So I will send down fire upon Judah, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Jerusalem."

So Miriam was isolated outside the camp for seven days and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in.

and one goat to make atonement for you.

Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

When times are good, be joyful; when times are bad, consider this: God made the one as well as the other, so people won't seek anything outside of his best.

King Jehoram had returned to Jezreel to recover from wounds he had sustained from the Arameans when he had fought against King Hazael from Aram. So Jehu concluded, "Since this is what you've decided, then let no one get away, leave the city, and go report to Jezreel!"

Yet Pharaoh's heart was stubborn and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had said would happen.

In fact, that which once had glory lost its glory, because the other glory surpassed it.

17So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.

The men replied, "Cornelius, a centurion and an upright and God-fearing man who is respected by the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his home to hear what you have to say."

Do not despise prophecies.

So those who had returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest and leaders of certain ancestral groups listed by name devoted themselves to examine the situation on the first day of the tenth month.

"At this time Moses was born. He was beautiful in the sight of God, and for three months he was cared for in his father's house.

So, put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, because the burning anger of the LORD has not turned away from us."

When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

Turn your ear and listen, O God. Open your eyes and look at our desolation and at the city that is called by your name. We're not presenting our requests before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great compassion.

So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

But if you're afraid to go down there, you may take your servant Purah with you to their encampment,

Irad was born to Enoch. Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.

The LORD will say to his people, "Look! I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be content with them. I will no longer cause you to be a disgrace among the nations."

At that time, you will make your requests in my name, so that I will have no need to ask the Father on your behalf,

So I entered, looked around, and there was every form of crawling thing, loathsome animals, and all kinds of idols from the house of Israel carved all around the wall.

Let your father and mother rejoice; make the one who gave birth to you happy.

As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.

and the two will become one flesh.' So they're no longer two, but one flesh.

Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude

Here is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest-scribe, a scholar in matters concerning the commandments of the LORD and concerning his statutes pertaining to Israel:

For in this one we sigh, since we long to put on our heavenly dwelling.

After that whole generation had died, another generation grew up after them that was not acquainted with the LORD or with what he had done for Israel.

and fed you in the desert with manna that neither you nor your ancestors had known, to humble and test you so that things go well with you later.

At this, each man quickly grabbed his own garment, placed it under him at the top of the stairs, sounded a trumpet, and announced, "Jehu is king!"

When they put away their foreign gods and served the LORD, he brought Israel's misery to an end.

The Israelis kept on practicing evil in full view of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God and served Canaanite male and female deities.

tell him, "We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with great power.

There was nothing in the ark except for the two tablets that Moses had placed there while Israel was encamped at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the Israelis after he had brought them out of the land of Egypt.

For some widows have already turned away to follow Satan.

In addition, Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and the Hushites were descended from Aher.

Those registered with the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

Lamech told his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to what I have to say: You wives of Lamech, hear what I'm announcing! I've killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.

I sank to the roots of the mountains; the earth's prison bars closed around me forever. Yet you resurrect the dead from the Pit, LORD my God!

Jesus was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to see you."

The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.

He bent his bow against us as would an enemy, his right hand cocked as would an adversary. He has killed everyone in whom we took pride; in the tent of cherished Zion he poured out his anger like fire.

Even if they rear their children, I will, in turn, make them childless in fact, woe to them when I turn away from them!

Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, observed, "Look there! A pole is standing 50 cubits high at Haman's house that he prepared for Mordecai, whose report benefitted the king!"

Rehoboam traveled to Shechem because all of Israel went there to install him as king.

Greetings. We have heard that some men, coming from us without instructions from us, have said things to trouble you and have unsettled you.

LORD, for the sake of your servant, and consistent with your heart, you have done all of these great things and are now making these great things known.

Jesus said, "Come on!" So Peter got down out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came to Jesus.

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah these are the Ishmaelites.

The men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the Ark of the LORD. They brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill, and they consecrated his son Eleazar to care for the Ark of the LORD.

Such are the paths of everyone who forgets God the hope of the godless will be destroyed:

Then Moses reported this to the Israelis, but they did not listen to Moses due to their irritation and impatience because there was no deliverance and because of the cruel bondage.

Abraham continued to speak to him, asking, "What if 40 are found there?" The LORD replied, "I won't do it for the sake of those 40."

While war continued between the dynasties of Saul and David, Abner was growing in influence within the dynasty of Saul.

I mean, of course, his conscience, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience?

They would not listen, and did not remember the miracles you did among them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return them to their slavery. "But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in gracious love; therefore you did not abandon them.

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man perfectly well on the Sabbath?

All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.

He pulled powerful rulers from their thrones and lifted up humble people.

a time to tear, and a time to mend; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;

Announce this in the fortified citadels of Ashdod, and in the fortified citadels of the land of Egypt. Tell them, "Gather together on the mountains of Samaria; look at the great misery among the citadels, along with the oppression within Egypt.'

Therefore, when all of the people "heard the sound of the trumpet, the flute, the lyre, the four-stringed lyre, and the harp, playing together along with various other instruments," all the "people, nations, and languages" began to fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Even though they sold themselves to the nations, I will gather them. They will mourn for a while for the burden they were to the king and princes.

And this is the commandment that we have from him: the person who loves God must also love his brother.

so they may approach the God of Heaven with fragrant sacrifices and pray for the life of this king and his sons.

So give your servant an understanding mind to govern your people, so I can discern between good and evil. Otherwise, how will I be able to govern this great people of yours?"

He executes justice for the orphan and the widows, loves the foreigner, and gives them food and clothing."

Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women.

As to the descendants of Levi, certainly I've given all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for their services that they perform at the Tent of Meeting.

So Joshua gave an order, "Roll large stones up against the mouth of the cave and assign men to stand guard there,

Joshua was informed, "The five kings have been discovered hiding in the cave at Makkedah."

As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home.

I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions became hungry?

"Neither," he answered. "I have come as commander of the LORD's Army." Joshua immediately fell on his face to the earth and worshipped, saying to him, "Lord, what do you have for your servant by way of command?"

16no longer as a slave but better than a slave as a dear brother, especially to me, but even more so to you, both as a person and as a believer.

But the farmers took his servants and beat one, killed another, and attacked another with stones.

Then the army of Judah sounded a war cry, and God routed Jeroboam and the entire army of Israel in front of Abijah and Judah.

As soon as Ahaziah's mother Athaliah learned that her son had died, she seized the throne and executed the entire royal bloodline.

Then the northern king will come, erect a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The southern forces won't prevail not even with their best troops and they'll have no strength to take a stand.

Obscene, flippant, or vulgar talk is totally inappropriate. Instead, let there be thanksgiving.

Meanwhile, Ner's son Abner, the commander of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth and brought him to Mahanaim.

All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep didn't listen to them.

So God led the people the roundabout way of the desert toward the Reed Sea. The Israelis went up from the land of Egypt in military formation.

endurance produces character, and character produces hope.

In the Law it is written, "By means of foreign languages and through the mouths of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me," declares the Lord.

I called out to my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders have died within the city while looking for something to eat to keep themselves alive.

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies he's the one you are to regard as holy. Let him be the one whom you fear, and let him be the one before whom you stand in terror!

but his disciples took him one night and let him down through the city wall by lowering him in a basket.

So it will be: like people, like priest. I will punish them for their lifestyles, rewarding them according to their behavior.

For it is clear that he did not come to help angels. No, he came to help Abraham's descendants,

so he asked him, "What are these cities that you have given to me, my brother?" That's why these cities were named "the land of Cabal" to this day.

When the circumcision of the entire nation was complete, they remained in their places within the camp until they were healed.

Even some officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message urging him not to risk his life in the theater.

The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

"But the person who listens to me will live safely and will be secure from the fear of evil."

But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper.

then he will send rain on the land in its season the early and latter rains then you'll gather grain, new wine, and oil.

When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

This is what the LORD says: "Just as a shepherd might save from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a scrap of an ear, the Israelis will be saved in a similar manner those in Samaria who sit on the remains of their broken beds, and those in Damascus who lie on the edge of their couches."

This is what I saw in the visions of my head while I was in bed: I was looking and listen carefully! I saw a tree in the middle of the earth, the height of which was very great.

I myself will be an encircling rampart of fire,' declares the LORD, "and I will be the glory in her midst.'

While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.

But he replied, "I can't go back with you to your home, be in your company, or even eat food or drink water with you in this place,

But Jephthah sent additional messengers again to the king of the Ammonites

May the grace of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with your spirit! Amen.

Eventually, a different king who had not known Joseph became ruler of Egypt.

When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You spirit that won't let him talk or hear I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!"

Meanwhile, Jehoshaphat's son Jehu, the grandson of Nimshi, had been conspiring against Joram while Joram and all the army of Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against King Hazael from Aram.

""That's how I'll vent my anger on the wall and on the ones who coated it with whitewash. And I'll say to you, "The wall is gone and so are those who coated it."

The people who survived from the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not related to the Israelis,

"If it is," Jehu replied, "Put out your hand." So Jehonadab stuck out his hand, and Jehu took him up to stand in his chariot. He told him, "Come with me and see my enthusiasm for the LORD!" So Jehu had Jehonadab ride in his chariot.

15Perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you could have him back forever,

Judah, you have as many gods as you have towns, and you have set up as many altars to the shameful idols as there are streets in Jerusalem. You burn incense to Baal on these altars.

"I say to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"

From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had completed.

My tent is destroyed, and all my tent cords are broken. My sons have gone away from me, they no longer live. There is no one to pitch my tent again and set up my curtains.

Who is the wise person who understands this, and to whom has the LORD spoken so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed, ruined like the desert, without anyone passing through it?

The LORD continued to oppose the Philistines all during Samuel's life time. The towns that the Philistines had taken from Israel were returned to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from Philistine control. There was also peace between Israel and the Amorites.

These are the names of the men sent by Moses to explore the land.

Consider the work of God: Who is able to straighten what he has bent?

Furthermore, Tyrians were living there who were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise, selling them to the people of Judah on the Sabbath, even in Jerusalem.

and David went out to meet them. He told them, "If you've come in peace to be of help to me, then you'll have my commitment. But if you've come to betray me to my enemies, even though I'm innocent of wrongdoing, then may the God of our ancestors watch and judge."

Your temple behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.

King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of conscripted labor, but all of Israel stoned him to death, and King Rehoboam had to jump in his chariot and flee back in a hurry to Jerusalem.

In the desert you saw that the LORD carried you like a man carries his son, on every road you traveled until you reached this place.'

but I tell you that not even Solomon in all of his splendor was clothed like one of them.

Now the people of Beth-shemesh were gathering their wheat harvest in the valley. They looked up, saw the Ark, and rejoiced to see it.

The churches in Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca and the church in their house greet you warmly in union with the Lord.

When all of this comes about, you will cry out because of your king whom you chose for yourselves, but the LORD won't answer you at that time."

They left Midian, arrived in Paran, and left from Paran with some men and traveled on to Egypt, where Pharaoh, king of Egypt, gave him a house to live in, assigned a food allotment to him, and gave him some land.

After he fathered Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

Now we know that God's judgment against those who act like this is based on truth.

"But you priests turned aside from the way, and by your teaching you caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

As for the faith you do have, have it as your own conviction before God. How blessed is the person who has no reason to condemn himself because of what he approves!

when your cattle and oxen multiply, when your silver and gold increase,

The next day, since the tribune wanted to find out exactly what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the high priests and the entire Council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

"Indeed, go over to the coasts of Cyprus and see, send to Kedar and pay very close attention. See if there has ever been such a thing as this!

"O Land of Zebulun and Land of Naphtali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the unbelievers!

Then the four living creatures said, "Amen!", and the elders bowed down and worshipped.

Even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs not once, but twice.

The LORD told my father David:

So then I recommended enjoyment of life, because it is better on earth for a man to eat, drink, and be happy, since this will stay with him throughout his struggle all the days of his life, which God grants him on earth.

The naive inherit folly, but the careful are crowned with knowledge.

Even if I'm in the right, I cannot answer him. I can only appeal for mercy.

The descendants of Levi took down the Ark of the LORD, along with the box that was with it, containing the objects of gold, and they put them on the large stone. The men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD that day.

He lived his life like the kings of Israel did, following the example of Ahab's household when he married Ahab's daughter and practiced what was evil in the LORD's presence.

When Saul and his men went to search for David, some people told David, and he went down to the Rock of Escape and remained in the wilderness of Maon. Saul heard this and he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.

As for the resurrection from the dead, haven't you read what was spoken to you by God when he said,

I tell all of you with certainty, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!"

But Naaman flew into a rage and left, telling himself, "Look! I thought "He's surely going to come out to me, stand still, call out in the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the infection, and cure the leprosy!'

Then he summoned Moses and Aaron during the night and told them: "Get up, go out from among my people, both you and the Israelis! Go, serve the LORD as you have said.

Those who see visions will be put to shame, and the diviners will be disgraced every one of them they will cover their faces, because there will be no answer from God.'"

So if you don't disclose the dream to me, there will be only one sentence for all of you. You have conspired together to present lies and corrupt interpretations until the situation changes. Now tell me the dream and I'll know that you can reveal its true meaning."

So David and the entire assembly of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and trumpet blasts.

"Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, and the alarm in Ramah. Cry out at Beth-aven Go out, Benjamin!

No harm overwhelms the righteous, but the wicked overflow with trouble.

And so he obtained what he had been promised, because he patiently waited for it.

The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day because there will be no night there.

He strips away the authority of kings to punish and puts them in prison clothes instead.

Solomon had a bronze platform constructed five cubits square and three cubits high. He had it erected in the middle of the courtyard, and stood on it. Then he knelt down on his knees in front of the entire congregation of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

so that you may win the respect of outsiders, and have need of nothing.

A person's anxiety weighs down his heart, but an appropriate word is encouraging.

Whenever they moved, they proceeded without turning around as they moved, but they followed in the direction where their head was facing, without looking around as they moved.

Then Balaam got up, returned to his country, and Balak went on his way.

We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are wide open.

He is also the ancestor of the circumcised those who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

I am sending him to you for this very reason, so that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

Just as whipping milk produces butter, and twisting the nose causes bleeding, so also stirring up anger produces contention.

moving quickly to rub the face of the needy in the dirt. Corrupting the ways of the humble, a man and his father go to the same woman, deliberately defiling my holy name.

"Son of Man, tell her, "You're a land that hasn't been purified, one that hasn't been rained on in the day of indignation.

Let whoever curses days curse it those who are ready to awaken monsters.

You'll be secure, because there is hope; you'll see that you're at rest and safe.

The light from a lamp will never shine within you again. The voice of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard within you again. For your merchants were the important people of the world, and all the nations were deceived by your witchcraft.

"If a man has a seminal emission, he is to bathe his entire body with water and remain unclean until evening.

Tell me, you whom I love, where do you graze your flock? Where do you make your flock lie down at noon? Why should I be considered a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

"I know where you live. Satan's throne is there. Yet you hold on to my name and have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your presence, where Satan lives.

He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were there to engage them in battle. There was a field planted with barley, and the army had run away from the Philistines,

Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, along with the Hittites,

Hillel the Pirathonite's son Abdon governed Israel after him.

So the demons begged him, "Send us among the pigs, so that we can go into them!"

"Then the older son became angry and wouldn't go into the house. So his father came out and began to plead with him.

So they approached the king and asked, "Didn't you sign an edict that for the next 30 days if anyone prays to any god or man, except to you, your majesty, he would be thrown into the lions' pit?" The king responded, "The decree has been established, in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians that can't be repealed."

He came and proclaimed peace for you who were far away and for you who were near.

Then some of the people of Jerusalem began saying, "This is the man they are trying to kill, isn't it?

From the wrath of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies the land has been scorched, and the people have become like fuel for the fire; no one will spare his neighbor.

After those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed oxen and fattened animals,

David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul loved him very much, and he became his armor bearer.

When the Philistines eventually learned that Israel had anointed David to be king over Israel, they marched out in search of him. But David heard about it and retreated to his stronghold.

I am afraid that when I come my God may again humble me before you and that I may have to grieve over many who formerly lived in sin and have not repented of their impurity, sexual immorality, and promiscuity that they once practiced.

So the king ordered, "Go and discover where he is, so I may send men to take him into custody." Later somebody told him, "Look! He's in Dothan!"

Still another said, "I recently got married, so I can't come.'

if the king starts to get angry and asks you, "Why did you get so near the city to fight? Didn't you know they would shoot from the wall?

Now it came about that after Joshua and the Israelis had finished the battle, destroying and scattering their survivors, who retreated into their fortified cities,

Then Joshua dismissed the people, and each man returned to his territorial inheritance.

When she had said this, she went away and called her sister Mary and told her privately, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you!"

She took her fornication so lightly that she polluted the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

"You have spoken arrogant words against me," says the LORD. "Yet you ask, "What did we say against you?'

In reply, the LORD announced, "Please listen, you household of David. Is it such a minor thing for you to try the patience of men? Must you also try the patience of my God?

But he was rebuked for his offense. A donkey that normally cannot talk spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet's insanity.

"The silver belongs to me, as does the gold," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who will no longer accept correction.

Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

Instead, Rehoboam spoke to them along the lines of what the younger men suggested. He told them, "My father burdened you heavily, but I will add to that burden. If my father disciplined you with whips, I will, too with scorpions!"

Then all of the assembled people, including the elders who were there, said, "We are witnesses! May the LORD make this woman who enters your house like Rachel and Leah, who together established the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah, and may you excel in Bethlehem!

What, then, is my reward? It is to be able to preach the gospel free of charge, and so I never resort to demanding my rights when I'm preaching the gospel.

She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will present to you a crown of beauty."

These men served the king, and there were others whom the king garrisoned inside fortified cities throughout all of Judah.

Now as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, don't give any thought to them, because they've been found. Meanwhile, to whom is all Israel looking, if not to you and all of your father's household?"

"The priest is then to put some blood on the horn of the altar that is near the Tent of Meeting as an incense of pleasing aroma in the LORD's presence. He is to pour the rest of the bull's blood for a burnt offering at the base of the altar that is at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,

Eat at a sacred place, because it's your and your sons' prescribed portions. It's from the offering made by fire to the LORD, since I've commanded it.

How long will this go on? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy from the deceit that is in their hearts?

When someone suddenly dies beside him, so that his consecrated head is defiled, then he is to shave his head on the day of his purification. Seven days later he is to shave it again.

and might free those who were slaves all their lives because they were terrified by death.

"So, Judah, a harvest has been appointed for you when I restore my people from captivity."

Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer, burned it down, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and then gave it as a dowry for his daughter, Solomon's wife.

But when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul asked the centurion who was standing there, "Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn't been condemned?"

"God doesn't restrain his anger. Rahab's assistants are humiliated under him.

Jehu met up with the relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked them, "Who are you?" They answered, "We're Ahaziah's relatives, and we've come down to greet the king's sons and the sons of the queen mother."

When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples began asking him about the parable.

But when he noticed the strong wind, he was frightened. As he began to sink, he shouted, "Lord, save me!"

yelling, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against our people, the Law, and this place. More than that, he has even brought Greeks into the Temple and desecrated this Holy Place."

Hadad won the affection of the Pharaoh, who gave permission for Hadad to marry the sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes.

After several days had gone by, the Jewish leaders plotted to murder Saul,

Now one day before Saul's arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel:

"Who are you, great mountain? You will become a plain in Zerubbabel's presence, and he will position the capstone, exulting over it, "How beautiful! How beautiful!"'"

You murmured in your tents, "The LORD hates us. He brought us out of the land of Egypt in order to deliver us to the Amorites so he could destroy us.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its actions are evil.

""However, the one who invades him will do whatever he wants to do. No one will oppose him. He'll establish himself in the Beautiful Land, wielding devastating power.

Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah,

So his brothers told him, "You should leave this place and go to Judea, so that your disciples can see the actions that you're doing,

The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

Pharaoh quickly called Moses and Aaron and said, "I've sinned against the LORD your God and against you.

You revealed to them your holy Sabbath, and you mandated precepts, statutes, and laws through Moses your servant.

Furthermore, they required no accounting from the men into whose hand they had paid the money to do the work, because the workers acted in good faith.

and because I know that your transgressions are many, and your sins are numerous as you oppose the righteous, taking bribes as a ransom, and turning away the poor in court

While the watchman was standing guard in the tower at Jezreel, he watched Jehu's entourage arrive. So he called out, "I see a group arriving." Joram ordered, "Take a horseman, send him out to meet them, and have him ask, "Have you come in peace?'"

So Samson's wife cried in front of him and accused him, "You only hate me. You don't love me. You've told a riddle to my relatives, but you haven't told the solution to me." Samson responded, "Look, I haven't told my parents, either. Why should I tell you?"

From Azgad's descendants: Hakkatan's son Johanan and 110 men with him.

His staff asked him, "What's this about? When the child was alive, you fasted and cried. Now that the child has died, you get up and eat!"

Yet even if I am being poured out like an offering as part of the sacrifice and service I offer for your faith, I rejoice, and I share my joy with all of you.

Naphtali's descendants included Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, descended through Bilhah.

When this happens, you will not be ashamed of your actions by which you sinned against me, because I will remove from among you those who revel in pride. Arrogance will have no place in my holy mountain.

"I afflicted you with blight and fungus; and the locust swarm devoured the harvest of your gardens, your vineyards, your fig trees, and your olive trees, but you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.

New gods were chosen, then war came to the city gates, but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.

Then Joab sent word to David about everything that had happened at the battle.

By talking high-sounding nonsense and using sinful cravings of the flesh, they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

"I will remove the northerners from you, driving them to a barren and desolate land the front toward the Dead Sea and the back toward the Mediterranean. Their stench will rise, and their stinking odor will ascend, because they have done great things."

May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with your spirit, brothers! Amen.

Indeed, the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

"About this time tomorrow I'll send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him as Commander-in-Chief over my people Israel. He'll deliver my people from the control of the Philistines, because I've seen the suffering of my people and because their cry has come up to me."

They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.

"Now, let the power of the LORD be magnified, just as you promised when you said,

He told them, "Stop collecting more money than the amount you are told to collect."

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Manoah asked the angel of the LORD, "What's your name, because when what you've said happens, we'll glorify you?"

Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, the Lord, says: "There will be dirges in all of the streets; and in all of the highways they will cry out in anguish. They will call the farmer to mourning and those who lament to grieve.

Abram traveled through the land to the place called Shechem, as far as the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.

For I can testify on his behalf that he has a deep concern for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.

Look, LORD, how distressed I am; all my insides are churning. My heart is troubled within me, because I vigorously rebelled. Outside the sword brings loss of life, while at home death rules.

his confidence is shattered; his trust is in a spider's web.

Humanity is brought low, and each one is humbled, while the eyes of the self-exalting are brought low.

Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceful.

your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be used as evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasures in these last days.

The king used the algum wood to have steps made for the LORD's Temple and for the royal palace, as well as lyres and harps for the choir, and nothing like that wood had been seen before in the territory of Judah.

David expressed a longing, "Oh, how I wish someone would get me a drink of water from the Bethlehem well that's by the city gate!"

Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the LORD, but he was afraid to report the vision to Eli.

Human beings long for grace, and it's better to be poor than a man of deceit.

Israel has sinned. They broke my covenant that I commanded them by taking some of the things that had been turned over to destruction. They have stolen, have been deceitful, and have stored what they stole among their own belongings.

and know his will, and approve of what is best because you have been instructed in the Law;

He instructed the courier, "When you have finished conveying all the news about the battle to the king,

The LORD your God is the One who will be going ahead of you. He'll fight for you just as he did in Egypt before your eyes.

Jesus answered, "He is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread after I have dipped it in the dish."

Tamar rubbed her head with ashes, tore her tunic that she was wearing, put her hand to her head, and ran off, crying aloud as she went away.

not only for a day, or for two days, or for five days, or for ten days, or for 20 days,

Now, please forgive my sin only this time, and pray to the LORD your God that he would at least remove this from me."

They were trying to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. Realizing that he had spoken this parable against them, they left him alone and went away.

Leaving the jail, Paul and Silas went to Lydia's house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left.

I told myself, "I'll go up the palm tree, and take hold of its fruit. May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, and the smell of your breath like apples.

The fool overflows with words, and no one can predict what will happen. As to what will happen after him, who can explain it?

You are not to eat what is leavened. You are to eat unleavened bread in all your settlements.'"

Esther answered, "This is my petition and my request:

Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

Jehoida's son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, and David's sons were priests.

But after arriving in Jerusalem after leaving Hebron, David took more wives and mistresses, and more sons and daughters were born to David.

He is coming with Onesimus, that faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here.

God struck down the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the Ark of the LORD. He struck down 50,070 men among the people, and the people mourned because the LORD struck down the people with a great slaughter.

He drank some of the wine, got drunk, and lay down naked right in the middle of his tent.

You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face!

So Peter went to the men and said, "I'm the man you're looking for. Why are you here?"

"Look, I am against you," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "so I will pull up your dress over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations, and your disgrace to the kingdoms.

Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, and their houses will be looted, and their wives slept with.

That's how Hiram came to provide Solomon as much cedar and cypress timber as he needed.

David was living in that stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was then at Bethlehem.

He pours contempt on nobles and embarrasses the mighty.

"The person who is unclean but who doesn't purify himself is to be eliminated from contact with the assembly, since he has defiled the LORD's sanctuary and the water of impurity wasn't sprinkled on him. He is to be considered unclean

where you will hear what they're talking about. That way, you'll be encouraged to attack the encampment." So he and his servant Purah went down to the perimeter outposts of the encamped army.

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

If you make an altar of stone for me, you must not build it of cut stones, because if you strike it with your chisel, you will profane it.

He said, "I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants."

I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will reward each of you as your actions deserve.

She is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

taking their daughters as wives for themselves, giving their own daughters to their sons, and serving their gods.

With many other exhortations John continued to proclaim the good news to the people.

The fear of the LORD leads to life; whoever is satisfied with it will rest, untouched by evil.

So the king sought some advice and then built two golden calves and announced, "It's too difficult for you to travel to Jerusalem. So here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!"

and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest.

unfeeling, uncooperative, slanderous, degenerate, brutal, hateful of what is good,

So King Jehoash of Judah took all of the sacred things that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with his own dedicated things, and all the gold that could be located within the treasure vaults of the LORD's Temple and in the king's palace, and paid off King Hazael of Aram. Then Hazael left Jerusalem.

Then all of the people of the land entered Baal's temple, tore it down, and broke his altars and his images to pieces, killing Mattan the priest of Baal right in front of the altars. Furthermore, Jehoiada the priest appointed officers to guard the LORD's Temple,

No man or animal, herd or flock, is to taste anything, graze, or drink water. Instead, let both man and animal clothe themselves with sackcloth and cry out to God forcefully. Let every person turn from his evil ways and from his tendency to do violence.

The watchman reported to Joram, "He arrived there, but he hasn't returned. Also, he drives like Nimshi's son Jehu drives irrationally!"

So the ark of the LORD remained for three months in the household of Obed-edom the Gittite while the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.

And so Solomon completed the LORD's Temple, bringing to completion everything that he had planned on doing for the LORD's Temple and for his own palace.

Then Solomon woke up and realized that he had dreamed a dream. Then he went back to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the LORD's covenant, offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and threw a party for all of his servants.

In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and everything used in worship.

Bring the descendants of Levi into the LORD's presence and have the Israelis lay their hands on the descendants of Levi.

People will stagger from sea to sea, from north to east. They will run back and forth, searching for a message from the LORD, but they won't find it.

To whom will I speak and give a warning so they'll listen? Look, their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. Look, this message from the LORD is contemptible to them; they don't delight in it.

The Ammonites were summoned and they encamped in Gilead. The Israelis assembled together and encamped in Mizpah.

I heard the voice of a man calling out from the Ulai Canal, "Gabriel, interpret what that fellow has been seeing.'

You must stop complaining, as some of them were doing, and were annihilated by the destroyer.

Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

Gaius, who is host to me and the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.

Now their faces are blacker than coal; they are unrecognized in the streets. Their skin clings to their bones; it has become dry like a stick.

but Jesus became a priest with an oath when God told him, "The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind. You are a priest forever."

because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Let the stars of its evening twilight be dark; let it hope for light but let there be none; let it not see the breaking rays of the dawn.

When you sleep, there'll be nothing to fear; and many will court your favor.

"Furthermore, you're aware of what Zeruiah's son Joab did to me and to those two commanders of the armies of Israel, Ner's son Abner and Jether's son Amasa, whom he killed, and how he shed the blood of wartime during times of peace, staining the very belt he wears around his waist and the sandals he wears on his feet.

But a message from God came to Shemaiah, a man of God:

So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, lower Beth-horon,

As he was going out, he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight Moab?"

He successfully refuted the Jews in public and proved by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

Why should this happen to me, to have the mother of my Lord visit me?

When they saw this, they repeated what they had been told about this child.

Then the Jewish leaders tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come.

The people took some of the spoil sheep, cattle, and the best of what was to be completely destroyed to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal."

When your ships' captains cry out, the pasturelands along the coast will cry out!

An evil messenger stumbles into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

"You are to love the foreigner, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out. The angel told them,

But deliverance for the righteous one comes from the LORD; he is their strength in times of distress.

The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil it will find him!

But she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them among stalks of flax that she had laid out in order on the roof.

Who overcomes the world? Is it not the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

before I go, never to return, leaving for the land of deep darkness and shadow.

Moreover, those who have believing masters should be respectful to them, because they are fellow believers. In fact, they must serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dear to them. These are the things you must teach and exhort.

The army of the tribe of Manasseh did not conquer Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages. Instead, the Canaanites continued to live in that land.

Indeed, the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

God has not rejected his people whom he chose long ago. Do you not know what the Scripture says in the story about Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel?

We have also sent with them our brother whom we have often tested in many ways and found to be dedicated. At present he is more dedicated than ever because he has so much confidence in you.

Aaron is to lay his two hands upon the head of the male goat and confess over it the sins of Israel, all their transgressions, and all their sins, thus placing them on the head of the male goat that he'll then send out to the wilderness by the hand of a man capable of carrying out this task.

May grace be with all who sincerely love the Lord Jesus, the Messiah!

For the people who live in Jerusalem and their leaders, not knowing who Jesus was, condemned him and so fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

I will plant the people of Israel in their own land, never again to be torn out of their land that I gave them," says the LORD your God.

Deceit is at home in the heart of those who plan evil, but those who promote peace rejoice.

The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.

so that strangers don't enrich themselves at your expense, and your work won't end up the possession of foreigners.

This is what the LORD says: "Be careful! On the Sabbath day, don't carry any load or bring anything through the gates of Jerusalem.

So Saul died for his transgressions; that is, he acted unfaithfully to the LORD by transgressing the message from the LORD (which he did not keep), by consulting a medium for advice,

Five times I received from the Jews 40 lashes minus one.

The priests and descendants of Levi throughout Israel also supported him in their districts,

The LORD listened to Elijah, and the soul of the little boy returned to him, and he revived.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because your reward in heaven is great! That's the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

and Hilkiah's son Azariah, who was fathered by Meshullam, who was fathered by Zadok, who was fathered by Meraioth, who was fathered by Ahitub, the Chief Operating Officer of the Temple of God.

Then Elisha told Israel's king, "Draw the bow!" As he did so, Elisha laid his hands on top of the king's hands

Ish-bosheth began to reign over Israel at the age of 40 years, and he reigned for two years, even though Judah's lineage followed David.

Those registered with the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

"What did Moses command you?" he responded.

"Yes, let that night be barren; let it not appear with its joyful shout.

Later, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar logs, carpenters, and stone masons. They built a palace for David.

Now a mediator involves more than one party, but God is one.

These men are dried-up springs, mere clouds driven by a storm. Gloomy darkness is reserved for them.

"But at that time, he'll protest! He'll say, "I won't be your healer. I have neither food nor clothing in my house! You're not going to make me a leader of the people!'

She didn't recognize that it was I who provided her grain, wine, and oil, and it was I who gave her silver, while they crafted gold for Baal.

The farmer sows the word.

"As for me, I am truly filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, filled with judgment and power to announce to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

So Manoah prepared a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a boulder to the LORD, who kept on performing miracles while Manoah and his wife watched continually.

and brought the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, taking the king out of the LORD's Temple, marching through the guard's gate to the king's palace, where Joash took his seat on the throne of the kings.

For if the inheritance comes about through the Law, it no longer comes about through the promise. But it was through a promise that God so graciously gave it to Abraham.

At that time armies will invade you from Assyria, from Egyptian cities to the Euphrates River, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.

What the wicked fears will come about, but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name.

"The Temple that I'm building will be great, because the greatness of our God surpasses that of all gods.

"And now, Son of Man, on the day that I take their strength, joy, and glory from them, those whom they love to watch, the focus of their affection their sons and daughters

The Ark of the LORD remained in Philistine territory for seven months.

Later on, Hadad learned in Egypt that David had been buried with his ancestors and that Joab the army commander was dead. So Hadad asked Pharaoh, "Please send me out so I can go back to my own land."

Then Samuel told the people, "Come, let's go to Gilgal and reaffirm the kingship there."

What you have heard from the beginning must abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, you will also abide in the Son and in the Father.

Eli said, "What did the LORD say to you? Please don't conceal anything from me. May God do this to you and even more if you conceal from me one word of all that he spoke to you."

Throw this useless servant into the darkness outside! In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"

But the LORD made Pharaoh's heart stubborn and he would not let the Israelis go.

Pharaoh called Moses and said, "Go serve the LORD, but your flocks and your cattle are to remain. Even your little ones can go with you!"

"Sexual immorality, wine, and fresh wine seduce the heart of my people.

I know him because I've come from him, and he sent me."

While they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.

Do not follow other gods, from the gods of the nations around you.

Woe to those who live along the coast, the people of Philistia! This message from the LORD is being spoken against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: "I'll destroy you until no one lives there!'

"In addition, I won't keep my opinion to myself; I'll speak from my distressed spirit; I'll complain with my bitter soul.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with all of you!

The land has been defiled, so I brought the punishment of its iniquity to it. As a result, the land is vomiting out its inhabitants.

Now he was returning home, seated in his chariot, and reading from the prophet Isaiah.

I will reside among the Israelis and will never abandon my people Israel."

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, leader of the Thirty, and he said, "David, we belong to you; we're with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you! For your deliverer is your God."

Those registered with the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

But if the wicked person turns from all his sins, which he did and keeps my statutes, then he'll live. He won't die.

"For the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has reserved a time to oppose all who are proud and haughty, and the self-exalting they will be humbled.

They offer sacrifices on the mountain tops, burning offerings on the hills, under oaks, poplars, and terebinth trees, since their shade is very good. Therefore your daughters are prostitutes and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

18If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.this favor from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Messiah!