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
[12:19] So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
[12:20] And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
[12:21] And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
[12:22] But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
[12:23] Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
[12:24] Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
[12:25] Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
[12:26] And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
[12:27] If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
[12:28] Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[12:29] And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
[12:30] And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
[12:31] And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
[12:32] And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
[12:33] So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
[13:1] And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
[13:2] And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
[13:3] And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
[13:4] And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
[13:5] The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
[13:6] And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
[13:7] And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
[13:8] And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
[13:9] For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
[13:10] So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.
[13:11] Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
[13:12] And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
[13:13] And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,
[13:14] And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
[13:15] Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
[13:16] And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
[13:17] For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
[13:18] He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
[13:19] So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
[13:20] And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
[13:21] And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,
[13:22] But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
[13:23] And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
[13:24] And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass.
[13:25] And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
[13:26] And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
[13:27] And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
[13:28] And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass.
[13:29] And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
[13:30] And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
[13:31] And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
[13:32] For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
[13:33] After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
[13:34] And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
[14:1] At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
[14:2] And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
[14:3] And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.
[14:4] And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
[14:5] And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
[14:6] And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
[14:7] Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
[14:8] And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
[14:9] But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
[14:10] Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
[14:11] Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.
[14:12] Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
[14:13] And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
[14:14] Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
[14:15] For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.
[14:16] And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
[14:17] And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
[14:18] And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
[14:19] And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
[14:20] And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
[14:21] And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
[14:22] And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
[14:23] For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
[14:24] And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
[14:25] And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
[14:26] And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
[14:27] And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.
[14:28] And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
[14:29] Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[14:30] And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
[14:31] And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
[15:1] Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
[15:2] Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. and his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
[15:3] And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
[15:4] Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
[15:5] Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
[15:6] And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
[15:7] Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
[15:8] And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
[15:9] And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
[15:10] And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
[15:11] And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
[15:12] And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
[15:13] And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
[15:14] But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
[15:15] And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.
[15:16] And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
[15:17] And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
[15:18] Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
[15:19] There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
[15:20] So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
[15:21] And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
[15:22] Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
[15:23] The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
[15:24] And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
[15:25] And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
[15:26] And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
[15:27] And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
[15:28] Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
[15:29] And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:
[15:30] Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
[15:31] Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[15:32] And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
[15:33] In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
[15:34] And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
[16:1] Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
[16:2] Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
[16:3] Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[16:4] Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.
[16:5] Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[16:6] So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
[16:7] And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
[16:8] In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
[16:9] And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
[16:10] And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
[16:11] And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolk, nor of his friends.
[16:12] Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet.
[16:13] For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
[16:14] Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[16:15] In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
[16:16] And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
[16:17] And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
[16:18] And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died.
[16:19] For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
[16:20] Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[16:21] Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.
[16:22] But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
[16:23] In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
[16:24] And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
[16:25] But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.
[16:26] For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
[16:27] Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[16:28] So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
[16:29] And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
[16:30] And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
[16:31] And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
[16:32] And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
[16:33] And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
[16:34] In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
[17:1] And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
[17:2] And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
[17:3] Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
[17:4] And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
[17:5] So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
[17:6] And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
[17:7] And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
[17:8] And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
[17:9] Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
[17:10] So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
[17:11] And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
[17:12] And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
[17:13] And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
[17:14] For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
[17:15] And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
[17:16] And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
[17:17] And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
[17:18] And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
[17:19] And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
[17:20] And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
[17:21] And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
[17:22] And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
[17:23] And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
[17:24] And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
[18:1] And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
[18:2] And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
[18:3] And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
[18:4] For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
[18:5] And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
[18:6] So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
[18:7] And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
[18:8] And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
[18:9] And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
[18:10] As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
[18:11] And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
[18:12] And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.
[18:13] Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
[18:14] And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
[18:15] And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day.
[18:16] So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
[18:17] And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
[18:18] And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
[18:19] Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
[18:20] So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
[18:21] And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
[18:22] Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
[18:23] Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
[18:24] And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
[18:25] And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
[18:26] And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
[18:27] And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
[18:28] And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
[18:29] And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
[18:30] And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
[18:31] And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
[18:32] And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
[18:33] And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
[18:34] And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
[18:35] And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
[18:36] And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
[18:37] Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
[18:38] Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
[18:39] And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
[18:40] And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
[18:41] And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
[18:42] So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
[18:43] And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
[18:44] And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
[18:45] And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
[18:46] And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
[19:1] And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
[19:2] Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
[19:3] And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
[19:4] But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
[19:5] And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
[19:6] And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
[19:7] And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
[19:8] And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
[19:9] And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
[19:10] And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
[19:11] And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
[19:12] And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
[19:13] And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
[19:14] And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
[19:15] And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
[19:16] And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
[19:17] And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
[19:18] Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
[19:19] So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
[19:20] And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
[19:21] And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
[20:1] And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
[20:2] And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
[20:3] Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
[20:4] And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
[20:5] And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
[20:6] Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
[20:7] Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
[20:8] And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
[20:9] Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
[20:10] And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
[20:11] And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
[20:12] And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
[20:13] And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
[20:14] And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
[20:15] Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
[20:16] And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
[20:17] And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
[20:18] And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
[20:19] So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
[20:20] And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
[20:21] And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
[20:22] And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
[20:23] And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
[20:24] And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
[20:25] And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
[20:26] And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
[20:27] And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
[20:28] And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
[20:29] And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.
[20:30] But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
[20:31] And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
[20:32] So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
[20:33] Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
[20:34] And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
[20:35] And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
[20:36] Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
[20:37] Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
[20:38] So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
[20:39] And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
[20:40] And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
[20:41] And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
[20:42] And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
[20:43] And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
[21:1] And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
[21:2] And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
[21:3] And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
[21:4] And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
[21:5] But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
[21:6] And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
[21:7] And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
[21:8] So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
[21:9] And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
[21:10] And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
[21:11] And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
[21:12] They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
[21:13] And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
[21:14] Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
[21:15] And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
[21:16] And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
[21:17] And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
[21:18] Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
[21:19] And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
[21:20] And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
[21:21] Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
[21:22] And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
[21:23] And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
[21:24] Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
[21:25] But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
[21:26] And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
[21:27] And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
[21:28] And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
[21:29] Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
[22:1] And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
[22:2] And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
[22:3] And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
[22:4] And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
[22:5] And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
[22:6] Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
[22:7] And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
[22:8] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
[22:9] Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
[22:10] And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
[22:11] And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
[22:12] And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
[22:13] And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
[22:14] And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
[22:15] So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
[22:16] And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
[22:17] And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
[22:18] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
[22:19] And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
[22:20] And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
[22:21] And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
[22:22] And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
[22:23] Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
[22:24] But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
[22:25] And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
[22:26] And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
[22:27] And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
[22:28] And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
[22:29] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
[22:30] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
[22:31] But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
[22:32] And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
[22:33] And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
[22:34] And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
[22:35] And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
[22:36] And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
[22:37] So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
[22:38] And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armor; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
[22:39] Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[22:40] So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
[22:41] And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
[22:42] Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
[22:43] And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
[22:44] And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
[22:45] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[22:46] And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
[22:47] There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
[22:48] Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
[22:49] Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
[22:50] And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
[22:51] Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
[22:52] And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
[22:53] For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

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[1:1] Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
[1:2] And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
[1:3] But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
[1:4] Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
[1:5] And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
[1:6] And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
[1:7] And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
[1:8] And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
[1:9] Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
[1:10] And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
[1:11] Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
[1:12] And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
[1:13] And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
[1:14] Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
[1:15] And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
[1:16] And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
[1:17] So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
[1:18] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[2:1] And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
[2:2] And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
[2:3] And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[2:4] And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
[2:5] And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[2:6] And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
[2:7] And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
[2:8] And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
[2:9] And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
[2:10] And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
[2:11] And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
[2:12] And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
[2:13] He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
[2:14] And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
[2:15] And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
[2:16] And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
[2:17] And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
[2:18] And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
[2:19] And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
[2:20] And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
[2:21] And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
[2:22] So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
[2:23] And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
[2:24] And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
[2:25] And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
[3:1] Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
[3:2] And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
[3:3] Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
[3:4] And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
[3:5] But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
[3:6] And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
[3:7] And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
[3:8] And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
[3:9] So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
[3:10] And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
[3:11] But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
[3:12] And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
[3:13] And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
[3:14] And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
[3:15] But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
[3:16] And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
[3:17] For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
[3:18] And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
[3:19] And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
[3:20] And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
[3:21] And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood in the border.
[3:22] And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
[3:23] And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
[3:24] And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
[3:25] And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
[3:26] And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
[3:27] Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
[4:1] Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
[4:2] And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
[4:3] Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
[4:4] And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
[4:5] So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
[4:6] And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
[4:7] Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
[4:8] And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
[4:9] And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
[4:10] Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
[4:11] And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
[4:12] And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
[4:13] And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
[4:14] And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
[4:15] And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
[4:16] And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
[4:17] And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
[4:18] And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
[4:19] And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
[4:20] And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
[4:21] And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
[4:22] And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
[4:23] And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
[4:24] Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
[4:25] So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
[4:26] Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well:
[4:27] And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
[4:28] Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
[4:29] Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
[4:30] And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
[4:31] And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
[4:32] And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
[4:33] He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
[4:34] And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
[4:35] Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
[4:36] And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
[4:37] Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
[4:38] And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
[4:39] And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
[4:40] So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
[4:41] But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
[4:42] And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
[4:43] And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
[4:44] So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
[5:1] Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper.
[5:2] And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
[5:3] And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
[5:4] And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
[5:5] And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
[5:6] And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
[5:7] And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
[5:8] And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
[5:9] So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
[5:10] And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
[5:11] But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
[5:12] Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
[5:13] And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
[5:14] Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
[5:15] And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
[5:16] But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
[5:17] And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
[5:18] In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
[5:19] And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
[5:20] But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
[5:21] So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
[5:22] And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
[5:23] And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
[5:24] And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
[5:25] But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
[5:26] And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
[5:27] The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
[6:1] And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
[6:2] Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
[6:3] And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
[6:4] So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
[6:5] But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
[6:6] And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
[6:7] Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
[6:8] Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
[6:9] And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
[6:10] And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
[6:11] Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?
[6:12] And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
[6:13] And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
[6:14] Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
[6:15] And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
[6:16] And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
[6:17] And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
[6:18] And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
[6:19] And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
[6:20] And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
[6:21] And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
[6:22] And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
[6:23] And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
[6:24] And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
[6:25] And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
[6:26] And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
[6:27] And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
[6:28] And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
[6:29] So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
[6:30] And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
[6:31] Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
[6:32] But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
[6:33] And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
[7:1] Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
[7:2] Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
[7:3] And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
[7:4] If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
[7:5] And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
[7:6] For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
[7:7] Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
[7:8] And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
[7:9] Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
[7:10] So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
[7:11] And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
[7:12] And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
[7:13] And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
[7:14] They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
[7:15] And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
[7:16] And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
[7:17] And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
[7:18] And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
[7:19] And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
[7:20] And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
[8:1] Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
[8:2] And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
[8:3] And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
[8:4] And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
[8:5] And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
[8:6] And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
[8:7] And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
[8:8] And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
[8:9] So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
[8:10] And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath showed me that he shall surely die.
[8:11] And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
[8:12] And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
[8:13] And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
[8:14] So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
[8:15] And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
[8:16] And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
[8:17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
[8:18] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
[8:19] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
[8:20] In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
[8:21] So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
[8:22] Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
[8:23] And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[8:24] And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
[8:25] In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
[8:26] Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
[8:27] And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
[8:28] And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
[8:29] And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
[9:1] And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:
[9:2] And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
[9:3] Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
[9:4] So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.
[9:5] And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
[9:6] And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
[9:7] And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
[9:8] For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
[9:9] And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
[9:10] And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
[9:11] Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
[9:12] And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
[9:13] Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
[9:14] So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
[9:15] But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
[9:16] So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
[9:17] And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
[9:18] So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
[9:19] Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
[9:20] And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
[9:21] And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
[9:22] And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
[9:23] And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
[9:24] And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
[9:25] Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
[9:26] Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
[9:27] But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
[9:28] And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
[9:29] And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
[9:30] And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
[9:31] And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
[9:32] And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
[9:33] And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
[9:34] And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.
[9:35] And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
[9:36] Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
[9:37] And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
[10:1] And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,
[10:2] Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armor;
[10:3] Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
[10:4] But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
[10:5] And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
[10:6] Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
[10:7] And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
[10:8] And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
[10:9] And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
[10:10] Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
[10:11] So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
[10:12] And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
[10:13] Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
[10:14] And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
[10:15] And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
[10:16] And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
[10:17] And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.
[10:18] And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
[10:19] Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
[10:20] And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
[10:21] And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.
[10:22] And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
[10:23] And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.
[10:24] And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.
[10:25] And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
[10:26] And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
[10:27] And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
[10:28] Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
[10:29] Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
[10:30] And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
[10:31] But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
[10:32] In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
[10:33] From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
[10:34] Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[10:35] And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
[10:36] And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.
[11:1] And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
[11:2] But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
[11:3] And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
[11:4] And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son.
[11:5] And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
[11:6] And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
[11:7] And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
[11:8] And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
[11:9] And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
[11:10] And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.
[11:11] And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.
[11:12] And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
[11:13] And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
[11:14] And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
[11:15] But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.
[11:16] And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain.
[11:17] And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD's people; between the king also and the people.
[11:18] And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
[11:19] And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
[11:20] And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
[11:21] Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
[12:1] In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
[12:2] And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
[12:3] But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
[12:4] And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
[12:5] Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
[12:6] But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
[12:7] Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
[12:8] And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
[12:9] But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.
[12:10] And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.
[12:11] And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,
[12:12] And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
[12:13] Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:
[12:14] But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
[12:15] Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
[12:16] The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.
[12:17] Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
[12:18] And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
[12:19] And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[12:20] And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
[12:21] For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
[13:1] In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
[13:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
[13:3] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
[13:4] And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
[13:5] (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.
[13:6] Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)
[13:7] Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
[13:8] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[13:9] And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
[13:10] In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
[13:11] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.
[13:12] And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[13:13] And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
[13:14] Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
[13:15] And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
[13:16] And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.
[13:17] And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
[13:18] And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
[13:19] And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
[13:20] And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
[13:21] And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
[13:22] But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
[13:23] And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
[13:24] So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.
[13:25] And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
[14:1] In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
[14:2] He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
[14:3] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
[14:4] Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
[14:5] And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
[14:6] But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
[14:7] He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
[14:8] Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
[14:9] And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
[14:10] Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
[14:11] But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
[14:12] And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
[14:13] And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
[14:14] And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
[14:15] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[14:16] And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
[14:17] And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
[14:18] And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[14:19] Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
[14:20] And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
[14:21] And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
[14:22] He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
[14:23] In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.
[14:24] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
[14:25] He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher.
[14:26] For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
[14:27] And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
[14:28] Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[14:29] And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
[15:1] In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
[15:2] Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
[15:3] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
[15:4] Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
[15:5] And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.
[15:6] And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[15:7] So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
[15:8] In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
[15:9] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
[15:10] And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
[15:11] And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
[15:12] This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
[15:13] Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
[15:14] For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
[15:15] And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
[15:16] Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
[15:17] In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
[15:18] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
[15:19] And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
[15:20] And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.
[15:21] And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[15:22] And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
[15:23] In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
[15:24] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
[15:25] But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
[15:26] And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
[15:27] In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.
[15:28] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
[15:29] In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
[15:30] And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
[15:31] And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
[15:32] In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
[15:33] Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
[15:34] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
[15:35] Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.
[15:36] Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[15:37] In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
[15:38] And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
[16:1] In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
[16:2] Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.
[16:3] But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
[16:4] And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
[16:5] Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.
[16:6] At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
[16:7] So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
[16:8] And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
[16:9] And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
[16:10] And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
[16:11] And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.
[16:12] And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
[16:13] And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.
[16:14] And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.
[16:15] And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
[16:16] Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
[16:17] And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon the pavement of stones.
[16:18] And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.
[16:19] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[16:20] And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
[17:1] In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
[17:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
[17:3] Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
[17:4] And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
[17:5] Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
[17:6] In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
[17:7] For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
[17:8] And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
[17:9] And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
[17:10] And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
[17:11] And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
[17:12] For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
[17:13] Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
[17:14] Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
[17:15] And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
[17:16] And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
[17:17] And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[17:18] Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
[17:19] Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
[17:20] And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
[17:21] For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
[17:22] For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
[17:23] Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
[17:24] And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
[17:25] And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
[17:26] Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
[17:27] Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
[17:28] Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
[17:29] Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
[17:30] And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
[17:31] And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
[17:32] So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
[17:33] They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
[17:34] Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
[17:35] With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
[17:36] But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
[17:37] And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
[17:38] And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
[17:39] But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
[17:40] Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
[17:41] So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
[18:1] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
[18:2] Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
[18:3] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.
[18:4] He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
[18:5] He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
[18:6] For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
[18:7] And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
[18:8] He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
[18:9] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
[18:10] And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is in the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
[18:11] And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
[18:12] Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
[18:13] Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
[18:14] And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
[18:15] And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
[18:16] At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
[18:17] And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
[18:18] And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
[18:19] And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
[18:20] Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
[18:21] Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
[18:22] But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
[18:23] Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
[18:24] How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
[18:25] Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
[18:26] Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
[18:27] But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
[18:28] Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
[18:29] Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
[18:30] Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[18:31] Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:
[18:32] Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
[18:33] Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
[18:34] Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
[18:35] Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
[18:36] But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
[18:37] Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
[19:1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
[19:2] And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
[19:3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
[19:4] It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
[19:5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
[19:6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
[19:7] Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
[19:8] So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
[19:9] And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
[19:10] Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[19:11] Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
[19:12] Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
[19:13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
[19:14] And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
[19:15] And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
[19:16] LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
[19:17] Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,
[19:18] And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
[19:19] Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.
[19:20] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
[19:21] This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
[19:22] Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
[19:23] By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
[19:24] I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
[19:25] Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
[19:26] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
[19:27] But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
[19:28] Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
[19:29] And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.
[19:30] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
[19:31] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
[19:32] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
[19:33] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
[19:34] For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
[19:35] And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
[19:36] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
[19:37] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
[20:1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
[20:2] Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[20:3] I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[20:4] And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
[20:5] Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
[20:6] And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
[20:7] And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
[20:8] And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
[20:9] And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
[20:10] And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
[20:11] And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
[20:12] At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
[20:13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.
[20:14] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
[20:15] And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.
[20:16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
[20:17] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[20:18] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
[20:19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
[20:20] And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[20:21] And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
[21:1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.
[21:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
[21:3] For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
[21:4] And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
[21:5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
[21:6] And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[21:7] And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
[21:8] Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
[21:9] But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
[21:10] And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
[21:11] Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
[21:12] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
[21:13] And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
[21:14] And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
[21:15] Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.
[21:16] Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
[21:17] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[21:18] And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
[21:19] Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
[21:20] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
[21:21] And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
[21:22] And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
[21:23] And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
[21:24] And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
[21:25] Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[21:26] And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
[22:1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
[22:2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
[22:3] And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
[22:4] Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
[22:5] And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
[22:6] Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
[22:7] Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
[22:8] And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
[22:9] And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
[22:10] And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
[22:11] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
[22:12] And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,
[22:13] Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
[22:14] So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
[22:15] And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
[22:16] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
[22:17] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
[22:18] But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
[22:19] Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
[22:20] Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
[23:1] And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
[23:2] And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
[23:3] And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
[23:4] And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
[23:5] And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
[23:6] And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
[23:7] And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
[23:8] And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
[23:9] Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
[23:10] And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
[23:11] And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
[23:12] And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
[23:13] And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
[23:14] And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
[23:15] Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
[23:16] And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
[23:17] Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.
[23:18] And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
[23:19] And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
[23:20] And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
[23:21] And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
[23:22] Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
[23:23] But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.
[23:24] Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
[23:25] And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
[23:26] Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
[23:27] And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
[23:28] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[23:29] In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
[23:30] And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
[23:31] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
[23:32] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
[23:33] And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
[23:34] And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
[23:35] And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
[23:36] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
[23:37] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
[24:1] In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
[24:2] And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
[24:3] Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;
[24:4] And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
[24:5] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[24:6] So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
[24:7] And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
[24:8] Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
[24:9] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
[24:10] At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
[24:11] And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
[24:12] And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
[24:13] And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
[24:14] And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
[24:15] And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
[24:16] And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
[24:17] And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
[24:18] Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
[24:19] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
[24:20] For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
[25:1] And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
[25:2] And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
[25:3] And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
[25:4] And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
[25:5] And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
[25:6] So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
[25:7] And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
[25:8] And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
[25:9] And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.
[25:10] And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
[25:11] Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
[25:12] But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
[25:13] And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
[25:14] And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
[25:15] And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
[25:16] The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
[25:17] The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathed work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathed work.
[25:18] And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
[25:19] And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
[25:20] And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
[25:21] And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
[25:22] And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
[25:23] And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
[25:24] And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
[25:25] But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
[25:26] And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
[25:27] And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
[25:28] And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
[25:29] And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
[25:30] And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

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[1:1] Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
[1:2] Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
[1:3] Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
[1:4] Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
[1:5] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
[1:6] And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
[1:7] And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
[1:8] The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
[1:9] And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
[1:10] And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
[1:11] And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
[1:12] And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
[1:13] And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
[1:14] The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
[1:15] And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
[1:16] And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
[1:17] The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
[1:18] And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
[1:19] And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.
[1:20] And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
[1:21] Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
[1:22] And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
[1:23] And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
[1:24] Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
[1:25] Eber, Peleg, Reu,
[1:26] Serug, Nahor, Terah,
[1:27] Abram; the same is Abraham.
[1:28] The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
[1:29] These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
[1:30] Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
[1:31] Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
[1:32] Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
[1:33] And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
[1:34] And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
[1:35] The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
[1:36] The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
[1:37] The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
[1:38] And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
[1:39] And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
[1:40] The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. and the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
[1:41] The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
[1:42] The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
[1:43] Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
[1:44] And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
[1:45] And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
[1:46] And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
[1:47] And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
[1:48] And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
[1:49] And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
[1:50] And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
[1:51] Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
[1:52] Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
[1:53] Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
[1:54] Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
[2:1] These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
[2:2] Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
[2:3] The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
[2:4] And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
[2:5] The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
[2:6] And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
[2:7] And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
[2:8] And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
[2:9] The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
[2:10] And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
[2:11] And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
[2:12] And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
[2:13] And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
[2:14] Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
[2:15] Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
[2:16] Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
[2:17] And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
[2:18] And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
[2:19] And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
[2:20] And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
[2:21] And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
[2:22] And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
[2:23] And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
[2:24] And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
[2:25] And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
[2:26] Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
[2:27] And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
[2:28] And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.
[2:29] And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
[2:30] And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
[2:31] And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
[2:32] And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
[2:33] And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
[2:34] Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
[2:35] And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
[2:36] And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
[2:37] And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
[2:38] And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
[2:39] And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
[2:40] And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
[2:41] And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
[2:42] Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
[2:43] And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
[2:44] And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
[2:45] And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
[2:46] And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
[2:47] And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
[2:48] Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
[2:49] She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
[2:50] These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim.
[2:51] Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
[2:52] And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
[2:53] And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites,
[2:54] The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
[2:55] And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
[3:1] Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
[3:2] The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
[3:3] The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
[3:4] These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
[3:5] And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:
[3:6] Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
[3:7] And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
[3:8] And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
[3:9] These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
[3:10] And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
[3:11] Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
[3:12] Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
[3:13] Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
[3:14] Amon his son, Josiah his son.
[3:15] And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
[3:16] And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
[3:17] And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,
[3:18] Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
[3:19] And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
[3:20] And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.
[3:21] And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
[3:22] And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
[3:23] And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
[3:24] And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
[4:1] The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
[4:2] And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
[4:3] And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
[4:4] And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
[4:5] And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
[4:6] And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
[4:7] And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
[4:8] And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
[4:9] And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
[4:10] And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
[4:11] And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
[4:12] And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
[4:13] And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
[4:14] And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
[4:15] And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
[4:16] And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
[4:17] And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
[4:18] And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
[4:19] And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
[4:20] And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
[4:21] The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
[4:22] And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.
[4:23] These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
[4:24] The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
[4:25] Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
[4:26] And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
[4:27] And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters: but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
[4:28] And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
[4:29] And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
[4:30] And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
[4:31] And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
[4:32] And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
[4:33] And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
[4:34] And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
[4:35] And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
[4:36] And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
[4:37] And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
[4:38] These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
[4:39] And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
[4:40] And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
[4:41] And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
[4:42] And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
[4:43] And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
[5:1] Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
[5:2] For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
[5:3] The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
[5:4] The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
[5:5] Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
[5:6] Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
[5:7] And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
[5:8] And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
[5:9] And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
[5:10] And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
[5:11] And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:
[5:12] Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
[5:13] And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
[5:14] These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
[5:15] Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
[5:16] And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
[5:17] All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
[5:18] The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
[5:19] And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
[5:20] And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
[5:21] And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
[5:22] For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
[5:23] And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
[5:24] And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
[5:25] And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
[5:26] And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
[6:1] The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[6:2] And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
[6:3] And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
[6:4] Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
[6:5] And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
[6:6] And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
[6:7] Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
[6:8] And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
[6:9] And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
[6:10] And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
[6:11] And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
[6:12] And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
[6:13] And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
[6:14] And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
[6:15] And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
[6:16] The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
[6:17] And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
[6:18] And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
[6:19] The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
[6:20] Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
[6:21] Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
[6:22] The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
[6:23] Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
[6:24] Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
[6:25] And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
[6:26] As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
[6:27] Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
[6:28] And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
[6:29] The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
[6:30] Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
[6:31] And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
[6:32] And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
[6:33] And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
[6:34] The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
[6:35] The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
[6:36] The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
[6:37] The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
[6:38] The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
[6:39] And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
[6:40] The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
[6:41] The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
[6:42] The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
[6:43] The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
[6:44] And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
[6:45] The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
[6:46] The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
[6:47] The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
[6:48] Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
[6:49] But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
[6:50] And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
[6:51] Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
[6:52] Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
[6:53] Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
[6:54] Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
[6:55] And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
[6:56] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
[6:57] And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
[6:58] And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
[6:59] And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
[6:60] And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
[6:61] And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
[6:62] And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
[6:63] Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
[6:64] And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
[6:65] And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
[6:66] And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
[6:67] And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
[6:68] And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
[6:69] And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:
[6:70] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
[6:71] Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
[6:72] And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
[6:73] And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
[6:74] And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
[6:75] And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
[6:76] And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
[6:77] Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
[6:78] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
[6:79] Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
[6:80] And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
[6:81] And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
[7:1] Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, four.
[7:2] And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
[7:3] And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.
[7:4] And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
[7:5] And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.
[7:6] The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
[7:7] And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
[7:8] And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
[7:9] And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, was twenty thousand and two hundred.
[7:10] The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
[7:11] All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valor, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
[7:12] Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
[7:13] The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
[7:14] The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
[7:15] And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
[7:16] And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
[7:17] And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
[7:18] And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
[7:19] And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
[7:20] And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
[7:21] And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
[7:22] And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
[7:23] And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
[7:24] (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
[7:25] And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son.
[7:26] Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son.
[7:27] Non his son, Jehoshuah his son.
[7:28] And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
[7:29] And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
[7:30] The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
[7:31] And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
[7:32] And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
[7:33] And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
[7:34] And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
[7:35] And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
[7:36] The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
[7:37] Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
[7:38] And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.
[7:39] And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.
[7:40] All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
[8:1] Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
[8:2] Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
[8:3] And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
[8:4] And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
[8:5] And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
[8:6] And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
[8:7] And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
[8:8] And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
[8:9] And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
[8:10] And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
[8:11] And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
[8:12] The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
[8:13] Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
[8:14] And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
[8:15] And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
[8:16] And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
[8:17] And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
[8:18] Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
[8:19] And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
[8:20] And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,
[8:21] And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
[8:22] And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,
[8:23] And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
[8:24] And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
[8:25] And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
[8:26] And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
[8:27] And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
[8:28] These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
[8:29] And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
[8:30] And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
[8:31] And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
[8:32] And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
[8:33] And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
[8:34] And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
[8:35] And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
[8:36] And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
[8:37] And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
[8:38] And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
[8:39] And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
[8:40] And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
[9:1] So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.
[9:2] Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
[9:3] And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
[9:4] Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
[9:5] And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
[9:6] And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
[9:7] And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
[9:8] And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
[9:9] And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
[9:10] And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
[9:11] And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
[9:12] And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
[9:13] And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
[9:14] And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
[9:15] And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
[9:16] And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
[9:17] And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
[9:18] Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
[9:19] And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
[9:20] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
[9:21] And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[9:22] All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
[9:23] So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
[9:24] In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
[9:25] And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
[9:26] For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
[9:27] And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
[9:28] And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
[9:29] Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
[9:30] And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
[9:31] And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
[9:32] And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
[9:33] And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
[9:34] These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
[9:35] And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
[9:36] And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.
[9:37] And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
[9:38] And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
[9:39] And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
[9:40] And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.
[9:41] And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
[9:42] And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
[9:43] And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
[9:44] And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
[10:1] Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
[10:2] And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
[10:3] And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
[10:4] Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
[10:5] And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
[10:6] So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
[10:7] And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
[10:8] And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
[10:9] And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
[10:10] And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
[10:11] And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
[10:12] They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
[10:13] So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
[10:14] And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
[11:1] Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
[11:2] And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
[11:3] Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
[11:4] And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
[11:5] And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
[11:6] And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
[11:7] And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
[11:8] And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
[11:9] So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
[11:10] These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
[11:11] And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
[11:12] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
[11:13] He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
[11:14] And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
[11:15] Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
[11:16] And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
[11:17] And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
[11:18] And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
[11:19] And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
[11:20] And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
[11:21] Of the three, he was more honorable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
[11:22] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
[11:23] And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
[11:24] These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
[11:25] Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
[11:26] Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
[11:27] Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
[11:28] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
[11:29] Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
[11:30] Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
[11:31] Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
[11:32] Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
[11:33] Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
[11:34] The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
[11:35] Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
[11:36] Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
[11:37] Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
[11:38] Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
[11:39] Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
[11:40] Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
[11:41] Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
[11:42] Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
[11:43] Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
[11:44] Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
[11:45] Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
[11:46] Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
[11:47] Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
[12:1] Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
[12:2] They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
[12:3] The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.
[12:4] And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
[12:5] Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
[12:6] Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
[12:7] And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
[12:8] And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
[12:9] Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
[12:10] Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
[12:11] Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
[12:12] Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
[12:13] Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
[12:14] These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
[12:15] These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
[12:16] And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
[12:17] And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
[12:18] Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
[12:19] And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
[12:20] As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
[12:21] And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.
[12:22] For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
[12:23] And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
[12:24] The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
[12:25] Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
[12:26] Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
[12:27] And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
[12:28] And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
[12:29] And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
[12:30] And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
[12:31] And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
[12:32] And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
[12:33] Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
[12:34] And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
[12:35] And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
[12:36] And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
[12:37] And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
[12:38] All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
[12:39] And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
[12:40] Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
[13:1] And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
[13:2] And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
[13:3] And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
[13:4] And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
[13:5] So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
[13:6] And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.
[13:7] And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
[13:8] And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
[13:9] And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
[13:10] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
[13:11] And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
[13:12] And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
[13:13] So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
[13:14] And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
[14:1] Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
[14:2] And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
[14:3] And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
[14:4] Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
[14:5] And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
[14:6] And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
[14:7] And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
[14:8] And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
[14:9] And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
[14:10] And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
[14:11] So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.
[14:12] And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
[14:13] And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
[14:14] Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
[14:15] And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
[14:16] David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
[14:17] And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
[15:1] And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
[15:2] Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
[15:3] And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
[15:4] And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
[15:5] Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
[15:6] Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
[15:7] Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
[15:8] Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
[15:9] Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
[15:10] Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
[15:11] And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
[15:12] And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
[15:13] For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
[15:14] So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
[15:15] And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
[15:16] And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
[15:17] So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
[15:18] And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
[15:19] So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
[15:20] And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
[15:21] And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
[15:22] And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.
[15:23] And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
[15:24] And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
[15:25] So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.
[15:26] And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
[15:27] And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
[15:28] Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
[15:29] And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
[16:1] So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
[16:2] And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
[16:3] And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
[16:4] And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
[16:5] Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
[16:6] Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
[16:7] Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
[16:8] Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
[16:9] Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
[16:10] Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
[16:11] Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
[16:12] Remember his marvelous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
[16:13] O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
[16:14] He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
[16:15] Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
[16:16] Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
[16:17] And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
[16:18] Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
[16:19] When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
[16:20] And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
[16:21] He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
[16:22] Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
[16:23] Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.
[16:24] Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvelous works among all nations.
[16:25] For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
[16:26] For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
[16:27] Glory and honor are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
[16:28] Give unto the LORD, ye kindred of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
[16:29] Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
[16:30] Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
[16:31] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.
[16:32] Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
[16:33] Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.
[16:34] O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
[16:35] And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
[16:36] Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
[16:37] So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required:
[16:38] And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
[16:39] And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,
[16:40] To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;
[16:41] And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;
[16:42] And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.
[16:43] And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
[17:1] Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
[17:2] Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
[17:3] And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
[17:4] Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
[17:5] For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
[17:6] Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?
[17:7] Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
[17:8] And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
[17:9] Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
[17:10] And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
[17:11] And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
[17:12] He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
[17:13] I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
[17:14] But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
[17:15] According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
[17:16] And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
[17:17] And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
[17:18] What can David speak more to thee for the honor of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
[17:19] O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
[17:20] O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
[17:21] And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
[17:22] For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.
[17:23] Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
[17:24] Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
[17:25] For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
[17:26] And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
[17:27] Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
[18:1] Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
[18:2] And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
[18:3] And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
[18:4] And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
[18:5] And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
[18:6] Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
[18:7] And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
[18:8] Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
[18:9] Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
[18:10] He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
[18:11] Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
[18:12] Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
[18:13] And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
[18:14] So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
[18:15] And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
[18:16] And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
[18:17] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
[19:1] Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
[19:2] And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
[19:3] But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
[19:4] Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
[19:5] Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
[19:6] And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
[19:7] So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
[19:8] And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
[19:9] And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
[19:10] Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
[19:11] And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
[19:12] And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
[19:13] Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
[19:14] So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
[19:15] And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
[19:16] And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
[19:17] And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
[19:18] But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
[19:19] And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
[20:1] And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
[20:2] And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
[20:3] And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
[20:4] And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
[20:5] And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
[20:6] And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot and he also was the son of the giant.
[20:7] But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
[20:8] These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
[21:1] And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
[21:2] And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
[21:3] And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
[21:4] Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
[21:5] And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
[21:6] But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
[21:7] And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
[21:8] And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
[21:9] And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
[21:10] Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
[21:11] So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
[21:12] Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
[21:13] And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
[21:14] So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
[21:15] And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
[21:16] And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
[21:17] And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
[21:18] Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
[21:19] And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.
[21:20] And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
[21:21] And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
[21:22] Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
[21:23] And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
[21:24] And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
[21:25] So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
[21:26] And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
[21:27] And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
[21:28] At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
[21:29] For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
[21:30] But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
[22:1] Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
[22:2] And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
[22:3] And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
[22:4] Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
[22:5] And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
[22:6] Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
[22:7] And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
[22:8] But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
[22:9] Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
[22:10] He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
[22:11] Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
[22:12] Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
[22:13] Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
[22:14] Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
[22:15] Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
[22:16] Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
[22:17] David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
[22:18] Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
[22:19] Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
[23:1] So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
[23:2] And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
[23:3] Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
[23:4] Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
[23:5] Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
[23:6] And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[23:7] Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
[23:8] The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
[23:9] The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
[23:10] And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
[23:11] And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
[23:12] The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
[23:13] The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
[23:14] Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
[23:15] The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
[23:16] Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
[23:17] And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
[23:18] Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
[23:19] Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
[23:20] Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.
[23:21] The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
[23:22] And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
[23:23] The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
[23:24] These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
[23:25] For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
[23:26] And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
[23:27] For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
[23:28] Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
[23:29] Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
[23:30] And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even:
[23:31] And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:
[23:32] And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
[24:1] Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
[24:2] But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
[24:3] And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
[24:4] And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
[24:5] Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
[24:6] And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
[24:7] Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
[24:8] The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
[24:9] The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
[24:10] The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
[24:11] The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,
[24:12] The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
[24:13] The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
[24:14] The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
[24:15] The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
[24:16] The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
[24:17] The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
[24:18] The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
[24:19] These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
[24:20] And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
[24:21] Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
[24:22] Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
[24:23] And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
[24:24] Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
[24:25] The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
[24:26] The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
[24:27] The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
[24:28] Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
[24:29] Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
[24:30] The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
[24:31] These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
[25:1] Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
[25:2] Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
[25:3] Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
[25:4] Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
[25:5] All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
[25:6] All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
[25:7] So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
[25:8] And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
[25:9] Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
[25:10] The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:11] The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:12] The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:13] The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:14] The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:15] The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:16] The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:17] The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:18] The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:19] The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:20] The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:21] The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:22] The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:23] The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:24] The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:25] The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:26] The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:27] The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:28] The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:29] The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:30] The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
[25:31] The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
[26:1] Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
[26:2] And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
[26:3] Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
[26:4] Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth.
[26:5] Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
[26:6] Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valor.
[26:7] The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
[26:8] All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
[26:9] And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
[26:10] Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
[26:11] Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
[26:12] Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
[26:13] And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
[26:14] And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
[26:15] To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
[26:16] To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
[26:17] Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
[26:18] At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
[26:19] These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
[26:20] And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
[26:21] As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
[26:22] The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
[26:23] Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
[26:24] And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
[26:25] And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
[26:26] Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
[26:27] Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
[26:28] And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
[26:29] Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
[26:30] And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
[26:31] Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.
[26:32] And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
[27:1] Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:2] Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:3] Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
[27:4] And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.
[27:5] The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:6] This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.
[27:7] The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:8] The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:9] The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:10] The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:11] The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:12] The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:13] The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:14] The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:15] The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
[27:16] Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
[27:17] Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
[27:18] Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
[27:19] Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:
[27:20] Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
[27:21] Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
[27:22] Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.
[27:23] But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
[27:24] Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
[27:25] And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
[27:26] And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
[27:27] And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
[27:28] And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
[27:29] And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
[27:30] Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
[27:31] And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
[27:32] Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
[27:33] And Ahithophel was the king's counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
[27:34] And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.
[28:1] And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
[28:2] Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
[28:3] But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
[28:4] Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
[28:5] And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
[28:6] And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
[28:7] Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
[28:8] Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
[28:9] And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
[28:10] Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
[28:11] Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlors thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
[28:12] And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
[28:13] Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
[28:14] He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
[28:15] Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
[28:16] And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
[28:17] Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:
[28:18] And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
[28:19] All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
[28:20] And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
[28:21] And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skillful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
[29:1] Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
[29:2] Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
[29:3] Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.
[29:4] Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
[29:5] The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
[29:6] Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
[29:7] And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
[29:8] And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
[29:9] Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
[29:10] Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
[29:11] Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
[29:12] Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
[29:13] Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
[29:14] But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
[29:15] For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
[29:16] O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
[29:17] I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
[29:18] O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
[29:19] And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
[29:20] And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
[29:21] And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
[29:22] And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
[29:23] Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
[29:24] And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
[29:25] And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
[29:26] Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
[29:27] And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
[29:28] And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
[29:29] Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
[29:30] With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

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[1:1] And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
[1:2] Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.
[1:3] So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
[1:4] But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
[1:5] Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
[1:6] And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
[1:7] In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
[1:8] And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
[1:9] Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
[1:10] Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
[1:11] And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
[1:12] Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
[1:13] Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
[1:14] And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
[1:15] And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
[1:16] And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
[1:17] And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
[2:1] And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
[2:2] And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
[2:3] And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
[2:4] Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
[2:5] And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
[2:6] But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
[2:7] Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
[2:8] Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
[2:9] Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
[2:10] And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
[2:11] Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
[2:12] Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
[2:13] And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
[2:14] The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
[2:15] Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
[2:16] And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
[2:17] And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
[2:18] And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
[3:1] Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
[3:2] And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
[3:3] Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
[3:4] And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
[3:5] And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
[3:6] And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
[3:7] He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
[3:8] And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
[3:9] And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
[3:10] And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
[3:11] And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
[3:12] And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
[3:13] The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
[3:14] And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.
[3:15] Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
[3:16] And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
[3:17] And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
[4:1] Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
[4:2] Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
[4:3] And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
[4:4] It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
[4:5] And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
[4:6] He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
[4:7] And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
[4:8] He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basins of gold.
[4:9] Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
[4:10] And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
[4:11] And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
[4:12] To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
[4:13] And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
[4:14] He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
[4:15] One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
[4:16] The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
[4:17] In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
[4:18] Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
[4:19] And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
[4:20] Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
[4:21] And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
[4:22] And the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
[5:1] Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
[5:2] Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
[5:3] Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
[5:4] And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
[5:5] And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
[5:6] Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
[5:7] And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim:
[5:8] For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
[5:9] And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
[5:10] There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
[5:11] And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:
[5:12] Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
[5:13] It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
[5:14] So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
[6:1] Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
[6:2] But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
[6:3] And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
[6:4] And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
[6:5] Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
[6:6] But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
[6:7] Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
[6:8] But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
[6:9] Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
[6:10] The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
[6:11] And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
[6:12] And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
[6:13] For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.
[6:14] And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and showest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
[6:15] Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
[6:16] Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
[6:17] Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
[6:18] But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
[6:19] Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
[6:20] That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
[6:21] Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
[6:22] If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
[6:23] Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
[6:24] And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;
[6:25] Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
[6:26] When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
[6:27] Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
[6:28] If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
[6:29] Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
[6:30] Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
[6:31] That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
[6:32] Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
[6:33] Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
[6:34] If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
[6:35] Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
[6:36] If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
[6:37] Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
[6:38] If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
[6:39] Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
[6:40] Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
[6:41] Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
[6:42] O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
[7:1] Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.
[7:2] And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
[7:3] And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
[7:4] Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
[7:5] And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
[7:6] And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
[7:7] Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.
[7:8] Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
[7:9] And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
[7:10] And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
[7:11] Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
[7:12] And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
[7:13] If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
[7:14] If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
[7:15] Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
[7:16] For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
[7:17] And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
[7:18] Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
[7:19] But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
[7:20] Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
[7:21] And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
[7:22] And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
[8:1] And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
[8:2] That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
[8:3] And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.
[8:4] And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
[8:5] Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
[8:6] And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
[8:7] As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,
[8:8] But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.
[8:9] But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
[8:10] And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
[8:11] And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.
[8:12] Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
[8:13] Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
[8:14] And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
[8:15] And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
[8:16] Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.
[8:17] Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
[8:18] And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
[9:1] And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
[9:2] And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
[9:3] And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
[9:4] And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
[9:5] And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
[9:6] Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
[9:7] Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
[9:8] Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
[9:9] And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
[9:10] And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
[9:11] And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
[9:12] And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
[9:13] Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
[9:14] Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
[9:15] And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
[9:16] And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
[9:17] Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
[9:18] And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:
[9:19] And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
[9:20] And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
[9:21] For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
[9:22] And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
[9:23] And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
[9:24] And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
[9:25] And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
[9:26] And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
[9:27] And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
[9:28] And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
[9:29] Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
[9:30] And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
[9:31] And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
[10:1] And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
[10:2] And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
[10:3] And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
[10:4] Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
[10:5] And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.
[10:6] And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
[10:7] And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
[10:8] But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
[10:9] And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
[10:10] And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
[10:11] For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[10:12] So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
[10:13] And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
[10:14] And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[10:15] So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[10:16] And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
[10:17] But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
[10:18] Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
[10:19] And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
[11:1] And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
[11:2] But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
[11:3] Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
[11:4] Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
[11:5] And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
[11:6] He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
[11:7] And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
[11:8] And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
[11:9] And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
[11:10] And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
[11:11] And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
[11:12] And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
[11:13] And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
[11:14] For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
[11:15] And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
[11:16] And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
[11:17] So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
[11:18] And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
[11:19] Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
[11:20] And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
[11:21] And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
[11:22] And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
[11:23] And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
[12:1] And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
[12:2] And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
[12:3] With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
[12:4] And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
[12:5] Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
[12:6] Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
[12:7] And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
[12:8] Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
[12:9] So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
[12:10] Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.
[12:11] And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
[12:12] And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
[12:13] So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
[12:14] And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
[12:15] Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
[12:16] And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
[13:1] Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
[13:2] He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
[13:3] And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.
[13:4] And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
[13:5] Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
[13:6] Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
[13:7] And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
[13:8] And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with your golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
[13:9] Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
[13:10] But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
[13:11] And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
[13:12] And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
[13:13] But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
[13:14] And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
[13:15] Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
[13:16] And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
[13:17] And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
[13:18] Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
[13:19] And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim with the towns thereof.
[13:20] Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
[13:21] But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
[13:22] And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
[14:1] So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
[14:2] And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
[14:3] For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
[14:4] And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
[14:5] Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
[14:6] And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
[14:7] Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
[14:8] And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
[14:9] And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
[14:10] Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
[14:11] And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man prevail against thee.
[14:12] So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
[14:13] And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
[14:14] And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
[14:15] They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
[15:1] And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
[15:2] And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
[15:3] Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
[15:4] But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
[15:5] And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
[15:6] And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
[15:7] Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
[15:8] And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
[15:9] And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
[15:10] So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
[15:11] And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
[15:12] And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
[15:13] That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
[15:14] And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
[15:15] And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
[15:16] And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
[15:17] But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
[15:18] And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
[15:19] And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
[16:1] In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
[16:2] Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
[16:3] There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
[16:4] And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
[16:5] And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
[16:6] Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
[16:7] And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
[16:8] Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
[16:9] For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
[16:10] Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
[16:11] And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
[16:12] And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
[16:13] And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
[16:14] And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odorous and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
[17:1] And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
[17:2] And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
[17:3] And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
[17:4] But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
[17:5] Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
[17:6] And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
[17:7] Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
[17:8] And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
[17:9] And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
[17:10] And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
[17:11] Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.
[17:12] And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
[17:13] And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.
[17:14] And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand.
[17:15] And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand.
[17:16] And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
[17:17] And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
[17:18] And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
[17:19] These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
[18:1] Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
[18:2] And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.
[18:3] And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
[18:4] And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
[18:5] Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand.
[18:6] But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
[18:7] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
[18:8] And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
[18:9] And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
[18:10] And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
[18:11] And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
[18:12] And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
[18:13] And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
[18:14] And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
[18:15] And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?
[18:16] Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
[18:17] And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
[18:18] Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
[18:19] And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
[18:20] Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
[18:21] And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
[18:22] Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
[18:23] Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
[18:24] And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
[18:25] Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
[18:26] And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
[18:27] And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
[18:28] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
[18:29] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
[18:30] Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
[18:31] And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
[18:32] For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.
[18:33] And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
[18:34] And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
[19:1] And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
[19:2] And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
[19:3] Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
[19:4] And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.
[19:5] And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
[19:6] And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
[19:7] Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
[19:8] Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
[19:9] And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
[19:10] And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in your cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
[19:11] And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
[20:1] It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
[20:2] Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.
[20:3] And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
[20:4] And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
[20:5] And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
[20:6] And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
[20:7] Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
[20:8] And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
[20:9] If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
[20:10] And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
[20:11] Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
[20:12] O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
[20:13] And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
[20:14] Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
[20:15] And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
[20:16] To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
[20:17] Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
[20:18] And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
[20:19] And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
[20:20] And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
[20:21] And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
[20:22] And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
[20:23] For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
[20:24] And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
[20:25] And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
[20:26] And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
[20:27] Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
[20:28] And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.
[20:29] And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
[20:30] So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
[20:31] And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
[20:32] And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
[20:33] Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
[20:34] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
[20:35] And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
[20:36] And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.
[20:37] Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
[21:1] Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
[21:2] And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
[21:3] And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
[21:4] Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
[21:5] Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
[21:6] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
[21:7] Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
[21:8] In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
[21:9] Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.
[21:10] So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.
[21:11] Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.
[21:12] And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
[21:13] But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:
[21:14] Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
[21:15] And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
[21:16] Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:
[21:17] And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
[21:18] And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
[21:19] And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
[21:20] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
[22:1] And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
[22:2] Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
[22:3] He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
[22:4] Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counselors after the death of his father to his destruction.
[22:5] He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.
[22:6] And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.
[22:7] And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
[22:8] And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.
[22:9] And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
[22:10] But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
[22:11] But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.
[22:12] And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
[23:1] And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
[23:2] And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
[23:3] And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.
[23:4] This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
[23:5] And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.
[23:6] But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
[23:7] And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
[23:8] So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
[23:9] Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.
[23:10] And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
[23:11] Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
[23:12] Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
[23:13] And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
[23:14] Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.
[23:15] So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.
[23:16] And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD's people.
[23:17] Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
[23:18] Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
[23:19] And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
[23:20] And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
[23:21] And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
[24:1] Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.
[24:2] And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
[24:3] And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
[24:4] And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
[24:5] And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
[24:6] And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
[24:7] For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.
[24:8] And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
[24:9] And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.
[24:10] And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
[24:11] Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
[24:12] And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
[24:13] So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
[24:14] And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
[24:15] But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
[24:16] And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
[24:17] Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
[24:18] And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
[24:19] Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
[24:20] And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
[24:21] And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
[24:22] Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
[24:23] And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
[24:24] For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
[24:25] And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
[24:26] And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
[24:27] Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
[25:1] Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
[25:2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
[25:3] Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
[25:4] But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
[25:5] Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
[25:6] He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
[25:7] But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
[25:8] But if thou wilt go, do it; be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
[25:9] And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
[25:10] Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
[25:11] And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
[25:12] And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
[25:13] But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
[25:14] Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
[25:15] Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?
[25:16] And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
[25:17] Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
[25:18] And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
[25:19] Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
[25:20] But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.
[25:21] So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
[25:22] And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.
[25:23] And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
[25:24] And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
[25:25] And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
[25:26] Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
[25:27] Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
[25:28] And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
[26:1] Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
[26:2] He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
[26:3] Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
[26:4] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
[26:5] And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
[26:6] And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
[26:7] And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
[26:8] And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
[26:9] Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
[26:10] Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
[26:11] Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
[26:12] The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valor were two thousand and six hundred.
[26:13] And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
[26:14] And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
[26:15] And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.
[26:16] But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
[26:17] And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
[26:18] And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honor from the LORD God.
[26:19] Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.
[26:20] And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.
[26:21] And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
[26:22] Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
[26:23] So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
[27:1] Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
[27:2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
[27:3] He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
[27:4] Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
[27:5] He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
[27:6] So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
[27:7] Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
[27:8] He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
[27:9] And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
[28:1] Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:
[28:2] For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
[28:3] Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
[28:4] He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
[28:5] Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
[28:6] For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
[28:7] And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
[28:8] And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
[28:9] But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
[28:10] And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
[28:11] Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.
[28:12] Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
[28:13] And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
[28:14] So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
[28:15] And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
[28:16] At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
[28:17] For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
[28:18] The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
[28:19] For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
[28:20] And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
[28:21] For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
[28:22] And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
[28:23] For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
[28:24] And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
[28:25] And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.
[28:26] Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
[28:27] And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
[29:1] Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
[29:2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
[29:3] He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.
[29:4] And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
[29:5] And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
[29:6] For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.
[29:7] Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
[29:8] Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
[29:9] For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
[29:10] Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
[29:11] My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
[29:12] Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
[29:13] And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
[29:14] And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
[29:15] And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
[29:16] And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
[29:17] Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
[29:18] Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.
[29:19] Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
[29:20] Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
[29:21] And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
[29:22] So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
[29:23] And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
[29:24] And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
[29:25] And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
[29:26] And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
[29:27] And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
[29:28] And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
[29:29] And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
[29:30] Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
[29:31] Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
[29:32] And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
[29:33] And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
[29:34] But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
[29:35] And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.
[29:36] And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
[30:1] And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.
[30:2] For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
[30:3] For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
[30:4] And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
[30:5] So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.
[30:6] So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
[30:7] And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.
[30:8] Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.
[30:9] For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
[30:10] So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
[30:11] Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
[30:12] Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
[30:13] And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
[30:14] And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
[30:15] Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.
[30:16] And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
[30:17] For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.
[30:18] For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
[30:19] That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
[30:20] And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
[30:21] And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
[30:22] And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
[30:23] And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
[30:24] For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
[30:25] And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
[30:26] So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
[30:27] Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
[31:1] Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.
[31:2] And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.
[31:3] He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.
[31:4] Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.
[31:5] And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
[31:6] And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.
[31:7] In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
[31:8] And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
[31:9] Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
[31:10] And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
[31:11] Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,
[31:12] And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
[31:13] And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
[31:14] And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.
[31:15] And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
[31:16] Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
[31:17] Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
[31:18] And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:
[31:19] Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
[31:20] And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
[31:21] And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
[32:1] After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
[32:2] And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
[32:3] He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
[32:4] So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
[32:5] Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
[32:6] And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
[32:7] Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
[32:8] With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
[32:9] After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
[32:10] Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
[32:11] Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
[32:12] Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
[32:13] Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?
[32:14] Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
[32:15] Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
[32:16] And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
[32:17] He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
[32:18] Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
[32:19] And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.
[32:20] And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
[32:21] And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
[32:22] Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
[32:23] And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
[32:24] In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
[32:25] But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
[32:26] Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
[32:27] And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
[32:28] Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
[32:29] Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
[32:30] This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
[32:31] Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
[32:32] Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
[32:33] And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
[33:1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
[33:2] But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
[33:3] For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
[33:4] Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
[33:5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
[33:6] And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[33:7] And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
[33:8] Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.
[33:9] So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
[33:10] And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
[33:11] Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
[33:12] And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
[33:13] And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
[33:14] Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
[33:15] And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
[33:16] And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
[33:17] Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.
[33:18] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
[33:19] His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
[33:20] So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
[33:21] Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
[33:22] But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
[33:23] And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
[33:24] And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
[33:25] But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
[34:1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
[34:2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
[34:3] For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
[34:4] And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
[34:5] And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
[34:6] And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
[34:7] And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
[34:8] Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
[34:9] And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
[34:10] And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house:
[34:11] Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
[34:12] And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music.
[34:13] Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
[34:14] And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.
[34:15] And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
[34:16] And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.
[34:17] And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.
[34:18] Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
[34:19] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
[34:20] And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
[34:21] Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
[34:22] And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
[34:23] And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,
[34:24] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:
[34:25] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
[34:26] And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;
[34:27] Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
[34:28] Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.
[34:29] Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
[34:30] And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.
[34:31] And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
[34:32] And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
[34:33] And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
[35:1] Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
[35:2] And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
[35:3] And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
[35:4] And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
[35:5] And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.
[35:6] So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
[35:7] And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.
[35:8] And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle and three hundred oxen.
[35:9] Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
[35:10] So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
[35:11] And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
[35:12] And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.
[35:13] And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
[35:14] And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
[35:15] And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
[35:16] So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
[35:17] And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
[35:18] And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[35:19] In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
[35:20] After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
[35:21] But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
[35:22] Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
[35:23] And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
[35:24] His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
[35:25] And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
[35:26] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,
[35:27] And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
[36:1] Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
[36:2] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
[36:3] And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
[36:4] And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
[36:5] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
[36:6] Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
[36:7] Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
[36:8] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
[36:9] Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
[36:10] And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
[36:11] Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
[36:12] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
[36:13] And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.
[36:14] Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
[36:15] And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
[36:16] But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
[36:17] Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
[36:18] And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
[36:19] And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
[36:20] And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
[36:21] To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
[36:22] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
[36:23] Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

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[1:1] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
[1:2] Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
[1:3] Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
[1:4] And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
[1:5] Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
[1:6] And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
[1:7] Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
[1:8] Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
[1:9] And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
[1:10] Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
[1:11] All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
[2:1] Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
[2:2] Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
[2:3] The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
[2:4] The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
[2:5] The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
[2:6] The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
[2:7] The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
[2:8] The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
[2:9] The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
[2:10] The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
[2:11] The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
[2:12] The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
[2:13] The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
[2:14] The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
[2:15] The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
[2:16] The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
[2:17] The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
[2:18] The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.
[2:19] The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
[2:20] The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
[2:21] The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.
[2:22] The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
[2:23] The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
[2:24] The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
[2:25] The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
[2:26] The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
[2:27] The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
[2:28] The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
[2:29] The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
[2:30] The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
[2:31] The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
[2:32] The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
[2:33] The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
[2:34] The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
[2:35] The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
[2:36] The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
[2:37] The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
[2:38] The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
[2:39] The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
[2:40] The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
[2:41] The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
[2:42] The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
[2:43] The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
[2:44] The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
[2:45] The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
[2:46] The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
[2:47] The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
[2:48] The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
[2:49] The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
[2:50] The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
[2:51] The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
[2:52] The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
[2:53] The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
[2:54] The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
[2:55] The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
[2:56] The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
[2:57] The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
[2:58] All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
[2:59] And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
[2:60] The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
[2:61] And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
[2:62] These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
[2:63] And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
[2:64] The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
[2:65] Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
[2:66] Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
[2:67] Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
[2:68] And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
[2:69] They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
[2:70] So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
[3:1] And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
[3:2] Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
[3:3] And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
[3:4] They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
[3:5] And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
[3:6] From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.
[3:7] They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
[3:8] Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
[3:9] Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
[3:10] And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
[3:11] And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
[3:12] But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
[3:13] So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
[4:1] Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;
[4:2] Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
[4:3] But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
[4:4] Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
[4:5] And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
[4:6] And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
[4:7] And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
[4:8] Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
[4:9] Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
[4:10] And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
[4:11] This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
[4:12] Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
[4:13] Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
[4:14] Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
[4:15] That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
[4:16] We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
[4:17] Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
[4:18] The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
[4:19] And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
[4:20] There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
[4:21] Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
[4:22] Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
[4:23] Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
[4:24] Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
[5:1] Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
[5:2] Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
[5:3] At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
[5:4] Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
[5:5] But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
[5:6] The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
[5:7] They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
[5:8] Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
[5:9] Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
[5:10] We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
[5:11] And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
[5:12] But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
[5:13] But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
[5:14] And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
[5:15] And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
[5:16] Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
[5:17] Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
[6:1] Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
[6:2] And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
[6:3] In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
[6:4] With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
[6:5] And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
[6:6] Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
[6:7] Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
[6:8] Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
[6:9] And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
[6:10] That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
[6:11] Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
[6:12] And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
[6:13] Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
[6:14] And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
[6:15] And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
[6:16] And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
[6:17] And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
[6:18] And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
[6:19] And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
[6:20] For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
[6:21] And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,
[6:22] And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
[7:1] Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
[7:2] The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
[7:3] The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
[7:4] The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
[7:5] The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
[7:6] This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
[7:7] And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
[7:8] And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
[7:9] For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
[7:10] For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
[7:11] Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
[7:12] Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
[7:13] I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
[7:14] Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
[7:15] And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
[7:16] And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
[7:17] That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
[7:18] And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
[7:19] The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
[7:20] And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
[7:21] And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
[7:22] Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
[7:23] Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
[7:24] Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
[7:25] And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
[7:26] And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
[7:27] Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
[7:28] And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
[8:1] These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
[8:2] Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
[8:3] Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
[8:4] Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
[8:5] Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
[8:6] Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
[8:7] And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
[8:8] And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
[8:9] Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
[8:10] And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
[8:11] And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
[8:12] And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
[8:13] And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
[8:14] Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
[8:15] And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
[8:16] Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
[8:17] And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
[8:18] And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
[8:19] And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
[8:20] Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
[8:21] Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
[8:22] For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
[8:23] So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
[8:24] Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
[8:25] And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
[8:26] I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
[8:27] Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
[8:28] And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.
[8:29] Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
[8:30] So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
[8:31] Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
[8:32] And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
[8:33] Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
[8:34] By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
[8:35] Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[8:36] And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
[9:1] Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
[9:2] For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
[9:3] And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
[9:4] Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
[9:5] And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
[9:6] And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
[9:7] Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
[9:8] And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
[9:9] For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
[9:10] And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
[9:11] Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
[9:12] Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
[9:13] And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
[9:14] Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
[9:15] O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
[10:1] Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
[10:2] And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
[10:3] Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
[10:4] Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
[10:5] Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
[10:6] Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
[10:7] And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
[10:8] And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
[10:9] Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
[10:10] And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
[10:11] Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
[10:12] Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
[10:13] But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.
[10:14] Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
[10:15] Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
[10:16] And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
[10:17] And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
[10:18] And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
[10:19] And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
[10:20] And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
[10:21] And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
[10:22] And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
[10:23] Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
[10:24] Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
[10:25] Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
[10:26] And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
[10:27] And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
[10:28] Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
[10:29] And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
[10:30] And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
[10:31] And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
[10:32] Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
[10:33] Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
[10:34] Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
[10:35] Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
[10:36] Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
[10:37] Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
[10:38] And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
[10:39] And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
[10:40] Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
[10:41] Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
[10:42] Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
[10:43] Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
[10:44] All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

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[1:1] The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
[1:2] That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
[1:3] And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
[1:4] And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
[1:5] And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
[1:6] Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
[1:7] We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
[1:8] Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
[1:9] But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
[1:10] Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
[1:11] O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
[2:1] And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
[2:2] Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
[2:3] And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
[2:4] Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
[2:5] And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
[2:6] And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
[2:7] Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
[2:8] And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
[2:9] Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
[2:10] When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
[2:11] So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
[2:12] And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
[2:13] And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
[2:14] Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
[2:15] Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
[2:16] And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
[2:17] Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
[2:18] Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
[2:19] But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
[2:20] Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
[3:1] Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
[3:2] And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
[3:3] But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
[3:4] And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
[3:5] And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD.
[3:6] Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
[3:7] And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
[3:8] Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
[3:9] And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
[3:10] And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
[3:11] Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
[3:12] And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
[3:13] The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
[3:14] But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
[3:15] But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
[3:16] After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
[3:17] After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
[3:18] After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
[3:19] And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
[3:20] After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
[3:21] After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
[3:22] And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
[3:23] After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
[3:24] After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
[3:25] Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
[3:26] Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
[3:27] After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
[3:28] From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
[3:29] After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
[3:30] After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
[3:31] After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
[3:32] And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
[4:1] But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
[4:2] And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
[4:3] Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
[4:4] Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
[4:5] And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
[4:6] So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
[4:7] But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
[4:8] And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
[4:9] Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
[4:10] And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
[4:11] And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
[4:12] And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
[4:13] Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
[4:14] And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
[4:15] And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
[4:16] And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
[4:17] They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
[4:18] For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
[4:19] And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
[4:20] In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
[4:21] So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
[4:22] Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
[4:23] So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
[5:1] And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
[5:2] For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
[5:3] Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
[5:4] There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
[5:5] Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
[5:6] And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
[5:7] Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
[5:8] And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
[5:9] Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
[5:10] I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
[5:11] Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
[5:12] Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
[5:13] Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
[5:14] Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
[5:15] But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
[5:16] Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
[5:17] Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
[5:18] Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
[5:19] Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
[6:1] Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
[6:2] That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
[6:3] And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
[6:4] Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
[6:5] Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
[6:6] Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.
[6:7] And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
[6:8] Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
[6:9] For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
[6:10] Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
[6:11] And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
[6:12] And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
[6:13] Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
[6:14] My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
[6:15] So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
[6:16] And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
[6:17] Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
[6:18] For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
[6:19] Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
[7:1] Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
[7:2] That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
[7:3] And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
[7:4] Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
[7:5] And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
[7:6] These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
[7:7] Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
[7:8] The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
[7:9] The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
[7:10] The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
[7:11] The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
[7:12] The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
[7:13] The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
[7:14] The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
[7:15] The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
[7:16] The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
[7:17] The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
[7:18] The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
[7:19] The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
[7:20] The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
[7:21] The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
[7:22] The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
[7:23] The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
[7:24] The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
[7:25] The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
[7:26] The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
[7:27] The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
[7:28] The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
[7:29] The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
[7:30] The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
[7:31] The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
[7:32] The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
[7:33] The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
[7:34] The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
[7:35] The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
[7:36] The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
[7:37] The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
[7:38] The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
[7:39] The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
[7:40] The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
[7:41] The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
[7:42] The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
[7:43] The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
[7:44] The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
[7:45] The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
[7:46] The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
[7:47] The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
[7:48] The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
[7:49] The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
[7:50] The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
[7:51] The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
[7:52] The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
[7:53] The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
[7:54] The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
[7:55] The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
[7:56] The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
[7:57] The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
[7:58] The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
[7:59] The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
[7:60] All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
[7:61] And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
[7:62] The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
[7:63] And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
[7:64] These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
[7:65] And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
[7:66] The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
[7:67] Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
[7:68] Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
[7:69] Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
[7:70] And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
[7:71] And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
[7:72] And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.
[7:73] So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
[8:1] And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
[8:2] And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
[8:3] And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
[8:4] And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
[8:5] And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
[8:6] And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
[8:7] Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
[8:8] So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
[8:9] And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
[8:10] Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
[8:11] So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
[8:12] And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
[8:13] And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
[8:14] And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
[8:15] And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
[8:16] So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
[8:17] And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
[8:18] Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
[9:1] Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.
[9:2] And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
[9:3] And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
[9:4] Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
[9:5] Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
[9:6] Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
[9:7] Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
[9:8] And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
[9:9] And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
[9:10] And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.
[9:11] And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
[9:12] Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
[9:13] Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
[9:14] And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
[9:15] And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
[9:16] But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
[9:17] And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
[9:18] Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
[9:19] Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
[9:20] Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
[9:21] Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
[9:22] Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
[9:23] Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
[9:24] So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
[9:25] And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
[9:26] Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
[9:27] Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
[9:28] But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the land of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;
[9:29] And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
[9:30] Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
[9:31] Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
[9:32] Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
[9:33] Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
[9:34] Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.
[9:35] For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
[9:36] Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
[9:37] And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
[9:38] And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
[10:1] Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
[10:2] Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
[10:3] Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
[10:4] Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
[10:5] Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
[10:6] Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
[10:7] Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
[10:8] Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
[10:9] And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
[10:10] And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
[10:11] Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
[10:12] Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
[10:13] Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
[10:14] The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
[10:15] Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
[10:16] Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
[10:17] Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
[10:18] Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
[10:19] Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
[10:20] Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
[10:21] Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
[10:22] Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
[10:23] Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
[10:24] Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
[10:25] Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
[10:26] And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
[10:27] Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
[10:28] And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
[10:29] They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
[10:30] And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:
[10:31] And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
[10:32] Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
[10:33] For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
[10:34] And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:
[10:35] And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
[10:36] Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
[10:37] And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
[10:38] And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
[10:39] For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
[11:1] And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
[11:2] And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
[11:3] Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
[11:4] And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
[11:5] And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
[11:6] All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
[11:7] And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
[11:8] And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
[11:9] And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
[11:10] Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
[11:11] Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
[11:12] And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah.
[11:13] And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
[11:14] And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
[11:15] Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
[11:16] And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
[11:17] And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
[11:18] All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
[11:19] Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
[11:20] And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
[11:21] But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
[11:22] The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
[11:23] For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
[11:24] And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
[11:25] And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
[11:26] And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
[11:27] And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof,
[11:28] And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
[11:29] And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
[11:30] Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
[11:31] The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages.
[11:32] And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
[11:33] Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
[11:34] Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
[11:35] Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
[11:36] And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
[12:1] Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
[12:2] Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
[12:3] Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
[12:4] Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
[12:5] Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
[12:6] Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
[12:7] Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
[12:8] Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
[12:9] Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
[12:10] And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
[12:11] And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
[12:12] And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
[12:13] Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
[12:14] Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
[12:15] Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
[12:16] Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
[12:17] Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
[12:18] Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
[12:19] And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
[12:20] Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
[12:21] Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
[12:22] The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
[12:23] The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
[12:24] And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
[12:25] Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
[12:26] These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
[12:27] And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
[12:28] And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
[12:29] Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
[12:30] And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
[12:31] Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
[12:32] And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
[12:33] And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
[12:34] Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
[12:35] And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
[12:36] And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
[12:37] And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
[12:38] And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
[12:39] And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
[12:40] So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
[12:41] And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
[12:42] And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
[12:43] Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
[12:44] And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
[12:45] And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
[12:46] For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
[12:47] And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
[13:1] On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
[13:2] Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
[13:3] Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
[13:4] And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
[13:5] And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
[13:6] But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
[13:7] And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
[13:8] And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff to Tobiah out of the chamber.
[13:9] Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
[13:10] And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
[13:11] Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
[13:12] Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
[13:13] And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
[13:14] Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
[13:15] In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
[13:16] There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
[13:17] Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
[13:18] Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
[13:19] And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
[13:20] So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
[13:21] Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
[13:22] And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
[13:23] In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
[13:24] And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
[13:25] And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
[13:26] Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
[13:27] Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
[13:28] And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
[13:29] Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
[13:30] Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
[13:31] And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

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[1:1] Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
[1:2] That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
[1:3] In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
[1:4] When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
[1:5] And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
[1:6] Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
[1:7] And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
[1:8] And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
[1:9] Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
[1:10] On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
[1:11] To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
[1:12] But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
[1:13] Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
[1:14] And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
[1:15] What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
[1:16] And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
[1:17] For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
[1:18] Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
[1:19] If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
[1:20] And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
[1:21] And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
[1:22] For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
[2:1] After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
[2:2] Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
[2:3] And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
[2:4] And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
[2:5] Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
[2:6] Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
[2:7] And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
[2:8] So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
[2:9] And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
[2:10] Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
[2:11] And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
[2:12] Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
[2:13] Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
[2:14] In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
[2:15] Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
[2:16] So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
[2:17] And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
[2:18] Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
[2:19] And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
[2:20] Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
[2:21] In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
[2:22] And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.
[2:23] And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
[3:1] After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
[3:2] And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
[3:3] Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
[3:4] Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
[3:5] And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
[3:6] And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
[3:7] In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
[3:8] And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
[3:9] If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
[3:10] And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
[3:11] And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
[3:12] Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
[3:13] And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
[3:14] The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
[3:15] The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
[4:1] When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
[4:2] And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
[4:3] And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
[4:4] So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
[4:5] Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
[4:6] So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.
[4:7] And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
[4:8] Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
[4:9] And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
[4:10] Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
[4:11] All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
[4:12] And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
[4:13] Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
[4:14] For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
[4:15] Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
[4:16] Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
[4:17] So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
[5:1] Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
[5:2] And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
[5:3] Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
[5:4] And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
[5:5] Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
[5:6] And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
[5:7] Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
[5:8] If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
[5:9] Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
[5:10] Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
[5:11] And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
[5:12] Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
[5:13] Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
[5:14] Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
[6:1] On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
[6:2] And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
[6:3] And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
[6:4] And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
[6:5] And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
[6:6] So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
[6:7] And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
[6:8] Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
[6:9] And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
[6:10] Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
[6:11] Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
[6:12] And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
[6:13] And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
[6:14] And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
[7:1] So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
[7:2] And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
[7:3] Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
[7:4] For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
[7:5] Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
[7:6] And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
[7:7] And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
[7:8] Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
[7:9] And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
[7:10] So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
[8:1] On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
[8:2] And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
[8:3] And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
[8:4] Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
[8:5] And said, If it please the king, and if I have favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
[8:6] For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
[8:7] Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
[8:8] Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
[8:9] Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
[8:10] And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
[8:11] Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
[8:12] Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
[8:13] The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
[8:14] So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
[8:15] And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
[8:16] The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
[8:17] And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
[9:1] Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
[9:2] The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
[9:3] And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
[9:4] For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
[9:5] Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
[9:6] And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
[9:7] And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
[9:8] And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
[9:9] And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
[9:10] The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
[9:11] On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
[9:12] And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
[9:13] Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
[9:14] And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
[9:15] For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
[9:16] But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
[9:17] On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
[9:18] But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
[9:19] Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
[9:20] And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
[9:21] To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
[9:22] As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
[9:23] And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
[9:24] Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
[9:25] But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
[9:26] Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
[9:27] The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
[9:28] And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
[9:29] Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
[9:30] And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
[9:31] To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
[9:32] And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
[10:1] And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
[10:2] And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
[10:3] For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

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[1:1] The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
[1:2] To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
[1:3] To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
[1:4] To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
[1:5] A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
[1:6] To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
[1:7] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
[1:8] My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
[1:9] For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
[1:10] My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
[1:11] If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
[1:12] Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
[1:13] We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
[1:14] Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
[1:15] My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
[1:16] For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
[1:17] Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
[1:18] And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
[1:19] So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
[1:20] Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
[1:21] She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
[1:22] How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
[1:23] Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
[1:24] Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
[1:25] But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
[1:26] I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
[1:27] When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
[1:28] Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
[1:29] For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
[1:30] They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
[1:31] Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
[1:32] For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
[1:33] But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
[2:1] My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
[2:2] So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
[2:3] Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
[2:4] If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
[2:5] Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
[2:6] For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
[2:7] He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
[2:8] He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
[2:9] Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
[2:10] When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
[2:11] Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
[2:12] To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
[2:13] Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
[2:14] Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
[2:15] Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
[2:16] To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
[2:17] Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
[2:18] For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
[2:19] None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
[2:20] That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
[2:21] For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
[2:22] But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
[3:1] My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
[3:2] For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
[3:3] Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
[3:4] So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
[3:5] Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
[3:6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
[3:7] Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
[3:8] It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
[3:9] Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
[3:10] So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
[3:11] My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
[3:12] For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
[3:13] Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
[3:14] For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
[3:15] She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
[3:16] Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
[3:17] Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
[3:18] She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
[3:19] The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
[3:20] By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
[3:21] My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
[3:22] So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
[3:23] Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
[3:24] When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
[3:25] Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
[3:26] For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
[3:27] Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
[3:28] Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
[3:29] Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
[3:30] Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
[3:31] Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
[3:32] For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
[3:33] The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
[3:34] Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
[3:35] The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
[4:1] Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
[4:2] For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
[4:3] For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
[4:4] He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
[4:5] Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
[4:6] Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
[4:7] Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
[4:8] Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
[4:9] She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
[4:10] Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
[4:11] I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
[4:12] When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
[4:13] Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
[4:14] Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
[4:15] Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
[4:16] For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
[4:17] For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
[4:18] But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
[4:19] The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
[4:20] My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
[4:21] Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
[4:22] For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
[4:23] Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
[4:24] Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
[4:25] Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
[4:26] Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
[4:27] Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
[5:1] My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
[5:2] That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
[5:3] For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
[5:4] But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
[5:5] Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
[5:6] Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
[5:7] Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
[5:8] Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
[5:9] Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
[5:10] Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
[5:11] And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
[5:12] And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
[5:13] And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
[5:14] I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
[5:15] Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
[5:16] Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
[5:17] Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
[5:18] Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
[5:19] Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
[5:20] And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
[5:21] For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
[5:22] His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
[5:23] He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
[6:1] My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
[6:2] Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
[6:3] Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
[6:4] Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
[6:5] Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
[6:6] Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
[6:7] Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
[6:8] Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
[6:9] How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
[6:10] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
[6:11] So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
[6:12] A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
[6:13] He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
[6:14] Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
[6:15] Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
[6:16] These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
[6:17] A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
[6:18] An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
[6:19] A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
[6:20] My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
[6:21] Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
[6:22] When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
[6:23] For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
[6:24] To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
[6:25] Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
[6:26] For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
[6:27] Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
[6:28] Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
[6:29] So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
[6:30] Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
[6:31] But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
[6:32] But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
[6:33] A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
[6:34] For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
[6:35] He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
[7:1] My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
[7:2] Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
[7:3] Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
[7:4] Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
[7:5] That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
[7:6] For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
[7:7] And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
[7:8] Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
[7:9] In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
[7:10] And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
[7:11] (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
[7:12] Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
[7:13] So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
[7:14] I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
[7:15] Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
[7:16] I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
[7:17] I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
[7:18] Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
[7:19] For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
[7:20] He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
[7:21] With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
[7:22] He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
[7:23] Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
[7:24] Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
[7:25] Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
[7:26] For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
[7:27] Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
[8:1] Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
[8:2] She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
[8:3] She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
[8:4] Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
[8:5] O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
[8:6] Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
[8:7] For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
[8:8] All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
[8:9] They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
[8:10] Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
[8:11] For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
[8:12] I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
[8:13] The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
[8:14] Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
[8:15] By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
[8:16] By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
[8:17] I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
[8:18] Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
[8:19] My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
[8:20] I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
[8:21] That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
[8:22] The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
[8:23] I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
[8:24] When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
[8:25] Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
[8:26] While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
[8:27] When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
[8:28] When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
[8:29] When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
[8:30] Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
[8:31] Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
[8:32] Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
[8:33] Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
[8:34] Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
[8:35] For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
[8:36] But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
[9:1] Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
[9:2] She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
[9:3] She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
[9:4] Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
[9:5] Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
[9:6] Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
[9:7] He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
[9:8] Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
[9:9] Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
[9:10] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
[9:11] For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
[9:12] If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
[9:13] A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
[9:14] For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
[9:15] To call passengers who go right on their ways:
[9:16] Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
[9:17] Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
[9:18] But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
[10:1] The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
[10:2] Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
[10:3] The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
[10:4] He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
[10:5] He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
[10:6] Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
[10:7] The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
[10:8] The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
[10:9] He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
[10:10] He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
[10:11] The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
[10:12] Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
[10:13] In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
[10:14] Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
[10:15] The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
[10:16] The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
[10:17] He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
[10:18] He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
[10:19] In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
[10:20] The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
[10:21] The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
[10:22] The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
[10:23] It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
[10:24] The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
[10:25] As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
[10:26] As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
[10:27] The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
[10:28] The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
[10:29] The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
[10:30] The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
[10:31] The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
[10:32] The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
[11:1] A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
[11:2] When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
[11:3] The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
[11:4] Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
[11:5] The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
[11:6] The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
[11:7] When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
[11:8] The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
[11:9] An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
[11:10] When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
[11:11] By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
[11:12] He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
[11:13] A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
[11:14] Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
[11:15] He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
[11:16] A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
[11:17] The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
[11:18] The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
[11:19] As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
[11:20] They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
[11:21] Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
[11:22] As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
[11:23] The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
[11:24] There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
[11:25] The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
[11:26] He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
[11:27] He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
[11:28] He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
[11:29] He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
[11:30] The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
[11:31] Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
[12:1] Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
[12:2] A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
[12:3] A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
[12:4] A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
[12:5] The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
[12:6] The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
[12:7] The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
[12:8] A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
[12:9] He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
[12:10] A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
[12:11] He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
[12:12] The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
[12:13] The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
[12:14] A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
[12:15] The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
[12:16] A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
[12:17] He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
[12:18] There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
[12:19] The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
[12:20] Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
[12:21] There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
[12:22] Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
[12:23] A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
[12:24] The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
[12:25] Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
[12:26] The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
[12:27] The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
[12:28] In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
[13:1] A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
[13:2] A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
[13:3] He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
[13:4] The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
[13:5] A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
[13:6] Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
[13:7] There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
[13:8] The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
[13:9] The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
[13:10] Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
[13:11] Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
[13:12] Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
[13:13] Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
[13:14] The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
[13:15] Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
[13:16] Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
[13:17] A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
[13:18] Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
[13:19] The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
[13:20] He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
[13:21] Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
[13:22] A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
[13:23] Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
[13:24] He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
[13:25] The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
[14:1] Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
[14:2] He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
[14:3] In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
[14:4] Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
[14:5] A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
[14:6] A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
[14:7] Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
[14:8] The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
[14:9] Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
[14:10] The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
[14:11] The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
[14:12] There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
[14:13] Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
[14:14] The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
[14:15] The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
[14:16] A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
[14:17] He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
[14:18] The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
[14:19] The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
[14:20] The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
[14:21] He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
[14:22] Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
[14:23] In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
[14:24] The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
[14:25] A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
[14:26] In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
[14:27] The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
[14:28] In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
[14:29] He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
[14:30] A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
[14:31] He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
[14:32] The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
[14:33] Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
[14:34] Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
[14:35] The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
[15:1] A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
[15:2] The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
[15:3] The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
[15:4] A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
[15:5] A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
[15:6] In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
[15:7] The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
[15:8] The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
[15:9] The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
[15:10] Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
[15:11] Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
[15:12] A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
[15:13] A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
[15:14] The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
[15:15] All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
[15:16] Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
[15:17] Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
[15:18] A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
[15:19] The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
[15:20] A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
[15:21] Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
[15:22] Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
[15:23] A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
[15:24] The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
[15:25] The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
[15:26] The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
[15:27] He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
[15:28] The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
[15:29] The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
[15:30] The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
[15:31] The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
[15:32] He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
[15:33] The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
[16:1] The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
[16:2] All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
[16:3] Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
[16:4] The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
[16:5] Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
[16:6] By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
[16:7] When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
[16:8] Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
[16:9] A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
[16:10] A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
[16:11] A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
[16:12] It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
[16:13] Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
[16:14] The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
[16:15] In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
[16:16] How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
[16:17] The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
[16:18] Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
[16:19] Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
[16:20] He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
[16:21] The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
[16:22] Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
[16:23] The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
[16:24] Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
[16:25] There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
[16:26] He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
[16:27] An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
[16:28] A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
[16:29] A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
[16:30] He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
[16:31] The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
[16:32] He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
[16:33] The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
[17:1] Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
[17:2] A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
[17:3] The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
[17:4] A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
[17:5] Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
[17:6] Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
[17:7] Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
[17:8] A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
[17:9] He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
[17:10] A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
[17:11] An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
[17:12] Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
[17:13] Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
[17:14] The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
[17:15] He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
[17:16] Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
[17:17] A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
[17:18] A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
[17:19] He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
[17:20] He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
[17:21] He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
[17:22] A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
[17:23] A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
[17:24] Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
[17:25] A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
[17:26] Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
[17:27] He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
[17:28] Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
[18:1] Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
[18:2] A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
[18:3] When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
[18:4] The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
[18:5] It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
[18:6] A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
[18:7] A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
[18:8] The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
[18:9] He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
[18:10] The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
[18:11] The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
[18:12] Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
[18:13] He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
[18:14] The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
[18:15] The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
[18:16] A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
[18:17] He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
[18:18] The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
[18:19] A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
[18:20] A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
[18:21] Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
[18:22] Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
[18:23] The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
[18:24] A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
[19:1] Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
[19:2] Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
[19:3] The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
[19:4] Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
[19:5] A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
[19:6] Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
[19:7] All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
[19:8] He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
[19:9] A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
[19:10] Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
[19:11] The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
[19:12] The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
[19:13] A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
[19:14] House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
[19:15] Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
[19:16] He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
[19:17] He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
[19:18] Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
[19:19] A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
[19:20] Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
[19:21] There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
[19:22] The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
[19:23] The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
[19:24] A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
[19:25] Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
[19:26] He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
[19:27] Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
[19:28] An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
[19:29] Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
[20:1] Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
[20:2] The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
[20:3] It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
[20:4] The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
[20:5] Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
[20:6] Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
[20:7] The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
[20:8] A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
[20:9] Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
[20:10] Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
[20:11] Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
[20:12] The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
[20:13] Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
[20:14] It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
[20:15] There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
[20:16] Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
[20:17] Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
[20:18] Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
[20:19] He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
[20:20] Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
[20:21] An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
[20:22] Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
[20:23] Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
[20:24] Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
[20:25] It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
[20:26] A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
[20:27] The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
[20:28] Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
[20:29] The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
[20:30] The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
[21:1] The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
[21:2] Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
[21:3] To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
[21:4] An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
[21:5] The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
[21:6] The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
[21:7] The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
[21:8] The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
[21:9] It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
[21:10] The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
[21:11] When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
[21:12] The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
[21:13] Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
[21:14] A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
[21:15] It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
[21:16] The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
[21:17] He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
[21:18] The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
[21:19] It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
[21:20] There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
[21:21] He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
[21:22] A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
[21:23] Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
[21:24] Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
[21:25] The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
[21:26] He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
[21:27] The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
[21:28] A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
[21:29] A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
[21:30] There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
[21:31] The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
[22:1] A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
[22:2] The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
[22:3] A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
[22:4] By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
[22:5] Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
[22:6] Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
[22:7] The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
[22:8] He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
[22:9] He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
[22:10] Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
[22:11] He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
[22:12] The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
[22:13] The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
[22:14] The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
[22:15] Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
[22:16] He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
[22:17] Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
[22:18] For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
[22:19] That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
[22:20] Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
[22:21] That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
[22:22] Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
[22:23] For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
[22:24] Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
[22:25] Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
[22:26] Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
[22:27] If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
[22:28] Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
[22:29] Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
[23:1] When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
[23:2] And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
[23:3] Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
[23:4] Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
[23:5] Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
[23:6] Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
[23:7] For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
[23:8] The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
[23:9] Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
[23:10] Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
[23:11] For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
[23:12] Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
[23:13] Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
[23:14] Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
[23:15] My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
[23:16] Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
[23:17] Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
[23:18] For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
[23:19] Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
[23:20] Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
[23:21] For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
[23:22] Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
[23:23] Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
[23:24] The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
[23:25] Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
[23:26] My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
[23:27] For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
[23:28] She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
[23:29] Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
[23:30] They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
[23:31] Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
[23:32] At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
[23:33] Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
[23:34] Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
[23:35] They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
[24:1] Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
[24:2] For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
[24:3] Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
[24:4] And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
[24:5] A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
[24:6] For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
[24:7] Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
[24:8] He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
[24:9] The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
[24:10] If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
[24:11] If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
[24:12] If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
[24:13] My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
[24:14] So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
[24:15] Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
[24:16] For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
[24:17] Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
[24:18] Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
[24:19] Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:
[24:20] For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
[24:21] My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
[24:22] For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
[24:23] These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
[24:24] He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
[24:25] But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
[24:26] Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
[24:27] Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
[24:28] Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
[24:29] Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
[24:30] I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
[24:31] And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
[24:32] Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
[24:33] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
[24:34] So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
[25:1] These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
[25:2] It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
[25:3] The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
[25:4] Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
[25:5] Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
[25:6] Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
[25:7] For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
[25:8] Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
[25:9] Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
[25:10] Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
[25:11] A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
[25:12] As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
[25:13] As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
[25:14] Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
[25:15] By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
[25:16] Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
[25:17] Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
[25:18] A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
[25:19] Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
[25:20] As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
[25:21] If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
[25:22] For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
[25:23] The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
[25:24] It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
[25:25] As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
[25:26] A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
[25:27] It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
[25:28] He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
[26:1] As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
[26:2] As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
[26:3] A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
[26:4] Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
[26:5] Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
[26:6] He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
[26:7] The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
[26:8] As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
[26:9] As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
[26:10] The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
[26:11] As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
[26:12] Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
[26:13] The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
[26:14] As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
[26:15] The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
[26:16] The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
[26:17] He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
[26:18] As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
[26:19] So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
[26:20] Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
[26:21] As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
[26:22] The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
[26:23] Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
[26:24] He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
[26:25] When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
[26:26] Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
[26:27] Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
[26:28] A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
[27:1] Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
[27:2] Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
[27:3] A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
[27:4] Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
[27:5] Open rebuke is better than secret love.
[27:6] Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
[27:7] The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
[27:8] As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
[27:9] Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
[27:10] Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
[27:11] My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
[27:12] A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
[27:13] Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
[27:14] He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
[27:15] A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
[27:16] Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
[27:17] Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
[27:18] Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
[27:19] As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
[27:20] Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
[27:21] As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
[27:22] Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
[27:23] Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
[27:24] For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
[27:25] The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
[27:26] The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
[27:27] And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
[28:1] The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
[28:2] For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
[28:3] A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
[28:4] They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
[28:5] Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
[28:6] Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
[28:7] Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
[28:8] He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
[28:9] He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
[28:10] Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
[28:11] The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
[28:12] When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
[28:13] He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
[28:14] Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
[28:15] As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
[28:16] The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
[28:17] A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
[28:18] Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
[28:19] He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
[28:20] A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
[28:21] To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
[28:22] He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
[28:23] He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
[28:24] Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
[28:25] He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
[28:26] He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
[28:27] He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
[28:28] When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
[29:1] He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
[29:2] When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
[29:3] Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
[29:4] The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
[29:5] A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
[29:6] In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
[29:7] The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
[29:8] Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
[29:9] If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
[29:10] The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
[29:11] A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
[29:12] If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
[29:13] The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
[29:14] The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
[29:15] The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
[29:16] When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
[29:17] Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
[29:18] Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
[29:19] A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
[29:20] Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
[29:21] He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
[29:22] An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
[29:23] A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
[29:24] Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
[29:25] The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
[29:26] Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
[29:27] An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
[30:1] The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
[30:2] Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
[30:3] I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
[30:4] Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
[30:5] Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
[30:6] Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
[30:7] Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
[30:8] Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
[30:9] Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
[30:10] Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
[30:11] There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
[30:12] There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
[30:13] There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
[30:14] There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
[30:15] The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
[30:16] The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
[30:17] The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
[30:18] There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
[30:19] The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
[30:20] Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
[30:21] For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
[30:22] For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
[30:23] For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
[30:24] There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
[30:25] The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
[30:26] The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
[30:27] The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
[30:28] The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
[30:29] There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
[30:30] A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
[30:31] A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
[30:32] If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
[30:33] Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
[31:1] The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
[31:2] What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
[31:3] Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
[31:4] It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
[31:5] Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
[31:6] Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
[31:7] Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
[31:8] Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
[31:9] Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
[31:10] Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
[31:11] The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
[31:12] She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
[31:13] She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
[31:14] She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
[31:15] She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
[31:16] She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
[31:17] She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
[31:18] She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
[31:19] She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
[31:20] She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
[31:21] She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
[31:22] She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
[31:23] Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
[31:24] She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
[31:25] Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
[31:26] She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
[31:27] She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
[31:28] Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
[31:29] Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
[31:30] Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
[31:31] Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

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[1:1] The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
[1:2] Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
[1:3] What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
[1:4] One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
[1:5] The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
[1:6] The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
[1:7] All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
[1:8] All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
[1:9] The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
[1:10] Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
[1:11] There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
[1:12] I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
[1:13] And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
[1:14] I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
[1:15] That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
[1:16] I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
[1:17] And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
[1:18] For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
[2:1] I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
[2:2] I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
[2:3] I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
[2:4] I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
[2:5] I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
[2:6] I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
[2:7] I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
[2:8] I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
[2:9] So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
[2:10] And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
[2:11] Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
[2:12] And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
[2:13] Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
[2:14] The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
[2:15] Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
[2:16] For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
[2:17] Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
[2:18] Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
[2:19] And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
[2:20] Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
[2:21] For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
[2:22] For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
[2:23] For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
[2:24] There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
[2:25] For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
[2:26] For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
[3:1] To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
[3:2] A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
[3:3] A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
[3:4] A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
[3:5] A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
[3:6] A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
[3:7] A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
[3:8] A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
[3:9] What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
[3:10] I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
[3:11] He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
[3:12] I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
[3:13] And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
[3:14] I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
[3:15] That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
[3:16] And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
[3:17] I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
[3:18] I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
[3:19] For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
[3:20] All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
[3:21] Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
[3:22] Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
[4:1] So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
[4:2] Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
[4:3] Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
[4:4] Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
[4:5] The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
[4:6] Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
[4:7] Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
[4:8] There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
[4:9] Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
[4:10] For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
[4:11] Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
[4:12] And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
[4:13] Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
[4:14] For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
[4:15] I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
[4:16] There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
[5:1] Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
[5:2] Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
[5:3] For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
[5:4] When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
[5:5] Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
[5:6] Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
[5:7] For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
[5:8] If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
[5:9] Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
[5:10] He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
[5:11] When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
[5:12] The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
[5:13] There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
[5:14] But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
[5:15] As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
[5:16] And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
[5:17] All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
[5:18] Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
[5:19] Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
[5:20] For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
[6:1] There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
[6:2] A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
[6:3] If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
[6:4] For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
[6:5] Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
[6:6] Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
[6:7] All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
[6:8] For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
[6:9] Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
[6:10] That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
[6:11] Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
[6:12] For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
[7:1] A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
[7:2] It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
[7:3] Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
[7:4] The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
[7:5] It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
[7:6] For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
[7:7] Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
[7:8] Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
[7:9] Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
[7:10] Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
[7:11] Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
[7:12] For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
[7:13] Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
[7:14] In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
[7:15] All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
[7:16] Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?
[7:17] Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
[7:18] It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
[7:19] Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
[7:20] For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
[7:21] Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
[7:22] For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
[7:23] All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
[7:24] That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
[7:25] I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
[7:26] And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
[7:27] Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
[7:28] Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
[7:29] Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
[8:1] Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
[8:2] I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
[8:3] Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
[8:4] Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
[8:5] Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
[8:6] Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
[8:7] For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
[8:8] There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
[8:9] All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
[8:10] And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
[8:11] Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
[8:12] Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
[8:13] But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
[8:14] There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
[8:15] Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
[8:16] When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
[8:17] Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
[9:1] For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
[9:2] All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
[9:3] This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
[9:4] For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
[9:5] For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
[9:6] Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
[9:7] Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
[9:8] Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
[9:9] Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
[9:10] Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
[9:11] I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
[9:12] For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
[9:13] This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
[9:14] There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
[9:15] Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
[9:16] Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
[9:17] The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
[9:18] Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
[10:1] Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
[10:2] A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
[10:3] Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
[10:4] If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
[10:5] There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
[10:6] Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
[10:7] I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
[10:8] He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
[10:9] Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
[10:10] If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
[10:11] Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
[10:12] The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
[10:13] The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
[10:14] A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
[10:15] The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
[10:16] Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
[10:17] Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
[10:18] By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
[10:19] A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
[10:20] Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
[11:1] Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
[11:2] Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
[11:3] If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
[11:4] He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
[11:5] As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
[11:6] In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
[11:7] Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
[11:8] But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
[11:9] Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
[11:10] Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
[12:1] Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
[12:2] While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
[12:3] In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
[12:4] And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
[12:5] Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
[12:6] Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
[12:7] Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
[12:8] Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
[12:9] And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
[12:10] The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
[12:11] The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
[12:12] And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
[12:13] Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
[12:14] For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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[1:1] The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
[1:2] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
[1:3] Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
[1:4] Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
[1:5] I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
[1:6] Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
[1:7] Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
[1:8] If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
[1:9] I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
[1:10] Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
[1:11] We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
[1:12] While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
[1:13] A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
[1:14] My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
[1:15] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
[1:16] Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
[1:17] The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
[2:1] I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
[2:2] As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
[2:3] As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
[2:4] He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
[2:5] Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
[2:6] His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
[2:7] I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
[2:8] The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
[2:9] My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
[2:10] My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
[2:11] For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
[2:12] The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
[2:13] The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
[2:14] O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
[2:15] Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
[2:16] My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
[2:17] Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
[3:1] By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
[3:2] I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
[3:3] The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
[3:4] It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
[3:5] I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
[3:6] Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
[3:7] Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
[3:8] They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
[3:9] King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
[3:10] He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
[3:11] Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
[4:1] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
[4:2] Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
[4:3] Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
[4:4] Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
[4:5] Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
[4:6] Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
[4:7] Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
[4:8] Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
[4:9] Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
[4:10] How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
[4:11] Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
[4:12] A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
[4:13] Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
[4:14] Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
[4:15] A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
[4:16] Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
[5:1] I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
[5:2] I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
[5:3] I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
[5:4] My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
[5:5] I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
[5:6] I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
[5:7] The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
[5:8] I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
[5:9] What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
[5:10] My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
[5:11] His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
[5:12] His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
[5:13] His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
[5:14] His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
[5:15] His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
[5:16] His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
[6:1] Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
[6:2] My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
[6:3] I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
[6:4] Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
[6:5] Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
[6:6] Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
[6:7] As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
[6:8] There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
[6:9] My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
[6:10] Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
[6:11] I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished and the pomegranates budded.
[6:12] Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
[6:13] Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
[7:1] How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
[7:2] Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
[7:3] Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
[7:4] Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
[7:5] Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
[7:6] How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
[7:7] This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
[7:8] I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
[7:9] And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
[7:10] I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.
[7:11] Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
[7:12] Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
[7:13] The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
[8:1] O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
[8:2] I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
[8:3] His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
[8:4] I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
[8:5] Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
[8:6] Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
[8:7] Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
[8:8] We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
[8:9] If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
[8:10] I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
[8:11] Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
[8:12] My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
[8:13] Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
[8:14] Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

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[1:1] How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
[1:2] She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
[1:3] Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
[1:4] The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
[1:5] Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
[1:6] And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
[1:7] Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
[1:8] Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
[1:9] Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
[1:10] The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
[1:11] All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
[1:12] Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
[1:13] From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
[1:14] The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the LORD hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
[1:15] The LORD hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the LORD hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
[1:16] For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
[1:17] Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
[1:18] The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
[1:19] I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
[1:20] Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
[1:21] They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
[1:22] Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
[2:1] How hath the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
[2:2] The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
[2:3] He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
[2:4] He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
[2:5] The LORD was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
[2:6] And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
[2:7] The LORD hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.
[2:8] The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
[2:9] Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
[2:10] The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
[2:11] Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
[2:12] They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.
[2:13] What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
[2:14] Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
[2:15] All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
[2:16] All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
[2:17] The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.
[2:18] Their heart cried unto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
[2:19] Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
[2:20] Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
[2:21] The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
[2:22] Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD's anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
[3:1] I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
[3:2] He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
[3:3] Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
[3:4] My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
[3:5] He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
[3:6] He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
[3:7] He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
[3:8] Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
[3:9] He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
[3:10] He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
[3:11] He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
[3:12] He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
[3:13] He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
[3:14] I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
[3:15] He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
[3:16] He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
[3:17] And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
[3:18] And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
[3:19] Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
[3:20] My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
[3:21] This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
[3:22] It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
[3:23] They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
[3:24] The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
[3:25] The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
[3:26] It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
[3:27] It is good for a man that he bear the yoke of his youth.
[3:28] He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
[3:29] He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
[3:30] He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
[3:31] For the LORD will not cast off for ever:
[3:32] But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
[3:33] For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
[3:34] To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth.
[3:35] To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
[3:36] To subvert a man in his cause, the LORD approveth not.
[3:37] Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
[3:38] Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
[3:39] Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
[3:40] Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
[3:41] Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
[3:42] We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
[3:43] Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
[3:44] Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
[3:45] Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
[3:46] All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
[3:47] Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
[3:48] Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
[3:49] Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission.
[3:50] Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.
[3:51] Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
[3:52] Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
[3:53] They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
[3:54] Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
[3:55] I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
[3:56] Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
[3:57] Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
[3:58] O LORD, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
[3:59] O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
[3:60] Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
[3:61] Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me;
[3:62] The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
[3:63] Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
[3:64] Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
[3:65] Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
[3:66] Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
[4:1] How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
[4:2] The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
[4:3] Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
[4:4] The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
[4:5] They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
[4:6] For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
[4:7] Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
[4:8] Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
[4:9] They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
[4:10] The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
[4:11] The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
[4:12] The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
[4:13] For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
[4:14] They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
[4:15] They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
[4:16] The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
[4:17] As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
[4:18] They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
[4:19] Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
[4:20] The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
[4:21] Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
[4:22] The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.
[5:1] Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
[5:2] Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
[5:3] We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
[5:4] We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
[5:5] Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
[5:6] We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
[5:7] Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
[5:8] Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
[5:9] We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.
[5:10] Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
[5:11] They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.
[5:12] Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.
[5:13] They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
[5:14] The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
[5:15] The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
[5:16] The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
[5:17] For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
[5:18] Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
[5:19] Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
[5:20] Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
[5:21] Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
[5:22] But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.

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[1:1] In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
[1:2] And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
[1:3] And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
[1:4] Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
[1:5] And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
[1:6] Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
[1:7] Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
[1:8] But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
[1:9] Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
[1:10] And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
[1:11] Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
[1:12] Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
[1:13] Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
[1:14] So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
[1:15] And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
[1:16] Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
[1:17] As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
[1:18] Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
[1:19] And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
[1:20] And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
[1:21] And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
[2:1] And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
[2:2] Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
[2:3] And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
[2:4] Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
[2:5] The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
[2:6] But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
[2:7] They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
[2:8] The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
[2:9] But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
[2:10] The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
[2:11] And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
[2:12] For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
[2:13] And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
[2:14] Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
[2:15] He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
[2:16] Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
[2:17] Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
[2:18] That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
[2:19] Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
[2:20] Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
[2:21] And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
[2:22] He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
[2:23] I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
[2:24] Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
[2:25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
[2:26] The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
[2:27] Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
[2:28] But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
[2:29] As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
[2:30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
[2:31] Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
[2:32] This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
[2:33] His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
[2:34] Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
[2:35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
[2:36] This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
[2:37] Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
[2:38] And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
[2:39] And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
[2:40] And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
[2:41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
[2:42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
[2:43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
[2:44] And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
[2:45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
[2:46] Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
[2:47] The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
[2:48] Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
[2:49] Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
[3:1] Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
[3:2] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
[3:3] Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
[3:4] Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
[3:5] That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
[3:6] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
[3:7] Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
[3:8] Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
[3:9] They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
[3:10] Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
[3:11] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
[3:12] There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
[3:13] Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
[3:14] Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
[3:15] Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
[3:16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
[3:17] If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
[3:18] But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
[3:19] Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
[3:20] And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
[3:21] Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
[3:22] Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
[3:23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
[3:24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
[3:25] He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
[3:26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
[3:27] And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
[3:28] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
[3:29] Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
[3:30] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
[4:1] Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
[4:2] I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
[4:3] How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
[4:4] I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
[4:5] I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
[4:6] Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
[4:7] Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
[4:8] But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
[4:9] O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
[4:10] Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
[4:11] The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
[4:12] The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
[4:13] I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
[4:14] He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
[4:15] Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
[4:16] Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
[4:17] This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
[4:18] This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
[4:19] Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
[4:20] The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
[4:21] Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
[4:22] It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
[4:23] And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
[4:24] This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
[4:25] That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
[4:26] And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
[4:27] Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
[4:28] All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
[4:29] At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
[4:30] The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
[4:31] While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
[4:32] And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
[4:33] The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
[4:34] And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
[4:35] And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
[4:36] At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
[4:37] Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
[5:1] Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
[5:2] Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
[5:3] Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
[5:4] They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
[5:5] In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
[5:6] Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
[5:7] The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[5:8] Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
[5:9] Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
[5:10] Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
[5:11] There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
[5:12] Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
[5:13] Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
[5:14] I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
[5:15] And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
[5:16] And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[5:17] Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
[5:18] O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
[5:19] And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
[5:20] But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
[5:21] And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
[5:22] And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
[5:23] But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
[5:24] Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
[5:25] And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
[5:26] This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
[5:27] TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
[5:28] PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
[5:29] Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[5:30] In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
[5:31] And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
[6:1] It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
[6:2] And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
[6:3] Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
[6:4] Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
[6:5] Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
[6:6] Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
[6:7] All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
[6:8] Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
[6:9] Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
[6:10] Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
[6:11] Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
[6:12] Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
[6:13] Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
[6:14] Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
[6:15] Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
[6:16] Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
[6:17] And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
[6:18] Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
[6:19] Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
[6:20] And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
[6:21] Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
[6:22] My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
[6:23] Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
[6:24] And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
[6:25] Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
[6:26] I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
[6:27] He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
[6:28] So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
[7:1] In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
[7:2] Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
[7:3] And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
[7:4] The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
[7:5] And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
[7:6] After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
[7:7] After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
[7:8] I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
[7:9] I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
[7:10] A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
[7:11] I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
[7:12] As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
[7:13] I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
[7:14] And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
[7:15] I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
[7:16] I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
[7:17] These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
[7:18] But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
[7:19] Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
[7:20] And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
[7:21] I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
[7:22] Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
[7:23] Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
[7:24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
[7:25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
[7:26] But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
[7:27] And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
[7:28] Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
[8:1] In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
[8:2] And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
[8:3] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
[8:4] I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
[8:5] And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
[8:6] And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
[8:7] And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
[8:8] Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
[8:9] And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
[8:10] And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
[8:11] Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.
[8:12] And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
[8:13] Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
[8:14] And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
[8:15] And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
[8:16] And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
[8:17] So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
[8:18] Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
[8:19] And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
[8:20] The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
[8:21] And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
[8:22] Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
[8:23] And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
[8:24] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
[8:25] And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
[8:26] And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
[8:27] And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
[9:1] In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
[9:2] In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
[9:3] And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
[9:4] And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
[9:5] We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
[9:6] Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
[9:7] O LORD, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
[9:8] O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
[9:9] To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
[9:10] Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
[9:11] Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
[9:12] And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
[9:13] As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
[9:14] Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
[9:15] And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
[9:16] O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
[9:17] Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
[9:18] O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
[9:19] O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
[9:20] And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
[9:21] Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
[9:22] And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
[9:23] At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
[9:24] Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
[9:25] Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
[9:26] And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
[9:27] And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
[10:1] In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
[10:2] In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
[10:3] I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
[10:4] And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;
[10:5] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
[10:6] His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
[10:7] And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
[10:8] Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
[10:9] Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
[10:10] And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
[10:11] And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
[10:12] Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
[10:13] But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
[10:14] Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
[10:15] And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
[10:16] And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
[10:17] For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
[10:18] Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
[10:19] And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
[10:20] Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
[10:21] But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
[11:1] Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
[11:2] And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
[11:3] And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
[11:4] And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
[11:5] And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
[11:6] And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
[11:7] But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
[11:8] And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
[11:9] So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
[11:10] But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
[11:11] And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
[11:12] And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
[11:13] For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
[11:14] And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
[11:15] So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
[11:16] But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
[11:17] He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
[11:18] After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
[11:19] Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
[11:20] Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
[11:21] And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
[11:22] And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
[11:23] And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
[11:24] He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
[11:25] And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
[11:26] Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
[11:27] And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
[11:28] Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
[11:29] At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
[11:30] For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
[11:31] And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
[11:32] And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
[11:33] And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
[11:34] Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
[11:35] And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
[11:36] And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
[11:37] Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
[11:38] But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
[11:39] Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
[11:40] And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
[11:41] He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
[11:42] He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
[11:43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
[11:44] But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
[11:45] And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
[12:1] And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
[12:2] And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
[12:3] And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
[12:4] But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
[12:5] Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
[12:6] And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
[12:7] And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
[12:8] And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
[12:9] And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
[12:10] Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
[12:11] And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
[12:12] Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
[12:13] But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

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[1:1] The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
[1:2] The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
[1:3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
[1:4] And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
[1:5] And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.
[1:6] And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
[1:7] But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
[1:8] Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
[1:9] Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
[1:10] Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
[1:11] Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
[2:1] Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.
[2:2] Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
[2:3] Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
[2:4] And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
[2:5] For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
[2:6] Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
[2:7] And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
[2:8] For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
[2:9] Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
[2:10] And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
[2:11] I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
[2:12] And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
[2:13] And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.
[2:14] Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
[2:15] And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
[2:16] And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
[2:17] For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
[2:18] And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
[2:19] And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
[2:20] I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
[2:21] And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
[2:22] And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
[2:23] And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
[3:1] Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
[3:2] So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
[3:3] And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
[3:4] For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
[3:5] Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
[4:1] Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
[4:2] By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
[4:3] Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
[4:4] Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
[4:5] Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
[4:6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
[4:7] As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
[4:8] They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
[4:9] And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
[4:10] For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
[4:11] Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
[4:12] My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
[4:13] They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
[4:14] I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
[4:15] Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
[4:16] For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
[4:17] Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
[4:18] Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
[4:19] The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
[5:1] Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
[5:2] And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
[5:3] I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
[5:4] They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
[5:5] And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.
[5:6] They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
[5:7] They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
[5:8] Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
[5:9] Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
[5:10] The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
[5:11] Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
[5:12] Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
[5:13] When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
[5:14] For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
[5:15] I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
[6:1] Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
[6:2] After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
[6:3] Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
[6:4] O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
[6:5] Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
[6:6] For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
[6:7] But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
[6:8] Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
[6:9] And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
[6:10] I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
[6:11] Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
[7:1] When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
[7:2] And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
[7:3] They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
[7:4] They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
[7:5] In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
[7:6] For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
[7:7] They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
[7:8] Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
[7:9] Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
[7:10] And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
[7:11] Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
[7:12] When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
[7:13] Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
[7:14] And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
[7:15] Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
[7:16] They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
[8:1] Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
[8:2] Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
[8:3] Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
[8:4] They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
[8:5] Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
[8:6] For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
[8:7] For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
[8:8] Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
[8:9] For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
[8:10] Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
[8:11] Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
[8:12] I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
[8:13] They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
[8:14] For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
[9:1] Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
[9:2] The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
[9:3] They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
[9:4] They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
[9:5] What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?
[9:6] For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
[9:7] The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
[9:8] The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
[9:9] They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
[9:10] I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
[9:11] As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
[9:12] Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
[9:13] Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
[9:14] Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
[9:15] All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
[9:16] Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
[9:17] My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
[10:1] Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
[10:2] Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
[10:3] For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
[10:4] They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
[10:5] The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
[10:6] It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
[10:7] As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
[10:8] The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
[10:9] O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
[10:10] It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
[10:11] And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
[10:12] Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
[10:13] Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
[10:14] Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
[10:15] So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
[11:1] When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
[11:2] As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
[11:3] I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
[11:4] I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
[11:5] He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
[11:6] And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
[11:7] And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
[11:8] How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
[11:9] I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
[11:10] They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
[11:11] They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
[11:12] Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
[12:1] Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
[12:2] The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
[12:3] He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
[12:4] Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
[12:5] Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
[12:6] Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.
[12:7] He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
[12:8] And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
[12:9] And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
[12:10] I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
[12:11] Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
[12:12] And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
[12:13] And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
[12:14] Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return unto him.
[13:1] When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
[13:2] And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
[13:3] Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
[13:4] Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
[13:5] I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
[13:6] According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
[13:7] Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
[13:8] I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
[13:9] O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
[13:10] I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
[13:11] I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
[13:12] The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.
[13:13] The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
[13:14] I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
[13:15] Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
[13:16] Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
[14:1] O israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
[14:2] Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
[14:3] Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
[14:4] I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
[14:5] I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
[14:6] His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
[14:7] They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
[14:8] Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
[14:9] Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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[1:1] The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
[1:2] Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
[1:3] Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
[1:4] That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
[1:5] Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
[1:6] For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
[1:7] He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
[1:8] Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
[1:9] The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn.
[1:10] The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
[1:11] Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
[1:12] The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
[1:13] Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
[1:14] Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
[1:15] Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
[1:16] Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
[1:17] The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
[1:18] How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
[1:19] O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
[1:20] The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
[2:1] Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
[2:2] A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
[2:3] A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
[2:4] The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
[2:5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
[2:6] Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
[2:7] They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
[2:8] Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
[2:9] They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
[2:10] The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
[2:11] And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
[2:12] Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
[2:13] And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
[2:14] Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
[2:15] Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
[2:16] Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
[2:17] Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
[2:18] Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
[2:19] Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
[2:20] But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
[2:21] Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
[2:22] Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
[2:23] Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
[2:24] And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
[2:25] And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
[2:26] And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
[2:27] And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
[2:28] And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
[2:29] And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
[2:30] And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
[2:31] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.
[2:32] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
[3:1] For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
[3:2] I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
[3:3] And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
[3:4] Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
[3:5] Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
[3:6] The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
[3:7] Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
[3:8] And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
[3:9] Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
[3:10] Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
[3:11] Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
[3:12] Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
[3:13] Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
[3:14] Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
[3:15] The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
[3:16] The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
[3:17] So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
[3:18] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
[3:19] Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
[3:20] But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
[3:21] For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.

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[1:1] And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
[1:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
[1:3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
[1:4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
[1:5] And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[1:6] And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
[1:7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
[1:8] And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[1:9] But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
[1:10] And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
[1:11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
[1:12] And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[1:13] But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
[1:14] And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
[1:15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
[1:16] And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
[1:17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
[2:1] And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
[2:2] And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD:
[2:3] And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
[2:4] And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
[2:5] And if thy oblation be a meat offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
[2:6] Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
[2:7] And if thy oblation be a meat offering baked in the frying pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
[2:8] And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
[2:9] And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
[2:10] And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
[2:11] No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
[2:12] As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savor.
[2:13] And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
[2:14] And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
[2:15] And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.
[2:16] And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[3:1] And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
[3:2] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
[3:3] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[3:4] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
[3:5] And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
[3:6] And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
[3:7] If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.
[3:8] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
[3:9] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[3:10] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
[3:11] And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[3:12] And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
[3:13] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
[3:14] And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[3:15] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
[3:16] And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat is the LORD's.
[3:17] It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
[4:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[4:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
[4:3] If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.
[4:4] And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
[4:5] And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
[4:6] And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.
[4:7] And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[4:8] And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[4:9] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,
[4:10] As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.
[4:11] And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
[4:12] Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
[4:13] And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
[4:14] When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
[4:15] And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.
[4:16] And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:
[4:17] And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.
[4:18] And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[4:19] And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
[4:20] And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.
[4:21] And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
[4:22] When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;
[4:23] Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
[4:24] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering.
[4:25] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.
[4:26] And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
[4:27] And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
[4:28] Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
[4:29] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
[4:30] And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
[4:31] And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
[4:32] And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
[4:33] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.
[4:34] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:
[4:35] And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
[5:1] And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
[5:2] Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
[5:3] Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
[5:4] Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
[5:5] And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:
[5:6] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
[5:7] And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
[5:8] And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
[5:9] And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.
[5:10] And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
[5:11] But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
[5:12] Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.
[5:13] And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.
[5:14] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[5:15] If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
[5:16] And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
[5:17] And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
[5:18] And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
[5:19] It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.
[6:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6:2] If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbor in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbor;
[6:3] Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
[6:4] Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
[6:5] Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
[6:6] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:
[6:7] And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.
[6:8] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6:9] Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
[6:10] And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
[6:11] And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
[6:12] And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.
[6:13] The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
[6:14] And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
[6:15] And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
[6:16] And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
[6:17] It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
[6:18] All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
[6:19] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6:20] This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
[6:21] In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baked, thou shalt bring it in: and the baked pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savor unto the LORD.
[6:22] And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt.
[6:23] For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.
[6:24] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6:25] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.
[6:26] The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[6:27] Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
[6:28] But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
[6:29] All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
[6:30] And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
[7:1] Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.
[7:2] In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.
[7:3] And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
[7:4] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:
[7:5] And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering.
[7:6] Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.
[7:7] As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.
[7:8] And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.
[7:9] And all the meat offering that is baked in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying pan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.
[7:10] And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
[7:11] And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.
[7:12] If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.
[7:13] Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.
[7:14] And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.
[7:15] And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
[7:16] But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
[7:17] But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
[7:18] And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
[7:19] And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.
[7:20] But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
[7:21] Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
[7:22] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[7:23] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
[7:24] And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
[7:25] For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
[7:26] Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
[7:27] Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
[7:28] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[7:29] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.
[7:30] His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.
[7:31] And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
[7:32] And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
[7:33] He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.
[7:34] For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.
[7:35] This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office;
[7:36] Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
[7:37] This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;
[7:38] Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.
[8:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[8:2] Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
[8:3] And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[8:4] And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[8:5] And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.
[8:6] And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
[8:7] And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
[8:8] And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
[8:9] And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[8:10] And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
[8:11] And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
[8:12] And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
[8:13] And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[8:14] And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
[8:15] And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.
[8:16] And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
[8:17] But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[8:18] And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
[8:19] And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
[8:20] And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
[8:21] And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savor, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[8:22] And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
[8:23] And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
[8:24] And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
[8:25] And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:
[8:26] And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
[8:27] And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.
[8:28] And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savor: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[8:29] And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[8:30] And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
[8:31] And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
[8:32] And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.
[8:33] And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
[8:34] As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
[8:35] Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
[8:36] So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
[9:1] And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
[9:2] And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
[9:3] And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
[9:4] Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.
[9:5] And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
[9:6] And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.
[9:7] And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.
[9:8] Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
[9:9] And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
[9:10] But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[9:11] And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.
[9:12] And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
[9:13] And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
[9:14] And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
[9:15] And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
[9:16] And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner.
[9:17] And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
[9:18] He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
[9:19] And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
[9:20] And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
[9:21] And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
[9:22] And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
[9:23] And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
[9:24] And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
[10:1] And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
[10:2] And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
[10:3] Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
[10:4] And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
[10:5] So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.
[10:6] And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.
[10:7] And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
[10:8] And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,
[10:9] Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
[10:10] And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
[10:11] And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
[10:12] And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:
[10:13] And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.
[10:14] And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.
[10:15] The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.
[10:16] And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
[10:17] Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
[10:18] Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
[10:19] And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?
[10:20] And when Moses heard that, he was content.
[11:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
[11:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
[11:3] Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
[11:4] Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[11:5] And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[11:6] And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[11:7] And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
[11:8] Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
[11:9] These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
[11:10] And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
[11:11] They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination.
[11:12] Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
[11:13] And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
[11:14] And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
[11:15] Every raven after his kind;
[11:16] And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind,
[11:17] And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
[11:18] And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
[11:19] And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
[11:20] All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
[11:21] Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
[11:22] Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
[11:23] But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
[11:24] And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even.
[11:25] And whosoever beareth ought of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
[11:26] The carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
[11:27] And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.
[11:28] And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
[11:29] These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
[11:30] And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
[11:31] These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
[11:32] And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
[11:33] And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
[11:34] Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
[11:35] And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.
[11:36] Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
[11:37] And if any part of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
[11:38] But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcass fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
[11:39] And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
[11:40] And he that eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
[11:41] And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
[11:42] Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
[11:43] Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
[11:44] For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
[11:45] For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
[11:46] This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
[11:47] To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
[12:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[12:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
[12:3] And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
[12:4] And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
[12:5] But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
[12:6] And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
[12:7] Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
[12:8] And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
[13:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,
[13:2] When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:
[13:3] And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
[13:4] If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
[13:5] And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
[13:6] And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
[13:7] But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again.
[13:8] And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
[13:9] When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;
[13:10] And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
[13:11] It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
[13:12] And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;
[13:13] Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.
[13:14] But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
[13:15] And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.
[13:16] Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;
[13:17] And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
[13:18] The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,
[13:19] And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be showed to the priest;
[13:20] And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
[13:21] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
[13:22] And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
[13:23] But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
[13:24] Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
[13:25] Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
[13:26] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
[13:27] And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
[13:28] And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
[13:29] If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;
[13:30] Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.
[13:31] And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
[13:32] And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
[13:33] He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
[13:34] And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
[13:35] But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
[13:36] Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
[13:37] But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
[13:38] If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
[13:39] Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
[13:40] And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
[13:41] And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.
[13:42] And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
[13:43] Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;
[13:44] He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.
[13:45] And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
[13:46] All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
[13:47] The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment;
[13:48] Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woolen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
[13:49] And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be showed unto the priest:
[13:50] And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:
[13:51] And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
[13:52] He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woolen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
[13:53] And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;
[13:54] Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
[13:55] And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his color, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.
[13:56] And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:
[13:57] And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.
[13:58] And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.
[13:59] This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woolen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
[14:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[14:2] This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
[14:3] And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
[14:4] Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
[14:5] And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
[14:6] As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
[14:7] And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
[14:8] And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
[14:9] But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
[14:10] And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
[14:11] And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
[14:12] And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
[14:13] And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
[14:14] And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
[14:15] And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:
[14:16] And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
[14:17] And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:
[14:18] And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD.
[14:19] And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:
[14:20] And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
[14:21] And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
[14:22] And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
[14:23] And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.
[14:24] And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
[14:25] And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
[14:26] And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:
[14:27] And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:
[14:28] And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:
[14:29] And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.
[14:30] And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get;
[14:31] Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD.
[14:32] This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
[14:33] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[14:34] When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
[14:35] And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
[14:36] Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
[14:37] And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
[14:38] Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
[14:39] And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
[14:40] Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
[14:41] And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:
[14:42] And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.
[14:43] And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered;
[14:44] Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house; it is unclean.
[14:45] And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
[14:46] Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
[14:47] And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
[14:48] And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.
[14:49] And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
[14:50] And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:
[14:51] And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
[14:52] And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
[14:53] But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
[14:54] This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
[14:55] And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,
[14:56] And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
[14:57] To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
[15:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
[15:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.
[15:3] And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.
[15:4] Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
[15:5] And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:6] And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:7] And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:8] And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:9] And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
[15:10] And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:11] And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:12] And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
[15:13] And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
[15:14] And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
[15:15] And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.
[15:16] And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:17] And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:18] The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:19] And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
[15:20] And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
[15:21] And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:22] And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:23] And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
[15:24] And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
[15:25] And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.
[15:26] Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
[15:27] And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[15:28] But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
[15:29] And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[15:30] And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.
[15:31] Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
[15:32] This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
[15:33] And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.
[16:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;
[16:2] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
[16:3] Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
[16:4] He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
[16:5] And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
[16:6] And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
[16:7] And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[16:8] And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
[16:9] And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.
[16:10] But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
[16:11] And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
[16:12] And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
[16:13] And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
[16:14] And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
[16:15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
[16:16] And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
[16:17] And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
[16:18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
[16:19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
[16:20] And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
[16:21] And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
[16:22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
[16:23] And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
[16:24] And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
[16:25] And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
[16:26] And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
[16:27] And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
[16:28] And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
[16:29] And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
[16:30] For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
[16:31] It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
[16:32] And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
[16:33] And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
[16:34] And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
[17:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17:2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
[17:3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
[17:4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
[17:5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
[17:6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto the LORD.
[17:7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
[17:8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
[17:9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
[17:10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
[17:11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
[17:12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
[17:13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
[17:14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
[17:15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
[17:16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
[18:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[18:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
[18:3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
[18:4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
[18:5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
[18:6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[18:7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[18:8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
[18:9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[18:10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
[18:11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[18:12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
[18:13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
[18:14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
[18:15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[18:16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
[18:17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18:18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
[18:19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
[18:20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
[18:21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[18:22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
[18:23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
[18:24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
[18:25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
[18:26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
[18:27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
[18:28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
[18:29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
[18:30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
[19:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[19:2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
[19:3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[19:4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
[19:5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
[19:6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
[19:7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.
[19:8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
[19:9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
[19:10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
[19:11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
[19:12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[19:13] Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
[19:14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[19:15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
[19:16] Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.
[19:17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
[19:18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD.
[19:19] Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come upon thee.
[19:20] And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
[19:21] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
[19:22] And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
[19:23] And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
[19:24] But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
[19:25] And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
[19:26] Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
[19:27] Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
[19:28] Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
[19:29] Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
[19:30] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
[19:31] Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
[19:32] Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[19:33] And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
[19:34] But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[19:35] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
[19:36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
[19:37] Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
[20:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[20:2] Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
[20:3] And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
[20:4] And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
[20:5] Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
[20:6] And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
[20:7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
[20:8] And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
[20:9] For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
[20:10] And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
[20:11] And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
[20:12] And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
[20:13] If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
[20:14] And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
[20:15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
[20:16] And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
[20:17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
[20:18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
[20:19] And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
[20:20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
[20:21] And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
[20:22] Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
[20:23] And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
[20:24] But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
[20:25] Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
[20:26] And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
[20:27] A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
[21:1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
[21:2] But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
[21:3] And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
[21:4] But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
[21:5] They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
[21:6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
[21:7] They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
[21:8] Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
[21:9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
[21:10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
[21:11] Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
[21:12] Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
[21:13] And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
[21:14] A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
[21:15] Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
[21:16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[21:17] Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
[21:18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
[21:19] Or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
[21:20] Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
[21:21] No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
[21:22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
[21:23] Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
[21:24] And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
[22:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[22:2] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
[22:3] Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
[22:4] What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
[22:5] Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
[22:6] The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
[22:7] And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
[22:8] That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the LORD.
[22:9] They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
[22:10] There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
[22:11] But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
[22:12] If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
[22:13] But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall be no stranger eat thereof.
[22:14] And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
[22:15] And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
[22:16] Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
[22:17] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[22:18] Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
[22:19] Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
[22:20] But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
[22:21] And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
[22:22] Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.
[22:23] Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
[22:24] Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
[22:25] Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
[22:26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[22:27] When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[22:28] And whether it be cow, or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
[22:29] And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
[22:30] On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.
[22:31] Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
[22:32] Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
[22:33] That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.
[23:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[23:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
[23:3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
[23:4] These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
[23:5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
[23:6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
[23:7] In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
[23:8] But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
[23:9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[23:10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
[23:11] And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
[23:12] And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[23:13] And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savor: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
[23:14] And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[23:15] And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
[23:16] Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
[23:17] Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
[23:18] And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savor unto the LORD.
[23:19] Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
[23:20] And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
[23:21] And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
[23:22] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
[23:23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[23:24] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
[23:25] Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[23:26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[23:27] Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[23:28] And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.
[23:29] For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
[23:30] And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.
[23:31] Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[23:32] It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
[23:33] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[23:34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.
[23:35] On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
[23:36] Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
[23:37] These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:
[23:38] Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
[23:39] Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
[23:40] And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
[23:41] And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
[23:42] Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
[23:43] That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[23:44] And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
[24:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24:2] Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
[24:3] Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
[24:4] He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
[24:5] And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
[24:6] And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
[24:7] And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[24:8] Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
[24:9] And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
[24:10] And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
[24:11] And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
[24:12] And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be showed them.
[24:13] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24:14] Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
[24:15] And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
[24:16] And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
[24:17] And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
[24:18] And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
[24:19] And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
[24:20] Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
[24:21] And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
[24:22] Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
[24:23] And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
[25:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
[25:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.
[25:3] Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
[25:4] But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
[25:5] That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.
[25:6] And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee.
[25:7] And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
[25:8] And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.
[25:9] Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.
[25:10] And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
[25:11] A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
[25:12] For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
[25:13] In the year of this jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.
[25:14] And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbor, or buyest ought of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
[25:15] According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbor, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:
[25:16] According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.
[25:17] Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
[25:18] Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
[25:19] And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
[25:20] And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
[25:21] Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
[25:22] And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
[25:23] The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
[25:24] And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
[25:25] If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
[25:26] And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
[25:27] Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
[25:28] But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
[25:29] And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
[25:30] And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubilee.
[25:31] But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.
[25:32] Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
[25:33] And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
[25:34] But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
[25:35] And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
[25:36] Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
[25:37] Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
[25:38] I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
[25:39] And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
[25:40] But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee.
[25:41] And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
[25:42] For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
[25:43] Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor; but shalt fear thy God.
[25:44] Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
[25:45] Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
[25:46] And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigor.
[25:47] And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
[25:48] After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
[25:49] Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
[25:50] And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
[25:51] If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
[25:52] And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.
[25:53] And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.
[25:54] And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him.
[25:55] For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[26:1] Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
[26:2] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
[26:3] If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
[26:4] Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
[26:5] And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
[26:6] And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
[26:7] And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
[26:8] And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
[26:9] For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
[26:10] And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.
[26:11] And I set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
[26:12] And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
[26:13] I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
[26:14] But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
[26:15] And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
[26:16] I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
[26:17] And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
[26:18] And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
[26:19] And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
[26:20] And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
[26:21] And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
[26:22] I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.
[26:23] And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
[26:24] Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
[26:25] And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
[26:26] And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
[26:27] And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;
[26:28] Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
[26:29] And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
[26:30] And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
[26:31] And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.
[26:32] And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.
[26:33] And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
[26:34] Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
[26:35] As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
[26:36] And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
[26:37] And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
[26:38] And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
[26:39] And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
[26:40] If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
[26:41] And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
[26:42] Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
[26:43] The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
[26:44] And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.
[26:45] But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.
[26:46] These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
[27:1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[27:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.
[27:3] And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
[27:4] And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
[27:5] And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
[27:6] And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.
[27:7] And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
[27:8] But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
[27:9] And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.
[27:10] He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.
[27:11] And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:
[27:12] And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
[27:13] But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
[27:14] And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
[27:15] And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
[27:16] And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
[27:17] If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand.
[27:18] But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.
[27:19] And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
[27:20] And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
[27:21] But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.
[27:22] And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;
[27:23] Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD.
[27:24] In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.
[27:25] And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
[27:26] Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD's firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD's.
[27:27] And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.
[27:28] Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.
[27:29] None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
[27:30] And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's: it is holy unto the LORD.
[27:31] And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
[27:32] And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
[27:33] He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
[27:34] These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.

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[1:1] The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
[1:2] And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
[1:3] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
[1:4] But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
[1:5] I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
[1:6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
[1:7] But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
[1:8] And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
[1:9] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
[1:10] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
[1:11] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
[1:12] But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
[1:13] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
[1:14] But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
[1:15] And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
[2:1] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
[2:2] But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
[2:3] And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
[2:4] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
[2:5] But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
[2:6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
[2:7] That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
[2:8] And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
[2:9] Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
[2:10] Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
[2:11] And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
[2:12] But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
[2:13] Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
[2:14] Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
[2:15] Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
[2:16] And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
[3:1] Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
[3:2] You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
[3:3] Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
[3:4] Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
[3:5] Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
[3:6] Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
[3:7] Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
[3:8] The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
[3:9] Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
[3:10] For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
[3:11] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
[3:12] Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
[3:13] Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
[3:14] That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
[3:15] And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
[4:1] Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
[4:2] The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
[4:3] And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
[4:4] Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
[4:5] And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
[4:6] And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[4:7] And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
[4:8] So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[4:9] I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[4:10] I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[4:11] I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
[4:12] Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
[4:13] For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
[5:1] Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
[5:2] The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
[5:3] For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
[5:4] For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
[5:5] But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
[5:6] Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
[5:7] Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
[5:8] Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
[5:9] That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
[5:10] They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
[5:11] Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
[5:12] For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
[5:13] Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
[5:14] Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
[5:15] Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
[5:16] Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
[5:17] And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
[5:18] Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
[5:19] As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
[5:20] Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
[5:21] I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
[5:22] Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
[5:23] Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
[5:24] But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
[5:25] Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
[5:26] But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
[5:27] Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
[6:1] Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
[6:2] Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
[6:3] Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
[6:4] That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
[6:5] That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
[6:6] That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
[6:7] Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
[6:8] The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
[6:9] And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
[6:10] And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
[6:11] For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
[6:12] Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
[6:13] Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
[6:14] But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
[7:1] Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
[7:2] And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
[7:3] The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
[7:4] Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
[7:5] Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
[7:6] The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
[7:7] Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
[7:8] And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
[7:9] And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
[7:10] Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
[7:11] For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
[7:12] Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
[7:13] But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.
[7:14] Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
[7:15] And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
[7:16] Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
[7:17] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
[8:1] Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
[8:2] And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
[8:3] And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
[8:4] Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
[8:5] Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
[8:6] That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
[8:7] The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
[8:8] Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
[8:9] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
[8:10] And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
[8:11] Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
[8:12] And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
[8:13] In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
[8:14] They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
[9:1] I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
[9:2] Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
[9:3] And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
[9:4] And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
[9:5] And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
[9:6] It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
[9:7] Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
[9:8] Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
[9:9] For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
[9:10] All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
[9:11] In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
[9:12] That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
[9:13] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
[9:14] And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
[9:15] And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

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[1:1] The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
[1:2] Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
[1:3] The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
[1:4] Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
[1:5] If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
[1:6] How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
[1:7] All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; that they eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
[1:8] Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
[1:9] And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
[1:10] For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
[1:11] In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
[1:12] But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
[1:13] Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
[1:14] Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
[1:15] For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
[1:16] For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
[1:17] But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
[1:18] And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
[1:19] And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
[1:20] And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
[1:21] And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.

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[1:1] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
[1:2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
[1:3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
[1:4] But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
[1:5] Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
[1:6] So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
[1:7] And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
[1:8] Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
[1:9] And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
[1:10] Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
[1:11] Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
[1:12] And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
[1:13] Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
[1:14] Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
[1:15] So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
[1:16] Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
[1:17] Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
[2:1] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
[2:2] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
[2:3] For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
[2:4] Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
[2:5] The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
[2:6] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
[2:7] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
[2:8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
[2:9] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
[2:10] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
[3:1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
[3:2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
[3:3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
[3:4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
[3:5] So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
[3:6] For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
[3:7] And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
[3:8] But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
[3:9] Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
[3:10] And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
[4:1] But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
[4:2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
[4:3] Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
[4:4] Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
[4:5] So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
[4:6] And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
[4:7] But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
[4:8] And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
[4:9] And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
[4:10] Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
[4:11] And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

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[1:1] The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
[1:2] Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.
[1:3] For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
[1:4] And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
[1:5] For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?
[1:6] Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.
[1:7] And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.
[1:8] Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
[1:9] For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
[1:10] Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
[1:11] Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
[1:12] For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
[1:13] O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
[1:14] Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
[1:15] Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
[1:16] Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
[2:1] Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
[2:2] And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
[2:3] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
[2:4] In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
[2:5] Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
[2:6] Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
[2:7] O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
[2:8] Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
[2:9] The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
[2:10] Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
[2:11] If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
[2:12] I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
[2:13] The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
[3:1] And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
[3:2] Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
[3:3] Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
[3:4] Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
[3:5] Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
[3:6] Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
[3:7] Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
[3:8] But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
[3:9] Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
[3:10] They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
[3:11] The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
[3:12] Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
[4:1] But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
[4:2] And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
[4:3] And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
[4:4] But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
[4:5] For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
[4:6] In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
[4:7] And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
[4:8] And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
[4:9] Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
[4:10] Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
[4:11] Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
[4:12] But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
[4:13] Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
[5:1] Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
[5:2] But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
[5:3] Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
[5:4] And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
[5:5] And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
[5:6] And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
[5:7] And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
[5:8] And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
[5:9] Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
[5:10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
[5:11] And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
[5:12] And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
[5:13] Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
[5:14] And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
[5:15] And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
[6:1] Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
[6:2] Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
[6:3] O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
[6:4] For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
[6:5] O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
[6:6] Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
[6:7] Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
[6:8] He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
[6:9] The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
[6:10] Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
[6:11] Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
[6:12] For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
[6:13] Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
[6:14] Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
[6:15] Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
[6:16] For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
[7:1] Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
[7:2] The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
[7:3] That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
[7:4] The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
[7:5] Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
[7:6] For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
[7:7] Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
[7:8] Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
[7:9] I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
[7:10] Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
[7:11] In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
[7:12] In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
[7:13] Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
[7:14] Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
[7:15] According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
[7:16] The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
[7:17] They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
[7:18] Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
[7:19] He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
[7:20] Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

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[1:1] The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
[1:2] God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
[1:3] The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
[1:4] He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
[1:5] The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
[1:6] Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
[1:7] The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
[1:8] But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
[1:9] What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
[1:10] For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
[1:11] There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
[1:12] Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
[1:13] For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
[1:14] And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
[1:15] Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
[2:1] He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
[2:2] For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
[2:3] The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
[2:4] The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
[2:5] He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
[2:6] The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
[2:7] And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
[2:8] But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
[2:9] Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
[2:10] She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
[2:11] Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
[2:12] The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
[2:13] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
[3:1] Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
[3:2] The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
[3:3] The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
[3:4] Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
[3:5] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
[3:6] And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
[3:7] And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
[3:8] Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
[3:9] Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
[3:10] Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
[3:11] Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
[3:12] All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
[3:13] Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
[3:14] Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
[3:15] There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
[3:16] Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.
[3:17] Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
[3:18] Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
[3:19] There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

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[1:1] The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
[1:2] O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
[1:3] Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
[1:4] Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
[1:5] Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
[1:6] For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.
[1:7] They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
[1:8] Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
[1:9] They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
[1:10] And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
[1:11] Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
[1:12] Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
[1:13] Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
[1:14] And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
[1:15] They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
[1:16] Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
[1:17] Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
[2:1] I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
[2:2] And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
[2:3] For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
[2:4] Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
[2:5] Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
[2:6] Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
[2:7] Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
[2:8] Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
[2:9] Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
[2:10] Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
[2:11] For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
[2:12] Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
[2:13] Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
[2:14] For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
[2:15] Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
[2:16] Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
[2:17] For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
[2:18] What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
[2:19] Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
[2:20] But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
[3:1] A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
[3:2] O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
[3:3] God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
[3:4] And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
[3:5] Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
[3:6] He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
[3:7] I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
[3:8] Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
[3:9] Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
[3:10] The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
[3:11] The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
[3:12] Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
[3:13] Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
[3:14] Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
[3:15] Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
[3:16] When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
[3:17] Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
[3:18] Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
[3:19] The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

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[1:1] The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
[1:2] I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
[1:3] I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
[1:4] I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
[1:5] And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
[1:6] And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
[1:7] Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
[1:8] And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
[1:9] In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
[1:10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
[1:11] Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
[1:12] And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
[1:13] Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
[1:14] The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
[1:15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
[1:16] A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
[1:17] And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
[1:18] Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
[2:1] Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
[2:2] Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you.
[2:3] Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD's anger.
[2:4] For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
[2:5] Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
[2:6] And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
[2:7] And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
[2:8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
[2:9] Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
[2:10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
[2:11] The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
[2:12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
[2:13] And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
[2:14] And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.
[2:15] This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
[3:1] Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
[3:2] She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
[3:3] Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
[3:4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
[3:5] The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
[3:6] I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
[3:7] I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
[3:8] Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
[3:9] For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
[3:10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
[3:11] In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
[3:12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
[3:13] The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
[3:14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
[3:15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
[3:16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
[3:17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
[3:18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
[3:19] Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
[3:20] At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.

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[1:1] In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
[1:2] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built.
[1:3] Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
[1:4] Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
[1:5] Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
[1:6] Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
[1:7] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
[1:8] Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
[1:9] Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
[1:10] Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
[1:11] And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
[1:12] Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
[1:13] Then spake Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.
[1:14] And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
[1:15] In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
[2:1] In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,
[2:2] Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
[2:3] Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
[2:4] Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
[2:5] According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
[2:6] For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
[2:7] And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
[2:8] The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
[2:9] The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
[2:10] In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
[2:11] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
[2:12] If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
[2:13] Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
[2:14] Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
[2:15] And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
[2:16] Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
[2:17] I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
[2:18] Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid, consider it.
[2:19] Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
[2:20] And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
[2:21] Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
[2:22] And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
[2:23] In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.

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[1:1] In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
[1:2] The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
[1:3] Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
[1:4] Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
[1:5] Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
[1:6] But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
[1:7] Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
[1:8] I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
[1:9] Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
[1:10] And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
[1:11] And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
[1:12] Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
[1:13] And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
[1:14] So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
[1:15] And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
[1:16] Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
[1:17] Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
[1:18] Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
[1:19] And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
[1:20] And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.
[1:21] Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
[2:1] I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
[2:2] Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
[2:3] And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
[2:4] And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
[2:5] For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
[2:6] Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
[2:7] Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
[2:8] For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
[2:9] For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
[2:10] Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
[2:11] And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
[2:12] And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
[2:13] Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
[3:1] And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
[3:2] And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
[3:3] Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
[3:4] And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
[3:5] And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.
[3:6] And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
[3:7] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
[3:8] Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
[3:9] For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
[3:10] In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
[4:1] And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
[4:2] And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
[4:3] And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
[4:4] So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
[4:5] Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
[4:6] Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
[4:7] Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
[4:8] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[4:9] The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
[4:10] For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
[4:11] Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
[4:12] And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
[4:13] And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
[4:14] Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.
[5:1] Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
[5:2] And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
[5:3] Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
[5:4] I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
[5:5] Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
[5:6] And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
[5:7] And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
[5:8] And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
[5:9] Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
[5:10] Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
[5:11] And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
[6:1] And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
[6:2] In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
[6:3] And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
[6:4] Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
[6:5] And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.
[6:6] The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
[6:7] And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
[6:8] Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
[6:9] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[6:10] Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
[6:11] Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
[6:12] And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
[6:13] Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
[6:14] And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
[6:15] And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
[7:1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
[7:2] When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
[7:3] And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
[7:4] Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
[7:5] Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
[7:6] And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
[7:7] Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
[7:8] And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
[7:9] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
[7:10] And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
[7:11] But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
[7:12] Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
[7:13] Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
[7:14] But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
[8:1] Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
[8:2] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
[8:3] Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
[8:4] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
[8:5] And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
[8:6] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
[8:7] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
[8:8] And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
[8:9] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
[8:10] For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
[8:11] But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
[8:12] For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
[8:13] And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
[8:14] For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:
[8:15] So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
[8:16] These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
[8:17] And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
[8:18] And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
[8:19] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
[8:20] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
[8:21] And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
[8:22] Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
[8:23] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
[9:1] The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.
[9:2] And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
[9:3] And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
[9:4] Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
[9:5] Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
[9:6] And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
[9:7] And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
[9:8] And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
[9:9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
[9:10] And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
[9:11] As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
[9:12] Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
[9:13] When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
[9:14] And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
[9:15] The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
[9:16] And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
[9:17] For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
[10:1] Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
[10:2] For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
[10:3] Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
[10:4] Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
[10:5] And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
[10:6] And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
[10:7] And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
[10:8] I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
[10:9] And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
[10:10] I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
[10:11] And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
[10:12] And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
[11:1] Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
[11:2] Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
[11:3] There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
[11:4] Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
[11:5] Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
[11:6] For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
[11:7] And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
[11:8] Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
[11:9] Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
[11:10] And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
[11:11] And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
[11:12] And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
[11:13] And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
[11:14] Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
[11:15] And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
[11:16] For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
[11:17] Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
[12:1] The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
[12:2] Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
[12:3] And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
[12:4] In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
[12:5] And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
[12:6] In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
[12:7] The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.
[12:8] In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
[12:9] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
[12:10] And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
[12:11] In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
[12:12] And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
[12:13] The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
[12:14] All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.
[13:1] In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
[13:2] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
[13:3] And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
[13:4] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
[13:5] But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
[13:6] And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
[13:7] Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
[13:8] And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
[13:9] And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
[14:1] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
[14:2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
[14:3] Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
[14:4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
[14:5] And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
[14:6] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
[14:7] But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
[14:8] And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
[14:9] And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
[14:10] All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
[14:11] And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
[14:12] And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
[14:13] And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
[14:14] And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
[14:15] And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
[14:16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[14:17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
[14:18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[14:19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[14:20] In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
[14:21] Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

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[1:1] The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
[1:2] I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
[1:3] And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
[1:4] Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
[1:5] And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.
[1:6] A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
[1:7] Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
[1:8] And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
[1:9] And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.
[1:10] Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
[1:11] For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
[1:12] But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
[1:13] Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.
[1:14] But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
[2:1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[2:2] If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
[2:3] Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
[2:4] And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[2:5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
[2:6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
[2:7] For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
[2:8] But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[2:9] Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
[2:10] Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
[2:11] Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
[2:12] The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
[2:13] And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
[2:14] Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
[2:15] And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
[2:16] For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
[2:17] Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
[3:1] Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
[3:2] But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
[3:3] And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
[3:4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
[3:5] And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
[3:6] For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
[3:7] Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
[3:8] Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
[3:9] Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
[3:10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
[3:11] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
[3:12] And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
[3:13] Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
[3:14] Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
[3:15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
[3:16] Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
[3:17] And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
[3:18] Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
[4:1] For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
[4:2] But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
[4:3] And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
[4:4] Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
[4:5] Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
[4:6] And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

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[1:1] The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
[1:2] As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
[1:3] The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
[1:4] John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
[1:5] And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
[1:6] And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
[1:7] And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
[1:8] I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
[1:9] And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
[1:10] And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
[1:11] And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
[1:12] And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
[1:13] And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
[1:14] Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
[1:15] And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
[1:16] Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
[1:17] And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
[1:18] And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
[1:19] And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
[1:20] And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
[1:21] And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
[1:22] And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
[1:23] And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
[1:24] Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
[1:25] And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
[1:26] And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
[1:27] And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
[1:28] And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
[1:29] And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
[1:30] But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
[1:31] And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
[1:32] And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
[1:33] And all the city was gathered together at the door.
[1:34] And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
[1:35] And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
[1:36] And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
[1:37] And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
[1:38] And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
[1:39] And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
[1:40] And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
[1:41] And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
[1:42] And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
[1:43] And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
[1:44] And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
[1:45] But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
[2:1] And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
[2:2] And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
[2:3] And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
[2:4] And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
[2:5] When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
[2:6] But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
[2:7] Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
[2:8] And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
[2:9] Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
[2:10] But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
[2:11] I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
[2:12] And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
[2:13] And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
[2:14] And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
[2:15] And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
[2:16] And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
[2:17] When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
[2:18] And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
[2:19] And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
[2:20] But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
[2:21] No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
[2:22] And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
[2:23] And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
[2:24] And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
[2:25] And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
[2:26] How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
[2:27] And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
[2:28] Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
[3:1] And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
[3:2] And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
[3:3] And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
[3:4] And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
[3:5] And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
[3:6] And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
[3:7] But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
[3:8] And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
[3:9] And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
[3:10] For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
[3:11] And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
[3:12] And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
[3:13] And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
[3:14] And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
[3:15] And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
[3:16] And Simon he surnamed Peter;
[3:17] And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
[3:18] And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
[3:19] And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
[3:20] And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
[3:21] And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
[3:22] And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
[3:23] And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
[3:24] And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
[3:25] And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
[3:26] And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
[3:27] No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
[3:28] Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
[3:29] But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
[3:30] Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
[3:31] There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
[3:32] And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
[3:33] And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
[3:34] And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
[3:35] For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
[4:1] And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
[4:2] And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
[4:3] Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
[4:4] And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
[4:5] And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
[4:6] But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
[4:7] And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
[4:8] And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
[4:9] And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[4:10] And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
[4:11] And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
[4:12] That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
[4:13] And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
[4:14] The sower soweth the word.
[4:15] And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
[4:16] And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
[4:17] And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
[4:18] And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
[4:19] And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
[4:20] And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
[4:21] And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
[4:22] For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
[4:23] If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
[4:24] And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
[4:25] For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
[4:26] And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
[4:27] And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
[4:28] For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
[4:29] But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
[4:30] And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
[4:31] It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
[4:32] But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
[4:33] And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
[4:34] But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
[4:35] And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
[4:36] And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
[4:37] And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
[4:38] And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
[4:39] And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
[4:40] And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
[4:41] And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
[5:1] And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
[5:2] And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
[5:3] Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
[5:4] Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
[5:5] And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
[5:6] But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
[5:7] And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
[5:8] For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
[5:9] And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
[5:10] And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
[5:11] Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
[5:12] And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
[5:13] And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
[5:14] And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
[5:15] And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
[5:16] And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
[5:17] And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
[5:18] And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
[5:19] Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
[5:20] And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
[5:21] And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
[5:22] And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
[5:23] And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
[5:24] And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
[5:25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
[5:26] And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
[5:27] When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
[5:28] For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
[5:29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
[5:30] And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
[5:31] And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
[5:32] And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
[5:33] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
[5:34] And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
[5:35] While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
[5:36] As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
[5:37] And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
[5:38] And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
[5:39] And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
[5:40] And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
[5:41] And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
[5:42] And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
[5:43] And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
[6:1] And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
[6:2] And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
[6:3] Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
[6:4] But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
[6:5] And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
[6:6] And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
[6:7] And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
[6:8] And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
[6:9] But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
[6:10] And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
[6:11] And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
[6:12] And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
[6:13] And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
[6:14] And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
[6:15] Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
[6:16] But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
[6:17] For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
[6:18] For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
[6:19] Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
[6:20] For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
[6:21] And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
[6:22] And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
[6:23] And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
[6:24] And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
[6:25] And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
[6:26] And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
[6:27] And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
[6:28] And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
[6:29] And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
[6:30] And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
[6:31] And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
[6:32] And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
[6:33] And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
[6:34] And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
[6:35] And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
[6:36] Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
[6:37] He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
[6:38] He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
[6:39] And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
[6:40] And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
[6:41] And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
[6:42] And they did all eat, and were filled.
[6:43] And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
[6:44] And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
[6:45] And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
[6:46] And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
[6:47] And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
[6:48] And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
[6:49] But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
[6:50] For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
[6:51] And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
[6:52] For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
[6:53] And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
[6:54] And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
[6:55] And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
[6:56] And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
[7:1] Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
[7:2] And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
[7:3] For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
[7:4] And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
[7:5] Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
[7:6] He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
[7:7] Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
[7:8] For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
[7:9] And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
[7:10] For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
[7:11] But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
[7:12] And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
[7:13] Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
[7:14] And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
[7:15] There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
[7:16] If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
[7:17] And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
[7:18] And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
[7:19] Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
[7:20] And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
[7:21] For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
[7:22] Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
[7:23] All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
[7:24] And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
[7:25] For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
[7:26] The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
[7:27] But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
[7:28] And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
[7:29] And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
[7:30] And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
[7:31] And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
[7:32] And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
[7:33] And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
[7:34] And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
[7:35] And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
[7:36] And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
[7:37] And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
[8:1] In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
[8:2] I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
[8:3] And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
[8:4] And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
[8:5] And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
[8:6] And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
[8:7] And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
[8:8] So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
[8:9] And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
[8:10] And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
[8:11] And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
[8:12] And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
[8:13] And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
[8:14] Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
[8:15] And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
[8:16] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
[8:17] And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
[8:18] Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
[8:19] When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
[8:20] And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
[8:21] And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
[8:22] And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
[8:23] And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
[8:24] And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
[8:25] After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
[8:26] And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
[8:27] And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
[8:28] And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
[8:29] And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
[8:30] And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
[8:31] And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
[8:32] And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
[8:33] But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
[8:34] And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
[8:35] For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
[8:36] For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
[8:37] Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
[8:38] Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
[9:1] And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
[9:2] And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
[9:3] And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
[9:4] And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
[9:5] And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
[9:6] For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
[9:7] And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
[9:8] And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
[9:9] And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
[9:10] And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
[9:11] And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[9:12] And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
[9:13] But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
[9:14] And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
[9:15] And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
[9:16] And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
[9:17] And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
[9:18] And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
[9:19] He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
[9:20] And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
[9:21] And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
[9:22] And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
[9:23] Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
[9:24] And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
[9:25] When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
[9:26] And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
[9:27] But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
[9:28] And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
[9:29] And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
[9:30] And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
[9:31] For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
[9:32] But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
[9:33] And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
[9:34] But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
[9:35] And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
[9:36] And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
[9:37] Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
[9:38] And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
[9:39] But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
[9:40] For he that is not against us is on our part.
[9:41] For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
[9:42] And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
[9:43] And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[9:44] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[9:45] And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[9:46] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[9:47] And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
[9:48] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[9:49] For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
[9:50] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
[10:1] And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
[10:2] And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
[10:3] And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
[10:4] And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
[10:5] And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
[10:6] But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
[10:7] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
[10:8] And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
[10:9] What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
[10:10] And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
[10:11] And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
[10:12] And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
[10:13] And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
[10:14] But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
[10:15] Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
[10:16] And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
[10:17] And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
[10:18] And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
[10:19] Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
[10:20] And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
[10:21] Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
[10:22] And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
[10:23] And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
[10:24] And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
[10:25] It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[10:26] And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
[10:27] And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
[10:28] Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
[10:29] And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
[10:30] But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
[10:31] But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
[10:32] And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
[10:33] Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
[10:34] And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
[10:35] And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
[10:36] And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
[10:37] They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
[10:38] But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
[10:39] And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
[10:40] But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
[10:41] And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
[10:42] But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
[10:43] But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
[10:44] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
[10:45] For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
[10:46] And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
[10:47] And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
[10:48] And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
[10:49] And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
[10:50] And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
[10:51] And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
[10:52] And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
[11:1] And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
[11:2] And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
[11:3] And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
[11:4] And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
[11:5] And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
[11:6] And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
[11:7] And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
[11:8] And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[11:9] And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
[11:10] Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
[11:11] And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
[11:12] And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
[11:13] And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
[11:14] And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
[11:15] And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
[11:16] And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
[11:17] And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
[11:18] And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
[11:19] And when even was come, he went out of the city.
[11:20] And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
[11:21] And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
[11:22] And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
[11:23] For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
[11:24] Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
[11:25] And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
[11:26] But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
[11:27] And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
[11:28] And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
[11:29] And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
[11:30] The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
[11:31] And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
[11:32] But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
[11:33] And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
[12:1] And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
[12:2] And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
[12:3] And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
[12:4] And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
[12:5] And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
[12:6] Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
[12:7] But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
[12:8] And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
[12:9] What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
[12:10] And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
[12:11] This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
[12:12] And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
[12:13] And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
[12:14] And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
[12:15] Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
[12:16] And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
[12:17] And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
[12:18] Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
[12:19] Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
[12:20] Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
[12:21] And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
[12:22] And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
[12:23] In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
[12:24] And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
[12:25] For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
[12:26] And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
[12:27] He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
[12:28] And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
[12:29] And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
[12:30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
[12:31] And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
[12:32] And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
[12:33] And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
[12:34] And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
[12:35] And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
[12:36] For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
[12:37] David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
[12:38] And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
[12:39] And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
[12:40] Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
[12:41] And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
[12:42] And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
[12:43] And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
[12:44] For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
[13:1] And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
[13:2] And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
[13:3] And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
[13:4] Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
[13:5] And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
[13:6] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
[13:7] And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
[13:8] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
[13:9] But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
[13:10] And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
[13:11] But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
[13:12] Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
[13:13] And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[13:14] But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
[13:15] And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
[13:16] And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
[13:17] But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
[13:18] And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
[13:19] For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
[13:20] And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
[13:21] And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
[13:22] For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
[13:23] But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
[13:24] But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
[13:25] And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
[13:26] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
[13:27] And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
[13:28] Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
[13:29] So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
[13:30] Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
[13:31] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
[13:32] But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
[13:33] Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
[13:34] For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
[13:35] Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
[13:36] Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
[13:37] And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
[14:1] After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
[14:2] But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
[14:3] And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
[14:4] And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
[14:5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
[14:6] And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
[14:7] For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
[14:8] She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
[14:9] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
[14:10] And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
[14:11] And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
[14:12] And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
[14:13] And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
[14:14] And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
[14:15] And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
[14:16] And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
[14:17] And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
[14:18] And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
[14:19] And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
[14:20] And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
[14:21] The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
[14:22] And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
[14:23] And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
[14:24] And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
[14:25] Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
[14:26] And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
[14:27] And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
[14:28] But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
[14:29] But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
[14:30] And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
[14:31] But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
[14:32] And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
[14:33] And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
[14:34] And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
[14:35] And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
[14:36] And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
[14:37] And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
[14:38] Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
[14:39] And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
[14:40] And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
[14:41] And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
[14:42] Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
[14:43] And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
[14:44] And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
[14:45] And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
[14:46] And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
[14:47] And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
[14:48] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
[14:49] I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
[14:50] And they all forsook him, and fled.
[14:51] And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
[14:52] And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
[14:53] And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
[14:54] And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
[14:55] And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
[14:56] For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
[14:57] And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
[14:58] We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
[14:59] But neither so did their witness agree together.
[14:60] And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
[14:61] But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
[14:62] And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
[14:63] Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
[14:64] Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
[14:65] And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
[14:66] And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
[14:67] And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
[14:68] But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
[14:69] And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
[14:70] And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
[14:71] But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
[14:72] And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
[15:1] And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
[15:2] And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
[15:3] And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
[15:4] And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
[15:5] But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
[15:6] Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
[15:7] And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
[15:8] And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
[15:9] But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
[15:10] For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
[15:11] But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
[15:12] And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
[15:13] And they cried out again, Crucify him.
[15:14] Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
[15:15] And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
[15:16] And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
[15:17] And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
[15:18] And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
[15:19] And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
[15:20] And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
[15:21] And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
[15:22] And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
[15:23] And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
[15:24] And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
[15:25] And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
[15:26] And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[15:27] And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
[15:28] And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
[15:29] And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
[15:30] Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
[15:31] Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
[15:32] Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
[15:33] And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
[15:34] And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
[15:35] And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
[15:36] And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
[15:37] And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
[15:38] And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
[15:39] And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
[15:40] There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
[15:41] (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
[15:42] And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
[15:43] Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
[15:44] And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
[15:45] And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
[15:46] And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
[15:47] And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
[16:1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
[16:2] And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
[16:3] And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
[16:4] And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
[16:5] And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
[16:6] And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
[16:7] But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
[16:8] And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
[16:9] Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
[16:10] And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
[16:11] And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
[16:12] After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
[16:13] And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
[16:14] Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
[16:15] And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
[16:16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
[16:17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
[16:18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
[16:19] So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
[16:20] And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

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[1:1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[1:2] The same was in the beginning with God.
[1:3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
[1:4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
[1:5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
[1:6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
[1:7] The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
[1:8] He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
[1:9] That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
[1:10] He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
[1:11] He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
[1:12] But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
[1:13] Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
[1:14] And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
[1:15] John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
[1:16] And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
[1:17] For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
[1:18] No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
[1:19] And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
[1:20] And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
[1:21] And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
[1:22] Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
[1:23] He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
[1:24] And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
[1:25] And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
[1:26] John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
[1:27] He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
[1:28] These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
[1:29] The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
[1:30] This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
[1:31] And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
[1:32] And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
[1:33] And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
[1:34] And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
[1:35] Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
[1:36] And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
[1:37] And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
[1:38] Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
[1:39] He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
[1:40] One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
[1:41] He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
[1:42] And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
[1:43] The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
[1:44] Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
[1:45] Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
[1:46] And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
[1:47] Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
[1:48] Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
[1:49] Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
[1:50] Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
[1:51] And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
[2:1] And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
[2:2] And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
[2:3] And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
[2:4] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
[2:5] His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
[2:6] And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
[2:7] Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
[2:8] And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
[2:9] When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
[2:10] And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
[2:11] This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
[2:12] After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
[2:13] And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
[2:14] And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
[2:15] And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
[2:16] And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
[2:17] And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
[2:18] Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
[2:19] Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
[2:20] Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
[2:21] But he spake of the temple of his body.
[2:22] When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
[2:23] Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
[2:24] But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
[2:25] And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
[3:1] There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
[3:2] The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
[3:3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[3:4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
[3:5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
[3:6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[3:7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
[3:8] The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
[3:9] Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
[3:10] Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
[3:11] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
[3:12] If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
[3:13] And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
[3:14] And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
[3:15] That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
[3:16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
[3:17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
[3:18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
[3:19] And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
[3:20] For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
[3:21] But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
[3:22] After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
[3:23] And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
[3:24] For John was not yet cast into prison.
[3:25] Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
[3:26] And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
[3:27] John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
[3:28] Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
[3:29] He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
[3:30] He must increase, but I must decrease.
[3:31] He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
[3:32] And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
[3:33] He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
[3:34] For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
[3:35] The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
[3:36] He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
[4:1] When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
[4:2] (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
[4:3] He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
[4:4] And he must needs go through Samaria.
[4:5] Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
[4:6] Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
[4:7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
[4:8] (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
[4:9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
[4:10] Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[4:11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
[4:12] Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[4:13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[4:14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
[4:15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
[4:16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
[4:17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
[4:18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
[4:19] The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
[4:20] Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
[4:21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
[4:22] Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
[4:23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[4:24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
[4:25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
[4:26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
[4:27] And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
[4:28] The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
[4:29] Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
[4:30] Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
[4:31] In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
[4:32] But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
[4:33] Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
[4:34] Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
[4:35] Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
[4:36] And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
[4:37] And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
[4:38] I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
[4:39] And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
[4:40] So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
[4:41] And many more believed because of his own word;
[4:42] And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
[4:43] Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
[4:44] For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
[4:45] Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
[4:46] So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
[4:47] When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
[4:48] Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
[4:49] The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
[4:50] Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
[4:51] And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
[4:52] Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
[4:53] So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
[4:54] This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
[5:1] After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
[5:2] Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
[5:3] In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
[5:4] For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
[5:5] And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
[5:6] When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
[5:7] The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
[5:8] Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
[5:9] And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
[5:10] The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
[5:11] He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
[5:12] Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
[5:13] And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
[5:14] Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
[5:15] The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
[5:16] And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
[5:17] But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
[5:18] Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
[5:19] Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
[5:20] For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
[5:21] For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
[5:22] For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
[5:23] That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
[5:24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
[5:25] Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
[5:26] For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
[5:27] And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
[5:28] Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
[5:29] And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
[5:30] I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
[5:31] If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
[5:32] There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
[5:33] Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
[5:34] But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
[5:35] He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
[5:36] But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
[5:37] And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
[5:38] And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
[5:39] Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
[5:40] And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
[5:41] I receive not honour from men.
[5:42] But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
[5:43] I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
[5:44] How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
[5:45] Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
[5:46] For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.
[5:47] But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
[6:1] After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
[6:2] And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
[6:3] And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
[6:4] And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
[6:5] When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
[6:6] And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
[6:7] Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
[6:8] One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
[6:9] There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
[6:10] And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
[6:11] And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
[6:12] When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
[6:13] Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
[6:14] Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
[6:15] When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
[6:16] And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
[6:17] And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
[6:18] And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
[6:19] So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
[6:20] But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
[6:21] Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
[6:22] The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
[6:23] (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
[6:24] When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
[6:25] And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
[6:26] Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
[6:27] Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
[6:28] Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
[6:29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
[6:30] They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
[6:31] Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
[6:32] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
[6:33] For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
[6:34] Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
[6:35] And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
[6:36] But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
[6:37] All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
[6:38] For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
[6:39] And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
[6:40] And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
[6:41] The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
[6:42] And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
[6:43] Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
[6:44] No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
[6:45] It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
[6:46] Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
[6:47] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
[6:48] I am that bread of life.
[6:49] Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
[6:50] This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
[6:51] I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
[6:52] The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
[6:53] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
[6:54] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
[6:55] For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
[6:56] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
[6:57] As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
[6:58] This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
[6:59] These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
[6:60] Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
[6:61] When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
[6:62] What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
[6:63] It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
[6:64] But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
[6:65] And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
[6:66] From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
[6:67] Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
[6:68] Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
[6:69] And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
[6:70] Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
[6:71] He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
[7:1] After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
[7:2] Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.
[7:3] His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
[7:4] For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
[7:5] For neither did his brethren believe in him.
[7:6] Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
[7:7] The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
[7:8] Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
[7:9] When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
[7:10] But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
[7:11] Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
[7:12] And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
[7:13] Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
[7:14] Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
[7:15] And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
[7:16] Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
[7:17] If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
[7:18] He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
[7:19] Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
[7:20] The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
[7:21] Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
[7:22] Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
[7:23] If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
[7:24] Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
[7:25] Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
[7:26] But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
[7:27] Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
[7:28] Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
[7:29] But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
[7:30] Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
[7:31] And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
[7:32] The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
[7:33] Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
[7:34] Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
[7:35] Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
[7:36] What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
[7:37] In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
[7:38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
[7:39] (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
[7:40] Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
[7:41] Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
[7:42] Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
[7:43] So there was a division among the people because of him.
[7:44] And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
[7:45] Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
[7:46] The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
[7:47] Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
[7:48] Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
[7:49] But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
[7:50] Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
[7:51] Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
[7:52] They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
[7:53] And every man went unto his own house.
[8:1] Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
[8:2] And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
[8:3] And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
[8:4] They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
[8:5] Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
[8:6] This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
[8:7] So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
[8:8] And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
[8:9] And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
[8:10] When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
[8:11] She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
[8:12] Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
[8:13] The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
[8:14] Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
[8:15] Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
[8:16] And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
[8:17] It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
[8:18] I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
[8:19] Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
[8:20] These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
[8:21] Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
[8:22] Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
[8:23] And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
[8:24] I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
[8:25] Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
[8:26] I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
[8:27] They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
[8:28] Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
[8:29] And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
[8:30] As he spake these words, many believed on him.
[8:31] Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
[8:32] And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
[8:33] They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
[8:34] Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
[8:35] And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
[8:36] If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
[8:37] I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
[8:38] I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
[8:39] They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
[8:40] But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
[8:41] Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
[8:42] Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
[8:43] Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
[8:44] Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
[8:45] And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
[8:46] Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
[8:47] He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
[8:48] Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
[8:49] Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
[8:50] And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
[8:51] Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
[8:52] Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
[8:53] Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
[8:54] Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
[8:55] Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
[8:56] Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
[8:57] Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
[8:58] Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
[8:59] Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
[9:1] And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
[9:2] And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
[9:3] Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
[9:4] I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
[9:5] As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
[9:6] When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
[9:7] And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
[9:8] The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
[9:9] Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
[9:10] Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
[9:11] He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
[9:12] Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
[9:13] They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
[9:14] And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
[9:15] Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
[9:16] Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
[9:17] They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
[9:18] But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
[9:19] And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
[9:20] His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
[9:21] But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
[9:22] These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
[9:23] Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
[9:24] Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
[9:25] He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
[9:26] Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
[9:27] He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
[9:28] Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
[9:29] We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
[9:30] The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
[9:31] Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
[9:32] Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
[9:33] If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
[9:34] They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
[9:35] Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
[9:36] He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
[9:37] And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
[9:38] And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
[9:39] And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
[9:40] And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
[9:41] Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
[10:1] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
[10:2] But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
[10:3] To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
[10:4] And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
[10:5] And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
[10:6] This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
[10:7] Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
[10:8] All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
[10:9] I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
[10:10] The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
[10:11] I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
[10:12] But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
[10:13] The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
[10:14] I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
[10:15] As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
[10:16] And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
[10:17] Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
[10:18] No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
[10:19] There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
[10:20] And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
[10:21] Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
[10:22] And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
[10:23] And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
[10:24] Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
[10:25] Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
[10:26] But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
[10:27] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
[10:28] And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
[10:29] My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
[10:30] I and my Father are one.
[10:31] Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
[10:32] Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
[10:33] The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
[10:34] Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
[10:35] If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
[10:36] Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
[10:37] If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
[10:38] But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
[10:39] Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
[10:40] And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
[10:41] And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
[10:42] And many believed on him there.
[11:1] Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
[11:2] (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
[11:3] Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
[11:4] When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
[11:5] Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
[11:6] When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
[11:7] Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
[11:8] His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
[11:9] Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
[11:10] But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
[11:11] These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
[11:12] Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
[11:13] Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
[11:14] Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
[11:15] And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
[11:16] Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
[11:17] Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
[11:18] Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
[11:19] And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
[11:20] Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
[11:21] Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
[11:22] But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
[11:23] Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
[11:24] Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
[11:25] Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
[11:26] And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
[11:27] She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
[11:28] And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
[11:29] As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
[11:30] Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
[11:31] The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
[11:32] Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
[11:33] When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
[11:34] And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
[11:35] Jesus wept.
[11:36] Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
[11:37] And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
[11:38] Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
[11:39] Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
[11:40] Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
[11:41] Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
[11:42] And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
[11:43] And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
[11:44] And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
[11:45] Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
[11:46] But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
[11:47] Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
[11:48] If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
[11:49] And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
[11:50] Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
[11:51] And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
[11:52] And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
[11:53] Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
[11:54] Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
[11:55] And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
[11:56] Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
[11:57] Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
[12:1] Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
[12:2] There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
[12:3] Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
[12:4] Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
[12:5] Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
[12:6] This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
[12:7] Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
[12:8] For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
[12:9] Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
[12:10] But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
[12:11] Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
[12:12] On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
[12:13] Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
[12:14] And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
[12:15] Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
[12:16] These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
[12:17] The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
[12:18] For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
[12:19] The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
[12:20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
[12:21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[12:22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
[12:23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
[12:24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
[12:25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[12:26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
[12:27] Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
[12:28] Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
[12:29] The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
[12:30] Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
[12:31] Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
[12:32] And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
[12:33] This he said, signifying what death he should die.
[12:34] The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
[12:35] Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
[12:36] While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
[12:37] But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
[12:38] That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
[12:39] Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
[12:40] He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
[12:41] These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
[12:42] Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
[12:43] For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
[12:44] Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
[12:45] And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
[12:46] I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
[12:47] And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
[12:48] He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
[12:49] For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
[12:50] And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
[13:1] Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
[13:2] And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
[13:3] Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
[13:4] He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
[13:5] After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
[13:6] Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
[13:7] Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
[13:8] Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
[13:9] Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
[13:10] Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
[13:11] For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
[13:12] So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
[13:13] Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
[13:14] If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
[13:15] For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
[13:16] Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
[13:17] If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
[13:18] I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
[13:19] Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
[13:20] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
[13:21] When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
[13:22] Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
[13:23] Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
[13:24] Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
[13:25] He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
[13:26] Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
[13:27] And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
[13:28] Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
[13:29] For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
[13:30] He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
[13:31] Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
[13:32] If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
[13:33] Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
[13:34] A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
[13:35] By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
[13:36] Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
[13:37] Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
[13:38] Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
[14:1] Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
[14:2] In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
[14:3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
[14:4] And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
[14:5] Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
[14:6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
[14:7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
[14:8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
[14:9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
[14:10] Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
[14:11] Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
[14:12] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
[14:13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
[14:14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
[14:15] If ye love me, keep my commandments.
[14:16] And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
[14:17] Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
[14:18] I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
[14:19] Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
[14:20] At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
[14:21] He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
[14:22] Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
[14:23] Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
[14:24] He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
[14:25] These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
[14:26] But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
[14:27] Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
[14:28] Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
[14:29] And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
[14:30] Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
[14:31] But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
[15:1] I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
[15:2] Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
[15:3] Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
[15:4] Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
[15:5] I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
[15:6] If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
[15:7] If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
[15:8] Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
[15:9] As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
[15:10] If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
[15:11] These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
[15:12] This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
[15:13] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
[15:14] Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
[15:15] Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
[15:16] Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
[15:17] These things I command you, that ye love one another.
[15:18] If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
[15:19] If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
[15:20] Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
[15:21] But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
[15:22] If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
[15:23] He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
[15:24] If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
[15:25] But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
[15:26] But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
[15:27] And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
[16:1] These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
[16:2] They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
[16:3] And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
[16:4] But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
[16:5] But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
[16:6] But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
[16:7] Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
[16:8] And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
[16:9] Of sin, because they believe not on me;
[16:10] Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
[16:11] Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
[16:12] I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
[16:13] Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
[16:14] He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
[16:15] All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
[16:16] A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
[16:17] Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
[16:18] They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
[16:19] Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
[16:20] Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
[16:21] A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
[16:22] And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
[16:23] And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
[16:24] Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
[16:25] These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
[16:26] At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
[16:27] For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
[16:28] I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
[16:29] His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
[16:30] Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
[16:31] Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
[16:32] Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
[16:33] These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
[17:1] These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
[17:2] As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
[17:3] And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
[17:4] I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
[17:5] And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
[17:6] I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
[17:7] Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
[17:8] For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
[17:9] I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
[17:10] And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
[17:11] And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
[17:12] While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
[17:13] And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
[17:14] I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
[17:15] I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
[17:16] They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
[17:17] Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
[17:18] As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
[17:19] And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
[17:20] Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
[17:21] That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
[17:22] And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
[17:23] I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
[17:24] Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
[17:25] O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
[17:26] And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
[18:1] When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
[18:2] And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
[18:3] Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
[18:4] Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
[18:5] They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
[18:6] As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
[18:7] Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
[18:8] Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
[18:9] That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
[18:10] Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
[18:11] Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
[18:12] Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
[18:13] And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
[18:14] Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
[18:15] And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
[18:16] But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
[18:17] Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.
[18:18] And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
[18:19] The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
[18:20] Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
[18:21] Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
[18:22] And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
[18:23] Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
[18:24] Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
[18:25] And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
[18:26] One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
[18:27] Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
[18:28] Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
[18:29] Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
[18:30] They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
[18:31] Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
[18:32] That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
[18:33] Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
[18:34] Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
[18:35] Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
[18:36] Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
[18:37] Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
[18:38] Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
[18:39] But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
[18:40] Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
[19:1] Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
[19:2] And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
[19:3] And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
[19:4] Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
[19:5] Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
[19:6] When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
[19:7] The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
[19:8] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
[19:9] And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
[19:10] Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
[19:11] Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
[19:12] And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
[19:13] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
[19:14] And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
[19:15] But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
[19:16] Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
[19:17] And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
[19:18] Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
[19:19] And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[19:20] This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
[19:21] Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
[19:22] Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
[19:23] Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
[19:24] They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
[19:25] Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
[19:26] When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
[19:27] Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
[19:28] After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
[19:29] Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
[19:30] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
[19:31] The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
[19:32] Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
[19:33] But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
[19:34] But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
[19:35] And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
[19:36] For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
[19:37] And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
[19:38] And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
[19:39] And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
[19:40] Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
[19:41] Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
[19:42] There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
[20:1] The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
[20:2] Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
[20:3] Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
[20:4] So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
[20:5] And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
[20:6] Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
[20:7] And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
[20:8] Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
[20:9] For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
[20:10] Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
[20:11] But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
[20:12] And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
[20:13] And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my LORD, and I know not where they have laid him.
[20:14] And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
[20:15] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
[20:16] Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
[20:17] Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
[20:18] Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the LORD, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
[20:19] Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
[20:20] And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD.
[20:21] Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
[20:22] And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
[20:23] Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
[20:24] But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
[20:25] The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
[20:26] And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
[20:27] Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
[20:28] And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
[20:29] Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
[20:30] And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
[20:31] But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
[21:1] After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
[21:2] There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
[21:3] Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
[21:4] But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
[21:5] Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
[21:6] And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
[21:7] Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
[21:8] And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
[21:9] As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
[21:10] Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
[21:11] Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
[21:12] Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
[21:13] Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
[21:14] This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
[21:15] So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
[21:16] He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
[21:17] He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
[21:18] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
[21:19] This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
[21:20] Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
[21:21] Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
[21:22] Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
[21:23] Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
[21:24] This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
[21:25] And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
[1:2] (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
[1:3] Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
[1:4] And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
[1:5] By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
[1:6] Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
[1:7] To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:8] First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
[1:9] For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
[1:10] Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
[1:11] For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
[1:12] That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
[1:13] Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
[1:14] I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
[1:15] So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
[1:16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
[1:17] For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
[1:18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
[1:19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
[1:20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
[1:21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
[1:22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
[1:23] And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
[1:24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
[1:25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
[1:26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
[1:27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
[1:28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
[1:29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
[1:30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
[1:31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
[1:32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
[2:1] Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
[2:2] But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
[2:3] And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
[2:4] Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
[2:5] But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
[2:6] Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
[2:7] To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
[2:8] But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
[2:9] Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
[2:10] But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
[2:11] For there is no respect of persons with God.
[2:12] For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
[2:13] (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
[2:14] For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
[2:15] Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
[2:16] In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
[2:17] Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
[2:18] And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
[2:19] And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
[2:20] An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
[2:21] Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
[2:22] Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
[2:23] Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
[2:24] For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
[2:25] For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
[2:26] Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
[2:27] And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
[2:28] For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
[2:29] But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
[3:1] What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
[3:2] Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
[3:3] For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
[3:4] God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
[3:5] But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
[3:6] God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
[3:7] For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
[3:8] And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
[3:9] What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
[3:10] As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
[3:11] There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
[3:12] They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
[3:13] Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
[3:14] Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
[3:15] Their feet are swift to shed blood:
[3:16] Destruction and misery are in their ways:
[3:17] And the way of peace have they not known:
[3:18] There is no fear of God before their eyes.
[3:19] Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
[3:20] Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
[3:21] But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
[3:22] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[3:23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
[3:24] Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
[3:25] Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
[3:26] To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
[3:27] Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
[3:28] Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
[3:29] Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
[3:30] Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
[3:31] Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
[4:1] What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
[4:2] For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
[4:3] For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
[4:4] Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
[4:5] But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
[4:6] Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
[4:7] Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
[4:8] Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
[4:9] Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
[4:10] How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
[4:11] And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
[4:12] And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
[4:13] For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
[4:14] For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
[4:15] Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
[4:16] Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
[4:17] (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
[4:18] Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
[4:19] And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:
[4:20] He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
[4:21] And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
[4:22] And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
[4:23] Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
[4:24] But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
[4:25] Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
[5:1] Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
[5:2] By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
[5:3] And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
[5:4] And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
[5:5] And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
[5:6] For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
[5:7] For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
[5:8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[5:9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
[5:10] For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
[5:11] And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
[5:12] Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
[5:13] (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
[5:14] Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
[5:15] But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
[5:16] And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
[5:17] For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
[5:18] Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
[5:19] For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
[5:20] Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
[5:21] That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
[6:1] What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
[6:2] God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
[6:3] Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
[6:4] Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
[6:5] For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
[6:6] Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
[6:7] For he that is dead is freed from sin.
[6:8] Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
[6:9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
[6:10] For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
[6:11] Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
[6:12] Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
[6:13] Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
[6:14] For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
[6:15] What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
[6:16] Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
[6:17] But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
[6:18] Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
[6:19] I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
[6:20] For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
[6:21] What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
[6:22] But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
[6:23] For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
[7:1] Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
[7:2] For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
[7:3] So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
[7:4] Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
[7:5] For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
[7:6] But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
[7:7] What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
[7:8] But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
[7:9] For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
[7:10] And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
[7:11] For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
[7:12] Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
[7:13] Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
[7:14] For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
[7:15] For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
[7:16] If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
[7:17] Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
[7:18] For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
[7:19] For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
[7:20] Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
[7:21] I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
[7:22] For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
[7:23] But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
[7:24] O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
[7:25] I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
[8:1] There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
[8:2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
[8:3] For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
[8:4] That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
[8:5] For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
[8:6] For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
[8:7] Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
[8:8] So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
[8:9] But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
[8:10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
[8:11] But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
[8:12] Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
[8:13] For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
[8:14] For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
[8:15] For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
[8:16] The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
[8:17] And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
[8:18] For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
[8:19] For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
[8:20] For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
[8:21] Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
[8:22] For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
[8:23] And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
[8:24] For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
[8:25] But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
[8:26] Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
[8:27] And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
[8:28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
[8:29] For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
[8:30] Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
[8:31] What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
[8:32] He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
[8:33] Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
[8:34] Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
[8:35] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
[8:36] As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
[8:37] Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
[8:38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
[8:39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
[9:1] I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
[9:2] That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
[9:3] For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
[9:4] Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
[9:5] Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
[9:6] Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
[9:7] Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
[9:8] That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
[9:9] For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
[9:10] And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
[9:11] (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
[9:12] It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
[9:13] As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
[9:14] What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
[9:15] For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
[9:16] So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
[9:17] For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
[9:18] Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
[9:19] Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
[9:20] Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
[9:21] Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
[9:22] What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
[9:23] And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
[9:24] Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
[9:25] As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
[9:26] And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
[9:27] Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
[9:28] For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
[9:29] And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
[9:30] What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
[9:31] But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
[9:32] Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
[9:33] As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[10:1] Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
[10:2] For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
[10:3] For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
[10:4] For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
[10:5] For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
[10:6] But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
[10:7] Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
[10:8] But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
[10:9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[10:10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
[10:11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[10:12] For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
[10:13] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[10:14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
[10:15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
[10:16] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
[10:17] So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
[10:18] But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
[10:19] But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
[10:20] But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
[10:21] But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
[11:1] I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
[11:2] God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying,
[11:3] Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
[11:4] But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
[11:5] Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
[11:6] And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
[11:7] What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
[11:8] (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
[11:9] And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
[11:10] Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
[11:11] I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
[11:12] Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
[11:13] For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
[11:14] If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
[11:15] For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
[11:16] For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
[11:17] And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
[11:18] Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
[11:19] Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
[11:20] Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
[11:21] For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
[11:22] Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
[11:23] And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
[11:24] For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
[11:25] For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
[11:26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
[11:27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
[11:28] As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
[11:29] For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
[11:30] For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
[11:31] Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
[11:32] For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
[11:33] O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
[11:34] For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
[11:35] Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
[11:36] For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
[12:1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
[12:2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
[12:3] For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
[12:4] For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
[12:5] So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
[12:6] Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
[12:7] Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
[12:8] Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
[12:9] Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
[12:10] Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
[12:11] Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
[12:12] Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
[12:13] Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
[12:14] Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
[12:15] Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
[12:16] Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
[12:17] Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
[12:18] If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
[12:19] Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
[12:20] Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
[12:21] Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
[13:1] Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
[13:2] Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
[13:3] For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
[13:4] For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
[13:5] Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
[13:6] For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
[13:7] Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
[13:8] Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
[13:9] For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[13:10] Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
[13:11] And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
[13:12] The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
[13:13] Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
[13:14] But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
[14:1] Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
[14:2] For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
[14:3] Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
[14:4] Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
[14:5] One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
[14:6] He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
[14:7] For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
[14:8] For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
[14:9] For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
[14:10] But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
[14:11] For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
[14:12] So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
[14:13] Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
[14:14] I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
[14:15] But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
[14:16] Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
[14:17] For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
[14:18] For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
[14:19] Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
[14:20] For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
[14:21] It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
[14:22] Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
[14:23] And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
[15:1] We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
[15:2] Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
[15:3] For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
[15:4] For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
[15:5] Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
[15:6] That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[15:7] Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
[15:8] Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
[15:9] And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
[15:10] And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
[15:11] And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
[15:12] And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
[15:13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
[15:14] And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
[15:15] Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
[15:16] That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
[15:17] I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
[15:18] For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
[15:19] Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
[15:20] Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
[15:21] But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
[15:22] For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
[15:23] But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
[15:24] Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
[15:25] But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
[15:26] For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
[15:27] It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
[15:28] When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
[15:29] And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
[15:30] Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
[15:31] That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
[15:32] That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
[15:33] Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
[16:1] I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
[16:2] That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
[16:3] Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
[16:4] Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
[16:5] Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
[16:6] Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.
[16:7] Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
[16:8] Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
[16:9] Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
[16:10] Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household.
[16:11] Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.
[16:12] Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
[16:13] Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
[16:14] Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.
[16:15] Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.
[16:16] Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
[16:17] Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
[16:18] For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
[16:19] For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
[16:20] And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
[16:21] Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
[16:22] I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
[16:23] Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
[16:24] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
[16:25] Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
[16:26] But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
[16:27] To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
[1:2] Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
[1:3] Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:4] I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
[1:5] That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
[1:6] Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
[1:7] So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[1:8] Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:9] God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
[1:10] Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
[1:11] For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
[1:12] Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
[1:13] Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
[1:14] I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
[1:15] Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
[1:16] And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
[1:17] For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
[1:18] For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
[1:19] For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
[1:20] Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
[1:21] For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
[1:22] For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
[1:23] But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
[1:24] But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
[1:25] Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
[1:26] For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
[1:27] But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
[1:28] And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
[1:29] That no flesh should glory in his presence.
[1:30] But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
[1:31] That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
[2:1] And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
[2:2] For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
[2:3] And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
[2:4] And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
[2:5] That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
[2:6] Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
[2:7] But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
[2:8] Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
[2:9] But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
[2:10] But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
[2:11] For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
[2:12] Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
[2:13] Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
[2:14] But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
[2:15] But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
[2:16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
[3:1] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
[3:2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
[3:3] For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
[3:4] For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
[3:5] Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
[3:6] I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
[3:7] So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
[3:8] Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
[3:9] For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
[3:10] According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
[3:11] For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
[3:12] Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
[3:13] Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
[3:14] If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
[3:15] If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
[3:16] Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
[3:17] If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
[3:18] Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
[3:19] For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
[3:20] And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
[3:21] Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
[3:22] Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
[3:23] And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
[4:1] Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
[4:2] Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
[4:3] But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
[4:4] For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
[4:5] Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
[4:6] And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
[4:7] For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
[4:8] Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
[4:9] For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
[4:10] We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
[4:11] Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
[4:12] And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
[4:13] Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
[4:14] I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
[4:15] For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
[4:16] Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
[4:17] For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
[4:18] Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
[4:19] But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
[4:20] For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
[4:21] What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
[5:1] It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
[5:2] And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
[5:3] For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
[5:4] In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[5:5] To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
[5:6] Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
[5:7] Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
[5:8] Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
[5:9] I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
[5:10] Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
[5:11] But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
[5:12] For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
[5:13] But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
[6:1] Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
[6:2] Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
[6:3] Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
[6:4] If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
[6:5] I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
[6:6] But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
[6:7] Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
[6:8] Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
[6:9] Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
[6:10] Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
[6:11] And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
[6:12] All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
[6:13] Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
[6:14] And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
[6:15] Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
[6:16] What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
[6:17] But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
[6:18] Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
[6:19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
[6:20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
[7:1] Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
[7:2] Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
[7:3] Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
[7:4] The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
[7:5] Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
[7:6] But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
[7:7] For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
[7:8] I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
[7:9] But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
[7:10] And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
[7:11] But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
[7:12] But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
[7:13] And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
[7:14] For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
[7:15] But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
[7:16] For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
[7:17] But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
[7:18] Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
[7:19] Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
[7:20] Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
[7:21] Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
[7:22] For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
[7:23] Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
[7:24] Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
[7:25] Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
[7:26] I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
[7:27] Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
[7:28] But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
[7:29] But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
[7:30] And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
[7:31] And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
[7:32] But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
[7:33] But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
[7:34] There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
[7:35] And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
[7:36] But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
[7:37] Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
[7:38] So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
[7:39] The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
[7:40] But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
[8:1] Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
[8:2] And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
[8:3] But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
[8:4] As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
[8:5] For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
[8:6] But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
[8:7] Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
[8:8] But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
[8:9] But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
[8:10] For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
[8:11] And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
[8:12] But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
[8:13] Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
[9:1] Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
[9:2] If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
[9:3] Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
[9:4] Have we not power to eat and to drink?
[9:5] Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
[9:6] Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
[9:7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
[9:8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
[9:9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
[9:10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
[9:11] If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
[9:12] If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
[9:13] Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
[9:14] Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
[9:15] But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
[9:16] For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
[9:17] For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
[9:18] What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
[9:19] For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
[9:20] And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
[9:21] To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
[9:22] To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
[9:23] And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
[9:24] Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
[9:25] And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
[9:26] I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
[9:27] But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
[10:1] Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
[10:2] And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
[10:3] And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
[10:4] And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
[10:5] But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
[10:6] Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
[10:7] Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
[10:8] Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
[10:9] Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
[10:10] Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
[10:11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
[10:12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
[10:13] There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
[10:14] Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
[10:15] I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
[10:16] The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
[10:17] For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
[10:18] Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
[10:19] What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
[10:20] But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
[10:21] Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
[10:22] Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
[10:23] All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
[10:24] Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
[10:25] Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
[10:26] For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
[10:27] If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
[10:28] But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
[10:29] Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?
[10:30] For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
[10:31] Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
[10:32] Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
[10:33] Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
[11:1] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
[11:2] Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
[11:3] But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
[11:4] Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
[11:5] But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
[11:6] For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
[11:7] For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
[11:8] For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.
[11:9] Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
[11:10] For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
[11:11] Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
[11:12] For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
[11:13] Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
[11:14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
[11:15] But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
[11:16] But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
[11:17] Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
[11:18] For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
[11:19] For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
[11:20] When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
[11:21] For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
[11:22] What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
[11:23] For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
[11:24] And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
[11:25] After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
[11:26] For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
[11:27] Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
[11:28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
[11:29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
[11:30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
[11:31] For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
[11:32] But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
[11:33] Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
[11:34] And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
[12:1] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
[12:2] Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
[12:3] Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
[12:4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
[12:5] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
[12:6] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
[12:7] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
[12:8] For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
[12:9] To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
[12:10] To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
[12:11] But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
[12:12] For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
[12:13] For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
[12:14] For the body is not one member, but many.
[12:15] If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
[12:16] And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
[12:17] If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
[12:18] But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
[12:19] And if they were all one member, where were the body?
[12:20] But now are they many members, yet but one body.
[12:21] And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
[12:22] Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
[12:23] And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
[12:24] For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
[12:25] That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
[12:26] And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
[12:27] Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
[12:28] And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
[12:29] Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
[12:30] Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
[12:31] But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
[13:1] Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
[13:2] And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
[13:3] And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
[13:4] Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
[13:5] Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
[13:6] Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
[13:7] Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
[13:8] Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
[13:9] For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
[13:10] But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
[13:11] When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
[13:12] For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
[13:13] And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
[14:1] Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
[14:2] For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
[14:3] But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
[14:4] He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
[14:5] I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
[14:6] Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
[14:7] And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
[14:8] For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
[14:9] So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
[14:10] There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
[14:11] Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
[14:12] Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
[14:13] Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
[14:14] For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
[14:15] What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
[14:16] Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
[14:17] For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
[14:18] I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
[14:19] Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
[14:20] Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
[14:21] In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
[14:22] Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
[14:23] If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
[14:24] But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
[14:25] And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
[14:26] How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
[14:27] If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
[14:28] But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
[14:29] Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
[14:30] If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
[14:31] For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
[14:32] And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
[14:33] For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
[14:34] Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.
[14:35] And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
[14:36] What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
[14:37] If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
[14:38] But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
[14:39] Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
[14:40] Let all things be done decently and in order.
[15:1] Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
[15:2] By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
[15:3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
[15:4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
[15:5] And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
[15:6] After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
[15:7] After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
[15:8] And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
[15:9] For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
[15:10] But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
[15:11] Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
[15:12] Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
[15:13] But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
[15:14] And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
[15:15] Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
[15:16] For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
[15:17] And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
[15:18] Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
[15:19] If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
[15:20] But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
[15:21] For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
[15:22] For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
[15:23] But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
[15:24] Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
[15:25] For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
[15:26] The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
[15:27] For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
[15:28] And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
[15:29] Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
[15:30] And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
[15:31] I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
[15:32] If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
[15:33] Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
[15:34] Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
[15:35] But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
[15:36] Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
[15:37] And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
[15:38] But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
[15:39] All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
[15:40] There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
[15:41] There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
[15:42] So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
[15:43] It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
[15:44] It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
[15:45] And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
[15:46] Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
[15:47] The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
[15:48] As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
[15:49] And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
[15:50] Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
[15:51] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
[15:52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
[15:53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
[15:54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
[15:55] O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
[15:56] The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
[15:57] But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
[15:58] Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
[16:1] Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
[16:2] Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
[16:3] And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
[16:4] And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
[16:5] Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.
[16:6] And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
[16:7] For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
[16:8] But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
[16:9] For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
[16:10] Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
[16:11] Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
[16:12] As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
[16:13] Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
[16:14] Let all your things be done with charity.
[16:15] I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
[16:16] That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
[16:17] I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
[16:18] For they have refreshed my spirit and your's: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
[16:19] The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
[16:20] All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.
[16:21] The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
[16:22] If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
[16:23] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
[16:24] My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
[1:2] Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:3] Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
[1:4] Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
[1:5] For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
[1:6] And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
[1:7] And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
[1:8] For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
[1:9] But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
[1:10] Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
[1:11] Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
[1:12] For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
[1:13] For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
[1:14] As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are our's in the day of the Lord Jesus.
[1:15] And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
[1:16] And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
[1:17] When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
[1:18] But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
[1:19] For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
[1:20] For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
[1:21] Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
[1:22] Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
[1:23] Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
[1:24] Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
[2:1] But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
[2:2] For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
[2:3] And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
[2:4] For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
[2:5] But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
[2:6] Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
[2:7] So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
[2:8] Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
[2:9] For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
[2:10] To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
[2:11] Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
[2:12] Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
[2:13] I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
[2:14] Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
[2:15] For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
[2:16] To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
[2:17] For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
[3:1] Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
[3:2] Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
[3:3] Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
[3:4] And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
[3:5] Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
[3:6] Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
[3:7] But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
[3:8] How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
[3:9] For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
[3:10] For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
[3:11] For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
[3:12] Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
[3:13] And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
[3:14] But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
[3:15] But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
[3:16] Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
[3:17] Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
[3:18] But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
[4:1] Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
[4:2] But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
[4:3] But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
[4:4] In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
[4:5] For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
[4:6] For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
[4:7] But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
[4:8] We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
[4:9] Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
[4:10] Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
[4:11] For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
[4:12] So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
[4:13] We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
[4:14] Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
[4:15] For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
[4:16] For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
[4:17] For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
[4:18] While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
[5:1] For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
[5:2] For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
[5:3] If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
[5:4] For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
[5:5] Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
[5:6] Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
[5:7] (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
[5:8] We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
[5:9] Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
[5:10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
[5:11] Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
[5:12] For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
[5:13] For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
[5:14] For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
[5:15] And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
[5:16] Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
[5:17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
[5:18] And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
[5:19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
[5:20] Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
[5:21] For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
[6:1] We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
[6:2] (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
[6:3] Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
[6:4] But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
[6:5] In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
[6:6] By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
[6:7] By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
[6:8] By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
[6:9] As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
[6:10] As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
[6:11] O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
[6:12] Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
[6:13] Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
[6:14] Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
[6:15] And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
[6:16] And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[6:17] Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
[6:18] And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
[7:1] Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
[7:2] Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
[7:3] I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
[7:4] Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
[7:5] For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
[7:6] Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
[7:7] And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
[7:8] For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
[7:9] Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
[7:10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
[7:11] For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
[7:12] Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
[7:13] Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
[7:14] For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
[7:15] And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
[7:16] I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
[8:1] Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
[8:2] How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
[8:3] For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
[8:4] Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
[8:5] And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
[8:6] Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
[8:7] Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
[8:8] I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
[8:9] For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
[8:10] And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
[8:11] Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
[8:12] For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
[8:13] For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
[8:14] But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
[8:15] As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
[8:16] But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
[8:17] For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.
[8:18] And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;
[8:19] And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
[8:20] Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
[8:21] Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
[8:22] And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
[8:23] Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
[8:24] Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.
[9:1] For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
[9:2] For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
[9:3] Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
[9:4] Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
[9:5] Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
[9:6] But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
[9:7] Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
[9:8] And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
[9:9] (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
[9:10] Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
[9:11] Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
[9:12] For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
[9:13] Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
[9:14] And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
[9:15] Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
[10:1] Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
[10:2] But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
[10:3] For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
[10:4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
[10:5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
[10:6] And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
[10:7] Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
[10:8] For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
[10:9] That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
[10:10] For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
[10:11] Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
[10:12] For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
[10:13] But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
[10:14] For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
[10:15] Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
[10:16] To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.
[10:17] But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
[10:18] For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
[11:1] Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
[11:2] For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
[11:3] But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
[11:4] For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
[11:5] For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
[11:6] But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
[11:7] Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
[11:8] I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
[11:9] And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
[11:10] As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
[11:11] Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
[11:12] But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
[11:13] For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
[11:14] And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
[11:15] Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
[11:16] I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
[11:17] That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
[11:18] Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
[11:19] For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
[11:20] For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
[11:21] I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
[11:22] Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
[11:23] Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
[11:24] Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
[11:25] Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
[11:26] In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
[11:27] In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
[11:28] Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
[11:29] Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
[11:30] If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
[11:31] The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
[11:32] In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
[11:33] And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
[12:1] It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
[12:2] I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
[12:3] And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
[12:4] How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
[12:5] Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
[12:6] For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
[12:7] And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
[12:8] For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
[12:9] And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
[12:10] Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
[12:11] I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
[12:12] Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
[12:13] For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
[12:14] Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not your's but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
[12:15] And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
[12:16] But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
[12:17] Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
[12:18] I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
[12:19] Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
[12:20] For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
[12:21] And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
[13:1] This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
[13:2] I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
[13:3] Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
[13:4] For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
[13:5] Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
[13:6] But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
[13:7] Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
[13:8] For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
[13:9] For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
[13:10] Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
[13:11] Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
[13:12] Greet one another with an holy kiss.
[13:13] All the saints salute you.
[13:14] The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
[1:2] And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
[1:3] Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
[1:4] Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
[1:5] To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[1:6] I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
[1:7] Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
[1:8] But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
[1:9] As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
[1:10] For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
[1:11] But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
[1:12] For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
[1:13] For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
[1:14] And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
[1:15] But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
[1:16] To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
[1:17] Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
[1:18] Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
[1:19] But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
[1:20] Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
[1:21] Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
[1:22] And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
[1:23] But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
[1:24] And they glorified God in me.
[2:1] Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
[2:2] And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
[2:3] But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
[2:4] And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
[2:5] To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
[2:6] But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
[2:7] But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
[2:8] (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
[2:9] And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
[2:10] Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
[2:11] But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
[2:12] For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
[2:13] And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
[2:14] But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
[2:15] We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
[2:16] Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
[2:17] But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
[2:18] For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
[2:19] For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
[2:20] I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
[2:21] I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
[3:1] O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
[3:2] This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
[3:3] Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
[3:4] Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
[3:5] He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
[3:6] Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
[3:7] Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
[3:8] And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
[3:9] So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
[3:10] For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
[3:11] But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
[3:12] And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
[3:13] Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
[3:14] That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
[3:15] Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
[3:16] Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
[3:17] And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
[3:18] For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
[3:19] Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
[3:20] Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
[3:21] Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
[3:22] But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
[3:23] But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
[3:24] Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
[3:25] But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
[3:26] For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
[3:27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
[3:28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
[3:29] And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
[4:1] Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
[4:2] But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
[4:3] Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
[4:4] But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
[4:5] To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
[4:6] And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
[4:7] Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
[4:8] Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
[4:9] But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
[4:10] Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
[4:11] I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
[4:12] Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
[4:13] Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
[4:14] And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
[4:15] Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
[4:16] Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
[4:17] They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
[4:18] But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
[4:19] My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
[4:20] I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
[4:21] Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
[4:22] For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
[4:23] But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
[4:24] Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
[4:25] For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
[4:26] But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
[4:27] For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
[4:28] Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
[4:29] But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
[4:30] Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
[4:31] So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
[5:1] Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
[5:2] Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
[5:3] For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
[5:4] Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
[5:5] For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
[5:6] For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
[5:7] Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
[5:8] This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
[5:9] A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
[5:10] I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
[5:11] And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
[5:12] I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
[5:13] For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
[5:14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[5:15] But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
[5:16] This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
[5:17] For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
[5:18] But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
[5:19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
[5:20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
[5:21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
[5:22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
[5:23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
[5:24] And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
[5:25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
[5:26] Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
[6:1] Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
[6:2] Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
[6:3] For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
[6:4] But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
[6:5] For every man shall bear his own burden.
[6:6] Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
[6:7] Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
[6:8] For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
[6:9] And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
[6:10] As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
[6:11] Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
[6:12] As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
[6:13] For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
[6:14] But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
[6:15] For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
[6:16] And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
[6:17] From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
[6:18] Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
[1:2] Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
[1:4] According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
[1:5] Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
[1:6] To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
[1:7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
[1:8] Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
[1:9] Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
[1:10] That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
[1:11] In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
[1:12] That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
[1:13] In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
[1:14] Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
[1:15] Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
[1:16] Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
[1:17] That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
[1:18] The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
[1:19] And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
[1:20] Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
[1:21] Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
[1:22] And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
[1:23] Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
[2:1] And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
[2:2] Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
[2:3] Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
[2:4] But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
[2:5] Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
[2:6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
[2:7] That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
[2:8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
[2:9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
[2:10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
[2:11] Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
[2:12] That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
[2:13] But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
[2:14] For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
[2:15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
[2:16] And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
[2:17] And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
[2:18] For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
[2:19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
[2:20] And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
[2:21] In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
[2:22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
[3:1] For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
[3:2] If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
[3:3] How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
[3:4] Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
[3:5] Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
[3:6] That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
[3:7] Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
[3:8] Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
[3:9] And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
[3:10] To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
[3:11] According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
[3:12] In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
[3:13] Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
[3:14] For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[3:15] Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
[3:16] That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
[3:17] That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
[3:18] May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
[3:19] And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
[3:20] Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
[3:21] Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
[4:1] I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
[4:2] With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
[4:3] Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
[4:4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
[4:5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
[4:6] One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
[4:7] But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
[4:8] Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
[4:9] (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
[4:10] He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
[4:11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[4:12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
[4:13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
[4:14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
[4:15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
[4:16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
[4:17] This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
[4:18] Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
[4:19] Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
[4:20] But ye have not so learned Christ;
[4:21] If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
[4:22] That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
[4:23] And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
[4:24] And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
[4:25] Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
[4:26] Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
[4:27] Neither give place to the devil.
[4:28] Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
[4:29] Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
[4:30] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
[4:31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
[4:32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
[5:1] Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
[5:2] And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
[5:3] But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
[5:4] Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
[5:5] For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
[5:6] Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
[5:7] Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
[5:8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
[5:9] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
[5:10] Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
[5:11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
[5:12] For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
[5:13] But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
[5:14] Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
[5:15] See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
[5:16] Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
[5:17] Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
[5:18] And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
[5:19] Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
[5:20] Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
[5:21] Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
[5:22] Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
[5:23] For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
[5:24] Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
[5:25] Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
[5:26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
[5:27] That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
[5:28] So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
[5:29] For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
[5:30] For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
[5:31] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
[5:32] This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[5:33] Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
[6:1] Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
[6:2] Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
[6:3] That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
[6:4] And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
[6:5] Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
[6:6] Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
[6:7] With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
[6:8] Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
[6:9] And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
[6:10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
[6:11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
[6:12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
[6:13] Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
[6:14] Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
[6:15] And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
[6:16] Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
[6:17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
[6:18] Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
[6:19] And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
[6:20] For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
[6:21] But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
[6:22] Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
[6:23] Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[6:24] Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

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[1:1] These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
[1:2] (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
[1:3] And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
[1:4] After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
[1:5] On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
[1:6] The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
[1:7] Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
[1:8] Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
[1:9] And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
[1:10] The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
[1:11] (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
[1:12] How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
[1:13] Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
[1:14] And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
[1:15] So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
[1:16] And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
[1:17] Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
[1:18] And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
[1:19] And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
[1:20] And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
[1:21] Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
[1:22] And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
[1:23] And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
[1:24] And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
[1:25] And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
[1:26] Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
[1:27] And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
[1:28] Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
[1:29] Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
[1:30] The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
[1:31] And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.
[1:32] Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
[1:33] Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
[1:34] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
[1:35] Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers.
[1:36] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
[1:37] Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
[1:38] But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
[1:39] Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
[1:40] But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
[1:41] Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
[1:42] And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
[1:43] So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
[1:44] And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
[1:45] And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
[1:46] So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
[2:1] Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
[2:2] And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[2:3] Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
[2:4] And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
[2:5] Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
[2:6] Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
[2:7] For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
[2:8] And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
[2:9] And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
[2:10] The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
[2:11] Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
[2:12] The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
[2:13] Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
[2:14] And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.
[2:15] For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
[2:16] So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
[2:17] That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[2:18] Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
[2:19] And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
[2:20] (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
[2:21] A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
[2:22] As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
[2:23] And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
[2:24] Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
[2:25] This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
[2:26] And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
[2:27] Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
[2:28] Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
[2:29] (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
[2:30] But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
[2:31] And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
[2:32] Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
[2:33] And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
[2:34] And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
[2:35] Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
[2:36] From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
[2:37] Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbade us.
[3:1] Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
[3:2] And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
[3:3] So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
[3:4] And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
[3:5] All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
[3:6] And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
[3:7] But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
[3:8] And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
[3:9] (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
[3:10] All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
[3:11] For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
[3:12] And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
[3:13] And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
[3:14] Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
[3:15] And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
[3:16] And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
[3:17] The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.
[3:18] And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
[3:19] But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
[3:20] Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
[3:21] And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
[3:22] Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
[3:23] And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
[3:24] O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
[3:25] I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
[3:26] But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
[3:27] Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
[3:28] But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.
[3:29] So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.
[4:1] Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
[4:2] Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
[4:3] Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
[4:4] But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
[4:5] Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
[4:6] Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
[4:7] For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
[4:8] And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
[4:9] Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
[4:10] Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
[4:11] And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
[4:12] And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
[4:13] And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
[4:14] And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
[4:15] Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
[4:16] Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
[4:17] The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
[4:18] The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
[4:19] And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
[4:20] But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
[4:21] Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
[4:22] But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
[4:23] Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
[4:24] For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
[4:25] When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:
[4:26] I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
[4:27] And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
[4:28] And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
[4:29] But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
[4:30] When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
[4:31] (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
[4:32] For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
[4:33] Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
[4:34] Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
[4:35] Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
[4:36] Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
[4:37] And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
[4:38] To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.
[4:39] Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
[4:40] Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
[4:41] Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
[4:42] That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
[4:43] Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
[4:44] And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
[4:45] These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt.
[4:46] On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
[4:47] And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
[4:48] From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,
[4:49] And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
[5:1] And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
[5:2] The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
[5:3] The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
[5:4] The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
[5:5] (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to show you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
[5:6] I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
[5:7] Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
[5:8] Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
[5:9] Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
[5:10] And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
[5:11] Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
[5:12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
[5:13] Six days thou shalt labor, and do all thy work:
[5:14] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
[5:15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
[5:16] Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[5:17] Thou shalt not kill.
[5:18] Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
[5:19] Neither shalt thou steal.
[5:20] Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
[5:21] Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbor's.
[5:22] These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
[5:23] And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
[5:24] And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
[5:25] Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
[5:26] For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
[5:27] Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
[5:28] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
[5:29] O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
[5:30] Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.
[5:31] But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
[5:32] Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
[5:33] Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
[6:1] Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
[6:2] That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
[6:3] Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
[6:4] Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
[6:5] And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
[6:6] And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
[6:7] And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
[6:8] And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
[6:9] And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
[6:10] And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
[6:11] And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
[6:12] Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
[6:13] Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
[6:14] Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
[6:15] (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
[6:16] Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
[6:17] Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
[6:18] And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers.
[6:19] To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
[6:20] And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
[6:21] Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
[6:22] And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
[6:23] And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
[6:24] And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
[6:25] And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
[7:1] When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
[7:2] And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them:
[7:3] Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
[7:4] For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
[7:5] But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
[7:6] For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
[7:7] The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
[7:8] But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
[7:9] Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
[7:10] And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
[7:11] Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them.
[7:12] Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
[7:13] And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
[7:14] Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
[7:15] And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.
[7:16] And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
[7:17] If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
[7:18] Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
[7:19] The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.
[7:20] Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
[7:21] Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
[7:22] And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
[7:23] But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
[7:24] And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
[7:25] The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
[7:26] Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
[8:1] All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
[8:2] And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
[8:3] And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
[8:4] Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
[8:5] Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
[8:6] Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
[8:7] For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
[8:8] A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
[8:9] A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
[8:10] When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
[8:11] Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
[8:12] Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
[8:13] And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
[8:14] Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
[8:15] Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
[8:16] Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
[8:17] And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
[8:18] But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
[8:19] And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
[8:20] As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
[9:1] Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,
[9:2] A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
[9:3] Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
[9:4] Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
[9:5] Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
[9:6] Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
[9:7] Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.
[9:8] Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
[9:9] When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
[9:10] And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
[9:11] And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.
[9:12] And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.
[9:13] Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
[9:14] Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
[9:15] So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
[9:16] And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
[9:17] And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes.
[9:18] And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[9:19] For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
[9:20] And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.
[9:21] And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
[9:22] And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
[9:23] Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
[9:24] Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
[9:25] Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
[9:26] I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
[9:27] Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
[9:28] Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
[9:29] Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
[10:1] At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
[10:2] And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
[10:3] And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
[10:4] And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
[10:5] And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.
[10:6] And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
[10:7] From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.
[10:8] At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
[10:9] Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
[10:10] And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee.
[10:11] And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.
[10:12] And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
[10:13] To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
[10:14] Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
[10:15] Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
[10:16] Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
[10:17] For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
[10:18] He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
[10:19] Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
[10:20] Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
[10:21] He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
[10:22] Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
[11:1] Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
[11:2] And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
[11:3] And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
[11:4] And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
[11:5] And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place;
[11:6] And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
[11:7] But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.
[11:8] Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;
[11:9] And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[11:10] For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
[11:11] But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
[11:12] A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
[11:13] And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
[11:14] That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
[11:15] And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
[11:16] Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
[11:17] And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
[11:18] Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
[11:19] And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
[11:20] And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
[11:21] That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
[11:22] For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
[11:23] Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
[11:24] Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
[11:25] There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
[11:26] Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
[11:27] A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
[11:28] And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
[11:29] And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
[11:30] Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
[11:31] For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
[11:32] And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
[12:1] These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
[12:2] Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
[12:3] And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
[12:4] Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
[12:5] But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
[12:6] And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:
[12:7] And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
[12:8] Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
[12:9] For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.
[12:10] But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
[12:11] Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
[12:12] And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
[12:13] Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
[12:14] But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
[12:15] Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
[12:16] Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.
[12:17] Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
[12:18] But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
[12:19] Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
[12:20] When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
[12:21] If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
[12:22] Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
[12:23] Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
[12:24] Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.
[12:25] Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
[12:26] Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:
[12:27] And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.
[12:28] Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
[12:29] When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;
[12:30] Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
[12:31] Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
[12:32] What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
[13:1] If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
[13:2] And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
[13:3] Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
[13:4] Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
[13:5] And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
[13:6] If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
[13:7] Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
[13:8] Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
[13:9] But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
[13:10] And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
[13:11] And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
[13:12] If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,
[13:13] Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
[13:14] Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
[13:15] Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
[13:16] And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
[13:17] And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
[13:18] When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.
[14:1] Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
[14:2] For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
[14:3] Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
[14:4] These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
[14:5] The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
[14:6] And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
[14:7] Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
[14:8] And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass.
[14:9] These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
[14:10] And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
[14:11] Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
[14:12] But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
[14:13] And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
[14:14] And every raven after his kind,
[14:15] And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind,
[14:16] The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
[14:17] And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
[14:18] And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
[14:19] And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
[14:20] But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
[14:21] Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
[14:22] Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
[14:23] And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
[14:24] And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
[14:25] Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:
[14:26] And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
[14:27] And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
[14:28] At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
[14:29] And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
[15:1] At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
[15:2] And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbor shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD's release.
[15:3] Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
[15:4] Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
[15:5] Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
[15:6] For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
[15:7] If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
[15:8] But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
[15:9] Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
[15:10] Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
[15:11] For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
[15:12] And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
[15:13] And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
[15:14] Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
[15:15] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
[15:16] And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
[15:17] Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
[15:18] It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
[15:19] All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
[15:20] Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.
[15:21] And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
[15:22] Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
[15:23] Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
[16:1] Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
[16:2] Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
[16:3] Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.
[16:4] And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.
[16:5] Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:
[16:6] But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
[16:7] And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
[16:8] Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.
[16:9] Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.
[16:10] And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
[16:11] And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
[16:12] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
[16:13] Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:
[16:14] And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
[16:15] Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
[16:16] Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
[16:17] Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
[16:18] Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
[16:19] Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
[16:20] That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[16:21] Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
[16:22] Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
[17:1] Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
[17:2] If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
[17:3] And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
[17:4] And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
[17:5] Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
[17:6] At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
[17:7] The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.
[17:8] If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
[17:9] And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment:
[17:10] And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall show thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
[17:11] According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall show thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
[17:12] And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
[17:13] And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
[17:14] When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
[17:15] Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.
[17:16] But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
[17:17] Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
[17:18] And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
[17:19] And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
[17:20] That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
[18:1] The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
[18:2] Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
[18:3] And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
[18:4] The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
[18:5] For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
[18:6] And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
[18:7] Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
[18:8] They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
[18:9] When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
[18:10] There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
[18:11] Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
[18:12] For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
[18:13] Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
[18:14] For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
[18:15] The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
[18:16] According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
[18:17] And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
[18:18] I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
[18:19] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
[18:20] But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
[18:21] And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
[18:22] When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
[19:1] When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;
[19:2] Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
[19:3] Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
[19:4] And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbor ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
[19:5] As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
[19:6] Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
[19:7] Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
[19:8] And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
[19:9] If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
[19:10] That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
[19:11] But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
[19:12] Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
[19:13] Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
[19:14] Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
[19:15] One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
[19:16] If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
[19:17] Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
[19:18] And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
[19:19] Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
[19:20] And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
[19:21] And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
[20:1] When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[20:2] And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
[20:3] And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
[20:4] For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
[20:5] And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
[20:6] And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
[20:7] And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
[20:8] And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.
[20:9] And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.
[20:10] When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
[20:11] And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
[20:12] And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
[20:13] And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
[20:14] But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
[20:15] Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
[20:16] But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
[20:17] But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
[20:18] That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.
[20:19] When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
[20:20] Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.
[21:1] If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
[21:2] Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
[21:3] And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
[21:4] And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:
[21:5] And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
[21:6] And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
[21:7] And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
[21:8] Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
[21:9] So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
[21:10] When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,
[21:11] And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
[21:12] Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
[21:13] And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
[21:14] And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
[21:15] If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
[21:16] Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
[21:17] But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
[21:18] If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
[21:19] Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
[21:20] And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
[21:21] And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
[21:22] And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
[21:23] His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
[22:1] Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.
[22:2] And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.
[22:3] In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.
[22:4] Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
[22:5] The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
[22:6] If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
[22:7] But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
[22:8] When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
[22:9] Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.
[22:10] Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
[22:11] Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together.
[22:12] Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
[22:13] If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
[22:14] And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
[22:15] Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
[22:16] And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
[22:17] And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
[22:18] And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
[22:19] And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
[22:20] But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:
[22:21] Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.
[22:22] If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
[22:23] If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
[22:24] Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.
[22:25] But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die.
[22:26] But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:
[22:27] For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
[22:28] If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
[22:29] Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
[22:30] A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
[23:1] He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
[23:2] A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
[23:3] An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
[23:4] Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
[23:5] Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
[23:6] Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
[23:7] Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
[23:8] The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
[23:9] When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
[23:10] If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
[23:11] But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.
[23:12] Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:
[23:13] And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
[23:14] For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
[23:15] Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
[23:16] He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
[23:17] There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
[23:18] Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
[23:19] Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
[23:20] Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
[23:21] When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
[23:22] But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
[23:23] That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
[23:24] When thou comest into thy neighbor's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
[23:25] When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbor, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor's standing corn.
[24:1] When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
[24:2] And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
[24:3] And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
[24:4] Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
[24:5] When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
[24:6] No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
[24:7] If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
[24:8] Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
[24:9] Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt.
[24:10] When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
[24:11] Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.
[24:12] And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
[24:13] In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
[24:14] Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
[24:15] At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
[24:16] The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
[24:17] Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
[24:18] But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
[24:19] When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
[24:20] When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
[24:21] When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
[24:22] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
[25:1] If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
[25:2] And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.
[25:3] Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
[25:4] Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
[25:5] If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.
[25:6] And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
[25:7] And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
[25:8] Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;
[25:9] Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
[25:10] And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
[25:11] When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:
[25:12] Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.
[25:13] Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
[25:14] Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
[25:15] But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[25:16] For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
[25:17] Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;
[25:18] How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.
[25:19] Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
[26:1] And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;
[26:2] That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.
[26:3] And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
[26:4] And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.
[26:5] And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
[26:6] And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
[26:7] And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labor, and our oppression:
[26:8] And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
[26:9] And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[26:10] And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:
[26:11] And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
[26:12] When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
[26:13] Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
[26:14] I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
[26:15] Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[26:16] This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
[26:17] Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
[26:18] And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
[26:19] And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
[27:1] And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
[27:2] And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:
[27:3] And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
[27:4] Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.
[27:5] And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
[27:6] Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
[27:7] And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.
[27:8] And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
[27:9] And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.
[27:10] Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
[27:11] And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
[27:12] These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
[27:13] And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
[27:14] And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
[27:15] Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
[27:16] Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:17] Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:18] Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:19] Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:20] Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:21] Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:22] Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:23] Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:24] Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:25] Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[27:26] Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[28:1] And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
[28:2] And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
[28:3] Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
[28:4] Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
[28:5] Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
[28:6] Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
[28:7] The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
[28:8] The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[28:9] The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
[28:10] And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
[28:11] And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
[28:12] The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
[28:13] And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
[28:14] And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
[28:15] But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
[28:16] Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
[28:17] Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
[28:18] Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
[28:19] Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
[28:20] The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
[28:21] The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
[28:22] The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
[28:23] And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
[28:24] The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
[28:25] The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
[28:26] And thy carcass shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
[28:27] The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
[28:28] The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
[28:29] And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
[28:30] Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
[28:31] Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
[28:32] Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long; and there shall be no might in thine hand.
[28:33] The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
[28:34] So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
[28:35] The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
[28:36] The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
[28:37] And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
[28:38] Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
[28:39] Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
[28:40] Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
[28:41] Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
[28:42] All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
[28:43] The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
[28:44] He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
[28:45] Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
[28:46] And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
[28:47] Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
[28:48] Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
[28:49] The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
[28:50] A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young:
[28:51] And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
[28:52] And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
[28:53] And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
[28:54] So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
[28:55] So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
[28:56] The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
[28:57] And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
[28:58] If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
[28:59] Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
[28:60] Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
[28:61] Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
[28:62] And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
[28:63] And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
[28:64] And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
[28:65] And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
[28:66] And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
[28:67] In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
[28:68] And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
[29:1] These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
[29:2] And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
[29:3] The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
[29:4] Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
[29:5] And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
[29:6] Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
[29:7] And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
[29:8] And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
[29:9] Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
[29:10] Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
[29:11] Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:
[29:12] That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:
[29:13] That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
[29:14] Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
[29:15] But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
[29:16] (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;
[29:17] And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
[29:18] Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
[29:19] And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
[29:20] The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
[29:21] And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:
[29:22] So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;
[29:23] And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
[29:24] Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
[29:25] Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
[29:26] For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
[29:27] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:
[29:28] And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
[29:29] The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
[30:1] And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
[30:2] And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
[30:3] That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
[30:4] If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
[30:5] And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
[30:6] And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
[30:7] And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
[30:8] And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
[30:9] And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
[30:10] If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
[30:11] For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
[30:12] It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
[30:13] Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
[30:14] But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
[30:15] See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
[30:16] In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
[30:17] But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
[30:18] I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
[30:19] I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
[30:20] That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
[31:1] And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
[31:2] And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
[31:3] The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
[31:4] And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
[31:5] And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
[31:6] Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
[31:7] And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
[31:8] And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
[31:9] And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
[31:10] And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
[31:11] When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
[31:12] Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
[31:13] And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
[31:14] And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[31:15] And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
[31:16] And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
[31:17] Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
[31:18] And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.
[31:19] Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
[31:20] For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
[31:21] And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
[31:22] Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
[31:23] And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
[31:24] And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
[31:25] That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
[31:26] Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
[31:27] For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?
[31:28] Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
[31:29] For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
[31:30] And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
[32:1] Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
[32:2] My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
[32:3] Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
[32:4] He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
[32:5] They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
[32:6] Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
[32:7] Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will show thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
[32:8] When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
[32:9] For the LORD's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
[32:10] He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
[32:11] As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
[32:12] So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
[32:13] He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
[32:14] Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
[32:15] But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
[32:16] They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
[32:17] They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
[32:18] Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
[32:19] And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
[32:20] And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
[32:21] They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
[32:22] For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
[32:23] I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
[32:24] They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
[32:25] The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
[32:26] I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
[32:27] Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
[32:28] For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
[32:29] O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
[32:30] How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
[32:31] For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
[32:32] For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
[32:33] Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
[32:34] Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
[32:35] To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
[32:36] For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
[32:37] And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
[32:38] Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.
[32:39] See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
[32:40] For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
[32:41] If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
[32:42] I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
[32:43] Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
[32:44] And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
[32:45] And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:
[32:46] And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
[32:47] For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
[32:48] And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
[32:49] Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:
[32:50] And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:
[32:51] Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
[32:52] Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.
[33:1] And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
[33:2] And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
[33:3] Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
[33:4] Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
[33:5] And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
[33:6] Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
[33:7] And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
[33:8] And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
[33:9] Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
[33:10] They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
[33:11] Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
[33:12] And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
[33:13] And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
[33:14] And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
[33:15] And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
[33:16] And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
[33:17] His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
[33:18] And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
[33:19] They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
[33:20] And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
[33:21] And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
[33:22] And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
[33:23] And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
[33:24] And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
[33:25] Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
[33:26] There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
[33:27] The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
[33:28] Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
[33:29] Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
[34:1] And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
[34:2] And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
[34:3] And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
[34:4] And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
[34:5] So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
[34:6] And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
[34:7] And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
[34:8] And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
[34:9] And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
[34:10] And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,
[34:11] In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,
[34:12] And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel.

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[1:1] Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
[1:2] Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:3] I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
[1:4] Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
[1:5] For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
[1:6] Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
[1:7] Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
[1:8] For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
[1:9] And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
[1:10] That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
[1:11] Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
[1:12] But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
[1:13] So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
[1:14] And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
[1:15] Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
[1:16] The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
[1:17] But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
[1:18] What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
[1:19] For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
[1:20] According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
[1:21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
[1:22] But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
[1:23] For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
[1:24] Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
[1:25] And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
[1:26] That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
[1:27] Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
[1:28] And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
[1:29] For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
[1:30] Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
[2:1] If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
[2:2] Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
[2:3] Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
[2:4] Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
[2:5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
[2:6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
[2:7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
[2:8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
[2:9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
[2:10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
[2:11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
[2:12] Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
[2:13] For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
[2:14] Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
[2:15] That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
[2:16] Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
[2:17] Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
[2:18] For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
[2:19] But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
[2:20] For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
[2:21] For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.
[2:22] But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
[2:23] Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
[2:24] But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
[2:25] Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
[2:26] For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
[2:27] For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
[2:28] I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
[2:29] Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
[2:30] Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
[3:1] Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
[3:2] Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
[3:3] For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
[3:4] Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
[3:5] Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
[3:6] Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
[3:7] But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
[3:8] Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
[3:9] And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
[3:10] That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
[3:11] If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
[3:12] Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
[3:13] Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
[3:14] I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
[3:15] Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
[3:16] Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
[3:17] Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
[3:18] (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
[3:19] Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
[3:20] For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
[3:21] Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
[4:1] Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
[4:2] I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
[4:3] And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
[4:4] Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
[4:5] Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
[4:6] Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
[4:7] And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
[4:8] Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
[4:9] Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
[4:10] But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
[4:11] Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
[4:12] I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
[4:13] I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
[4:14] Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
[4:15] Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
[4:16] For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
[4:17] Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
[4:18] But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
[4:19] But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
[4:20] Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[4:21] Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.
[4:22] All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.
[4:23] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
[1:2] To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:3] We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
[1:4] Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
[1:5] For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
[1:6] Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
[1:7] As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
[1:8] Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
[1:9] For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
[1:10] That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
[1:11] Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
[1:12] Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
[1:13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[1:14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
[1:15] Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
[1:16] For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
[1:17] And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
[1:18] And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
[1:19] For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
[1:20] And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
[1:21] And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
[1:22] In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
[1:23] If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
[1:24] Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
[1:25] Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
[1:26] Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
[1:27] To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
[1:28] Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
[1:29] Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
[2:1] For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
[2:2] That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
[2:3] In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
[2:4] And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
[2:5] For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
[2:6] As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
[2:7] Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
[2:8] Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
[2:9] For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
[2:10] And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
[2:11] In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
[2:12] Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
[2:13] And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
[2:14] Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
[2:15] And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
[2:16] Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
[2:17] Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
[2:18] Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
[2:19] And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
[2:20] Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
[2:21] (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
[2:22] Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
[2:23] Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
[3:1] If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
[3:2] Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
[3:3] For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
[3:4] When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
[3:5] Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
[3:6] For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
[3:7] In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
[3:8] But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
[3:9] Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
[3:10] And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
[3:11] Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
[3:12] Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
[3:13] Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
[3:14] And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
[3:15] And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
[3:16] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
[3:17] And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
[3:18] Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
[3:19] Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
[3:20] Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
[3:21] Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
[3:22] Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
[3:23] And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
[3:24] Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
[3:25] But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
[4:1] Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
[4:2] Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
[4:3] Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
[4:4] That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
[4:5] Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
[4:6] Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
[4:7] All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
[4:8] Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
[4:9] With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
[4:10] Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
[4:11] And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
[4:12] Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
[4:13] For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
[4:14] Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
[4:15] Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
[4:16] And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
[4:17] And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
[4:18] The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:2] We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
[1:3] Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
[1:4] Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
[1:5] For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
[1:6] And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
[1:7] So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
[1:8] For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
[1:9] For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
[1:10] And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
[2:1] For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
[2:2] But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
[2:3] For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
[2:4] But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
[2:5] For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
[2:6] Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
[2:7] But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
[2:8] So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
[2:9] For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
[2:10] Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
[2:11] As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
[2:12] That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
[2:13] For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
[2:14] For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
[2:15] Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
[2:16] Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
[2:17] But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
[2:18] Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
[2:19] For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
[2:20] For ye are our glory and joy.
[3:1] Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
[3:2] And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
[3:3] That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
[3:4] For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
[3:5] For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
[3:6] But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
[3:7] Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
[3:8] For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
[3:9] For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
[3:10] Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
[3:11] Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
[3:12] And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
[3:13] To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
[4:1] Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
[4:2] For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
[4:3] For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
[4:4] That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
[4:5] Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
[4:6] That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
[4:7] For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
[4:8] He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
[4:9] But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
[4:10] And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
[4:11] And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
[4:12] That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
[4:13] But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
[4:14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
[4:15] For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
[4:16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[4:17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[4:18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
[5:1] But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
[5:2] For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
[5:3] For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
[5:4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
[5:5] Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
[5:6] Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
[5:7] For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
[5:8] But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
[5:9] For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
[5:10] Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
[5:11] Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
[5:12] And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
[5:13] And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
[5:14] Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
[5:15] See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
[5:16] Rejoice evermore.
[5:17] Pray without ceasing.
[5:18] In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
[5:19] Quench not the Spirit.
[5:20] Despise not prophesyings.
[5:21] Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
[5:22] Abstain from all appearance of evil.
[5:23] And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[5:24] Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
[5:25] Brethren, pray for us.
[5:26] Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
[5:27] I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
[5:28] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
[1:2] Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:3] We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
[1:4] So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
[1:5] Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
[1:6] Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
[1:7] And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
[1:8] In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[1:9] Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
[1:10] When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
[1:11] Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
[1:12] That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[2:1] Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
[2:2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
[2:3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
[2:4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
[2:5] Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
[2:6] And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
[2:7] For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
[2:8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
[2:9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
[2:10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
[2:11] And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
[2:12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
[2:13] But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
[2:14] Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[2:15] Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
[2:16] Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
[2:17] Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
[3:1] Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
[3:2] And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
[3:3] But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
[3:4] And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
[3:5] And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
[3:6] Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
[3:7] For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
[3:8] Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
[3:9] Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
[3:10] For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
[3:11] For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
[3:12] Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
[3:13] But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
[3:14] And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
[3:15] Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
[3:16] Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
[3:17] The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
[3:18] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
[1:2] Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
[1:3] As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
[1:4] Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
[1:5] Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
[1:6] From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
[1:7] Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
[1:8] But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
[1:9] Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
[1:10] For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
[1:11] According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
[1:12] And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
[1:13] Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
[1:14] And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
[1:15] This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
[1:16] Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
[1:17] Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[1:18] This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
[1:19] Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
[1:20] Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
[2:1] I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
[2:2] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
[2:3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
[2:4] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
[2:5] For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
[2:6] Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
[2:7] Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
[2:8] I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
[2:9] In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
[2:10] But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
[2:11] Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
[2:12] But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
[2:13] For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
[2:14] And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
[2:15] Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
[3:1] This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
[3:2] A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
[3:3] Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
[3:4] One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
[3:5] (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
[3:6] Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
[3:7] Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
[3:8] Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
[3:9] Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
[3:10] And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
[3:11] Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
[3:12] Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
[3:13] For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
[3:14] These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
[3:15] But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
[3:16] And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
[4:1] Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
[4:2] Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
[4:3] Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
[4:4] For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
[4:5] For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
[4:6] If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
[4:7] But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
[4:8] For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
[4:9] This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
[4:10] For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
[4:11] These things command and teach.
[4:12] Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
[4:13] Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
[4:14] Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
[4:15] Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
[4:16] Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
[5:1] Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
[5:2] The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
[5:3] Honour widows that are widows indeed.
[5:4] But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
[5:5] Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
[5:6] But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
[5:7] And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
[5:8] But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
[5:9] Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.
[5:10] Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
[5:11] But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
[5:12] Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
[5:13] And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
[5:14] I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
[5:15] For some are already turned aside after Satan.
[5:16] If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
[5:17] Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
[5:18] For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
[5:19] Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
[5:20] Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
[5:21] I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
[5:22] Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
[5:23] Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
[5:24] Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
[5:25] Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
[6:1] Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
[6:2] And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
[6:3] If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
[6:4] He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
[6:5] Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
[6:6] But godliness with contentment is great gain.
[6:7] For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
[6:8] And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
[6:9] But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
[6:10] For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
[6:11] But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
[6:12] Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
[6:13] I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
[6:14] That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[6:15] Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
[6:16] Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
[6:17] Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
[6:18] That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
[6:19] Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
[6:20] O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
[6:21] Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
[1:2] To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
[1:3] I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
[1:4] Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
[1:5] When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
[1:6] Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
[1:7] For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
[1:8] Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
[1:9] Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
[1:10] But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
[1:11] Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
[1:12] For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
[1:13] Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
[1:14] That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
[1:15] This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
[1:16] The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
[1:17] But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
[1:18] The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
[2:1] Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
[2:2] And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
[2:3] Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
[2:4] No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
[2:5] And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
[2:6] The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
[2:7] Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
[2:8] Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
[2:9] Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
[2:10] Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
[2:11] It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
[2:12] If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
[2:13] If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
[2:14] Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
[2:15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
[2:16] But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
[2:17] And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
[2:18] Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
[2:19] Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
[2:20] But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
[2:21] If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
[2:22] Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
[2:23] But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
[2:24] And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
[2:25] In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
[2:26] And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
[3:1] This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
[3:2] For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
[3:3] Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
[3:4] Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
[3:5] Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
[3:6] For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
[3:7] Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
[3:8] Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
[3:9] But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.
[3:10] But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
[3:11] Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
[3:12] Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
[3:13] But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
[3:14] But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
[3:15] And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
[3:16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
[3:17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
[4:1] I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
[4:2] Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
[4:3] For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
[4:4] And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
[4:5] But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
[4:6] For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
[4:7] I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
[4:8] Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
[4:9] Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
[4:10] For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
[4:11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
[4:12] And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
[4:13] The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
[4:14] Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
[4:15] Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
[4:16] At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
[4:17] Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
[4:18] And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[4:19] Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
[4:20] Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
[4:21] Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
[4:22] The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
[1:2] In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
[1:3] But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
[1:4] To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
[1:5] For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
[1:6] If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
[1:7] For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
[1:8] But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
[1:9] Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
[1:10] For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
[1:11] Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
[1:12] One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
[1:13] This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
[1:14] Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
[1:15] Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
[1:16] They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
[2:1] But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
[2:2] That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
[2:3] The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
[2:4] That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
[2:5] To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
[2:6] Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
[2:7] In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
[2:8] Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
[2:9] Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
[2:10] Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
[2:11] For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
[2:12] Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
[2:13] Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
[2:14] Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
[2:15] These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
[3:1] Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
[3:2] To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
[3:3] For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
[3:4] But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
[3:5] Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
[3:6] Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
[3:7] That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
[3:8] This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
[3:9] But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
[3:10] A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
[3:11] Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
[3:12] When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
[3:13] Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
[3:14] And let our's also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
[3:15] All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

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[1:1] Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
[1:2] And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
[1:3] Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:4] I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
[1:5] Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
[1:6] That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
[1:7] For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
[1:8] Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
[1:9] Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
[1:10] I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
[1:11] Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
[1:12] Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
[1:13] Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
[1:14] But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
[1:15] For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
[1:16] Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
[1:17] If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
[1:18] If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
[1:19] I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
[1:20] Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
[1:21] Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
[1:22] But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
[1:23] There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
[1:24] Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
[1:25] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

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[1:1] God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
[1:2] Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
[1:3] Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
[1:4] Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
[1:5] For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
[1:6] And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
[1:7] And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
[1:8] But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
[1:9] Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
[1:10] And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
[1:11] They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
[1:12] And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
[1:13] But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
[1:14] Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
[2:1] Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
[2:2] For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
[2:3] How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
[2:4] God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
[2:5] For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
[2:6] But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest him?
[2:7] Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
[2:8] Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
[2:9] But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
[2:10] For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
[2:11] For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
[2:12] Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
[2:13] And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
[2:14] Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
[2:15] And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
[2:16] For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
[2:17] Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
[2:18] For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
[3:1] Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
[3:2] Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
[3:3] For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
[3:4] For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
[3:5] And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
[3:6] But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
[3:7] Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
[3:8] Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
[3:9] When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
[3:10] Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
[3:11] So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
[3:12] Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
[3:13] But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
[3:14] For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
[3:15] While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
[3:16] For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
[3:17] But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
[3:18] And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
[3:19] So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
[4:1] Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
[4:2] For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
[4:3] For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
[4:4] For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
[4:5] And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
[4:6] Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
[4:7] Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
[4:8] For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
[4:9] There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
[4:10] For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
[4:11] Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
[4:12] For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
[4:13] Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
[4:14] Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
[4:15] For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
[4:16] Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
[5:1] For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
[5:2] Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
[5:3] And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
[5:4] And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
[5:5] So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
[5:6] As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
[5:7] Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
[5:8] Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
[5:9] And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
[5:10] Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
[5:11] Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
[5:12] For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
[5:13] For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
[5:14] But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
[6:1] Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
[6:2] Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
[6:3] And this will we do, if God permit.
[6:4] For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
[6:5] And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
[6:6] If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
[6:7] For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
[6:8] But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
[6:9] But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
[6:10] For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
[6:11] And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
[6:12] That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
[6:13] For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
[6:14] Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
[6:15] And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
[6:16] For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
[6:17] Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
[6:18] That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
[6:19] Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
[6:20] Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
[7:1] For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
[7:2] To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
[7:3] Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
[7:4] Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
[7:5] And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
[7:6] But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
[7:7] And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
[7:8] And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
[7:9] And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
[7:10] For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
[7:11] If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
[7:12] For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
[7:13] For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
[7:14] For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
[7:15] And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
[7:16] Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
[7:17] For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
[7:18] For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
[7:19] For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
[7:20] And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
[7:21] (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
[7:22] By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
[7:23] And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
[7:24] But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
[7:25] Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
[7:26] For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
[7:27] Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
[7:28] For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
[8:1] Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
[8:2] A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
[8:3] For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
[8:4] For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
[8:5] Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
[8:6] But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
[8:7] For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
[8:8] For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
[8:9] Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
[8:10] For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
[8:11] And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
[8:12] For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
[8:13] In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
[9:1] Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
[9:2] For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
[9:3] And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
[9:4] Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
[9:5] And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
[9:6] Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
[9:7] But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
[9:8] The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
[9:9] Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
[9:10] Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
[9:11] But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
[9:12] Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
[9:13] For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
[9:14] How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
[9:15] And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
[9:16] For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
[9:17] For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
[9:18] Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
[9:19] For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
[9:20] Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
[9:21] Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
[9:22] And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
[9:23] It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
[9:24] For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
[9:25] Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
[9:26] For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
[9:27] And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
[9:28] So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
[10:1] For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
[10:2] For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
[10:3] But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
[10:4] For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
[10:5] Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
[10:6] In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
[10:7] Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
[10:8] Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
[10:9] Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
[10:10] By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
[10:11] And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
[10:12] But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
[10:13] From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
[10:14] For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
[10:15] Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
[10:16] This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
[10:17] And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
[10:18] Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
[10:19] Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
[10:20] By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
[10:21] And having an high priest over the house of God;
[10:22] Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
[10:23] Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
[10:24] And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
[10:25] Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
[10:26] For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
[10:27] But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
[10:28] He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
[10:29] Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
[10:30] For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
[10:31] It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
[10:32] But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
[10:33] Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
[10:34] For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
[10:35] Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
[10:36] For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
[10:37] For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
[10:38] Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
[10:39] But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
[11:1] Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
[11:2] For by it the elders obtained a good report.
[11:3] Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
[11:4] By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
[11:5] By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
[11:6] But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
[11:7] By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
[11:8] By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
[11:9] By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
[11:10] For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
[11:11] Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
[11:12] Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
[11:13] These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
[11:14] For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
[11:15] And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
[11:16] But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
[11:17] By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
[11:18] Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
[11:19] Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
[11:20] By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
[11:21] By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
[11:22] By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
[11:23] By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
[11:24] By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
[11:25] Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
[11:26] Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
[11:27] By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
[11:28] Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
[11:29] By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
[11:30] By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
[11:31] By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
[11:32] And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
[11:33] Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
[11:34] Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
[11:35] Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
[11:36] And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
[11:37] They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
[11:38] (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
[11:39] And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
[11:40] God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
[12:1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
[12:2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
[12:3] For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
[12:4] Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
[12:5] And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
[12:6] For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
[12:7] If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
[12:8] But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
[12:9] Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
[12:10] For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
[12:11] Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
[12:12] Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
[12:13] And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
[12:14] Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
[12:15] Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
[12:16] Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
[12:17] For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
[12:18] For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
[12:19] And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
[12:20] (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
[12:21] And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
[12:22] But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
[12:23] To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
[12:24] And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things that that of Abel.
[12:25] See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
[12:26] Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
[12:27] And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
[12:28] Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
[12:29] For our God is a consuming fire.
[13:1] Let brotherly love continue.
[13:2] Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
[13:3] Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
[13:4] Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
[13:5] Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
[13:6] So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
[13:7] Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
[13:8] Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
[13:9] Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
[13:10] We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
[13:11] For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
[13:12] Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
[13:13] Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
[13:14] For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
[13:15] By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
[13:16] But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
[13:17] Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
[13:18] Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
[13:19] But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
[13:20] Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
[13:21] Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[13:22] And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
[13:23] Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
[13:24] Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
[13:25] Grace be with you all. Amen.

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[1:1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
[1:2] My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
[1:3] Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
[1:4] But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
[1:5] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
[1:6] But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
[1:7] For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
[1:8] A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
[1:9] Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
[1:10] But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
[1:11] For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
[1:12] Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
[1:13] Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
[1:14] But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
[1:15] Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
[1:16] Do not err, my beloved brethren.
[1:17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
[1:18] Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
[1:19] Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
[1:20] For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
[1:21] Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
[1:22] But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
[1:23] For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
[1:24] For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
[1:25] But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
[1:26] If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
[1:27] Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
[2:1] My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
[2:2] For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
[2:3] And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
[2:4] Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
[2:5] Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
[2:6] But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
[2:7] Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
[2:8] If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
[2:9] But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
[2:10] For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
[2:11] For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
[2:12] So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
[2:13] For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
[2:14] What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
[2:15] If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
[2:16] And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
[2:17] Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
[2:18] Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
[2:19] Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
[2:20] But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
[2:21] Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
[2:22] Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
[2:23] And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
[2:24] Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
[2:25] Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
[2:26] For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
[3:1] My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
[3:2] For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
[3:3] Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
[3:4] Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
[3:5] Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
[3:6] And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
[3:7] For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
[3:8] But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
[3:9] Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
[3:10] Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
[3:11] Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
[3:12] Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
[3:13] Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
[3:14] But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
[3:15] This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
[3:16] For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
[3:17] But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
[3:18] And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
[4:1] From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
[4:2] Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
[4:3] Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
[4:4] Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
[4:5] Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
[4:6] But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
[4:7] Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
[4:8] Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
[4:9] Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
[4:10] Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
[4:11] Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
[4:12] There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
[4:13] Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
[4:14] Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
[4:15] For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
[4:16] But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
[4:17] Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
[5:1] Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
[5:2] Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
[5:3] Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
[5:4] Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
[5:5] Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
[5:6] Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
[5:7] Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
[5:8] Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
[5:9] Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
[5:10] Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
[5:11] Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
[5:12] But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
[5:13] Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
[5:14] Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
[5:15] And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
[5:16] Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
[5:17] Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
[5:18] And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
[5:19] Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
[5:20] Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

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[1:1] Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
[1:2] Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
[1:3] Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
[1:4] From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
[1:5] There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
[1:6] Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
[1:7] Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
[1:8] This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
[1:9] Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
[1:10] Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
[1:11] Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
[1:12] And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
[1:13] Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
[1:14] Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and help them;
[1:15] Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
[1:16] And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
[1:17] According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
[1:18] Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
[2:1] And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
[2:2] And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
[2:3] And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
[2:4] And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
[2:5] And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
[2:6] But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
[2:7] And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
[2:8] And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
[2:9] And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
[2:10] For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
[2:11] And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
[2:12] Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
[2:13] And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
[2:14] And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
[2:15] Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
[2:16] And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
[2:17] And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
[2:18] Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee.
[2:19] And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
[2:20] And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
[2:21] And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
[2:22] And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
[2:23] So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
[2:24] And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
[3:1] And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
[3:2] And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
[3:3] And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
[3:4] Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
[3:5] And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
[3:6] And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
[3:7] And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
[3:8] And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
[3:9] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.
[3:10] And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
[3:11] Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
[3:12] Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
[3:13] And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
[3:14] And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
[3:15] And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
[3:16] That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
[3:17] And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
[4:1] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
[4:2] Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
[4:3] And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
[4:4] Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
[4:5] And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
[4:6] That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
[4:7] Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
[4:8] And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
[4:9] And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
[4:10] For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
[4:11] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
[4:12] And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
[4:13] About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
[4:14] On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
[4:15] And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
[4:16] Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
[4:17] Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
[4:18] And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
[4:19] And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
[4:20] And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
[4:21] And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
[4:22] Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
[4:23] For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
[4:24] That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
[5:1] And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
[5:2] At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
[5:3] And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
[5:4] And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
[5:5] Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
[5:6] For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not show them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[5:7] And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
[5:8] And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
[5:9] And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
[5:10] And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
[5:11] And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
[5:12] And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
[5:13] And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
[5:14] And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
[5:15] And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
[6:1] Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
[6:2] And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor.
[6:3] And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
[6:4] And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
[6:5] And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
[6:6] And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.
[6:7] And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
[6:8] And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
[6:9] And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rearward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
[6:10] And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
[6:11] So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
[6:12] And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
[6:13] And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rearward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
[6:14] And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
[6:15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
[6:16] And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.
[6:17] And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
[6:18] And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
[6:19] But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
[6:20] So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
[6:21] And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
[6:22] But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
[6:23] And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
[6:24] And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
[6:25] And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
[6:26] And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
[6:27] So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
[7:1] But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
[7:2] And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
[7:3] And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labor thither; for they are but few.
[7:4] So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
[7:5] And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
[7:6] And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
[7:7] And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
[7:8] O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
[7:9] For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
[7:10] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
[7:11] Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
[7:12] Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
[7:13] Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
[7:14] In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.
[7:15] And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
[7:16] So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
[7:17] And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
[7:18] And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
[7:19] And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
[7:20] And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
[7:21] When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
[7:22] So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
[7:23] And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
[7:24] And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
[7:25] And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
[7:26] And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
[8:1] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
[8:2] And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
[8:3] So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.
[8:4] And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
[8:5] And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
[8:6] (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
[8:7] Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
[8:8] And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.
[8:9] Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
[8:10] And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
[8:11] And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
[8:12] And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
[8:13] And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
[8:14] And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
[8:15] And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
[8:16] And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
[8:17] And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
[8:18] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
[8:19] And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
[8:20] And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
[8:21] And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
[8:22] And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
[8:23] And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
[8:24] And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
[8:25] And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
[8:26] For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
[8:27] Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
[8:28] And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
[8:29] And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
[8:30] Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
[8:31] As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
[8:32] And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
[8:33] And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
[8:34] And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
[8:35] There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.
[9:1] And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
[9:2] That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
[9:3] And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
[9:4] They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
[9:5] And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
[9:6] And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
[9:7] And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
[9:8] And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
[9:9] And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
[9:10] And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.
[9:11] Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
[9:12] This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
[9:13] And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
[9:14] And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
[9:15] And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
[9:16] And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.
[9:17] And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
[9:18] And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
[9:19] But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
[9:20] This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
[9:21] And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
[9:22] And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
[9:23] Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
[9:24] And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
[9:25] And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
[9:26] And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
[9:27] And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
[10:1] Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
[10:2] That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
[10:3] Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
[10:4] Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
[10:5] Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
[10:6] And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
[10:7] So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
[10:8] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
[10:9] Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
[10:10] And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
[10:11] And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
[10:12] Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
[10:13] And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
[10:14] And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
[10:15] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
[10:16] But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
[10:17] And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
[10:18] And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
[10:19] And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.
[10:20] And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
[10:21] And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
[10:22] Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
[10:23] And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
[10:24] And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
[10:25] And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
[10:26] And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
[10:27] And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
[10:28] And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
[10:29] Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
[10:30] And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
[10:31] And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
[10:32] And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
[10:33] Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
[10:34] And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
[10:35] And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
[10:36] And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
[10:37] And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
[10:38] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
[10:39] And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
[10:40] So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
[10:41] And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
[10:42] And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
[10:43] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
[11:1] And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
[11:2] And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
[11:3] And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
[11:4] And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
[11:5] And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
[11:6] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
[11:7] So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
[11:8] And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
[11:9] And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
[11:10] And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
[11:11] And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
[11:12] And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
[11:13] But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
[11:14] And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
[11:15] As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
[11:16] So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
[11:17] Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
[11:18] Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
[11:19] There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
[11:20] For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[11:21] And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
[11:22] There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
[11:23] So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
[12:1] Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:
[12:2] Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
[12:3] And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:
[12:4] And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
[12:5] And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
[12:6] Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
[12:7] And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
[12:8] In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
[12:9] The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
[12:10] The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
[12:11] The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
[12:12] The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
[12:13] The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
[12:14] The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
[12:15] The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
[12:16] The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
[12:17] The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
[12:18] The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
[12:19] The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
[12:20] The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
[12:21] The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
[12:22] The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
[12:23] The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
[12:24] The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
[13:1] Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
[13:2] This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
[13:3] From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
[13:4] From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
[13:5] And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
[13:6] All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
[13:7] Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
[13:8] With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;
[13:9] From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
[13:10] And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
[13:11] And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
[13:12] All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
[13:13] Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
[13:14] Only unto the tribes of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.
[13:15] And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.
[13:16] And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
[13:17] Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
[13:18] And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
[13:19] And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
[13:20] And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,
[13:21] And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
[13:22] Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
[13:23] And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
[13:24] And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
[13:25] And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
[13:26] And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
[13:27] And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
[13:28] This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
[13:29] And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.
[13:30] And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
[13:31] And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
[13:32] These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
[13:33] But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
[14:1] And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
[14:2] By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
[14:3] For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
[14:4] For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
[14:5] As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
[14:6] Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.
[14:7] Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
[14:8] Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
[14:9] And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
[14:10] And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
[14:11] As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
[14:12] Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.
[14:13] And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
[14:14] Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
[14:15] And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
[15:1] This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
[15:2] And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
[15:3] And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
[15:4] From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
[15:5] And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
[15:6] And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
[15:7] And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:
[15:8] And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
[15:9] And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
[15:10] And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
[15:11] And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
[15:12] And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
[15:13] And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
[15:14] And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
[15:15] And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
[15:16] And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
[15:17] And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
[15:18] And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
[15:19] Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
[15:20] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
[15:21] And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
[15:22] And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
[15:23] And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
[15:24] Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
[15:25] And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
[15:26] Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
[15:27] And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,
[15:28] And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
[15:29] Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
[15:30] And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
[15:31] And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
[15:32] And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
[15:33] And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
[15:34] And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
[15:35] Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
[15:36] And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
[15:37] Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,
[15:38] And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
[15:39] Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
[15:40] And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,
[15:41] And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
[15:42] Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
[15:43] And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
[15:44] And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
[15:45] Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
[15:46] From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
[15:47] Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
[15:48] And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
[15:49] And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,
[15:50] And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
[15:51] And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
[15:52] Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
[15:53] And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,
[15:54] And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
[15:55] Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
[15:56] And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
[15:57] Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
[15:58] Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
[15:59] And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
[15:60] Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
[15:61] In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
[15:62] And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
[15:63] As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
[16:1] And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
[16:2] And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
[16:3] And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
[16:4] So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
[16:5] And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
[16:6] And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
[16:7] And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
[16:8] The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
[16:9] And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
[16:10] And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
[17:1] There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
[17:2] There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
[17:3] But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
[17:4] And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
[17:5] And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
[17:6] Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
[17:7] And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.
[17:8] Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
[17:9] And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
[17:10] Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
[17:11] And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
[17:12] Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
[17:13] Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
[17:14] And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
[17:15] And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
[17:16] And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
[17:17] And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
[17:18] But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
[18:1] And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
[18:2] And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.
[18:3] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
[18:4] Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
[18:5] And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.
[18:6] Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
[18:7] But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.
[18:8] And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.
[18:9] And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
[18:10] And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
[18:11] And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
[18:12] And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.
[18:13] And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
[18:14] And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
[18:15] And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
[18:16] And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
[18:17] And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
[18:18] And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
[18:19] And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
[18:20] And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
[18:21] Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
[18:22] And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
[18:23] And Avim, and Pharah, and Ophrah,
[18:24] And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
[18:25] Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
[18:26] And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
[18:27] And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
[18:28] And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
[19:1] And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
[19:2] And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
[19:3] And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
[19:4] And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
[19:5] And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
[19:6] And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
[19:7] Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
[19:8] And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
[19:9] Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
[19:10] And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
[19:11] And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
[19:12] And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
[19:13] And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
[19:14] And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
[19:15] And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
[19:16] This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
[19:17] And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
[19:18] And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
[19:19] And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,
[19:20] And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
[19:21] And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
[19:22] And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
[19:23] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
[19:24] And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
[19:25] And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
[19:26] And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
[19:27] And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
[19:28] And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
[19:29] And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
[19:30] Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
[19:31] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
[19:32] The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
[19:33] And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
[19:34] And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
[19:35] And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
[19:36] And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
[19:37] And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
[19:38] And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
[19:39] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
[19:40] And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
[19:41] And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
[19:42] And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
[19:43] And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
[19:44] And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
[19:45] And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
[19:46] And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
[19:47] And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
[19:48] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
[19:49] When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:
[19:50] According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
[19:51] These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
[20:1] The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
[20:2] Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
[20:3] That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
[20:4] And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
[20:5] And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
[20:6] And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
[20:7] And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
[20:8] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
[20:9] These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
[21:1] Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
[21:2] And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
[21:3] And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
[21:4] And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
[21:5] And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
[21:6] And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
[21:7] The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
[21:8] And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
[21:9] And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name.
[21:10] Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
[21:11] And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
[21:12] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[21:13] Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
[21:14] And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
[21:15] And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
[21:16] And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
[21:17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
[21:18] Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
[21:19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
[21:20] And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
[21:21] For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
[21:22] And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
[21:23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
[21:24] Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
[21:25] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
[21:26] All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
[21:27] And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
[21:28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
[21:29] Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
[21:30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
[21:31] Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
[21:32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
[21:33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
[21:34] And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
[21:35] Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
[21:36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
[21:37] Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
[21:38] And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
[21:39] Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
[21:40] So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
[21:41] All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
[21:42] These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
[21:43] And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
[21:44] And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
[21:45] There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
[22:1] Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
[22:2] And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
[22:3] Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
[22:4] And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
[22:5] But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
[22:6] So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
[22:7] Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
[22:8] And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
[22:9] And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
[22:10] And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
[22:11] And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
[22:12] And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
[22:13] And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
[22:14] And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
[22:15] And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
[22:16] Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?
[22:17] Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,
[22:18] But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
[22:19] Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.
[22:20] Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
[22:21] Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
[22:22] The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)
[22:23] That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
[22:24] And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?
[22:25] For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
[22:26] Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
[22:27] But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
[22:28] Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
[22:29] God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.
[22:30] And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
[22:31] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.
[22:32] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
[22:33] And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
[22:34] And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
[23:1] And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
[23:2] And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
[23:3] And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you.
[23:4] Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
[23:5] And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
[23:6] Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
[23:7] That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
[23:8] But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.
[23:9] For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
[23:10] One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
[23:11] Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
[23:12] Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
[23:13] Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
[23:14] And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
[23:15] Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
[23:16] When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
[24:1] And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
[24:2] And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
[24:3] And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
[24:4] And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
[24:5] I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.
[24:6] And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.
[24:7] And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.
[24:8] And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
[24:9] Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
[24:10] But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
[24:11] And you went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.
[24:12] And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
[24:13] And I have given you a land for which ye did not labor, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
[24:14] Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
[24:15] And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
[24:16] And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
[24:17] For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
[24:18] And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
[24:19] And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
[24:20] If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
[24:21] And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
[24:22] And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
[24:23] Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
[24:24] And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
[24:25] So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
[24:26] And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.
[24:27] And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
[24:28] So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
[24:29] And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
[24:30] And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
[24:31] And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
[24:32] And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
[24:33] And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

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[1:1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
[1:2] Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
[1:3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
[1:4] To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
[1:5] Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
[1:6] Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
[1:7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
[1:8] Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
[1:9] Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
[1:10] Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
[1:11] Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
[1:12] Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
[1:13] Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
[1:14] As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
[1:15] But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
[1:16] Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
[1:17] And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
[1:18] Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
[1:19] But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
[1:20] Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
[1:21] Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
[1:22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
[1:23] Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
[1:24] For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
[1:25] But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
[2:1] Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,
[2:2] As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
[2:3] If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
[2:4] To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
[2:5] Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
[2:6] Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
[2:7] Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
[2:8] And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
[2:9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
[2:10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
[2:11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
[2:12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
[2:13] Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
[2:14] Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
[2:15] For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
[2:16] As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
[2:17] Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
[2:18] Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
[2:19] For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
[2:20] For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
[2:21] For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
[2:22] Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
[2:23] Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
[2:24] Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
[2:25] For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
[3:1] Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
[3:2] While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
[3:3] Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
[3:4] But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
[3:5] For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
[3:6] Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
[3:7] Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
[3:8] Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
[3:9] Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
[3:10] For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
[3:11] Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
[3:12] For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
[3:13] And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
[3:14] But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
[3:15] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
[3:16] Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
[3:17] For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
[3:18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
[3:19] By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
[3:20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
[3:21] The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
[3:22] Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
[4:1] Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
[4:2] That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
[4:3] For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
[4:4] Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
[4:5] Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
[4:6] For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
[4:7] But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
[4:8] And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
[4:9] Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
[4:10] As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
[4:11] If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
[4:12] Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
[4:13] But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
[4:14] If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
[4:15] But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
[4:16] Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
[4:17] For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
[4:18] And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
[4:19] Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
[5:1] The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
[5:2] Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
[5:3] Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
[5:4] And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
[5:5] Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
[5:6] Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
[5:7] Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
[5:8] Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
[5:9] Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
[5:10] But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
[5:11] To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
[5:12] By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
[5:13] The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.
[5:14] Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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[1:1] Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
[1:2] Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
[1:3] According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
[1:4] Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
[1:5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
[1:6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
[1:7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
[1:8] For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:9] But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
[1:10] Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
[1:11] For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
[1:12] Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
[1:13] Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
[1:14] Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
[1:15] Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
[1:16] For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
[1:17] For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
[1:18] And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
[1:19] We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
[1:20] Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
[1:21] For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
[2:1] But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
[2:2] And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
[2:3] And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
[2:4] For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
[2:5] And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
[2:6] And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
[2:7] And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
[2:8] (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
[2:9] The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
[2:10] But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
[2:11] Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
[2:12] But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
[2:13] And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
[2:14] Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
[2:15] Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
[2:16] But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
[2:17] These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
[2:18] For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
[2:19] While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
[2:20] For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
[2:21] For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
[2:22] But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
[3:1] This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
[3:2] That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
[3:3] Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
[3:4] And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
[3:5] For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
[3:6] Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
[3:7] But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
[3:8] But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[3:9] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
[3:10] But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
[3:11] Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
[3:12] Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
[3:13] Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
[3:14] Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
[3:15] And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
[3:16] As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
[3:17] Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
[3:18] But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

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[1:1] That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
[1:2] (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
[1:3] That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
[1:4] And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
[1:5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
[1:6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
[1:7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
[1:8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[1:9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[1:10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
[2:1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
[2:2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[2:3] And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
[2:4] He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
[2:5] But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
[2:6] He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
[2:7] Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
[2:8] Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
[2:9] He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
[2:10] He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
[2:11] But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
[2:12] I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
[2:13] I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
[2:14] I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
[2:15] Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
[2:16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
[2:17] And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
[2:18] Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
[2:19] They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
[2:20] But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
[2:21] I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
[2:22] Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
[2:23] Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
[2:24] Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
[2:25] And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
[2:26] These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
[2:27] But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
[2:28] And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
[2:29] If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
[3:1] Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
[3:2] Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
[3:3] And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
[3:4] Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
[3:5] And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
[3:6] Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
[3:7] Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
[3:8] He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
[3:9] Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
[3:10] In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
[3:11] For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
[3:12] Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
[3:13] Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
[3:14] We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
[3:15] Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
[3:16] Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
[3:17] But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
[3:18] My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
[3:19] And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
[3:20] For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
[3:21] Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
[3:22] And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
[3:23] And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
[3:24] And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
[4:1] Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
[4:2] Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
[4:3] And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
[4:4] Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
[4:5] They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
[4:6] We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
[4:7] Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
[4:8] He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
[4:9] In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
[4:10] Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
[4:11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
[4:12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
[4:13] Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
[4:14] And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
[4:15] Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
[4:16] And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
[4:17] Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
[4:18] There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
[4:19] We love him, because he first loved us.
[4:20] If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
[4:21] And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
[5:1] Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
[5:2] By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
[5:3] For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
[5:4] For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
[5:5] Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
[5:6] This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
[5:7] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
[5:8] And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
[5:9] If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
[5:10] He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
[5:11] And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
[5:12] He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
[5:13] These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
[5:14] And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
[5:15] And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
[5:16] If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
[5:17] All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
[5:18] We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
[5:19] And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
[5:20] And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
[5:21] Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

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[1:1] The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
[1:2] For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
[1:3] Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
[1:4] I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
[1:5] And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
[1:6] And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
[1:7] For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
[1:8] Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
[1:9] Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
[1:10] If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
[1:11] For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
[1:12] Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
[1:13] The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

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[1:1] The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
[1:2] Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
[1:3] For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
[1:4] I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
[1:5] Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
[1:6] Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
[1:7] Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
[1:8] We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
[1:9] I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
[1:10] Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
[1:11] Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
[1:12] Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
[1:13] I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
[1:14] But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.

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[1:1] Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
[1:2] Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
[1:3] Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
[1:4] For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
[1:5] I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
[1:6] And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
[1:7] Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
[1:8] Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
[1:9] Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
[1:10] But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
[1:11] Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
[1:12] These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
[1:13] Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
[1:14] And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
[1:15] To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
[1:16] These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
[1:17] But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
[1:18] How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
[1:19] These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
[1:20] But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
[1:21] Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
[1:22] And of some have compassion, making a difference:
[1:23] And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
[1:24] Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
[1:25] To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

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[1:1] The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
[1:2] Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
[1:3] Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
[1:4] John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
[1:5] And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
[1:6] And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
[1:7] Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
[1:8] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
[1:9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[1:10] I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
[1:11] Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
[1:12] And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
[1:13] And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
[1:14] His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
[1:15] And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
[1:16] And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
[1:17] And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
[1:18] I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
[1:19] Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
[1:20] The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
[2:1] Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
[2:2] I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
[2:3] And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
[2:4] Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
[2:5] Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
[2:6] But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
[2:7] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
[2:8] And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
[2:9] I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
[2:10] Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
[2:11] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
[2:12] And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
[2:13] I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
[2:14] But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
[2:15] So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
[2:16] Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
[2:17] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
[2:18] And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
[2:19] I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
[2:20] Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
[2:21] And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
[2:22] Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
[2:23] And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
[2:24] But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
[2:25] But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
[2:26] And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
[2:27] And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
[2:28] And I will give him the morning star.
[2:29] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[3:1] And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
[3:2] Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
[3:3] Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
[3:4] Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
[3:5] He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
[3:6] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[3:7] And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
[3:8] I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
[3:9] Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
[3:10] Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
[3:11] Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
[3:12] Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
[3:13] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[3:14] And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
[3:15] I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
[3:16] So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
[3:17] Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
[3:18] I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
[3:19] As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
[3:20] Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
[3:21] To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
[3:22] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
[4:1] After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
[4:2] And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
[4:3] And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
[4:4] And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
[4:5] And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
[4:6] And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
[4:7] And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
[4:8] And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
[4:9] And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
[4:10] The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
[4:11] Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
[5:1] And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
[5:2] And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
[5:3] And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
[5:4] And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
[5:5] And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
[5:6] And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
[5:7] And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
[5:8] And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
[5:9] And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
[5:10] And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
[5:11] And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
[5:12] Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
[5:13] And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
[5:14] And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
[6:1] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
[6:2] And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
[6:3] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
[6:4] And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
[6:5] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
[6:6] And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
[6:7] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
[6:8] And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[6:9] And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
[6:10] And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
[6:11] And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
[6:12] And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
[6:13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
[6:14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
[6:15] And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
[6:16] And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
[6:17] For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
[7:1] And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
[7:2] And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
[7:3] Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
[7:4] And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
[7:5] Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
[7:6] Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
[7:7] Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
[7:8] Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
[7:9] After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
[7:10] And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
[7:11] And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
[7:12] Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
[7:13] And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
[7:14] And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
[7:15] Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
[7:16] They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
[7:17] For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
[8:1] And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
[8:2] And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
[8:3] And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
[8:4] And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
[8:5] And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
[8:6] And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
[8:7] The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
[8:8] And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
[8:9] And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
[8:10] And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
[8:11] And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
[8:12] And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
[8:13] And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
[9:1] And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
[9:2] And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
[9:3] And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
[9:4] And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
[9:5] And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
[9:6] And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
[9:7] And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
[9:8] And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
[9:9] And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
[9:10] And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
[9:11] And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
[9:12] One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
[9:13] And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
[9:14] Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
[9:15] And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
[9:16] And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
[9:17] And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
[9:18] By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
[9:19] For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
[9:20] And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
[9:21] Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
[10:1] And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
[10:2] And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
[10:3] And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
[10:4] And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
[10:5] And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
[10:6] And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
[10:7] But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
[10:8] And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
[10:9] And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
[10:10] And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
[10:11] And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
[11:1] And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
[11:2] But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
[11:3] And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
[11:4] These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
[11:5] And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
[11:6] These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
[11:7] And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
[11:8] And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
[11:9] And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
[11:10] And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
[11:11] And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
[11:12] And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
[11:13] And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
[11:14] The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
[11:15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
[11:16] And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
[11:17] Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
[11:18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
[11:19] And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
[12:1] And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
[12:2] And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
[12:3] And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
[12:4] And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
[12:5] And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
[12:6] And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
[12:7] And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
[12:8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
[12:9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
[12:10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
[12:11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
[12:12] Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
[12:13] And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
[12:14] And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
[12:15] And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
[12:16] And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
[12:17] And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[13:1] And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
[13:2] And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
[13:3] And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
[13:4] And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
[13:5] And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
[13:6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
[13:7] And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
[13:8] And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
[13:9] If any man have an ear, let him hear.
[13:10] He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
[13:11] And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
[13:12] And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
[13:13] And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
[13:14] And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
[13:15] And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
[13:16] And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
[13:17] And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
[13:18] Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
[14:1] And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
[14:2] And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
[14:3] And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
[14:4] These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
[14:5] And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
[14:6] And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
[14:7] Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
[14:8] And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
[14:9] And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
[14:10] The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
[14:11] And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
[14:12] Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
[14:13] And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
[14:14] And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
[14:15] And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
[14:16] And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
[14:17] And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
[14:18] And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
[14:19] And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
[14:20] And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
[15:1] And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
[15:2] And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
[15:3] And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
[15:4] Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
[15:5] And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
[15:6] And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
[15:7] And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
[15:8] And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
[16:1] And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
[16:2] And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
[16:3] And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
[16:4] And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
[16:5] And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
[16:6] For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
[16:7] And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
[16:8] And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
[16:9] And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
[16:10] And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
[16:11] And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
[16:12] And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
[16:13] And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
[16:14] For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
[16:15] Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
[16:16] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
[16:17] And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
[16:18] And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
[16:19] And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
[16:20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
[16:21] And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
[17:1] And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
[17:2] With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
[17:3] So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
[17:4] And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
[17:5] And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
[17:6] And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
[17:7] And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
[17:8] The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
[17:9] And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
[17:10] And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
[17:11] And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
[17:12] And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
[17:13] These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
[17:14] These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
[17:15] And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
[17:16] And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
[17:17] For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
[17:18] And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
[18:1] And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
[18:2] And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
[18:3] For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
[18:4] And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
[18:5] For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
[18:6] Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
[18:7] How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
[18:8] Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
[18:9] And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
[18:10] Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
[18:11] And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
[18:12] The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
[18:13] And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
[18:14] And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
[18:15] The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
[18:16] And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
[18:17] For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
[18:18] And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
[18:19] And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
[18:20] Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
[18:21] And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
[18:22] And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
[18:23] And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
[18:24] And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
[19:1] And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
[19:2] For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
[19:3] And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
[19:4] And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
[19:5] And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
[19:6] And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
[19:7] Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
[19:8] And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
[19:9] And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
[19:10] And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
[19:11] And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
[19:12] His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
[19:13] And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
[19:14] And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
[19:15] And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
[19:16] And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
[19:17] And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
[19:18] That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
[19:19] And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
[19:20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
[19:21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
[20:1] And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
[20:2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
[20:3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
[20:4] And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
[20:5] But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
[20:6] Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
[20:7] And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
[20:8] And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
[20:9] And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
[20:10] And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
[20:11] And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
[20:12] And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
[20:13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
[20:14] And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
[20:15] And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
[21:1] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
[21:2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
[21:3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
[21:4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
[21:5] And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
[21:6] And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
[21:7] He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
[21:8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
[21:9] And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
[21:10] And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
[21:11] Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
[21:12] And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
[21:13] On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
[21:14] And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
[21:15] And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
[21:16] And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
[21:17] And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
[21:18] And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
[21:19] And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
[21:20] The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
[21:21] And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
[21:22] And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
[21:23] And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
[21:24] And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
[21:25] And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
[21:26] And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
[21:27] And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
[22:1] And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
[22:2] In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
[22:3] And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
[22:4] And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
[22:5] And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
[22:6] And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
[22:7] Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
[22:8] And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
[22:9] Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
[22:10] And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
[22:11] He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
[22:12] And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
[22:13] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
[22:14] Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
[22:15] For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
[22:16] I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
[22:17] And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
[22:18] For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
[22:19] And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
[22:20] He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
[22:21] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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[1:1] Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
[1:2] And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
[1:3] And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
[1:4] And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
[1:5] And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
[1:6] But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
[1:7] And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
[1:8] Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
[1:9] And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
[1:10] And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
[1:11] And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:
[1:12] And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
[1:13] And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
[1:14] And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
[1:15] And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
[1:16] And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
[1:17] And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
[1:18] Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
[1:19] And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
[1:20] And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
[1:21] And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
[1:22] And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.
[1:23] And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
[1:24] And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee mercy.
[1:25] And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
[1:26] And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
[1:27] Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
[1:28] And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
[1:29] Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
[1:30] Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
[1:31] Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
[1:32] But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
[1:33] Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.
[1:34] And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
[1:35] But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
[1:36] And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
[2:1] And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
[2:2] And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
[2:3] Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
[2:4] And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
[2:5] And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.
[2:6] And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
[2:7] And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
[2:8] And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
[2:9] And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
[2:10] And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
[2:11] And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
[2:12] And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
[2:13] And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
[2:14] And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
[2:15] Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
[2:16] Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
[2:17] And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
[2:18] And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
[2:19] And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
[2:20] And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;
[2:21] I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
[2:22] That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
[2:23] Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
[3:1] Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
[3:2] Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
[3:3] Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
[3:4] And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
[3:5] And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
[3:6] And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
[3:7] And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
[3:8] Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
[3:9] And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
[3:10] And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
[3:11] And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
[3:12] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
[3:13] And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
[3:14] So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
[3:15] But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
[3:16] But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
[3:17] And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
[3:18] And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
[3:19] But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
[3:20] And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
[3:21] And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
[3:22] And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
[3:23] Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.
[3:24] When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
[3:25] And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
[3:26] And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
[3:27] And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
[3:28] And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
[3:29] And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man.
[3:30] So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
[3:31] And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
[4:1] And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
[4:2] And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
[4:3] And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
[4:4] And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
[4:5] And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
[4:6] And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
[4:7] And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
[4:8] And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
[4:9] And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
[4:10] And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
[4:11] Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
[4:12] And they showed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
[4:13] And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.
[4:14] And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
[4:15] And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
[4:16] But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.
[4:17] Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
[4:18] And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.
[4:19] And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
[4:20] Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
[4:21] Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
[4:22] And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
[4:23] So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
[4:24] And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
[5:1] Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
[5:2] Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
[5:3] Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
[5:4] LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
[5:5] The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
[5:6] In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
[5:7] The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
[5:8] They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
[5:9] My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
[5:10] Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
[5:11] They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
[5:12] Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
[5:13] Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
[5:14] Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
[5:15] And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
[5:16] Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
[5:17] Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
[5:18] Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
[5:19] The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
[5:20] They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
[5:21] The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
[5:22] Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
[5:23] Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
[5:24] Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
[5:25] He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
[5:26] She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
[5:27] At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
[5:28] The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
[5:29] Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
[5:30] Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
[5:31] So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
[6:1] And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
[6:2] And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
[6:3] And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
[6:4] And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
[6:5] For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
[6:6] And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.
[6:7] And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,
[6:8] That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
[6:9] And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;
[6:10] And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.
[6:11] And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
[6:12] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
[6:13] And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
[6:14] And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
[6:15] And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
[6:16] And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
[6:17] And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
[6:18] Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
[6:19] And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
[6:20] And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
[6:21] Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
[6:22] And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
[6:23] And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
[6:24] Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
[6:25] And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
[6:26] And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
[6:27] Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
[6:28] And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
[6:29] And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
[6:30] Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
[6:31] And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
[6:32] Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
[6:33] Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
[6:34] But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
[6:35] And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
[6:36] And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
[6:37] Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
[6:38] And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
[6:39] And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
[6:40] And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
[7:1] Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
[7:2] And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
[7:3] Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
[7:4] And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
[7:5] So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
[7:6] And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
[7:7] And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
[7:8] So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
[7:9] And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
[7:10] But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
[7:11] And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
[7:12] And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
[7:13] And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.
[7:14] And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
[7:15] And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
[7:16] And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
[7:17] And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
[7:18] When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
[7:19] So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
[7:20] And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
[7:21] And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
[7:22] And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.
[7:23] And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
[7:24] And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.
[7:25] And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
[8:1] And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
[8:2] And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
[8:3] God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
[8:4] And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
[8:5] And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
[8:6] And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
[8:7] And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
[8:8] And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
[8:9] And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
[8:10] Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
[8:11] And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.
[8:12] And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
[8:13] And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
[8:14] And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
[8:15] And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
[8:16] And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
[8:17] And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
[8:18] Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
[8:19] And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
[8:20] And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
[8:21] Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.
[8:22] Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
[8:23] And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
[8:24] And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
[8:25] And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
[8:26] And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.
[8:27] And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
[8:28] Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
[8:29] And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
[8:30] And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
[8:31] And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
[8:32] And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
[8:33] And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.
[8:34] And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
[8:35] Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.
[9:1] And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
[9:2] Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
[9:3] And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
[9:4] And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
[9:5] And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
[9:6] And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
[9:7] And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
[9:8] The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
[9:9] But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
[9:10] And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
[9:11] But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
[9:12] Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
[9:13] And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
[9:14] Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
[9:15] And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
[9:16] Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
[9:17] (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
[9:18] And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
[9:19] If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
[9:20] But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
[9:21] And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
[9:22] When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
[9:23] Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
[9:24] That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
[9:25] And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
[9:26] And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
[9:27] And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
[9:28] And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
[9:29] And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
[9:30] And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
[9:31] And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
[9:32] Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
[9:33] And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
[9:34] And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
[9:35] And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
[9:36] And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
[9:37] And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
[9:38] Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
[9:39] And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
[9:40] And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
[9:41] And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
[9:42] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
[9:43] And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
[9:44] And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
[9:45] And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
[9:46] And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
[9:47] And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
[9:48] And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
[9:49] And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
[9:50] Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
[9:51] But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
[9:52] And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
[9:53] And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
[9:54] Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
[9:55] And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
[9:56] Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
[9:57] And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
[10:1] And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
[10:2] And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
[10:3] And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
[10:4] And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
[10:5] And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
[10:6] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.
[10:7] And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
[10:8] And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
[10:9] Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
[10:10] And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
[10:11] And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
[10:12] The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
[10:13] Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
[10:14] Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
[10:15] And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
[10:16] And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
[10:17] Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
[10:18] And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
[11:1] Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
[11:2] And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
[11:3] Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
[11:4] And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
[11:5] And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
[11:6] And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
[11:7] And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
[11:8] And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
[11:9] And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
[11:10] And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
[11:11] Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
[11:12] And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
[11:13] And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
[11:14] And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
[11:15] And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
[11:16] But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
[11:17] Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
[11:18] Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
[11:19] And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
[11:20] But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
[11:21] And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
[11:22] And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
[11:23] So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?
[11:24] Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
[11:25] And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
[11:26] While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?
[11:27] Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
[11:28] Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
[11:29] Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
[11:30] And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
[11:31] Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
[11:32] So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
[11:33] And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
[11:34] And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
[11:35] And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
[11:36] And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
[11:37] And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.
[11:38] And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
[11:39] And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
[11:40] That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
[12:1] And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
[12:2] And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
[12:3] And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
[12:4] Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
[12:5] And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
[12:6] Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
[12:7] And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
[12:8] And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
[12:9] And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
[12:10] Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.
[12:11] And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
[12:12] And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
[12:13] And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
[12:14] And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
[12:15] And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
[13:1] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
[13:2] And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
[13:3] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
[13:4] Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
[13:5] For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
[13:6] Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
[13:7] But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
[13:8] Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
[13:9] And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.
[13:10] And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.
[13:11] And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.
[13:12] And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
[13:13] And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.
[13:14] She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
[13:15] And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
[13:16] And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.
[13:17] And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honor?
[13:18] And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
[13:19] So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
[13:20] For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
[13:21] But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.
[13:22] And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
[13:23] But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
[13:24] And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
[13:25] And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
[14:1] And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
[14:2] And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
[14:3] Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
[14:4] But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
[14:5] Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
[14:6] And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
[14:7] And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
[14:8] And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.
[14:9] And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.
[14:10] So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
[14:11] And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
[14:12] And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
[14:13] But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
[14:14] And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
[14:15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
[14:16] And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
[14:17] And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
[14:18] And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
[14:19] And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
[14:20] But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
[15:1] But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.
[15:2] And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
[15:3] And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
[15:4] And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
[15:5] And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.
[15:6] Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
[15:7] And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
[15:8] And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
[15:9] Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
[15:10] And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
[15:11] Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
[15:12] And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
[15:13] And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
[15:14] And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
[15:15] And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
[15:16] And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
[15:17] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.
[15:18] And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
[15:19] But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
[15:20] And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
[16:1] Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
[16:2] And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
[16:3] And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
[16:4] And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
[16:5] And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
[16:6] And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
[16:7] And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
[16:8] Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
[16:9] Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
[16:10] And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
[16:11] And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
[16:12] Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
[16:13] And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
[16:14] And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
[16:15] And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
[16:16] And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
[16:17] That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
[16:18] And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath showed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
[16:19] And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
[16:20] And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
[16:21] But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
[16:22] Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
[16:23] Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
[16:24] And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
[16:25] And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
[16:26] And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
[16:27] Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
[16:28] And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
[16:29] And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
[16:30] And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
[16:31] Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
[17:1] And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
[17:2] And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
[17:3] And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
[17:4] Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
[17:5] And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
[17:6] In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
[17:7] And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
[17:8] And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
[17:9] And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
[17:10] And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
[17:11] And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
[17:12] And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
[17:13] Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
[18:1] In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
[18:2] And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
[18:3] When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
[18:4] And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
[18:5] And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
[18:6] And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.
[18:7] Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
[18:8] And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
[18:9] And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.
[18:10] When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
[18:11] And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.
[18:12] And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.
[18:13] And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
[18:14] Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
[18:15] And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
[18:16] And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
[18:17] And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.
[18:18] And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
[18:19] And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
[18:20] And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
[18:21] So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
[18:22] And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
[18:23] And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
[18:24] And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
[18:25] And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
[18:26] And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
[18:27] And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
[18:28] And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
[18:29] And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
[18:30] And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
[18:31] And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
[19:1] And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
[19:2] And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
[19:3] And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
[19:4] And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
[19:5] And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
[19:6] And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
[19:7] And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
[19:8] And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
[19:9] And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
[19:10] But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
[19:11] And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
[19:12] And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
[19:13] And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
[19:14] And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
[19:15] And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
[19:16] And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
[19:17] And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
[19:18] And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
[19:19] Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
[19:20] And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
[19:21] So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
[19:22] Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
[19:23] And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
[19:24] Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
[19:25] But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
[19:26] Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.
[19:27] And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.
[19:28] And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
[19:29] And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
[19:30] And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
[20:1] Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
[20:2] And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
[20:3] (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
[20:4] And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
[20:5] And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.
[20:6] And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
[20:7] Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
[20:8] And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
[20:9] But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
[20:10] And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
[20:11] So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
[20:12] And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?
[20:13] Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
[20:14] But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
[20:15] And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
[20:16] Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
[20:17] And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
[20:18] And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
[20:19] And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
[20:20] And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
[20:21] And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
[20:22] And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
[20:23] (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
[20:24] And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
[20:25] And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
[20:26] Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
[20:27] And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
[20:28] And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.
[20:29] And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
[20:30] And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
[20:31] And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
[20:32] And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.
[20:33] And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
[20:34] And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.
[20:35] And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.
[20:36] So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.
[20:37] And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
[20:38] Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
[20:39] And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
[20:40] But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
[20:41] And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.
[20:42] Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
[20:43] Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
[20:44] And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.
[20:45] And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.
[20:46] So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.
[20:47] But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
[20:48] And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
[21:1] Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
[21:2] And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
[21:3] And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
[21:4] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
[21:5] And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
[21:6] And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
[21:7] How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
[21:8] And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.
[21:9] For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.
[21:10] And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
[21:11] And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
[21:12] And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
[21:13] And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
[21:14] And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
[21:15] And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
[21:16] Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
[21:17] And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
[21:18] Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
[21:19] Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
[21:20] Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;
[21:21] And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
[21:22] And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favorable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
[21:23] And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
[21:24] And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
[21:25] In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

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[1:1] Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
[1:2] And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
[1:3] And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
[1:4] And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
[1:5] And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
[1:6] Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
[1:7] Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
[1:8] And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
[1:9] The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
[1:10] And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
[1:11] And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
[1:12] Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
[1:13] Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
[1:14] And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
[1:15] And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
[1:16] And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
[1:17] Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
[1:18] When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
[1:19] So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
[1:20] And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
[1:21] I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
[1:22] So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
[2:1] And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
[2:2] And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
[2:3] And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
[2:4] And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
[2:5] Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
[2:6] And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
[2:7] And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
[2:8] Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
[2:9] Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
[2:10] Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
[2:11] And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
[2:12] The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
[2:13] Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
[2:14] And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
[2:15] And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
[2:16] And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
[2:17] So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
[2:18] And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
[2:19] And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
[2:20] And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
[2:21] And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
[2:22] And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
[2:23] So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
[3:1] Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
[3:2] And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
[3:3] Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
[3:4] And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
[3:5] And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
[3:6] And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
[3:7] And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
[3:8] And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
[3:9] And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
[3:10] And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
[3:11] And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
[3:12] And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
[3:13] Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
[3:14] And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
[3:15] Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
[3:16] And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
[3:17] And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
[3:18] Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
[4:1] Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
[4:2] And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
[4:3] And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
[4:4] And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
[4:5] Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
[4:6] And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
[4:7] Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor: and this was a testimony in Israel.
[4:8] Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
[4:9] And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
[4:10] Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
[4:11] And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
[4:12] And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
[4:13] So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
[4:14] And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
[4:15] And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
[4:16] And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
[4:17] And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
[4:18] Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
[4:19] And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
[4:20] And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
[4:21] And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
[4:22] And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

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[1:1] Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
[1:2] And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
[1:3] And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
[1:4] And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
[1:5] But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
[1:6] And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
[1:7] And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
[1:8] Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
[1:9] So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
[1:10] And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
[1:11] And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
[1:12] And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
[1:13] Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
[1:14] And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
[1:15] And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
[1:16] Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
[1:17] Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
[1:18] And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
[1:19] And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
[1:20] Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
[1:21] And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
[1:22] But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
[1:23] And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
[1:24] And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
[1:25] And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
[1:26] And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
[1:27] For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
[1:28] Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
[2:1] And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
[2:2] There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
[2:3] Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
[2:4] The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
[2:5] They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
[2:6] The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
[2:7] The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
[2:8] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.
[2:9] He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
[2:10] The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
[2:11] And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
[2:12] Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
[2:13] And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
[2:14] And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
[2:15] Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
[2:16] And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
[2:17] Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
[2:18] But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
[2:19] Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
[2:20] And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
[2:21] And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
[2:22] Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[2:23] And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
[2:24] Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress.
[2:25] If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.
[2:26] And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
[2:27] And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
[2:28] And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
[2:29] Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
[2:30] Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
[2:31] Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
[2:32] And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
[2:33] And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
[2:34] And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
[2:35] And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
[2:36] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
[3:1] And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
[3:2] And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
[3:3] And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
[3:4] That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
[3:5] And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
[3:6] And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
[3:7] Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
[3:8] And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
[3:9] Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
[3:10] And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
[3:11] And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
[3:12] In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
[3:13] For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
[3:14] And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
[3:15] And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
[3:16] Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
[3:17] And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
[3:18] And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
[3:19] And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
[3:20] And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
[3:21] And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
[4:1] And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
[4:2] And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
[4:3] And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
[4:4] So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
[4:5] And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
[4:6] And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
[4:7] And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
[4:8] Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
[4:9] Be strong and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
[4:10] And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
[4:11] And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
[4:12] And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
[4:13] And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
[4:14] And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
[4:15] Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
[4:16] And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
[4:17] And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
[4:18] And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
[4:19] And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
[4:20] And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
[4:21] And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
[4:22] And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
[5:1] And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
[5:2] When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
[5:3] And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
[5:4] And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
[5:5] Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
[5:6] But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
[5:7] And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
[5:8] They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
[5:9] And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
[5:10] Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
[5:11] So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
[5:12] And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
[6:1] And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
[6:2] And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.
[6:3] And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
[6:4] Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
[6:5] Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
[6:6] Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
[6:7] Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:
[6:8] And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
[6:9] And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
[6:10] And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:
[6:11] And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
[6:12] And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
[6:13] And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
[6:14] And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[6:15] And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
[6:16] And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
[6:17] And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
[6:18] And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.
[6:19] And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
[6:20] And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
[6:21] And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.
[7:1] And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
[7:2] And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
[7:3] And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
[7:4] Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
[7:5] And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
[7:6] And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
[7:7] And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
[7:8] And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
[7:9] And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
[7:10] And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
[7:11] And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.
[7:12] Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
[7:13] So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
[7:14] And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
[7:15] And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
[7:16] And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
[7:17] And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
[8:1] And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
[8:2] Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
[8:3] And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
[8:4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
[8:5] And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
[8:6] But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
[8:7] And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
[8:8] According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
[8:9] Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
[8:10] And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
[8:11] And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
[8:12] And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
[8:13] And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
[8:14] And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
[8:15] And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
[8:16] And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
[8:17] He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
[8:18] And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
[8:19] Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
[8:20] That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
[8:21] And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
[8:22] And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
[9:1] Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
[9:2] And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
[9:3] And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
[9:4] And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
[9:5] And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
[9:6] And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can show us our way that we should go.
[9:7] Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
[9:8] And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
[9:9] (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
[9:10] Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
[9:11] And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
[9:12] And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
[9:13] As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
[9:14] And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
[9:15] Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
[9:16] To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
[9:17] And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
[9:18] Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
[9:19] And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
[9:20] And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
[9:21] And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
[9:22] And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlor, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
[9:23] And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
[9:24] And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
[9:25] And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
[9:26] And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
[9:27] And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.
[10:1] Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
[10:2] When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
[10:3] Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
[10:4] And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
[10:5] After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
[10:6] And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
[10:7] And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
[10:8] And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.
[10:9] And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
[10:10] And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
[10:11] And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
[10:12] And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
[10:13] And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
[10:14] And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
[10:15] And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
[10:16] And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
[10:17] And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;
[10:18] And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:
[10:19] And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
[10:20] And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
[10:21] When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
[10:22] Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold he hath hid himself among the stuff.
[10:23] And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
[10:24] And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
[10:25] Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
[10:26] And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
[10:27] But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
[11:1] Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
[11:2] And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
[11:3] And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
[11:4] Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
[11:5] And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
[11:6] And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
[11:7] And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
[11:8] And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
[11:9] And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
[11:10] Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
[11:11] And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
[11:12] And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
[11:13] And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
[11:14] Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
[11:15] And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
[12:1] And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
[12:2] And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
[12:3] Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
[12:4] And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
[12:5] And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
[12:6] And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
[12:7] Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
[12:8] When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
[12:9] And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
[12:10] And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
[12:11] And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
[12:12] And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
[12:13] Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
[12:14] If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
[12:15] But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
[12:16] Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
[12:17] Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
[12:18] So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
[12:19] And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
[12:20] And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
[12:21] And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
[12:22] For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
[12:23] Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
[12:24] Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
[12:25] But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
[13:1] Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
[13:2] Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
[13:3] And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
[13:4] And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
[13:5] And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
[13:6] When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
[13:7] And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
[13:8] And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
[13:9] And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
[13:10] And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
[13:11] And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;
[13:12] Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.
[13:13] And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
[13:14] But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
[13:15] And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.
[13:16] And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
[13:17] And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
[13:18] And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
[13:19] Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
[13:20] But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
[13:21] Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
[13:22] So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
[13:23] And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
[14:1] Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.
[14:2] And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;
[14:3] And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
[14:4] And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
[14:5] The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
[14:6] And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
[14:7] And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
[14:8] Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.
[14:9] If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
[14:10] But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.
[14:11] And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
[14:12] And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
[14:13] And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.
[14:14] And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.
[14:15] And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
[14:16] And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.
[14:17] Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.
[14:18] And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
[14:19] And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.
[14:20] And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
[14:21] Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
[14:22] Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
[14:23] So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.
[14:24] And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
[14:25] And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
[14:26] And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
[14:27] But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
[14:28] Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
[14:29] Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
[14:30] How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
[14:31] And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
[14:32] And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.
[14:33] Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
[14:34] And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
[14:35] And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.
[14:36] And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.
[14:37] And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.
[14:38] And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
[14:39] For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.
[14:40] Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
[14:41] Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.
[14:42] And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
[14:43] Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
[14:44] And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
[14:45] And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
[14:46] Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.
[14:47] So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
[14:48] And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
[14:49] Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:
[14:50] And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
[14:51] And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
[14:52] And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
[15:1] Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
[15:2] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
[15:3] Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
[15:4] And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
[15:5] And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
[15:6] And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
[15:7] And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
[15:8] And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
[15:9] But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
[15:10] Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
[15:11] It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
[15:12] And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
[15:13] And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
[15:14] And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
[15:15] And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
[15:16] Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
[15:17] And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
[15:18] And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
[15:19] Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
[15:20] And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
[15:21] But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
[15:22] And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
[15:23] For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
[15:24] And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
[15:25] Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.
[15:26] And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
[15:27] And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
[15:28] And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.
[15:29] And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
[15:30] Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
[15:31] So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.
[15:32] Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
[15:33] And Samuel said, As the sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
[15:34] Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
[15:35] And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
[16:1] And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
[16:2] And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
[16:3] And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
[16:4] And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
[16:5] And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
[16:6] And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
[16:7] But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
[16:8] Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
[16:9] Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
[16:10] Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
[16:11] And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
[16:12] And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
[16:13] Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
[16:14] But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
[16:15] And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
[16:16] Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
[16:17] And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
[16:18] Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
[16:19] Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
[16:20] And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
[16:21] And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
[16:22] And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.
[16:23] And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
[17:1] Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
[17:2] And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
[17:3] And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
[17:4] And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
[17:5] And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
[17:6] And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
[17:7] And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
[17:8] And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
[17:9] If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
[17:10] And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
[17:11] When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
[17:12] Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
[17:13] And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
[17:14] And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
[17:15] But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
[17:16] And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
[17:17] And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp of thy brethren;
[17:18] And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
[17:19] Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
[17:20] And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
[17:21] For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
[17:22] And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
[17:23] And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
[17:24] And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
[17:25] And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
[17:26] And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
[17:27] And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
[17:28] And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
[17:29] And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
[17:30] And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
[17:31] And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
[17:32] And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
[17:33] And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
[17:34] And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
[17:35] And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
[17:36] Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
[17:37] David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
[17:38] And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
[17:39] And David girded his sword upon his armor, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
[17:40] And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
[17:41] And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
[17:42] And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
[17:43] And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
[17:44] And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
[17:45] Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
[17:46] This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
[17:47] And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.
[17:48] And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
[17:49] And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
[17:50] So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
[17:51] Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
[17:52] And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
[17:53] And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
[17:54] And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.
[17:55] And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
[17:56] And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.
[17:57] And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
[17:58] And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
[18:1] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
[18:2] And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
[18:3] Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
[18:4] And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
[18:5] And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
[18:6] And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.
[18:7] And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
[18:8] And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
[18:9] And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
[18:10] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
[18:11] And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
[18:12] And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
[18:13] Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
[18:14] And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
[18:15] Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
[18:16] But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
[18:17] And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
[18:18] And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
[18:19] But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
[18:20] And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
[18:21] And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
[18:22] And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.
[18:23] And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
[18:24] And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
[18:25] And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
[18:26] And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
[18:27] Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
[18:28] And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
[18:29] And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
[18:30] Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
[19:1] And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
[19:2] But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
[19:3] And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
[19:4] And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
[19:5] For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
[19:6] And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.
[19:7] And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
[19:8] And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
[19:9] And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
[19:10] And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin: but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
[19:11] Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
[19:12] So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
[19:13] And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
[19:14] And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
[19:15] And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
[19:16] And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.
[19:17] And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
[19:18] So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
[19:19] And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
[19:20] And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
[19:21] And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
[19:22] Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
[19:23] And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
[19:24] And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
[20:1] And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
[20:2] And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
[20:3] And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
[20:4] Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
[20:5] And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
[20:6] If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
[20:7] If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
[20:8] Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
[20:9] And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
[20:10] Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
[20:11] And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
[20:12] And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and show it thee;
[20:13] The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will show it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
[20:14] And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
[20:15] But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
[20:16] So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
[20:17] And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
[20:18] Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
[20:19] And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
[20:20] And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
[20:21] And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.
[20:22] But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
[20:23] And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
[20:24] So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
[20:25] And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
[20:26] Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
[20:27] And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
[20:28] And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:
[20:29] And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.
[20:30] Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?
[20:31] For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
[20:32] And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
[20:33] And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
[20:34] So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
[20:35] And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
[20:36] And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
[20:37] And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
[20:38] And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
[20:39] But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
[20:40] And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
[20:41] And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
[20:42] And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
[21:1] Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
[21:2] And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
[21:3] Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
[21:4] And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
[21:5] And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
[21:6] So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
[21:7] Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
[21:8] And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
[21:9] And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
[21:10] And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
[21:11] And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
[21:12] And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
[21:13] And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
[21:14] Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
[21:15] Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
[22:1] David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
[22:2] And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
[22:3] And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
[22:4] And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
[22:5] And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
[22:6] When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
[22:7] Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
[22:8] That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that showeth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or showeth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
[22:9] Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
[22:10] And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
[22:11] Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
[22:12] And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
[22:13] And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
[22:14] Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine house?
[22:15] Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
[22:16] And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
[22:17] And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
[22:18] And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
[22:19] And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
[22:20] And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
[22:21] And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.
[22:22] And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
[22:23] Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
[23:1] Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
[23:2] Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
[23:3] And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
[23:4] Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
[23:5] So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
[23:6] And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
[23:7] And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
[23:8] And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
[23:9] And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
[23:10] Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
[23:11] Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
[23:12] Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
[23:13] Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
[23:14] And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
[23:15] And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
[23:16] And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
[23:17] And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
[23:18] And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
[23:19] Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
[23:20] Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
[23:21] And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
[23:22] Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
[23:23] See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
[23:24] And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
[23:25] Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
[23:26] And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
[23:27] But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
[23:28] Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
[23:29] And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
[24:1] And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.
[24:2] Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
[24:3] And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
[24:4] And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
[24:5] And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
[24:6] And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
[24:7] So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
[24:8] David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
[24:9] And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
[24:10] Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD's anointed.
[24:11] Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
[24:12] The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
[24:13] As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
[24:14] After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
[24:15] The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
[24:16] And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
[24:17] And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
[24:18] And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
[24:19] For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
[24:20] And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
[24:21] Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
[24:22] And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
[25:1] And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
[25:2] And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
[25:3] Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
[25:4] And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
[25:5] And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
[25:6] And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
[25:7] And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
[25:8] Ask thy young men, and they will show thee. Wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
[25:9] And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
[25:10] And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
[25:11] Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
[25:12] So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
[25:13] And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
[25:14] But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
[25:15] But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
[25:16] They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
[25:17] Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
[25:18] Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
[25:19] And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
[25:20] And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert on the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
[25:21] Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
[25:22] So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
[25:23] And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
[25:24] And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
[25:25] Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
[25:26] Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
[25:27] And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
[25:28] I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
[25:29] Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
[25:30] And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
[25:31] That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offense of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
[25:32] And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
[25:33] And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
[25:34] For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
[25:35] So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
[25:36] And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
[25:37] But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
[25:38] And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
[25:39] And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
[25:40] And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
[25:41] And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
[25:42] And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
[25:43] David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
[25:44] But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
[26:1] And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
[26:2] Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
[26:3] And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
[26:4] David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
[26:5] And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
[26:6] Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
[26:7] So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
[26:8] Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
[26:9] And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?
[26:10] David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
[26:11] The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
[26:12] So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
[26:13] Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
[26:14] And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
[26:15] And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
[26:16] This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
[26:17] And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
[26:18] And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
[26:19] Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
[26:20] Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
[26:21] Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
[26:22] And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
[26:23] The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed.
[26:24] And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
[26:25] Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
[27:1] And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
[27:2] And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
[27:3] And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
[27:4] And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
[27:5] And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
[27:6] Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
[27:7] And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
[27:8] And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
[27:9] And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
[27:10] And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
[27:11] And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
[27:12] And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
[28:1] And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
[28:2] And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.
[28:3] Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
[28:4] And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
[28:5] And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
[28:6] And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
[28:7] Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
[28:8] And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
[28:9] And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
[28:10] And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
[28:11] Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
[28:12] And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
[28:13] And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
[28:14] And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
[28:15] And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
[28:16] Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
[28:17] And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbor, even to David:
[28:18] Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.
[28:19] Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
[28:20] Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
[28:21] And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
[28:22] Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
[28:23] But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
[28:24] And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
[28:25] And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
[29:1] Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
[29:2] And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
[29:3] Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
[29:4] And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
[29:5] Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
[29:6] Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.
[29:7] Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
[29:8] And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
[29:9] And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
[29:10] Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.
[29:11] So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
[30:1] And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
[30:2] And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
[30:3] So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
[30:4] Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
[30:5] And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
[30:6] And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
[30:7] And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
[30:8] And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
[30:9] So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
[30:10] But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
[30:11] And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
[30:12] And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
[30:13] And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
[30:14] We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
[30:15] And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
[30:16] And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
[30:17] And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
[30:18] And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
[30:19] And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
[30:20] And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
[30:21] And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
[30:22] Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
[30:23] Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
[30:24] For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
[30:25] And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
[30:26] And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
[30:27] To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
[30:28] And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
[30:29] And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
[30:30] And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,
[30:31] And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
[31:1] Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
[31:2] And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
[31:3] And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
[31:4] Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
[31:5] And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
[31:6] So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
[31:7] And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
[31:8] And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
[31:9] And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
[31:10] And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
[31:11] And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
[31:12] All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
[31:13] And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

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/** @license 2016 Neil Edelman, distributed under the terms of the
[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
@abstract Stand-alone header <src/array.h>; examples <test/test_array.c>; on a
compatible workstation, `make` creates the test suite of the examples.
@abstract Stand-alone header <../src/array.h>; examples <../test/test_array.c>.
@subtitle Contiguous dynamic array
![Example of array.](../doc/array.png)
![Example of array.](../doc/array/array.png)
<tag:<A>array> is a dynamic array that stores contiguous <typedef:<PA>type>.
Resizing may be necessary when increasing the size of the array; this incurs
@ -81,64 +80,52 @@
typedef ARRAY_TYPE PA_(type);
/** Manages the array field `data` which has `size` elements. The space is
indexed up to `capacity`, which is at least `size`. The fields should be
treated as read-only; any modification is liable to cause the array to go into
an invalid state.
indexed up to `capacity`, which is at least `size`.
![States.](../doc/states.png) */
![States.](../doc/array/states.png) */
struct A_(array) { PA_(type) *data; size_t size, capacity; };
/* !data -> !size, data -> capacity >= min && size <= capacity <= max */
/** Returns null. */
static PA_(type) *PA_(null)(void) { return 0; }
/** Is `x` not null? @implements `is_element` */
static int PA_(is_element)(const PA_(type) *const x) { return !!x; }
/* @implements `iterator` */
/* Size 3 iterator: |_ |_ |_ |. Size 0: |. `size` and `!up` is invalid. */
struct PA_(iterator) { struct A_(array) *a; size_t i; int seen; };
/** @return A pointer to null in `a`. @implements `iterator` */
static struct PA_(iterator) PA_(iterator)(struct A_(array) *const a) {
struct PA_(iterator) it; it.a = a, it.i = 0, it.seen = 0;
/** @return Initialize before beginning of a valid `a`. */
static struct PA_(iterator) PA_(begin)(struct A_(array) *const a) {
struct PA_(iterator) it;
assert(a);
it.a = a, it.i = 0, it.seen = 0;
return it;
}
/** Move to next `it`. @return Element or null on end. @implements `next` */
static PA_(type) *PA_(next)(struct PA_(iterator) *const it) {
size_t i;
assert(it);
if(!it->a || (i = it->i + !!it->seen) >= it->a->size)
{ *it = PA_(iterator)(it->a); return 0; }
return it->a->data + (it->seen = 1, it->i = i);
/** @return Initialize after the end of a valid `a`. */
static struct PA_(iterator) PA_(end)(struct A_(array) *const a) {
struct PA_(iterator) it;
assert(a);
it.a = a, it.i = a->size, it.seen = 0;
return it;
}
/** Move to previous `it`. @return Element or null on end.
@implements `previous` */
static PA_(type) *PA_(previous)(struct PA_(iterator) *const it) {
size_t i, size;
assert(it);
if(!it->a || !(size = it->a->size)) goto reset;
if(i = it->i) {
if(i > size) i = size;
i--;
} else {
if(!it->seen) i = it->a->size - 1;
else goto reset;
}
return it->a->data + (it->seen = 1, it->i = i);
reset:
*it = PA_(iterator)(it->a);
return 0;
/** @return Iterator before element `i` of `a`. */
static struct PA_(iterator) PA_(iterator_at)(struct A_(array) *a, size_t i) {
struct PA_(iterator) it;
assert(a);
it.a = a, it.i = i > a->size ? a->size : i, it.seen = 0; return it;
}
/** Removes the element last returned by `it`. (Untested. Unused.)
@return There was an element. @order \O(`a.size`). @implements `remove` */
static int PA_(remove)(struct PA_(iterator) *const it) {
assert(0 && 1);
if(!it->a || !it->seen || it->a->size <= it->i) return 0;
memmove(it->a->data + it->i, it->a->data + it->i + 1,
sizeof *it->a->data * (--it->a->size - it->i));
/** @return Whether it moved `it` forwards and picked-up `e`. */
static int PA_(next)(struct PA_(iterator) *const it, PA_(type) **const e) {
assert(it && it->a);
it->i += !!it->seen, it->seen = 1;
if(it->i >= it->a->size) return it->i = it->a->size, it->seen = 0, 0;
if(e) *e = it->a->data + it->i;
return 1;
}
/** @return Iterator at element `idx` of `a`.
@implements `iterator_at` */
static struct PA_(iterator) PA_(iterator_at)(struct A_(array) *a, size_t idx)
{ struct PA_(iterator) it; it.a = a, it.i = idx, it.seen = 0; return it; }
/** @return Whether it moved `it` backwards and picked-up `e`. */
static int PA_(previous)(struct PA_(iterator) *const it, PA_(type) **const e) {
assert(it && it->a);
if(it->i > it->a->size) it->i = it->a->size, it->seen = 0; /* Clip. */
if(!it->i) return it->seen = 0, 0; /* First. */
it->i--, it->seen = 1;
if(e) *e = it->a->data + it->i;
return 1;
}
/* fixme: static int PA_(remove)(struct PA_(iterator) *const it) */
/** Size of `a`. @implements `size` */
static size_t PA_(size)(const struct A_(array) *a) { return a ? a->size : 0; }
/** @return Element `idx` of `a`. @implements `at` */
@ -161,19 +148,23 @@ static struct A_(array) A_(array)(void)
static void A_(array_)(struct A_(array) *const a)
{ if(a) free(a->data), *a = A_(array)(); }
/** @return An iterator of `a`. */
static struct A_(array_iterator) A_(array_iterator)(struct A_(array) *a)
{ struct A_(array_iterator) it; it._ = PA_(iterator)(a); return it; }
/** @return An iterator at `idx` of `a`. */
static struct A_(array_iterator) A_(array_iterator_at)(struct A_(array) *a,
size_t idx) { struct A_(array_iterator) it;
it._ = PA_(iterator_at)(a, idx); return it; }
/** @return `it` next element. */
/** @return An iterator before the start of `a`. */
static struct A_(array_iterator) A_(array_begin)(struct A_(array) *a)
{ struct A_(array_iterator) it; it._ = PA_(begin)(a); return it; }
/** @return An iterator after the end of `a`. */
static struct A_(array_iterator) A_(array_end)(struct A_(array) *a)
{ struct A_(array_iterator) it; it._ = PA_(end)(a); return it; }
/** @return An iterator before `idx` of `a`. */
static struct A_(array_iterator) A_(array_at)(struct A_(array) *a, size_t idx)
{ struct A_(array_iterator) it; it._ = PA_(iterator_at)(a, idx); return it; }
/** Move initialized `it` to the next cursor position. @return Pointer to the
element through which it moved, or null if at the end. */
static PA_(type) *A_(array_next)(struct A_(array_iterator) *const it)
{ return assert(it), PA_(next)(&it->_); }
/** @return `it` previous element. */
{ PA_(type) *v; return assert(it), PA_(next)(&it->_, &v) ? v : 0; }
/** Move initialized `it` to the previous cursor position. @return Pointer to
the element through which it moved, or null if at the beginning. */
static PA_(type) *A_(array_previous)(struct A_(array_iterator) *const it)
{ return assert(it), PA_(previous)(&it->_); }
{ PA_(type) *v; return assert(it), PA_(previous)(&it->_, &v) ? v : 0; }
/** Ensures `min` capacity of `a`. Invalidates pointers in `a`. @param[min] If
zero, does nothing. @return Success; otherwise, `errno` will be set.
@ -332,7 +323,7 @@ static int A_(array_splice)(struct A_(array) *restrict const a,
/* Box override information. */
#define BOX_TYPE struct A_(array)
#define BOX_CONTENT PA_(type) *
#define BOX_CONTENT PA_(type)
#define BOX_ PA_
#define BOX_MAJOR_NAME array
#define BOX_MINOR_NAME ARRAY_NAME
@ -345,10 +336,9 @@ static int A_(array_splice)(struct A_(array) *restrict const a,
static void PA_(unused_base_coda)(void);
static void PA_(unused_base)(void) {
PA_(null)(); PA_(is_element)(0); PA_(remove)(0); PA_(size)(0);
PA_(at)(0, 0); PA_(tell_size)(0, 0);
PA_(size)(0); PA_(at)(0, 0); PA_(tell_size)(0, 0);
A_(array)(); A_(array_)(0);
A_(array_iterator)(0); A_(array_iterator_at)(0, 0);
A_(array_begin)(0); A_(array_end)(0); A_(array_at)(0, 0);
A_(array_previous)(0); A_(array_next)(0); A_(array_previous)(0);
A_(array_insert)(0, 0, 0); A_(array_new)(0);
A_(array_shrink)(0); A_(array_remove)(0, 0); A_(array_lazy_remove)(0, 0);
@ -363,16 +353,26 @@ static void PA_(unused_base_coda)(void) { PA_(unused_base)(); }
#ifdef ARRAY_TRAIT /* <-- trait: Will be different on different includes. */
#define BOX_TRAIT_NAME ARRAY_TRAIT
#endif /* trait --> */
#define PAT_(n) PA_(ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY_TRAIT, n))
#define AT_(n) A_(ARRAY_CAT(ARRAY_TRAIT, n))
#else /* trait --><!-- !trait */
#define PAT_(n) PA_(n)
#define AT_(n) A_(n)
#endif /* !trait --> */
#ifdef ARRAY_TO_STRING /* <!-- to string trait */
/** Thunk `e` -> `a`. */
static void PAT_(to_string)(const PA_(type) *e, char (*const a)[12])
{ AT_(to_string)((const void *)e, a); }
#include "to_string.h" /** \include */
#undef ARRAY_TO_STRING
#ifndef ARRAY_TRAIT
#define ARRAY_HAS_TO_STRING
#endif
#endif /* to string trait --> */
#undef PAT_
#undef AT_
#if defined(ARRAY_TEST) && !defined(ARRAY_TRAIT) /* <!-- test base */
@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void PA_(unused_base_coda)(void) { PA_(unused_base)(); }
#include "../test/test_array_compare.h"
#endif /* test --> */
#undef CMP_ /* From <compare.h>. */
#undef CMPEXTERN_
#undef CMPCALL_
#ifdef ARRAY_COMPARE
#undef ARRAY_COMPARE
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/* This is a duplicate for publishing. */
#include <stddef.h>
struct char_array { char *data; size_t size, capacity; };

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#include "../src/journal.h"
#include "../src/text.h"
#include <inttypes.h> /* C99 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <assert.h>
/** 1. reverse ordering, 2. uint32_t is a valid union type,
3. C11 or GNU anonymous unions. */
union date32 {
struct { uint32_t day : 5, month : 4, year : 23; };
uint32_t u32;
};
static void date32_to_string(const union date32 d, char (*const z)[12]) {
assert(d.year < 10000 && d.month && d.month <= 31 && d.day && d.day <= 31);
sprintf(*z, "%u-%2.2u-%2.2u", d.year % 10000, d.month, d.day);
}
static int page_compare(const union date32 a, const union date32 b)
{ return a.u32 > b.u32; }
static void page_to_string(const union date32 d, char (*const z)[12])
{ date32_to_string(d, z); }
static void page_to_string(const struct page_tree_entry entry,
char (*const z)[12]) { date32_to_string(*entry.key, z); }
#define TREE_NAME page
#define TREE_KEY union date32
#define TREE_VALUE char *
#define TREE_COMPARE
#define TREE_TO_STRING
#include "../src/tree.h"
/*!re2c
re2c:yyfill:enable = 0;
re2c:define:YYCTYPE = char;
*/
/** "-"? [1-9][0-9]*$, within the range of `INT_MAX`. */
static int looks_like_year(const char *const a, int *const year) {
const char *YYCURSOR = a, *YYMARKER = a, *s0;
/*!stags:re2c format = 'const char *@@;\n'; */
assert(a && year);
/*!re2c /**/
@s0 ("-"? [1-9][0-9]* | "0") "\x00" {
int sign = 1, mag;
if(*s0 == '-') { sign = -1; s0++; }
for(mag = 0; *s0 != '\0'; s0++) {
int d = *s0 - '0';
if((INT_MAX - d) / 10 < mag) return 0;
mag = mag * 10 + d;
}
*year = sign * mag;
return 1;
}
* { return 0; }
*/
}
/** 1 <= [0-1][0-9]$ <= 12 */
static unsigned looks_like_month(const char *const a) {
const char *YYCURSOR = a, *YYMARKER = a, *s0;
/*!stags:re2c format = 'const char *@@;\n'; */
(void)yyt1;
assert(a);
/*!re2c /**/
@s0 [0-1][0-9] "\x00" {
unsigned val = 10u * (unsigned)(s0[0] - '0') + (unsigned)(s0[1] - '0');
return val < 1 || val > 12 ? 0 : val;
}
* { return 0; }
*/
}
/** 1 <= [0-3][0-9].txt$ <= 31 */
static unsigned looks_like_day(const char *const a) {
const char *YYCURSOR = a, *YYMARKER = a, *s0;
/*!stags:re2c format = 'const char *@@;\n'; */
(void)yyt1;
assert(a);
/*!re2c /**/
@s0 [0-3][0-9] ".txt\x00" {
unsigned val = 10u * (unsigned)(s0[0] - '0') + (unsigned)(s0[1] - '0');
return val < 1 || val > 31 ? 0 : val;
}
* { return 0; }
*/
}

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#define BOOKS \
X(Genesis),\
X(Exodus),\
X(Leviticus),\
X(Numbers),\
X(Deuteronomy),\
X(Joshua),\
X(Judges),\
X(Ruth),\
X(ISamuel),\
X(IISamuel),\
X(IKings),\
X(IIKings),\
X(IChronicles),\
X(IIChronicles),\
X(Ezra),\
X(Nehemiah),\
X(Esther),\
X(Job),\
X(Psalms),\
X(Proverbs),\
X(Ecclesiastes),\
X(Song_of_Solomon),\
X(Isaiah),\
X(Jeremiah),\
X(Lamentations),\
X(Ezekiel),\
X(Daniel),\
X(Hosea),\
X(Joel),\
X(Amos),\
X(Obadiah),\
X(Jonah),\
X(Micah),\
X(Nahum),\
X(Habakkuk),\
X(Zephaniah),\
X(Haggai),\
X(Zechariah),\
X(Malachi),\
\
X(Matthew),\
X(Mark),\
X(Luke),\
X(John),\
X(Acts),\
X(Romans),\
X(ICorinthians),\
X(IICorinthians),\
X(Galatians),\
X(Ephesians),\
X(Philippians),\
X(Colossians),\
X(IThessalonians),\
X(IIThessalonians),\
X(ITimothy),\
X(IITimothy),\
X(Titus),\
X(Philemon),\
X(Hebrews),\
X(James),\
X(IPeter),\
X(IIPeter),\
X(IJohn),\
X(IIJohn),\
X(IIIJohn),\
X(Jude),\
X(Revelation),\
X(KJV_BOOK_SIZE)
#define X(book) book
enum kjv_book { BOOKS };
#undef X
#define X(book) #book
static const char *kjv_book_string[] = { BOOKS };
#undef X
#undef BOOKS
#include <stdint.h> /* C99 */
/* A set of verses. */
union kjvcite {
struct { unsigned verse : 12, chapter : 13, book : 7; }; /* C11 */
uint32_t u32;
};

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/** Run with a `KJV` sub-directory,
<https://github.com/scrollmapper/bible_databases/master/txt/KJV/>, outputs a
`gperf` file that has all the the words of all the verses in `kjv.h` format.
@license 2022 Neil Edelman, distributed under the terms of the
[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). Uses the KJV at
[bible databases](https://github.com/scrollmapper/bible_databases/tree/master),
"All included Bible translations are in the public domain."
@std C11 */
#include "../src/text.h"
#include "../src/kjv.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <dirent.h> /* opendir readdir closedir */
#include <unistd.h> /* chdir (POSIX) (because I'm lazy) */
/** Helper to parse unsigned; [`s`,`e`) => `n`. */
static int parse_natural(const char *s, const char *const e, unsigned *const n) {
unsigned accum = 0;
while(s < e) {
unsigned next = accum * 10 + (unsigned)(*s - '0');
if(accum >= next) return errno = ERANGE, 0;
accum = next;
s++;
}
*n = accum;
return 1;
}
/* Parse filename of books. */
/*!re2c /**/
re2c:yyfill:enable = 0;
re2c:define:YYCTYPE = char;
natural = [1-9][0-9]*;
whitespace = [ \t\v\f];
word = [^ \t\v\f\n\x00]+;
*/
/** `fn` contains "<number>[*].txt", sticks that in `book_no`, otherwise
returns false. */
static int looks_like_book_fn(const char *fn, unsigned *const book_no) {
const char *YYCURSOR = fn, *YYMARKER, *yyt1, *yyt2, *s0, *s1;
assert(fn && book_no);
/*!re2c /**/
*
{ return 0; }
@s0 natural @s1 [^.\x00]* ".txt" "\x00"
{ return parse_natural(s0, s1, book_no); }
*/
}
/* This is the contents of the <fn:looks_like_book_fn>. */
struct lex {
size_t line;
const char *cursor;
int error;
unsigned chapter, verse, words;
};
static struct lex lex(const char *cursor) {
struct lex lex;
assert(cursor);
lex.line = 1;
lex.cursor = cursor;
lex.error = 0;
lex.chapter = lex.verse = lex.words = 0;
return lex;
}
/*!conditions:re2c*/
static int lex_next_verse(struct lex *const lex) {
const char *YYMARKER, *yyt1 = 0, *yyt2 = 0, *s0, *s1, *t0, *t1;
enum YYCONDTYPE condition = yycline;
/*!re2c /**/
re2c:define:YYCURSOR = lex->cursor;
re2c:define:YYGETCONDITION = "condition";
re2c:define:YYSETCONDITION = "condition = @@;";
re2c:define:YYGETCONDITION:naked = 1;
re2c:define:YYSETCONDITION:naked = 1; */
assert(lex && lex->cursor);
lex->error = 0;
scan:
/*!re2c /**/
<*> * { return errno = EILSEQ, lex->error = 1, 0; }
<line> [^[\]\n\x00]* "\n" { lex->line++; goto scan; }
<line> "\x00" { return 0; }
<line> "[" @s0 natural @s1 ":" @t0 natural @t1 "]" => verse {
if(!parse_natural(s0, s1, &lex->chapter)
|| !parse_natural(t0, t1, &lex->verse))
return errno = EILSEQ, lex->error = 1, 0;
lex->words = 0;
/*printf("%u:%u", lex->chapter, lex->verse);*/
goto scan;
}
<verse> whitespace+ { goto scan; }
<verse> @s0 word @s1 { lex->words++; goto scan; }
<verse> "\n" { /*printf(" -> %u\n", lex->words);*/ lex->line++; return 1; }
*/
}
/* Reversible hash map. */
#include <stdint.h> /* C99 */
/** <https://nullprogram.com/blog/2018/07/31/>
<https://github.com/skeeto/hash-prospector> on `x`. */
static uint32_t lowbias32(uint32_t x) {
x ^= x >> 16;
x *= 0x7feb352dU;
x ^= x >> 15;
x *= 0x846ca68bU;
x ^= x >> 16;
return x;
}
/* Inverts `x`. */
static uint32_t lowbias32_r(uint32_t x) {
x ^= x >> 16;
x *= 0x43021123U;
x ^= x >> 15 ^ x >> 30;
x *= 0x1d69e2a5U;
x ^= x >> 16;
return x;
}
static uint32_t kjv_hash(const union kjvcite x) { return lowbias32(x.u32); }
static union kjvcite kjv_unhash(const uint32_t x)
{ union kjvcite k; k.u32 = lowbias32_r(x); return k; }
static void kjv_to_string(const union kjvcite x, char (*const a)[12])
{ sprintf(*a, "%.4s%u:%u", kjv_book_string[x.book],
(x.chapter + 1) % 1000, (x.verse + 1) % 1000); }
#define TABLE_NAME kjv
#define TABLE_KEY union kjvcite
#define TABLE_UINT uint32_t
#define TABLE_INVERSE
#define TABLE_TO_STRING
#include "../src/table.h"
/* Derived information on verse word count. */
static uint32_t verse_hash(const union kjvcite x) { return kjv_hash(x); }
static union kjvcite verse_unhash(const uint32_t x) { return kjv_unhash(x); }
static void verse_to_string(const union kjvcite x, const unsigned count,
char (*const a)[12]) { (void)count; kjv_to_string(x, a); }
#define TABLE_NAME verse
#define TABLE_KEY union kjvcite
#define TABLE_UINT uint32_t
#define TABLE_VALUE unsigned /* Count words. */
#define TABLE_INVERSE
#define TABLE_DEFAULT 0
#define TABLE_TO_STRING
#include "../src/table.h"
int main(void) {
const char *const dir_kjv = "KJV";
struct {
struct text backing;
struct verse_table verses;
size_t words;
} kjv = { 0 };
DIR *dir = 0;
struct dirent *de = 0;
struct { size_t offset; int is; } build[KJV_BOOK_SIZE] = { 0 };
enum kjv_book b = 0;
int success = EXIT_SUCCESS, attempted_closedir = 0;
errno = 0;
/* For all files in directory KJV with <#>*.txt, read into backing. */
if(chdir(dir_kjv) == -1 || !(dir = opendir("."))) goto catch;
while((de = readdir(dir))) {
unsigned ordinal;
char *unstable_book;
if(!looks_like_book_fn(de->d_name, &ordinal)) continue;
/*fprintf(stderr, "<%s> ordinal: %u\n", de->d_name, ordinal);*/
if(ordinal < 1 || ordinal > KJV_BOOK_SIZE)
{ errno = ERANGE; goto catch; } /* Not in range. */
if(build[b = ordinal - 1].is) /* Convert to zero-based. */
{ errno = EDOM; goto catch; } /* Is duplicate. */
if(!(unstable_book = text_append_file(&kjv.backing, de->d_name)))
goto catch;
build[b].is = 1;
build[b].offset = (size_t)(unstable_book - kjv.backing.a.data);
}
if(attempted_closedir = 1, closedir(dir) == -1) goto catch; dir = 0;
/* Now backing is stable; count all the words for each verse. */
for(b = 0; b < KJV_BOOK_SIZE; b++) {
struct lex x;
if(!build[b].is) { fprintf(stderr, "Missing book [%u]%s.\n",
b + 1, kjv_book_string[b]); errno = EDOM; goto catch; }
x = lex(kjv.backing.a.data + build[b].offset);
while(lex_next_verse(&x)) {
const union kjvcite cite
= { .book = b, .chapter = x.chapter, .verse = x.verse };
unsigned *words;
switch(verse_table_assign(&kjv.verses, cite, &words)) {
case TABLE_PRESENT: fprintf(stderr, "[%u]%s %u:%u duplicated.\n",
b + 1, kjv_book_string[b], x.chapter, x.verse); errno = EDOM;
case TABLE_ERROR: goto catch;
case TABLE_ABSENT: break;
}
*words = x.words, kjv.words += x.words;
}
if(x.error) { fprintf(stderr, "[%u]%s on line %zu\n",
b + 1, kjv_book_string[b], x.line); goto catch; }
}
printf("words: %s\n", verse_table_to_string(&kjv.verses));
printf("kjv: %zu total words\n", kjv.words);
{
union kjvcite c;
struct verse_table_iterator it = verse_table_begin(&kjv.verses);
unsigned *w;
while(verse_table_next(&it, &c, &w))
printf("%s %u:%u -> %u\n",
kjv_book_string[c.book], c.chapter, c.verse, *w);
c = (union kjvcite){ .book = Genesis, .chapter = 1, .verse = 1 };
printf("1:1:1 -> %u\n", verse_table_get(&kjv.verses, c));
}
goto finally;
catch:
success = EXIT_FAILURE;
if(de) fprintf(stderr, "While reading %s.\n", de->d_name);
perror(de ? de->d_name : dir_kjv);
if(dir && !attempted_closedir && closedir(dir) == -1) perror(dir_kjv);
finally:
verse_table_(&kjv.verses);
text_(&kjv.backing);
return success;
}

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#include <limits.h>
#include <errno.h>
/*!re2c
re2c:yyfill:enable = 0;
re2c:define:YYCTYPE = char;
*/
/** "-"? [1-9][0-9]*$, within the range of `INT_MAX`. */
int lex_looks_like_year(const char *const a, int *const year) {
const char *YYCURSOR = a, *YYMARKER = a, *s0;
/*!stags:re2c format = 'const char *@@;\n'; */
(void)yyt2, (void)yyt3;
assert(a && year);
/*!re2c
@s0 ("-"? [1-9][0-9]* | "0") "\x00" {
int sign = 1, mag;
if(*s0 == '-') { sign = -1; s0++; }
for(mag = 0; *s0 != '\0'; s0++) {
int d = *s0 - '0';
if((INT_MAX - d) / 10 < mag) return 0;
mag = mag * 10 + d;
}
*year = sign * mag;
return 1;
}
* { return 0; }
*/
}
/** 1 <= [0-1][0-9]$ <= 12 */
int lex_looks_like_month(const char *const a) {
const char *YYCURSOR = a, *YYMARKER = a, *s0;
/*!stags:re2c format = 'const char *@@;\n'; */
(void)yyt1, (void)yyt2, (void)yyt3;
assert(a);
/*!re2c
@s0 [0-1][0-9] "\x00" {
int val = 10 * (s0[0] - '0') + (s0[1] - '0');
return val < 1 || val > 12 ? 0 : val;
}
* { return 0; }
*/
}
/** 1 <= [0-3][0-9].txt$ <= 31 */
int lex_looks_like_day(const char *const a) {
const char *YYCURSOR = a, *YYMARKER = a, *s0;
/*!stags:re2c format = 'const char *@@;\n'; */
(void)yyt1, (void)yyt2, (void)yyt3;
assert(a);
/*!re2c
@s0 [0-3][0-9] ".txt\x00" {
int val = 10 * (s0[0] - '0') + (s0[1] - '0');
return val < 1 || val > 31 ? 0 : val;
}
* { return 0; }
*/
}
/* This defines `enum condition`. */
/*!types:re2c*/

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/** @license 2019 Neil Edelman, distributed under the terms of the
[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
@abstract Stand-alone header <../src/table.h>; examples <../test/test_table.c>;
article <../doc/table/table.pdf>.
@subtitle Hash table
![Example of <string>table.](../doc/table/table.png)
<tag:<N>table> implements a set or map of <typedef:<PN>entry> as a hash table.
It must be supplied <typedef:<PN>hash_fn> `<N>hash` and,
<typedef:<PN>is_equal_fn> `<N>is_equal` or <typedef:<PN>unhash_fn> `<N>unhash`.
@param[TABLE_NAME, TABLE_KEY]
`<N>` that satisfies `C` naming conventions when mangled and a valid
<typedef:<PN>key> associated therewith; required. `<PN>` is private, whose
names are prefixed in a manner to avoid collisions.
@param[TABLE_INVERSE]
By default it assumes that `<N>is_equal` is supplied; with this, instead
requires `<N>unhash` satisfying <typedef:<PN>unhash_fn>.
@param[TABLE_VALUE]
An optional type that is the payload of the key, thus making this a map or
associative array.
@param[TABLE_UINT]
This is <typedef:<PN>uint>, the unsigned type of hash hash of the key given by
<typedef:<PN>hash_fn>; defaults to `size_t`.
@param[TABLE_DEFAULT]
Default trait; a <typedef:<PN>value> used in <fn:<N>table<D>get>.
@param[TABLE_TO_STRING]
To string trait `<STR>` contained in <src/to_string.h>. Require
`<name>[<trait>]to_string` be declared as <typedef:<PSTR>to_string_fn>.
@param[TABLE_EXPECT_TRAIT, TABLE_TRAIT]
Named traits are obtained by including `table.h` multiple times with
`TABLE_EXPECT_TRAIT` and then subsequently including the name in
`TABLE_TRAIT`.
@fixme Remove entry as public struct, this should be entirely private.
@fixme Why not have two `to_string` arguments on map? It's C, after all. This
would be useful in some practical cases.
@std C89 */
#if !defined(TABLE_NAME) || !defined(TABLE_KEY)
#error Name TABLE_NAME or tag type TABLE_KEY undefined.
#endif
#if defined(TABLE_TRAIT) ^ defined(BOX_TYPE)
#error TABLE_TRAIT name must come after TABLE_EXPECT_TRAIT.
#endif
#if defined(TABLE_TEST) && (!defined(TABLE_TRAIT) && !defined(TABLE_TO_STRING) \
|| defined(TABLE_TRAIT) && !defined(TABLE_HAS_TO_STRING))
#error Test requires to string.
#endif
#ifndef TABLE_H /* <!-- idempotent */
#define TABLE_H
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <assert.h>
#if defined(TABLE_CAT_) || defined(TABLE_CAT) || defined(N_) || defined(PN_)
#error Unexpected defines.
#endif
/* <Kernighan and Ritchie, 1988, p. 231>. */
#define TABLE_CAT_(n, m) n ## _ ## m
#define TABLE_CAT(n, m) TABLE_CAT_(n, m)
#define N_(n) TABLE_CAT(TABLE_NAME, n)
#define PN_(n) TABLE_CAT(table, N_(n))
/* Use the sign bit to store out-of-band flags when a <typedef:<PN>uint>
represents an address in the table, (such that range of an index is one bit
less.) Choose representations that may save power? We cannot save this in an
`enum` because we don't know maximum. */
#define TABLE_M1 ((PN_(uint))~(PN_(uint))0) /* 2's compliment -1. */
#define TABLE_HIGH ((TABLE_M1 >> 1) + 1) /* Cardinality must be 1111... */
#define TABLE_END (TABLE_HIGH)
#define TABLE_NULL (TABLE_HIGH + 1)
#define TABLE_RESULT X(ERROR), X(ABSENT), X(PRESENT)
#define X(n) TABLE_##n
/** A result of modifying the table, of which `TABLE_ERROR` is false.
![A diagram of the result states.](../doc/table/result.png) */
enum table_result { TABLE_RESULT };
#undef X
#define X(n) #n
/** A static array of strings describing the <tag:table_result>. */
static const char *const table_result_str[] = { TABLE_RESULT };
#undef X
#undef TABLE_RESULT
#endif /* idempotent --> */
#ifndef TABLE_TRAIT /* <!-- base code */
#ifndef TABLE_UINT
#define TABLE_UINT size_t
#endif
/** <typedef:<PN>hash_fn> returns this hash type by `TABLE_UINT`, which must be
be an unsigned integer. Places a simplifying limit on the maximum number of
elements of half the cardinality. */
typedef TABLE_UINT PN_(uint);
/** Valid tag type defined by `TABLE_KEY` used for keys. If `TABLE_INVERSE` is
not defined, a copy of this value will be stored in the internal buckets. */
typedef TABLE_KEY PN_(key);
typedef const TABLE_KEY PN_(key_c); /* Works 90%? */
#if 0 /* <!-- documentation */
/** A map from <typedef:<PN>key_c> onto <typedef:<PN>uint>, called `<N>hash`,
that, ideally, should be easy to compute while minimizing duplicate addresses.
Must be consistent for each value while in the table. If <typedef:<PN>key> is
a pointer, one is permitted to have null in the domain. */
typedef PN_(uint) (*PN_(hash_fn))(const PN_(key));
#ifdef TABLE_INVERSE /* <!-- inv */
/** Defining `TABLE_INVERSE` says <typedef:<PN>hash_fn> forms a bijection
between the range in <typedef:<PN>key> and the image in <typedef:<PN>uint>,
and the inverse is called `<N>unhash`. In this case, keys are not stored
in the hash table, rather they are generated using this inverse-mapping. */
typedef PN_(key) (*PN_(unhash_fn))(PN_(uint));
#else /* inv --><!-- !inv */
/** Equivalence relation between <typedef:<PN>key> that satisfies
`<PN>is_equal_fn(a, b) -> <PN>hash(a) == <PN>hash(b)`, called `<N>is_equal`.
If `TABLE_INVERSE` is set, there is no need for this function because the
comparison is done directly in hash space. */
typedef int (*PN_(is_equal_fn))(PN_(key_c) a, PN_(key_c) b);
#endif /* !inv --> */
#endif /* documentation --> */
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE /* <!-- value */
/** Defining `TABLE_VALUE` produces an associative map, otherwise it is the
same as <typedef:<PN>key>. */
typedef TABLE_VALUE PN_(value);
/** Defining `TABLE_VALUE` creates this map from <typedef:<PN>key> to
<typedef:<PN>value>, as an interface with table. */
struct N_(table_entry) { PN_(key) key; PN_(value) value; };
/** If `TABLE_VALUE`, this is <tag:<N>table_entry>; otherwise, it's the same as
<typedef:<PN>key>. */
typedef struct N_(table_entry) PN_(entry);
#else /* value --><!-- !value */
typedef PN_(key) PN_(value);
typedef PN_(key) PN_(entry);
#endif /* !value --> */
/* Address is hash modulo size of table. Any occupied buckets at the head of
the linked structure are closed, that is, the address equals the index. These
form a linked table, possibly with other, open buckets that have the same
address in vacant buckets. */
struct PN_(bucket) {
PN_(uint) next; /* Bucket index, including `TABLE_NULL` and `TABLE_END`. */
PN_(uint) hash;
#ifndef TABLE_INVERSE
PN_(key) key;
#endif
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE
PN_(value) value;
#endif
};
/** Gets the key of an occupied `bucket`. */
static PN_(key) PN_(bucket_key)(const struct PN_(bucket) *const bucket) {
assert(bucket && bucket->next != TABLE_NULL);
#ifdef TABLE_INVERSE
/* On `TABLE_INVERSE`, this function must be defined by the user. */
return N_(unhash)(bucket->hash);
#else
return bucket->key;
#endif
}
/** Gets the value of an occupied `bucket`, which might be the same as the
key. */
static PN_(value) PN_(bucket_value)(const struct PN_(bucket) *const bucket) {
assert(bucket && bucket->next != TABLE_NULL);
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE
return bucket->value;
#else
return PN_(bucket_key)(bucket);
#endif
}
/** Returns true if the `replace` replaces the `original`.
(Shouldn't it be entry?) */
typedef int (*PN_(policy_fn))(PN_(key) original, PN_(key) replace);
/** To initialize, see <fn:<N>table>, `TABLE_IDLE`, `{0}` (`C99`,) or being
`static`. The fields should be treated as read-only; any modification is
liable to cause the table to go into an invalid state.
![States.](../doc/table/states.png) */
struct N_(table) { /* "Padding size," good. */
struct PN_(bucket) *buckets; /* @ has zero/one key specified by `next`. */
/* `size <= capacity`; size is not needed but convenient and allows
short-circuiting. Top is an index of the stack, potentially lazy: MSB
stores whether this is a step ahead (which would make it less, the stack
grows from the bottom,) otherwise it is right at the top, */
PN_(uint) log_capacity, size, top;
};
/** The capacity of a non-idle `table` is always a power-of-two. */
static PN_(uint) PN_(capacity)(const struct N_(table) *const table)
{ return assert(table && table->buckets && table->log_capacity >= 3),
(PN_(uint))((PN_(uint))1 << table->log_capacity); }
/** @return Indexes the first closed bucket in the set of buckets with the same
address from non-idle `table` given the `hash`. If the bucket is empty, it
will have `next = TABLE_NULL` or it's own <fn:<PN>to_bucket_no> not equal to
the index. */
static PN_(uint) PN_(to_bucket_no)(const struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(uint) hash) { return hash & (PN_(capacity)(table) - 1); }
/** @return Search for the previous link in the bucket to `b` in `table`, if it
exists, (by restarting and going though the list.) This is not the same as the
iterator. @order \O(`bucket size`) */
static struct PN_(bucket) *PN_(prev)(const struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(uint) b) {
const struct PN_(bucket) *const bucket = table->buckets + b;
PN_(uint) to_next = TABLE_NULL, next;
assert(table && bucket->next != TABLE_NULL);
/* Note that this does not check for corrupted tables; would get assert. */
for(next = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, bucket->hash);
/* assert(next < capacity), */ next != b;
to_next = next, next = table->buckets[next].next);
return to_next != TABLE_NULL ? table->buckets + to_next : 0;
}
/* <!-- stack functions */
/** On return, the `top` of `table` will be empty and eager, but size is not
incremented, leaving it in intermediate state. Amortized if you grow only. */
static void PN_(grow_stack)(struct N_(table) *const table) {
/* Subtract one for eager. */
PN_(uint) top = (table->top & ~TABLE_HIGH) - !(table->top & TABLE_HIGH);
assert(table && table->buckets && table->top && top < PN_(capacity)(table));
while(table->buckets[top].next != TABLE_NULL) assert(top), top--;
table->top = top; /* Eager, since one is allegedly going to fill it. */
}
/** Force the evaluation of the stack of `table`, thereby making it eager. This
is like searching for a bucket in open-addressing. @order \O(`buckets`) */
static void PN_(force_stack)(struct N_(table) *const table) {
PN_(uint) top = table->top;
if(top & TABLE_HIGH) { /* Lazy. */
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
top &= ~TABLE_HIGH;
do bucket = table->buckets + ++top/*, assert(top < capacity)*/;
while(bucket->next != TABLE_NULL
&& PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, bucket->hash) == top);
table->top = top; /* Eager. */
}
}
/** Is `i` in `table` possibly on the stack? (The stack grows from the high.) */
static int PN_(in_stack_range)(const struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(uint) i) {
return assert(table && table->buckets),
(table->top & ~TABLE_HIGH) + !!(table->top & TABLE_HIGH) <= i;
}
/** Corrects newly-deleted `b` from `table` in the stack. */
static void PN_(shrink_stack)(struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(uint) b) {
assert(table && table->buckets && b < PN_(capacity)(table));
assert(table->buckets[b].next == TABLE_NULL);
if(!PN_(in_stack_range)(table, b)) return;
PN_(force_stack)(table); /* Only have room for 1 step of laziness. */
assert(PN_(in_stack_range)(table, b)); /* I think this is assured? Think. */
if(b != table->top) {
struct PN_(bucket) *const prev = PN_(prev)(table, table->top);
table->buckets[b] = table->buckets[table->top];
prev->next = b;
}
table->buckets[table->top].next = TABLE_NULL;
table->top |= TABLE_HIGH; /* Lazy. */
}
/** Moves the `m` index in non-idle `table`, to the top of collision stack.
This may result in an inconsistent state; one is responsible for filling that
hole and linking it with top. */
static void PN_(move_to_top)(struct N_(table) *const table, const PN_(uint) m) {
struct PN_(bucket) *move, *top, *prev;
assert(table
&& table->size < PN_(capacity)(table) && m < PN_(capacity)(table));
PN_(grow_stack)(table); /* Leaves it in an eager state. */
move = table->buckets + m, top = table->buckets + table->top;
assert(move->next != TABLE_NULL && top->next == TABLE_NULL);
if(prev = PN_(prev)(table, m)) prev->next = table->top; /* \O(|`bucket`|) */
memcpy(top, move, sizeof *move), move->next = TABLE_NULL;
}
/* stack --> */
/** `TABLE_INVERSE` is injective, so in that case, we only compare hashes.
@return `a` and `b`. */
static int PN_(equal_buckets)(PN_(key_c) a, PN_(key_c) b) {
#ifdef TABLE_INVERSE
return (void)a, (void)b, 1;
#else
/* Must have this function declared. */
return N_(is_equal)(a, b);
#endif
}
/** `table` will be searched linearly for `key` which has `hash`. */
static struct PN_(bucket) *PN_(query)(struct N_(table) *const table,
PN_(key_c) key, const PN_(uint) hash) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket1;
PN_(uint) head, b0 = TABLE_NULL, b1, b2;
assert(table && table->buckets && table->log_capacity);
bucket1 = table->buckets + (head = b1 = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, hash));
/* Not the start of a bucket: empty or in the collision stack. */
if((b2 = bucket1->next) == TABLE_NULL
|| PN_(in_stack_range)(table, b1)
&& b1 != PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, bucket1->hash)) return 0;
while(hash != bucket1->hash
|| !PN_(equal_buckets)(key, PN_(bucket_key)(bucket1))) {
if(b2 == TABLE_END) return 0;
bucket1 = table->buckets + (b0 = b1, b1 = b2);
assert(b1 < PN_(capacity)(table) && PN_(in_stack_range)(table, b1)
&& b1 != TABLE_NULL);
b2 = bucket1->next;
}
#ifdef TABLE_DONT_SPLAY /* <!-- !splay: (No reason not to, practically.) */
return bucket1;
#undef TABLE_DONT_SPLAY
#else /* !splay --><!-- splay: bring the MRU to the front. */
if(b0 == TABLE_NULL) return bucket1;
{
struct PN_(bucket) *const bucket0 = table->buckets + b0,
*const bucket_head = table->buckets + head, temp;
bucket0->next = b2;
memcpy(&temp, bucket_head, sizeof *bucket_head);
memcpy(bucket_head, bucket1, sizeof *bucket1);
memcpy(bucket1, &temp, sizeof temp);
bucket_head->next = b1;
return bucket_head;
}
#endif /* splay --> */
}
/** Ensures that `table` has enough buckets to fill `n` more than the size. May
invalidate and re-arrange the order.
@return Success; otherwise, `errno` will be set. @throws[realloc]
@throws[ERANGE] Tried allocating more then can fit in half <typedef:<PN>uint>
or `realloc` doesn't follow [POSIX
](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/realloc.html). */
static int PN_(buffer)(struct N_(table) *const table, const PN_(uint) n) {
struct PN_(bucket) *buckets;
const PN_(uint) log_c0 = table->log_capacity,
c0 = log_c0 ? (PN_(uint))((PN_(uint))1 << log_c0) : 0;
PN_(uint) log_c1, c1, size1, i, wait, mask;
assert(table && table->size <= TABLE_HIGH
&& (!table->buckets && !table->size && !log_c0 && !c0
|| table->buckets && table->size <= c0 && log_c0>=3));
/* Can we satisfy `n` growth from the buffer? */
if(TABLE_M1 - table->size < n || TABLE_HIGH < (size1 = table->size + n))
return errno = ERANGE, 0;
if(table->buckets) log_c1 = log_c0, c1 = c0 ? c0 : 1;
else log_c1 = 3, c1 = 8;
while(c1 < size1) log_c1++, c1 <<= 1;
if(log_c0 == log_c1) return 1;
/* Otherwise, need to allocate more. */
if(!(buckets = realloc(table->buckets, sizeof *buckets * c1)))
{ if(!errno) errno = ERANGE; return 0; }
table->top = (c1 - 1) | TABLE_HIGH; /* No stack. */
table->buckets = buckets, table->log_capacity = log_c1;
/* Initialize new values. Mask to identify the added bits. */
{ struct PN_(bucket) *e = buckets + c0, *const e_end = buckets + c1;
for( ; e < e_end; e++) e->next = TABLE_NULL; }
mask = (PN_(uint))((((PN_(uint))1 << log_c0) - 1)
^ (((PN_(uint))1 << log_c1) - 1));
/* Rehash most closed buckets in the lower half. Create waiting
linked-stack by borrowing next. */
wait = TABLE_END;
for(i = 0; i < c0; i++) {
struct PN_(bucket) *idx, *go;
PN_(uint) g, hash;
idx = table->buckets + i;
if(idx->next == TABLE_NULL) continue;
g = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, hash = idx->hash);
/* It's a power-of-two size, so, like consistent hashing, `E[old/new]`
capacity that a closed bucket will remain where it is. */
if(i == g) { idx->next = TABLE_END; continue; }
if((go = table->buckets + g)->next == TABLE_NULL) {
/* Priority is given to the first closed bucket; simpler later. */
struct PN_(bucket) *head;
PN_(uint) h = g & ~mask; assert(h <= g);
if(h < g && i < h
&& (head = table->buckets + h, assert(head->next != TABLE_NULL),
PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, head->hash) == g)) {
memcpy(go, head, sizeof *head);
go->next = TABLE_END, head->next = TABLE_NULL;
/* Fall-though -- the bucket still needs to be put on wait. */
} else {
/* If the new bucket is available and this bucket is first. */
memcpy(go, idx, sizeof *idx);
go->next = TABLE_END, idx->next = TABLE_NULL;
continue;
}
}
idx->next = wait, wait = i; /* Push for next sweep. */
}
/* Search waiting stack for buckets that moved concurrently. */
{ PN_(uint) prev = TABLE_END, w = wait; while(w != TABLE_END) {
struct PN_(bucket) *waiting = table->buckets + w;
PN_(uint) cl = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, waiting->hash);
struct PN_(bucket) *const closed = table->buckets + cl;
assert(cl != w);
if(closed->next == TABLE_NULL) {
memcpy(closed, waiting, sizeof *waiting), closed->next = TABLE_END;
if(prev != TABLE_END) table->buckets[prev].next = waiting->next;
if(wait == w) wait = waiting->next; /* First, modify head. */
w = waiting->next, waiting->next = TABLE_NULL;
} else {
assert(closed->next == TABLE_END); /* Not in the wait stack. */
prev = w, w = waiting->next;
}
}}
/* Rebuild the top stack at the high numbers from the waiting at low. */
while(wait != TABLE_END) {
struct PN_(bucket) *const waiting = table->buckets + wait;
PN_(uint) h = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, waiting->hash);
struct PN_(bucket) *const head = table->buckets + h;
struct PN_(bucket) *top;
assert(h != wait && head->next != TABLE_NULL);
PN_(grow_stack)(table), top = table->buckets + table->top;
memcpy(top, waiting, sizeof *waiting);
top->next = head->next, head->next = table->top;
wait = waiting->next, waiting->next = TABLE_NULL; /* Pop. */
}
return 1;
}
/** Replace the `key` and `hash` of `bucket`. Don't touch next. */
static void PN_(replace_key)(struct PN_(bucket) *const bucket,
const PN_(key) key, const PN_(uint) hash) {
(void)key;
bucket->hash = hash;
#ifndef TABLE_INVERSE
bucket->key = key;
#endif
}
/** Evicts the spot where `hash` goes in `table`. This results in a space in
the table. */
static struct PN_(bucket) *PN_(evict)(struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(uint) hash) {
PN_(uint) i;
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
if(!PN_(buffer)(table, 1)) return 0; /* Amortized. */
bucket = table->buckets + (i = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, hash));/* Closed. */
if(bucket->next != TABLE_NULL) { /* Occupied. */
int in_stack = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, bucket->hash) != i;
PN_(move_to_top)(table, i);
bucket->next = in_stack ? TABLE_END : table->top;
} else { /* Unoccupied. */
bucket->next = TABLE_END;
}
table->size++;
return bucket;
}
/** Put `key` in `table`. For collisions, only if `policy` exists and returns
true do and displace it to `eject`, if non-null.
@return A <tag:table_result>. @throws[malloc]
@order Amortized \O(max bucket length); the key to another bucket may have to
be moved to the top; the table might be full and have to be resized. */
static enum table_result PN_(put_key)(struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(key) key, PN_(key) *eject, const PN_(policy_fn) policy) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
const PN_(uint) hash = N_(hash)(key);
enum table_result result;
assert(table);
if(table->buckets && (bucket = PN_(query)(table, key, hash))) {
if(!policy || !policy(PN_(bucket_key)(bucket), key))
return TABLE_PRESENT;
if(eject) *eject = PN_(bucket_key)(bucket);
result = TABLE_PRESENT;
} else {
if(!(bucket = PN_(evict)(table, hash))) return TABLE_ERROR;
result = TABLE_ABSENT;
}
PN_(replace_key)(bucket, key, hash);
return result;
}
/* In no particular order, usually, but deterministic up to topology changes.
@implements `iterator` */
struct PN_(iterator) { struct N_(table) *table; PN_(uint) cur, prev; };
/** Helper to skip the buckets of `it` that are not there.
@return Whether it found another index. */
static int PN_(skip)(struct PN_(iterator) *const it) {
const struct N_(table) *const t = it->table;
const PN_(uint) limit = PN_(capacity)(t);
assert(it && it->table && it->table->buckets);
while(it->cur < limit) {
struct PN_(bucket) *const bucket = t->buckets + it->cur;
if(bucket->next != TABLE_NULL) return 1;
it->cur++;
}
return 0;
}
/** @return Before `table`. @implements `begin` */
static struct PN_(iterator) PN_(begin)(struct N_(table) *const table) {
struct PN_(iterator) it; it.table = table, it.cur = 0; it.prev = TABLE_NULL;
return it;
}
/** @return Whether `it` advances and `v`. */
static int PN_(next)(struct PN_(iterator) *const it,
struct PN_(bucket) **const v) {
assert(it);
if(!it->table || !it->table->buckets) return 0;
if(!PN_(skip)(it)) return it->table = 0, it->cur = 0, 0;
if(v) *v = it->table->buckets + it->cur;
it->prev = it->cur, it->cur++;
return 1;
}
/** Removes the entry at `it`. @return Success. */
static int PN_(remove)(struct PN_(iterator) *const it) {
struct N_(table) *table;
PN_(uint) prev = it->prev;
struct PN_(bucket) *previous = 0, *current;
PN_(uint) prv = TABLE_NULL, crnt;
assert(it);
if(prev == TABLE_NULL) return 0;
table = it->table;
assert(it->table == it->table
&& it->table->buckets && prev < PN_(capacity)(it->table));
/* Egregious code reuse. :[ */
current = it->table->buckets + prev, assert(current->next != TABLE_NULL);
crnt = PN_(to_bucket_no)(it->table, current->hash);
while(crnt != prev) assert(crnt < PN_(capacity)(it->table)),
crnt = (previous = it->table->buckets + (prv = crnt))->next;
if(prv != TABLE_NULL) { /* Open entry. */
previous->next = current->next;
} else if(current->next != TABLE_END) { /* Head closed entry and others. */
const PN_(uint) scnd = current->next;
struct PN_(bucket) *const second = table->buckets + scnd;
assert(scnd < PN_(capacity)(table));
memcpy(current, second, sizeof *second);
if(crnt < scnd) it->cur = it->prev; /* Iterate new entry. */
crnt = scnd; current = second;
}
current->next = TABLE_NULL, table->size--, PN_(shrink_stack)(table, crnt);
it->prev = TABLE_NULL;
return 1;
}
/** ![States](../doc/table/it.png)
Adding, deleting, successfully looking up entries, or any modification of the
table's topology invalidates the iterator.
Iteration usually not in any particular order. The asymptotic runtime of
iterating though the whole table is proportional to the capacity. */
struct N_(table_iterator);
struct N_(table_iterator) { struct PN_(iterator) _; };
/** Zeroed data (not all-bits-zero) is initialized. @return An idle array.
@order \Theta(1) @allow */
static struct N_(table) N_(table)(void) {
struct N_(table) table;
table.buckets = 0; table.log_capacity = 0; table.size = 0; table.top = 0;
return table;
}
/** If `table` is not null, destroys and returns it to idle. @allow */
static void N_(table_)(struct N_(table) *const table)
{ if(table) free(table->buckets), *table = N_(table)(); }
/** Loads `table` (can be null) into `it`. @allow */
static struct N_(table_iterator) N_(table_begin)(struct N_(table) *const
table) { struct N_(table_iterator) it; it._ = PN_(begin)(table);
return it; }
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE /* <!-- map */
/** Advances `it`. @param[key, value] If non-null, the key or value is filled
with the next element on return true. `value` is a pointer to the actual value
in the map, only there if it is a map.
@return Whether it had a next element. @allow */
static int N_(table_next)(struct N_(table_iterator) *const it,
PN_(key) *key, PN_(value) **value) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
if(!PN_(next)(&it->_, &bucket)) return 0;
if(key) *key = PN_(bucket_key)(bucket);
if(value) *value = &bucket->value;
return 1;
}
#else /* map --><!-- set */
/** Advances `it`, sets `key` on true. */
static int N_(table_next)(struct N_(table_iterator) *const it, PN_(key) *key) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
if(!PN_(next)(&it->_, &bucket)) return 0;
if(key) *key = PN_(bucket_key)(bucket);
return 1;
}
#endif /* set --> */
/** Removes the entry at `it`. Whereas <fn:<N>table_remove> invalidates the
iterator, this corrects for a signal `it`.
@return Success, or there was no entry at the iterator's position, (anymore.)
@allow */
static int N_(table_iterator_remove)(struct N_(table_iterator) *const it)
{ return assert(it), PN_(remove)(&it->_); }
/** Reserve at least `n` more empty buckets in `table`. This may cause the
capacity to increase and invalidates any pointers to data in the table.
@return Success.
@throws[ERANGE] The request was unsatisfiable. @throws[realloc] @allow */
static int N_(table_buffer)(struct N_(table) *const table, const PN_(uint) n)
{ return assert(table), PN_(buffer)(table, n); }
/** Clears and removes all buckets from `table`. The capacity and memory of the
`table` is preserved, but all previous values are un-associated. (The load
factor will be less until it reaches it's previous size.)
@order \Theta(`table.capacity`) @allow */
static void N_(table_clear)(struct N_(table) *const table) {
struct PN_(bucket) *b, *b_end;
assert(table);
if(!table->buckets) { assert(!table->log_capacity); return; }
assert(table->log_capacity);
for(b = table->buckets, b_end = b + PN_(capacity)(table); b < b_end; b++)
b->next = TABLE_NULL;
table->size = 0;
table->top = (PN_(capacity)(table) - 1) | TABLE_HIGH;
}
/** @return Whether `key` is in `table` (which can be null.) @allow */
static int N_(table_is)(struct N_(table) *const table, const PN_(key) key) {
/* This function must be defined by the user. */
return table && table->buckets
? !!PN_(query)(table, key, N_(hash)(key)) : 0;
}
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE /* <!-- map */
/** If the entire entry space is filled, use this. Otherwise, a more convenient
function is <fn:<N>table_get_or>.
@param[result] If null, behaves like <fn:<N>table_is>, otherwise, a
<typedef:<PN>key> which gets filled on true.
@param[value] Only on a map with `TABLE_VALUE`. If not-null, stores the value.
@return Whether `key` is in `table` (which can be null.) @allow */
static int N_(table_query)(struct N_(table) *const table, const PN_(key) key,
PN_(key) *result, PN_(value) *value) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
if(!table || !table->buckets
|| !(bucket = PN_(query)(table, key, N_(hash)(key)))) return 0;
if(result) *result = PN_(bucket_key)(bucket);
if(value) *value = bucket->value;
return 1;
}
#else
/** `key` from `table` is stored in `result`. */
static int N_(table_query)(struct N_(table) *const table, const PN_(key) key,
PN_(key) *result) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
if(!table || !table->buckets
|| !(bucket = PN_(query)(table, key, N_(hash)(key)))) return 0;
if(result) *result = PN_(bucket_key)(bucket);
return 1;
}
#endif
/** @return The value associated with `key` in `table`, (which can be null.) If
no such value exists, `default_value` is returned.
@order Average \O(1); worst \O(n). @allow */
static PN_(value) N_(table_get_or)(struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(key) key, PN_(value) default_value) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
/* This function must be defined by the user. */
return table && table->buckets
&& (bucket = PN_(query)(table, key, N_(hash)(key)))
? PN_(bucket_value)(bucket) : default_value;
}
#ifndef TABLE_VALUE /* <!-- set */
/** Only if not `TABLE_VALUE`; see <fn:<N>table_assign> for a map. Puts `key`
in set `table` only if absent.
@return One of: `TABLE_ERROR`, tried putting the entry in the table but
failed, the table is not modified; `TABLE_PRESENT`, does nothing if there is
another entry with the same key; `TABLE_ABSENT`, put an entry in the table.
@throws[realloc, ERANGE] On `TABLE_ERROR`.
@order Average amortised \O(1); worst \O(n). @allow */
static enum table_result N_(table_try)(struct N_(table) *const table,
PN_(key) key) { return PN_(put_key)(table, key, 0, 0); }
#else /* set --><!-- map */
/** Puts `key` in the map `table` and update `content`. @throws[malloc] */
static enum table_result PN_(assign)(struct N_(table) *const table,
PN_(key) key, PN_(value) **const content) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
const PN_(uint) hash = N_(hash)(key);
enum table_result result;
assert(table && content);
if(table->buckets && (bucket = PN_(query)(table, key, hash))) {
result = TABLE_PRESENT;
} else {
if(!(bucket = PN_(evict)(table, hash))) return TABLE_ERROR;
PN_(replace_key)(bucket, key, hash);
result = TABLE_ABSENT;
}
*content = &bucket->value;
return result;
}
/** Only if `TABLE_VALUE`; see <fn:<N>table_try> for a set. Puts `key` in the
map `table` and store the associated value in `content`.
@return `TABLE_ERROR` does not set `content`; `TABLE_ABSENT`, the `content`
will be a pointer to uninitialized memory; `TABLE_PRESENT`, gets the current
`content`, (does not alter the keys, if they are distinguishable.)
@throws[malloc, ERANGE] On `TABLE_ERROR`. @allow */
static enum table_result N_(table_assign)(struct N_(table) *const table,
PN_(key) key, PN_(value) **const content)
{ return PN_(assign)(table, key, content); }
#endif /* value --> */
/** Callback in <fn:<N>table_update>.
@return `original` and `replace` ignored, true.
@implements <typedef:<PN>policy_fn> */
static int PN_(always_replace)(const PN_(key) original,
const PN_(key) replace) { return (void)original, (void)replace, 1; }
/** Puts `key` in `table`, replacing an equal-valued key.
@return One of: `TABLE_ERROR`, the table is not modified; `TABLE_ABSENT`, the
`key` is new; `TABLE_PRESENT`, the `key` displaces another, and if non-null,
`eject` will be filled with the previous entry.
@throws[realloc, ERANGE] On `TABLE_ERROR`.
@order Average amortised \O(1); worst \O(n). @allow */
static enum table_result N_(table_update)(struct N_(table) *const table,
PN_(key) key, PN_(key) *eject)
{ return PN_(put_key)(table, key, eject, &PN_(always_replace)); }
/** Puts `key` in `table` only if absent or if calling `policy` returns true.
@return One of: `TABLE_ERROR`, the table is not modified; `TABLE_ABSENT`, the
`key` is new; `TABLE_PRESENT`, `key` collides, if `policy` returns true,
`eject`, if non-null, will be filled;
@throws[realloc, ERANGE] On `TABLE_ERROR`.
@order Average amortised \O(1); worst \O(n). @allow */
static enum table_result N_(table_policy)(struct N_(table) *const table,
PN_(key) key, PN_(key) *eject, const PN_(policy_fn) policy)
{ return PN_(put_key)(table, key, eject, policy); }
/** Removes `key` from `table` (which could be null.)
@return Whether that `key` was in `table`. @order Average \O(1), (hash
distributes elements uniformly); worst \O(n). @allow */
static int N_(table_remove)(struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(key) key) {
struct PN_(bucket) *current;
/* This function must be defined by the user. */
PN_(uint) crnt, prv = TABLE_NULL, nxt, hash = N_(hash)(key);
if(!table || !table->size) return 0; assert(table->buckets);
/* Find item and keep track of previous. */
current = table->buckets + (crnt = PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, hash));
if((nxt = current->next) == TABLE_NULL
|| PN_(in_stack_range)(table, crnt)
&& crnt != PN_(to_bucket_no)(table, current->hash)) return 0;
while(hash != current->hash
&& !PN_(equal_buckets)(key, PN_(bucket_key)(current))) {
if(nxt == TABLE_END) return 0;
prv = crnt, current = table->buckets + (crnt = nxt);
assert(crnt < PN_(capacity)(table) && PN_(in_stack_range)(table, crnt)
&& crnt != TABLE_NULL);
nxt = current->next;
}
if(prv != TABLE_NULL) { /* Open entry. */
struct PN_(bucket) *previous = table->buckets + prv;
previous->next = current->next;
} else if(current->next != TABLE_END) { /* Head closed entry and others. */
struct PN_(bucket) *const second
= table->buckets + (crnt = current->next);
assert(current->next < PN_(capacity)(table));
memcpy(current, second, sizeof *second);
current = second;
}
current->next = TABLE_NULL, table->size--, PN_(shrink_stack)(table, crnt);
return 1;
}
/* Box override information. */
#define BOX_TYPE struct N_(table)
#define BOX_CONTENT struct PN_(bucket)
#define BOX_ PN_
#define BOX_MAJOR_NAME table
#define BOX_MINOR_NAME TABLE_NAME
#ifdef HAVE_ITERATE_H /* <!-- iterate */
#include "iterate.h" /** \include */
#endif /* iterate --> */
static void PN_(unused_base_coda)(void);
static void PN_(unused_base)(void) {
PN_(entry) e; PN_(key) k; PN_(value) v;
memset(&e, 0, sizeof e); memset(&k, 0, sizeof k); memset(&v, 0, sizeof v);
N_(table)(); N_(table_)(0); N_(table_begin)(0);
N_(table_buffer)(0, 0); N_(table_clear)(0); N_(table_is)(0, k);
N_(table_get_or)(0, k, v);
N_(table_update)(0, k, 0); N_(table_policy)(0, k, 0, 0);
N_(table_remove)(0, k); N_(table_iterator_remove)(0);
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE
N_(table_query)(0, k, 0, 0); N_(table_next)(0, 0, 0);
N_(table_assign)(0, k, 0);
#else
N_(table_query)(0, k, 0); N_(table_next)(0, 0); N_(table_try)(0, e);
#endif
PN_(unused_base_coda)();
}
static void PN_(unused_base_coda)(void) { PN_(unused_base)(); }
#endif /* base code --> */
#ifdef TABLE_TRAIT /* <-- trait: Will be different on different includes. */
#define BOX_TRAIT_NAME TABLE_TRAIT
#define PNT_(n) PN_(ARRAY_CAT(TABLE_TRAIT, n))
#define NT_(n) N_(ARRAY_CAT(TABLE_TRAIT, n))
#else /* trait --><!-- !trait */
#define PNT_(n) PN_(n)
#define NT_(n) N_(n)
#endif /* !trait --> */
/* #ifdef TABLE_TRAIT
#define N_D_(n, m) TABLE_CAT(N_(n), TABLE_CAT(TABLE_TRAIT, m))
#else
#define N_D_(n, m) TABLE_CAT(N_(n), m)
#endif
#define PN_D_(n, m) TABLE_CAT(table, N_D_(n, m)) */
#ifdef TABLE_TO_STRING /* <!-- to string trait */
/** Thunk `b` -> `a`. */
static void PNT_(to_string)(const struct PN_(bucket) *const b,
char (*const a)[12]) {
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE
NT_(to_string)(PN_(bucket_key)(b), PN_(bucket_value)(b), a);
#else
NT_(to_string)(PN_(bucket_key)(b), a);
#endif
}
#define TO_STRING_LEFT '{'
#define TO_STRING_RIGHT '}'
#include "to_string.h" /** \include */
#undef TABLE_TO_STRING
#ifndef TABLE_TRAIT
#define TABLE_HAS_TO_STRING
#endif
#endif /* to string trait --> */
#undef PNT_
#undef NT_
#if defined(TABLE_TEST) && !defined(TABLE_TRAIT) /* <!-- test base */
#include "../test/test_table.h"
#endif /* test base --> */
#ifdef TABLE_DEFAULT /* <!-- default trait */
#ifdef TABLE_TRAIT
#define N_D_(n, m) TABLE_CAT(N_(n), TABLE_CAT(TABLE_TRAIT, m))
#define PN_D_(n, m) TABLE_CAT(table, N_D_(n, m))
#else
#define N_D_(n, m) TABLE_CAT(N_(n), m)
#define PN_D_(n, m) TABLE_CAT(table, N_D_(n, m))
#endif
/* #include "../test/test_table_default.h", just test manually. */
/** This is functionally identical to <fn:<N>table_get_or>, but a with a trait
specifying a constant default value.
@return The value associated with `key` in `table`, (which can be null.) If
no such value exists, the `TABLE_DEFAULT` is returned.
@order Average \O(1); worst \O(n). @allow */
static PN_(value) N_D_(table, get)(struct N_(table) *const table,
const PN_(key) key) {
struct PN_(bucket) *bucket;
/* `TABLE_DEFAULT` is a valid <tag:<PN>value>. */
const PN_(value) PN_D_(default, value) = (TABLE_DEFAULT);
/* Function `<N>hash` must be defined by the user. */
return table && table->buckets
&& (bucket = PN_(query)(table, key, N_(hash)(key)))
? PN_(bucket_value)(bucket) : PN_D_(default, value);
}
static void PN_D_(unused, default_coda)(void);
static void PN_D_(unused, default)(void) { PN_(key) k; memset(&k, 0, sizeof k);
N_D_(table, get)(0, k); PN_D_(unused, default_coda)(); }
static void PN_D_(unused, default_coda)(void) { PN_D_(unused, default)(); }
#undef N_D_
#undef PN_D_
#undef TABLE_DEFAULT
#endif /* default trait --> */
#ifdef TABLE_EXPECT_TRAIT /* <!-- more */
#undef TABLE_EXPECT_TRAIT
#else /* more --><!-- done */
#undef BOX_TYPE
#undef BOX_CONTENT
#undef BOX_
#undef BOX_MAJOR_NAME
#undef BOX_MINOR_NAME
#undef TABLE_NAME
#undef TABLE_KEY
#undef TABLE_UINT
#undef TABLE_HASH
#ifdef TABLE_IS_EQUAL
#undef TABLE_IS_EQUAL
#else
#undef TABLE_INVERSE
#endif
#ifdef TABLE_VALUE
#undef TABLE_VALUE
#endif
#ifdef TABLE_HAS_TO_STRING
#undef TABLE_HAS_TO_STRING
#endif
#ifdef TABLE_TEST
#undef TABLE_TEST
#endif
#endif /* done --> */
#ifdef TABLE_TRAIT
#undef TABLE_TRAIT
#undef BOX_TRAIT_NAME
#endif

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/** Dynamic contiguous string that is used to load files. */
#define ARRAY_NAME char
#define ARRAY_TYPE char
#include "../src/array.h"
#define HAVE_CHAR_ARRAY
#include "text.h"
#include <stdio.h>
/** Append a text file, `fn`, to `c`, and add a '\0'.
@return The start of the appended file or null on error. A partial read is a
failure. @throws[fopen, fread, malloc]
@throws[EISEQ] The text file has embedded nulls.
@throws[ERANGE] If the standard library does not follow POSIX. */
static char *append_file(struct char_array *text, const char *const fn) {
FILE *fp = 0;
const size_t granularity = 1024;
size_t nread, start;
char *cursor;
int success = 1;
assert(text && fn);
start = text->size;
if(!(fp = fopen(fn, "r"))) goto catch;
/* Read entire file in chunks. */
do if(!(cursor = char_array_buffer(text, granularity))
|| (nread = fread(cursor, 1, granularity, fp), ferror(fp))
|| !char_array_append(text, nread)) goto catch;
while(nread == granularity);
/* File to `C` string. */
if(!(cursor = char_array_new(text))) goto catch;
*cursor = '\0';
/* Binary files with embedded '\0' are not allowed; check just this read. */
if(strchr(text->data + start, '\0') != cursor)
{ errno = EILSEQ; goto catch; }
goto finally;
catch:
if(!errno) errno = EILSEQ; /* Will never be true on POSIX. */
success = 0;
finally:
if(fp) fclose(fp);
return success ? text->data + start : 0;
}
struct text text(void) { struct text text; text.a = char_array(); return text; }
void text_(struct text *const text) { char_array_(&text->a); }
char *text_append_file(struct text *text, const char *const fn)
{ return append_file(&text->a, fn); }

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#include <stddef.h>
#ifndef HAVE_CHAR_ARRAY
struct char_array { char *data; size_t size, capacity; };
#endif
struct text { struct char_array a; };
struct text text(void);
void text_(struct text *);
char *text_append_file(struct text *, const char *);

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#ifndef BOX_TRAIT_NAME /* <!-- !trait */
#define STR_(n) TO_STRING_CAT(TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_MINOR_NAME, BOX_MAJOR_NAME), n)
#define STREXTERN_(n) TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_MINOR_NAME, n)
#define STRCALL_(n) TO_STRING_CAT(TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_MAJOR_NAME, \
BOX_MINOR_NAME), n)
#else /* !trait --><!-- trait */
#define STR_(n) TO_STRING_CAT(TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_MINOR_NAME, BOX_MAJOR_NAME), \
TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_TRAIT_NAME, n))
#define STREXTERN_(n) TO_STRING_CAT(TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_MINOR_NAME, \
BOX_TRAIT_NAME), n)
#define STRCALL_(n) TO_STRING_CAT(TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_MAJOR_NAME, \
BOX_MINOR_NAME), TO_STRING_CAT(BOX_TRAIT_NAME, n))
#endif /* trait --> */
/* Provides an extra level of indirection for boxes if they need it. */
#ifndef TO_STRING_THUNK_
#define TO_STRING_THUNK_(n) n
#endif
/* Hopefully gets rid of any nestled-qualifiers, but only when appropriate. */
#ifndef TO_STRING_CAST
#define TO_STRING_CAST (void *)
#endif
typedef BOX_TYPE PSTR_(box);
#ifdef BOX_KEY
typedef BOX_KEY PSTR_(key);
#error
#endif
typedef BOX_CONTENT PSTR_(element);
typedef const BOX_CONTENT PSTR_(element_c); /* Assumes a lot. */
#if 0 /* <!-- documentation. */
/** <src/to_string.h>: responsible for turning the read-only argument into a
12-`char` null-terminated output string. The first argument should be a
read-only reference to an element and the second a pointer to the bytes. */
typedef void (*PSTR_(to_string_fn))(const PSTR_(element), char (*)[12]);
/* _Nb_: this is for documentation only; there is no way to get a general
read-only type which what we are supplied. Think of nested pointers. */
12-`char` null-terminated output string, passed as a pointer in the last
argument. This function can have 2 or 3 arguments, where `<PSTR>element` might
be a map with a key-value pair. */
typedef void (*PSTR_(to_string_fn))(const PSTR_(element) *, char (*)[12]);
#endif /* documentation --> */
/** <src/to_string.h>: print the contents of `box` in a static string buffer of
256 bytes, with limitations of only printing 4 things at a time.
@return Address of the static buffer. @order \Theta(1) @allow */
256 bytes, with limitations of only printing 4 things in a single sequence
point. @return Address of the static buffer. @order \Theta(1) @allow */
static const char *STR_(to_string)(const PSTR_(box) *const box) {
const char comma = ',', space = ' ', ellipsis[] = "…",
left = TO_STRING_LEFT, right = TO_STRING_RIGHT;
const size_t ellipsis_len = sizeof ellipsis - 1;
char *const buffer = to_string_buffers[to_string_buffer_i++], *b = buffer;
size_t advance;
PSTR_(element) x;
PSTR_(element) *v;
struct BOX_(iterator) it;
int is_sep = 0;
/* Minimum size: "(" "XXXXXXXXXXX" "," "…" ")" "\0". */
@ -122,22 +117,18 @@ static const char *STR_(to_string)(const PSTR_(box) *const box) {
{ /* We do not modify `box`, but the compiler doesn't know that. */
PSTR_(box) *promise_box;
memcpy(&promise_box, &box, sizeof box);
it = BOX_(iterator)(promise_box);
it = BOX_(begin)(promise_box);
}
*b++ = left;
while(BOX_(is_element)(x = BOX_(next)(&it))) {
/* One must have this function declared! */
TO_STRING_THUNK_(STREXTERN_(to_string))(TO_STRING_CAST
x, (char (*)[12])b);
while(BOX_(next)(&it, &v)) {
STRCALL_(to_string)(v, (char (*)[12])b);
/* Paranoid about '\0'; wastes 1 byte of 12, but otherwise confusing. */
for(advance = 0; *b != '\0' && advance < 11; b++, advance++);
is_sep = 1, *b++ = comma, *b++ = space;
/* Greedy typesetting: enough for "XXXXXXXXXXX" "," "…" ")" "\0". */
if((size_t)(b - buffer)
> to_string_buffer_size - 11 - 1 - ellipsis_len - 1 - 1) {
if(BOX_(is_element)(BOX_(next)(&it))) goto ellipsis;
else break;
}
if((size_t)(b - buffer) > to_string_buffer_size - 11 - 1
- ellipsis_len - 1 - 1)
{ if(BOX_(next)(&it, 0)) goto ellipsis; else break; }
}
if(is_sep) b -= 2;
*b++ = right;
@ -158,9 +149,7 @@ static void PSTR_(unused_to_string)(void)
static void PSTR_(unused_to_string_coda)(void) { PSTR_(unused_to_string)(); }
#undef STR_
#undef STREXTERN_
#undef TO_STRING_CAST
#undef TO_STRING_THUNK_
#undef STRCALL_
#ifdef TO_STRING_EXTERN
#undef TO_STRING_EXTERN
#endif

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/** @license 2022 Neil Edelman, distributed under the terms of the
[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
@abstract Stand-alone header <src/tree.h>; examples <test/test_tree.c>;
article <doc/tree.pdf>. On a compatible workstation, `make` creates the test
suite of the examples.
@abstract Stand-alone header <../src/tree.h>; examples <../test/test_tree.c>;
article <../doc/tree/tree.pdf>.
@subtitle Ordered tree
![Example of an order-3 tree.](../doc/tree.png)
![Example of an order-3 tree.](../doc/tree/tree.png)
A <tag:<B>tree> is an ordered set or map contained in a tree. For memory
locality, this is implemented B-tree, described in
@ -19,12 +18,13 @@
`<PB>` is private, whose names are prefixed in a manner to avoid collisions.
@param[TREE_VALUE]
Optional payload to go with the type, <typedef:<PB>value>. The makes it a map
of <tag:<B>tree_entry> instead of a set.
Optional payload to go with the type, <typedef:<PB>value>, thus making it a
map instead of a set.
@param[TREE_COMPARE]
A function satisfying <typedef:<PB>compare_fn>. Defaults to ascending order.
Required if `TREE_KEY` is changed to an incomparable type.
This will define <fn:<B>compare>, a <typedef:<PB>compare_fn> that compares
keys as integer-types that results in ascending order, `a > b`. If
`TREE_COMPARE` is specified, the user most specify their own <fn:<B>compare>.
@param[TREE_ORDER]
Sets the branching factor, or order as <Knuth, 1998 Art 3>, to the range
@ -86,11 +86,11 @@
chosen to provide hysteresis. (Except `TREE_MAX 2`, it's fixed.) */
#define TREE_MIN (TREE_MAX / 3 ? TREE_MAX / 3 : 1)
#define TREE_SPLIT (TREE_ORDER / 2) /* Split index: even order left-leaning. */
#define TREE_RESULT X(ERROR), X(UNIQUE), X(PRESENT)
#define TREE_RESULT X(ERROR), X(ABSENT), X(PRESENT)
#define X(n) TREE_##n
/** A result of modifying the tree, of which `TREE_ERROR` is false.
![A diagram of the result states.](../doc/put.png) */
![A diagram of the result states.](../doc/tree/result.png) */
enum tree_result { TREE_RESULT };
#undef X
#define X(n) #n
@ -116,30 +116,26 @@ struct tree_node_count { size_t branches, leaves; };
/** Ordered type used by <typedef:<PB>compare_fn>; defaults to `unsigned`. */
typedef TREE_KEY PB_(key);
typedef const TREE_KEY PB_(key_c);
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
/** On `TREE_VALUE`, this creates a map, otherwise a set of
<typedef:<PB>key>. */
typedef TREE_VALUE PB_(value);
typedef const TREE_VALUE PB_(value_c);
#endif
/** Returns a positive result if `a` is out-of-order with respect to `b`,
inducing a strict weak order. This is compatible, but less strict then the
comparators from `bsearch` and `qsort`; it only needs to divide entries into
two instead of three categories. */
typedef int (*PB_(compare_fn))(PB_(key_c) a, PB_(key_c) b);
typedef int (*PB_(compare_fn))(const PB_(key) a, const PB_(key) b);
#ifndef TREE_COMPARE /* <!-- !cmp */
/** The default `TREE_COMPARE` on `a` and `b` is integer comparison that
results in ascending order, `a > b`. @implements <typedef:<PB>compare_fn> */
static int PB_(default_compare)(PB_(key_c) a, PB_(key_c) b)
results in ascending order, `a > b`. Use `TREE_COMPARE` to supply one's own.
@implements <typedef:<PB>compare_fn> */
static int B_(compare)(const PB_(key) a, const PB_(key) b)
{ return a > b; }
#define TREE_COMPARE &PB_(default_compare)
#endif /* !cmp --> */
/* Check that `TREE_COMPARE` is a function implementing
<typedef:<PB>compare_fn>, if defined. */
static const PB_(compare_fn) PB_(compare) = (TREE_COMPARE);
/* These rules are more lazy than the original so as to not exhibit worst-case
behaviour in small trees, as <Johnson, Shasha, 1993, Free-at-Empty>, (lookup
@ -180,30 +176,18 @@ static const struct PB_(branch) *PB_(as_branch_c)(const struct PB_(node) *
/* Address of a specific key by node. There is a need for node plus index
without height, but we'll just let height be unused. */
struct PB_(ref) { struct PB_(node) *node; unsigned height, idx; };
/* Node plus height is a sub-tree. A <tag:<B>tree> is a sub-tree of the tree. */
/* Node plus height is a sub-tree. A <tag:<B>tree> is a sub-tree of the tree.
fixme: 0-based height is problematic. UINT_MAX? No. */
struct PB_(tree) { struct PB_(node) *node; unsigned height; };
/** To initialize it to an idle state, see <fn:<B>tree>, `{0}` (`C99`), or
being `static`.
![States.](../doc/states.png) */
![States.](../doc/tree/states.png) */
struct B_(tree);
struct B_(tree) { struct PB_(tree) root; };
#ifdef TREE_VALUE /* <!-- value */
/** On `TREE_VALUE`, creates a map from pointer-to-<typedef:<PB>key> to
pointer-to-<typedef:<PB>value>. The reason these are pointers is because it
is not contiguous in memory. */
struct B_(tree_entry) { PB_(key) *key; PB_(value) *value; };
/** On `TREE_VALUE`, otherwise it's just an alias for
pointer-to-<typedef:<PB>key>. */
typedef struct B_(tree_entry) PB_(entry);
static PB_(entry) PB_(null_entry)(void)
{ const PB_(entry) e = { 0, 0 }; return e; }
/** Constructs entry from `node` and `i`. */
static PB_(entry) PB_(cons_entry)(struct PB_(node) *const node,
const unsigned i) { PB_(entry) e;
e.key = node->key + i, e.value = node->value + i; return e; }
/** Gets the value of `ref`. */
static PB_(value) *PB_(ref_to_valuep)(const struct PB_(ref) ref)
{ return ref.node ? ref.node->value + ref.idx : 0; }
@ -211,155 +195,124 @@ static PB_(value) *PB_(ref_to_valuep)(const struct PB_(ref) ref)
#else /* value --><!-- !value */
typedef PB_(key) PB_(value);
typedef PB_(key) *PB_(entry);
static PB_(entry) PB_(null_entry)(void) { return 0; }
/** Constructs entry from `node` and `i`. */
static PB_(entry) PB_(cons_entry)(struct PB_(node) *const node,
const unsigned i) { return node->key + i; }
/** Gets the value of `ref`. */
static PB_(value) *PB_(ref_to_valuep)(const struct PB_(ref) ref)
{ return ref.node ? ref.node->key + ref.idx : 0; }
#endif /* !value --> */
/** @return If `ref` in `tree` has a predecessor, then it decrements. */
static int PB_(to_predecessor)(struct PB_(tree) tree,
struct PB_(ref) *const ref) {
assert(ref);
if(!tree.node || tree.height == UINT_MAX) return 0; /* Empty. */
if(!ref->node) { /* Null: `ref` is the last key. */
struct PB_(tree) descend = tree;
while(descend.height) descend.height--, descend.node
= PB_(as_branch)(descend.node)->child[descend.node->size];
/* While bulk-loading, could have empty right. */
if(descend.node->size) ref->node = descend.node,
ref->height = 0, ref->idx = descend.node->size - 1;
else assert(tree.node->size), ref->node = tree.node,
ref->height = tree.height, ref->idx = tree.node->size - 1;
return 1;
}
while(ref->height) ref->height--,
ref->node = PB_(as_branch_c)(ref->node)->child[ref->idx],
ref->idx = ref->node->size;
if(ref->idx) return ref->idx--, 1; /* Likely. */
{ /* Re-descend; pick the minimum height node that has a previous key. */
struct PB_(ref) prev;
unsigned a0;
PB_(key) x;
for(prev.node = 0, x = ref->node->key[0]; tree.height;
tree.node = PB_(as_branch_c)(tree.node)->child[a0], tree.height--) {
unsigned a1 = tree.node->size; /* This is repeated code; sigh. */
a0 = 0;
while(a0 < a1) {
const unsigned m = (a0 + a1) / 2;
if(PB_(compare)(x, tree.node->key[m]) > 0) a0 = m + 1; else a1 = m;
}
if(a0)
prev.node = tree.node, prev.height = tree.height, prev.idx = a0 - 1;
}
if(!prev.node) return 0; /* Off left. */
*ref = prev;
} return 1; /* Jumped nodes. */
}
/** @return If `ref` in `tree` has a successor, then it increments. */
static int PB_(to_successor)(struct PB_(tree) tree,
struct PB_(ref) *const ref) {
assert(ref);
if(!tree.node || tree.height == UINT_MAX) return 0; /* Empty. */
if(!ref->node)
ref->node = tree.node, ref->height = tree.height, ref->idx = 0;
else
ref->idx++;
while(ref->height) ref->height--,
ref->node = PB_(as_branch_c)(ref->node)->child[ref->idx], ref->idx = 0;
if(ref->idx < ref->node->size) return 1; /* Likely. */
if(!ref->node->size) return 0; /* When bulk-loading. */
{ /* Re-descend; pick the minimum height node that has a next key. */
struct PB_(ref) next;
unsigned a0;
PB_(key) x;
for(next.node = 0, x = ref->node->key[ref->node->size - 1]; tree.height;
tree.node = PB_(as_branch_c)(tree.node)->child[a0], tree.height--) {
unsigned a1 = tree.node->size;
a0 = 0;
while(a0 < a1) {
const unsigned m = (a0 + a1) / 2;
if(PB_(compare)(x, tree.node->key[m]) > 0) a0 = m + 1; else a1 = m;
}
if(a0 < tree.node->size)
next.node = tree.node, next.height = tree.height, next.idx = a0;
}
if(!next.node) return 0; /* Off right. */
*ref = next;
} return 1; /* Jumped nodes. */
}
/** Is `e` not null? @implements `is_element` */
static int PB_(is_element)(const PB_(entry) e) {
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
return !!e.key;
#else
return !!e;
#endif
}
struct PB_(iterator) { struct PB_(tree) *root; struct PB_(ref) ref; int seen; };
/** Eliminates code-re-use from <fn:<PB>iterator> and <fn:<PB>end>.
@return Fills `it` and returns if `tree` has contents, in which case, `idx`
is uninitialized. */
static int PB_(iterator_fill_part)(struct PB_(iterator) *const it,
struct B_(tree) *const tree) {
assert(it);
it->seen = 0;
if(!(it->root = tree ? &tree->root : 0)
|| !(it->ref.node = tree->root.node)
|| (it->ref.height = tree->root.height) == UINT_MAX) {
it->ref.node = 0;
it->ref.height = 0;
it->ref.idx = 0;
return 0;
}
return 1;
}
/** @return Before the start of `tree`, (can be null.) @implements `begin` */
static struct PB_(iterator) PB_(iterator)(struct B_(tree) *const tree) {
static struct PB_(iterator) PB_(begin)(struct B_(tree) *const tree) {
struct PB_(iterator) it;
if(PB_(iterator_fill_part)(&it, tree)) {
it.root = tree ? &tree->root : 0;
it.ref.height = tree ? tree->root.height : 0;
if(tree && tree->root.height != UINT_MAX)
for(it.ref.node = tree->root.node; it.ref.height;
it.ref.node = PB_(as_branch)(it.ref.node)->child[0],
it.ref.height--);
it.ref.idx = 0;
}
it.ref.node = PB_(as_branch)(it.ref.node)->child[0], it.ref.height--);
else it.ref.node = 0;
it.ref.idx = 0;
it.seen = 0;
return it;
}
/** @return Iterator after the end of `tree`, (can be null.)
@implements `end` */
/** @return After the end of `tree`, (can be null.) @implements `end` */
static struct PB_(iterator) PB_(end)(struct B_(tree) *const tree) {
struct PB_(iterator) it;
if(PB_(iterator_fill_part)(&it, tree)) {
it.root = tree ? &tree->root : 0;
it.ref.height = tree ? tree->root.height : 0;
if(tree && tree->root.height != UINT_MAX)
for(it.ref.node = tree->root.node; it.ref.height;
it.ref.node = PB_(as_branch)(it.ref.node)->child[it.ref.node->size],
it.ref.height--);
it.ref.idx = it.ref.node->size;
}
it.ref.node = PB_(as_branch)(it.ref.node)->child[it.ref.node->size],
it.ref.height--);
else it.ref.node = 0;
it.ref.idx = it.ref.node ? it.ref.node->size : 0;
it.seen = 0;
return it;
}
/** Advances `it`. @return Element or null. @implements `next` */
static PB_(entry) PB_(next)(struct PB_(iterator) *const it) {
/** @return Whether `it` advances, filling `ref`. @implements `next` */
static int PB_(next)(struct PB_(iterator) *const it,
struct PB_(ref) **const ref) {
struct PB_(ref) adv;
assert(it);
if(!it->root || (it->seen || !it->ref.node)
&& !PB_(to_successor)(*it->root, &it->ref))
return it->ref.node = 0, it->seen = 0, PB_(null_entry)();
assert(it->ref.node);
return it->ref.idx < it->ref.node->size
? (it->seen = 1, PB_(cons_entry)(it->ref.node, it->ref.idx))
: (it->seen = 0, PB_(null_entry)());
if(!it->root || !it->ref.node) return it->seen = 0, 0;
if(!it->root->node || it->root->height == UINT_MAX)
return it->ref.node = 0, 0; /* Concurrent modification? */
adv = it->ref; /* Shorten keystrokes and work with a copy. */
if(!it->seen && adv.idx < adv.node->size) goto successor;
adv.idx++;
if(adv.height && adv.idx > adv.node->size)
return it->ref.node = 0, 0; /* Concurrent modification? */
while(adv.height) adv.height--,
adv.node = PB_(as_branch)(adv.node)->child[adv.idx], adv.idx = 0;
if(adv.idx < adv.node->size) goto successor; /* Likely. */
/* Bulk-loading or concurrent modification? */
if(adv.idx > adv.node->size) return it->ref.node = 0, 0;
{ /* Re-descend; pick the minimum height node that has a next key. */
struct PB_(ref) next;
struct PB_(tree) tree = *it->root;
unsigned a0;
const PB_(key) x = adv.node->key[adv.node->size - 1]; /* Target. */
for(next.node = 0; tree.height;
tree.node = PB_(as_branch)(tree.node)->child[a0], tree.height--) {
unsigned a1 = tree.node->size;
a0 = 0;
while(a0 < a1) {
const unsigned m = (a0 + a1) / 2;
if(B_(compare)(x, tree.node->key[m]) > 0) a0 = m + 1;
else a1 = m;
}
if(a0 < tree.node->size) next.node = tree.node,
next.height = tree.height, next.idx = a0;
}
if(!next.node) return it->seen = 0, 0; /* Off right. */
adv = next;
} /* Jumped nodes. */
successor:
it->seen = 1;
it->ref = adv;
if(ref) *ref = &it->ref;
return 1;
}
/** Move to previous `it`. @return Element or null. @implements `previous` */
static PB_(entry) PB_(previous)(struct PB_(iterator) *const it) {
/** @return Whether `it` recedes, filling `v`. @implements `next` */
static int PB_(previous)(struct PB_(iterator) *const it,
struct PB_(ref) **const v) {
struct PB_(ref) prd;
assert(it);
if(!it->root || !PB_(to_predecessor)(*it->root, &it->ref))
return it->ref.node = 0, it->seen = 0, PB_(null_entry)();
return it->seen = 1, PB_(cons_entry)(it->ref.node, it->ref.idx);
if(!it->root || !it->ref.node) return it->seen = 0, 0;
if(!it->root->node || it->root->height == UINT_MAX)
return it->ref.node = 0, 0; /* Concurrent modification? */
prd = it->ref; /* Shorten keystrokes and work with a copy. */
if(prd.idx > prd.node->size) prd.idx = prd.node->size; /* Clip. */
if(!it->seen && prd.idx) { prd.idx--; goto predecessor; }
while(prd.height) prd.height--,
prd.node = PB_(as_branch)(prd.node)->child[prd.idx],
prd.idx = prd.node->size;
if(prd.idx) { prd.idx--; goto predecessor; } /* Likely. */
{ /* Re-descend; pick the minimum height node that has a previous key. */
struct PB_(ref) prev;
struct PB_(tree) tree = *it->root;
unsigned a0;
const PB_(key) x = prd.node->key[0]; /* Target. */
for(prev.node = 0; tree.height;
tree.node = PB_(as_branch)(tree.node)->child[a0], tree.height--) {
unsigned a1 = tree.node->size;
a0 = 0;
while(a0 < a1) {
const unsigned m = (a0 + a1) / 2;
if(B_(compare)(x, tree.node->key[m]) > 0) a0 = m + 1;
else a1 = m;
}
if(a0) prev.node = tree.node, prev.height = tree.height,
prev.idx = a0 - 1;
}
if(!prev.node) return it->seen = 0, 0; /* Off left. */
prd = prev;
} /* Jumped nodes. */
predecessor:
it->seen = 1;
it->ref = prd;
if(v) *v = &it->ref;
return 1;
}
/* Want to find slightly different things; code re-use is bad. Confusing.
@ -369,10 +322,10 @@ static PB_(entry) PB_(previous)(struct PB_(iterator) *const it) {
#define TREE_START(i) unsigned hi = i.node->size; i.idx = 0;
#define TREE_FORNODE(i) do { \
const unsigned m = (i.idx + hi) / 2; \
if(PB_(compare)(key, i.node->key[m]) > 0) i.idx = m + 1; \
if(B_(compare)(key, i.node->key[m]) > 0) i.idx = m + 1; \
else hi = m; \
} while(i.idx < hi);
#define TREE_FLIPPED(i) PB_(compare)(i.node->key[i.idx], key) <= 0
#define TREE_FLIPPED(i) B_(compare)(i.node->key[i.idx], key) <= 0
/** Finds `key` in `lo` one node at a time. */
static void PB_(find_idx)(struct PB_(ref) *const lo, const PB_(key) key) {
TREE_START((*lo))
@ -550,17 +503,6 @@ static int B_(tree_contains)(const struct B_(tree) *const tree,
return tree && tree->root.node && tree->root.height != UINT_MAX
&& PB_(find)(&tree->root, x).node ? 1 : 0;
}
/* @return Get the value of `x` in `tree`, or if no `x`, null. The map type is
a pointer to `TREE_VALUE` and the set type is a pointer to `TREE_KEY`.
@order \O(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
/*static PB_(value) *B_(tree_get)(const struct B_(tree) *const tree,
const PB_(key) x) {
struct PB_(ref) ref;
if(!tree || !tree->root.node || tree->root.height == UINT_MAX
|| !(ref = PB_(find)(&tree->root, x)).node) return 0;
return PB_(ref_to_valuep)(ref);
}*/
/* fixme: entry <B>tree_query -- there is no functionality that returns the
key. */
@ -596,7 +538,7 @@ static PB_(value) B_(tree_at_or)(const struct B_(tree) *const tree,
uninitialized. This parameter is not there if one didn't specify `TREE_VALUE`.
@return One of <tag:tree_result>: `TREE_ERROR` and `errno` will be set,
`TREE_PRESENT` if the key is already (the highest) in the tree, and
`TREE_UNIQUE`, added, the `value` (if applicable) is uninitialized.
`TREE_ABSENT`, added, the `value` (if applicable) is uninitialized.
@throws[EDOM] `x` is smaller than the largest key in `tree`. @throws[malloc]
@order \O(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static enum tree_result B_(tree_bulk_add)(struct B_(tree) *const tree,
@ -631,8 +573,8 @@ static enum tree_result B_(tree_bulk_add)(struct B_(tree) *const tree,
if(!scout.height) break;
}
assert(last), max = last->key[last->size - 1];
if(PB_(compare)(max, key) > 0) return errno = EDOM, TREE_ERROR;
if(PB_(compare)(key, max) <= 0) {
if(B_(compare)(max, key) > 0) return errno = EDOM, TREE_ERROR;
if(B_(compare)(key, max) <= 0) {
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
if(value) {
struct PB_(ref) max_ref;
@ -686,7 +628,7 @@ static enum tree_result B_(tree_bulk_add)(struct B_(tree) *const tree,
}
#endif
node->size++;
return TREE_UNIQUE;
return TREE_ABSENT;
catch: /* Didn't work. Reset. */
free(node);
while(head) {
@ -830,7 +772,7 @@ insert: /* Leaf has space to spare; usually end up here. */
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
if(value) *value = PB_(ref_to_valuep)(add);
#endif
return TREE_UNIQUE;
return TREE_ABSENT;
grow: /* Leaf is full. */ {
unsigned new_no = hole.node ? hole.height : root->height + 2;
struct PB_(node) **new_next = &new_head, *new_leaf;
@ -925,8 +867,8 @@ grow: /* Leaf is full. */ {
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
memcpy(sibling->value, iterator.node->value + TREE_SPLIT + 1,
sizeof *sibling->value * hole.idx);
memcpy(sibling->value + hole.idx + 1, iterator.node->value + iterator.idx,
sizeof *sibling->value * (TREE_MAX - iterator.idx));
memcpy(sibling->value + hole.idx + 1, iterator.node->value
+ iterator.idx, sizeof *sibling->value * (TREE_MAX - iterator.idx));
#endif
if(iterator.height) {
struct PB_(branch) *const cb = PB_(as_branch)(iterator.node),
@ -960,7 +902,7 @@ grow: /* Leaf is full. */ {
if(value) *value = PB_(ref_to_valuep)(hole);
#endif
assert(!new_head);
return TREE_UNIQUE;
return TREE_ABSENT;
} catch: /* Didn't work. Reset. */
while(new_head) {
struct PB_(branch) *const top = PB_(as_branch)(new_head);
@ -983,9 +925,9 @@ grow: /* Leaf is full. */ {
parameter is non-null and a return value other then `TREE_ERROR`, this
receives the address of the value associated with the `key`. This pointer is
only guaranteed to be valid only while the `tree` doesn't undergo
structural changes, (such as calling <fn:<B>tree_try> with `TREE_UNIQUE`
structural changes, (such as calling <fn:<B>tree_try> with `TREE_ABSENT`
again.)
@return Either `TREE_ERROR` (false) and doesn't touch `tree`, `TREE_UNIQUE`
@return Either `TREE_ERROR` (false) and doesn't touch `tree`, `TREE_ABSENT`
and adds a new key with `key`, or `TREE_PRESENT` there was already an existing
key. @throws[malloc] @order \Theta(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static enum tree_result B_(tree_try)(struct B_(tree) *const tree,
@ -1008,7 +950,7 @@ static enum tree_result B_(tree_try)(struct B_(tree) *const tree,
parameter is non-null and a return value other then `TREE_ERROR`, this
receives the address of the value associated with the key.
@return Either `TREE_ERROR` (false,) `errno` is set and doesn't touch `tree`;
`TREE_UNIQUE`, adds a new key; or `TREE_PRESENT`, there was already an
`TREE_ABSENT`, adds a new key; or `TREE_PRESENT`, there was already an
existing key. @throws[malloc] @order \Theta(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static enum tree_result B_(tree_assign)(struct B_(tree) *const tree,
const PB_(key) key, PB_(key) *const eject, PB_(value) **const value)
@ -1520,8 +1462,12 @@ struct B_(tree_iterator) { struct PB_(iterator) _; };
/** @return Cursor before the first element of `tree`. Can be null.
@order \Theta(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static struct B_(tree_iterator) B_(tree_begin)(struct B_(tree) *const tree)
{ struct B_(tree_iterator) it; it._ = PB_(iterator)(tree); return it; }
/** @param[tree] Can be null. @return Cursor in `tree` between elements, such
{ struct B_(tree_iterator) it; it._ = PB_(begin)(tree); return it; }
/** @return Cursor after the last element of `tree`. Can be null.
@order \Theta(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static struct B_(tree_iterator) B_(tree_end)(struct B_(tree) *const tree)
{ struct B_(tree_iterator) it; it._ = PB_(end)(tree); return it; }
/** @return Cursor in `tree` between elements, such
that if <fn:<B>tree_next> is called, it will be smallest key that is not
smaller than `x`, or, <fn:<B>tree_end> if `x` is greater than all in `tree`.
@order \Theta(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
@ -1534,22 +1480,51 @@ static struct B_(tree_iterator) B_(tree_begin_at)(struct B_(tree) *const tree,
cur._.seen = 0;
return cur;
}
/** @return Cursor after the last element of `tree`. Can be null.
@order \Theta(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static struct B_(tree_iterator) B_(tree_end)(struct B_(tree) *const tree)
{ struct B_(tree_iterator) cur; cur._ = PB_(end)(tree); return cur; }
/** Advances `cur` to the next element. @return A pointer to the current
element, or null if it ran out of elements. The type is either a set
pointer-to-key or a map <tag:<B>tree_entry> (with `TREE_VALUE`, both fields
are null if null). @order \O(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static PB_(entry) B_(tree_next)(struct B_(tree_iterator) *const cur)
{ return PB_(next)(&cur->_); }
/** Reverses `cur` to the previous element. @return A pointer to the previous
element, or null if it ran out of elements. The type is either a set
pointer-to-key or a map <tag:<B>tree_entry> (with `TREE_VALUE`, both fields
are null if null). @order \O(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static PB_(entry) B_(tree_previous)(struct B_(tree_iterator) *const cur)
{ return PB_(previous)(&cur->_); }
#ifdef TREE_VALUE /* <!-- map */
/** @return Whether advancing `it` to the next element and filling `k`, (and
`v` if a map, otherwise absent,) if not-null.
@order \O(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static int B_(tree_next)(struct B_(tree_iterator) *const it,
PB_(key) *const k, PB_(value) **v) {
#else /* map --><!-- set */
static int B_(tree_next)(struct B_(tree_iterator) *const it,
PB_(key) *const k) {
#endif /* set --> */
struct PB_(ref) *r;
if(!PB_(next)(&it->_, &r)) return 0;
if(k) *k = r->node->key[r->idx];
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
if(v) *v = r->node->value + r->idx;
#endif
return 1;
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
}
#else
}
#endif
#ifdef TREE_VALUE /* <!-- map */
/** @return Whether reversing `it` to the previous element and filling `k`,
(and `v` if a map, otherwise absent,) if not-null.
@order \O(\log |`tree`|) @allow */
static int B_(tree_previous)(struct B_(tree_iterator) *const it,
PB_(key) *const k, PB_(value) **v) {
#else /* map --><!-- set */
static int B_(tree_previous)(struct B_(tree_iterator) *const it,
PB_(key) *const k) {
#endif /* set --> */
struct PB_(ref) *r;
if(!PB_(previous)(&it->_, &r)) return 0;
if(k) *k = r->node->key[r->idx];
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
if(v) *v = r->node->value + r->idx;
#endif
return 1;
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
}
#else
}
#endif
#ifdef TREE_VALUE /* <!-- map */
/** Adds `key` and returns `value` to tree in iterator `it`. See
@ -1626,19 +1601,19 @@ static int B_(tree_iterator_remove)(struct B_(tree_iterator) *const it) {
static void PB_(unused_base_coda)(void);
static void PB_(unused_base)(void) {
PB_(key) k; PB_(value) v; memset(&k, 0, sizeof k); memset(&v, 0, sizeof v);
PB_(is_element);
B_(tree)(); B_(tree_)(0); B_(tree_clear)(0); B_(tree_count)(0);
B_(tree_contains)(0, k); B_(tree_get_or)(0, k, v); B_(tree_at_or)(0, k, v);
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
B_(tree_bulk_add)(0, k, 0); B_(tree_try)(0, k, 0);
B_(tree_assign)(0, k, 0, 0); B_(tree_iterator_try)(0, k, 0);
B_(tree_next)(0, 0, 0); B_(tree_previous)(0, 0, 0);
#else
B_(tree_bulk_add)(0, k); B_(tree_try)(0, k);
B_(tree_assign)(0, k, 0); B_(tree_iterator_try)(0, k);
B_(tree_next)(0, 0); B_(tree_previous)(0, 0);
#endif
B_(tree_bulk_finish)(0); B_(tree_remove)(0, k); B_(tree_clone)(0, 0);
B_(tree_begin)(0); B_(tree_begin_at)(0, k); B_(tree_end)(0);
B_(tree_previous)(0); B_(tree_next)(0);
B_(tree_iterator_remove)(0);
PB_(unused_base_coda)();
}
@ -1646,7 +1621,7 @@ static void PB_(unused_base_coda)(void) { PB_(unused_base)(); }
/* Box override information. */
#define BOX_TYPE struct B_(tree)
#define BOX_CONTENT PB_(entry)
#define BOX_CONTENT struct PB_(ref)
#define BOX_ PB_
#define BOX_MAJOR_NAME tree
#define BOX_MINOR_NAME TREE_NAME
@ -1656,19 +1631,34 @@ static void PB_(unused_base_coda)(void) { PB_(unused_base)(); }
#ifdef TREE_TRAIT /* <-- trait: Will be different on different includes. */
#define BOX_TRAIT_NAME TREE_TRAIT
#endif /* trait --> */
#define PBT_(n) PB_(TREE_CAT(TREE_TRAIT, n))
#define BT_(n) B_(TREE_CAT(TREE_TRAIT, n))
#else /* trait --><!-- !trait */
#define PBT_(n) PB_(n)
#define BT_(n) B_(n)
#endif /* !trait --> */
#ifdef TREE_TO_STRING /* <!-- to string trait */
/** Thunk `r` -> `a`. */
static void PBT_(to_string)(const struct PB_(ref) *const r,
char (*const a)[12]) {
#ifdef TREE_VALUE
BT_(to_string)(r->node->key[r->idx], r->node->value + r->idx, a);
#else
BT_(to_string)(r->node->key[r->idx], a);
#endif
}
#define TO_STRING_LEFT '{'
#define TO_STRING_RIGHT '}'
#define TO_STRING_CAST
#include "to_string.h" /** \include */
#undef TREE_TO_STRING
#ifndef TREE_TRAIT
#define TREE_HAS_TO_STRING
#endif
#endif /* to string trait --> */
#undef PBT_
#undef BT_
#if defined(TREE_TEST) && !defined(TREE_TRAIT) /* <!-- test base */

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@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
#include "../src/text.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
struct text t = text();
char *content;
int success = EXIT_SUCCESS;
if(!(content = text_append_file(&t, "Makefile"))) goto catch;
printf("%s", content);
goto finally;
catch:
success = EXIT_FAILURE;
perror("text");
finally:
text_(&t);
return success;
}