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And the children of Israel did even so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD said unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them away with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
Jahaz, Kedemoth and Mephaath;
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Giants: behold, his iron bed is yet at Rabbah, among the children of Ammon: nine cubits long and four cubits broad, of the cubits of a man.
And if he will not, yet shalt thou know, O king, that we will not serve thy Gods, nor do reverence to the Image which thou hast set up."
All thy meat offerings thou shalt salt with salt: neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: but upon all thine offerings thou shalt bring salt.
And the flood came forty days and forty nights upon the earth, and the water increased and bare up the ark and it was lift up from off the earth.
The Emims dwelt therein in times past; which were a great strong people, and high of stature as the Anakims.
But there remained two of the men in the host: the one called Eldad, and the other Medad. And the spirit rested upon them for they were of them that were written, but they went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the host.
Then Abram took down his tent, and went and dwelled in the oak grove of Mamre, which is in Hebron; and built there an altar to the LORD.
I beseech you that I need not to be bold when I am present - with that same confidence, wherewith I am supposed to be bold - against some which repute us as though we walked carnally.
When Paul, and they that were with him, had departed by ship from Paphos, they came to Perga a city of Pamphylia. And there departed John from them, and returned to Jerusalem.
Either how can a man enter into a strong man's house, and violently take away his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house?
O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; in thy wrath remember mercy.
which was the son of Elmadam: which was the son of Er: which was the son of Joshua: which was the son of Eliezer: which was the son of Joram: which was the son of Matthat: which was the son of Levi:
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for the salvation of thine anointed. Thou smotest down the head in the house of the ungodly, and discoveredest his foundations, even unto the neck of him. Selah.
Therefore the LORD hath sworn by his holiness, 'The days shall come upon you, that ye shall be lift up upon spears, and your posterity carried away upon fish hooks.
upon all ships of Tarshish, and upon everything that is glorious and pleasant to look upon.
Before the silver lace be taken away, and or the golden band be broken; or the pot be broken at the well, and the wheel upon the cistern;
But my vineyard, O Solomon, giveth thee a thousand, and two hundred to the keepers of the fruit.
Up, haste my love, my dove, in the holes of the rock and secret places of the walls. Show me thy face and let me hear thy voice: for thy voice is sweet and thy fashion beautiful.
And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew a trumpet, and they all said, "God save king Solomon!"
These two things also have I considered in the time of vanity: that the just man perisheth for his righteousness' sake, and the ungodly liveth in his wickedness.
The desire of the righteous is acceptable; but the hope of the ungodly is indignation.
That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words,
And he made also ten tables and put them in the temple: five on the right side and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold.
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Carry thither one of the priests which ye brought thence, and let him go and dwell there, and teach them the fashion how to serve the God of the country."
When you were a small company in number, even but a few, and thereto strangers therein.
And Pul, king of Assyria, came upon the land. And Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, to help him to establish his kingdom.
We remember the fish which we should eat in Egypt for nought, and of the cucumbers and melons, leeks, onions and garlic.
The rest of the acts of Amon which he did are written in the Chronicle of the Kings of Judah.
There was long strife 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.
And it was told Solomon, how that Adonijah for fear of king Solomon hath caught handfast by the horns of the altar, saying, "Let king Solomon swear unto me this day, that he will not slay his servant with the sword."
And the pillar of the cloud never departed by day nor the pillar of fire by night out of the people's sight.
Then said the king to Joab, "Behold, I am content to do this thing. Go therefore fetch home the lad Absalom."
Moreover, the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, and were come with them in all parts of the host, joined themselves unto Israel which were with Saul and Jonathan.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good things. And an evil man out of his evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.
But Joshua the son of Nun which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither. Bold him therefore, for he shall divide it unto Israel.
All the beasts also, and all the worms, and all the fowls, and all that crept upon the earth, went out of the ark, every one unto his like.
When I was come to Troas for Christ's gospel's sake - and a great door was opened unto me of the Lord -
'I am Abraham's God, and Isaac's God, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead: but of the living."
For Gideon had sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim saying, "Come down against the Midianites and take from them the waters both of Bethabara and also of Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and came down and took the waters, both of Bethabara and also of Jordan.
The first was as a Lion, and yet had he Eagle's wings. I saw, that his wings were plucked from him, and he taken away from the earth: that he stood upon his feet as a man, and that there was given him a man's heart.
And many spread their garments in the way. Others cut down branches of the trees, and strawed them in the way.
If I were a fleshly fellow, and a preacher of lies, and told them that they might sit bibbing and bolling, and be drunken: O that were a Prophet for this people!
but the goat is the king of Greek land: the great horn that stood betwixt his eyes, that is the principal king.
But and if we shall say of men; then fear we the people. For all men held John as a prophet."
and cried mightily, saying, 'Hew down the tree, break off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit abroad: that all the beasts may get them away from under him, and the fowls from his branches.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king marveled, and stood up in all haste: he spake unto his counsel and said, "Did not ye cast these three men bound into the fire?" They answered, and said unto the king, "Yea O king."
Well, take heed, O ye house of Israel,' sayeth the LORD God of hosts. 'I will bring a people upon you, which shall trouble you: from the way that goeth toward Hamath, unto the brook in the meadow.'"
So after that he hath taken truce with him, he shall handle deceitfully, that he may get up, and overcome him with a small flock:
He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.
Upon this went Daniel in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise at Babylon: he went unto him, and said, "Destroy not such as are wise in Babylon, but bring me in unto the king, and I shall show the king the interpretation."
He said moreover unto me, "Thou son of man, take diligent heed with thine ears, to the words that I speak unto thee, fasten them in thine heart:
The same preacher was not wise alone, but taught the people knowledge also: he gave good heed, sought out the ground and set forth many parables.
Shortly, I was greater and in more worship, than all my predecessors in Jerusalem. For wisdom remained with me:
The horse is prepared against the day of battle; but the LORD giveth the victory.
He both increaseth the people and destroyeth them; He maketh them to multiply, and driveth them away.
And at the same time saw I Jews, that married wives of Ashdod, Ammon, and of Moab;
which was carried away from Jerusalem, when Jechoniah the king of Judah was led away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon carried away;
And he ordained him priests of hill altars - both to field devils and also to the calves which he had made.
For it seemed him a light thing to walk in the sin of Jeroboam - But took Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians to wife, and went and served Baal and bowed unto him.
The seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah, began to reign.
And the remnant of all the deeds of Asa and of all his might and of all that he did, and the cities which he built, are written in the chronicles of the acts done in the days of the kings of Judah. Neverthelater, in his old age he was diseased in his feet.
And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Joab answered, "Be it."
But the man of the house went out to them and said unto them, "Oh, nay my brethren, do not so wickedly seeing that this man is come into mine house: do not this folly.
Do ye not understand that he which coupleth himself with a harlot, is become one body? "For two," saith he, "shall be one flesh."
And so the Edomites slipped away from under the hand of Judah unto this day. And then Libnah slipped away too, even that same time.
"And let Aaron go in to the tabernacle of witness and put off the linen clothes which he put on when he went in into the holy place, and leave them there.
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Hear therefore, Israel, and take heed that thou do thereafter, that it may go well with thee and that ye may increase mightily: even as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Then said her mother-in-law unto her, "Where gatheredst thou today? And where wroughtest thou? Blessed be he that knew thee." And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought and said, "The man's name with whom I wrought today is Boaz."
In the same season 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,
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, "It was meet that the word of God should first have been preached to you. But seeing ye put it from you, and think yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the gentiles.
And he said unto them, "Where is your faith?" They feared and wondered, saying one to another, "What fellow is this? For he commandeth both the winds and water, and they obey him!"
for there was no city that made peace with the children of Israel, save those Hittites that inhabited Gibeon. All other they took with battle,
Which immediately took soldiers and under-captains, and ran down unto them. When they saw the upper-captain and the soldiers; They left smiting of Paul.
But every man hath not knowledge. For some suppose that there is an idol, until this hour, and eat as of a thing offered unto the idol, and so their consciences being yet weak are defiled.
And Aaron said unto Moses, "Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD, and it is chanced me after this manner. If I should eat of the sin offering today, would the LORD be content withal?"
And she conceived yet, and bare a son, and said, "Now this once will my husband keep me company, because I have borne him three sons." And therefore she called his name Levi.
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, "How happeneth it that ye are come so soon today?"
And the sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the Centurion sent to him his friends, saying unto him, "Lord trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.
And always both night and day he cried in the mountains and in the graves and beat himself with stones.
And they were all amazed, and they lauded God, and were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore and came out: And he was as one that had been dead, insomuch that many said, "He is dead."
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, my master will defer his coming,
And after they had tarried there a certain space, they were let go in peace of the brethren unto the apostles.
And he entered into one of the ships, which pertained to Simon, and prayed him, that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship.
saying, "Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the child's life."
Shall not the LORD of Hosts bring this to pass, that the laborers of the people shall be burnt with a great fire, and that the thing whereupon the people have wearied themselves, shall be lost?
and will handle thee of such a fashion as I never did before, and as I never will do from that time forth, and that because of all thine abominations.
He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker; but whoso hath pity of the poor, doth honour unto God.
Whereas they do sacrifice, offering the flesh and eating it, the LORD will have no pleasure therein: but will remember their wickedness, and punish their sins. Israel turneth again into Egypt:
and go to the prisoners of thy people. Speak unto them, and say on this manner, 'Thus the LORD God hath spoken: Whether ye hear, or hear not.'"
Cometh not this unto thee, because thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, ever since he led thee by the way?
For the LORD of Hosts that planted thee hath devised a plague for thee, O thou houses of Israel and Judah, for the evil that ye have done to provoke him to wrath, in that ye did service unto Baal."
Like as they shall come into the land with arrows and bows, so shall all the land become briers and thorns.
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods: so that his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
Yea, a very fool, when he holdeth his tongue, is counted wise; and to have understanding, when he shutteth his lips.
He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely; but whoso goeth a wrong way, shall be known.
there came out a spirit and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will deceive him.' And the LORD said to him, 'How?'
For all that a man eateth and drinketh, yea whatsoever a man enjoyeth of all his labor, the same is a gift of God.
Withdraw thine hand from me, and let not the fearful dread of thee make me afraid.
And finally I have chosen and sanctified this house, that my name be there forever, and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
besides that which chapmen and merchants brought; and all the kings of Arabia and dukes of countries brought gold and silver to Solomon.
that they should yearly receive and hold the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar,
These are the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir the son of Manasseh.
These were the children of Abihail the son of Huri the son of Jaroah Gilead the son of Michael the son of Jeshishai the son of Jahdo the son of Buz.
And thereto I have given thee that thou askedst not, both riches and honour: so that there shall be no king like thee all thy days.
But the king of Egypt came now no more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
The rest of the deeds of Ahaz which he did are written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
The rest of the deeds of Jehoram and all he did, are written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
And Naaman said, "If thou wilt not: yet I pray thee, may there not be given to thy servant the burden of two mules of earth? For thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt sacrifice nor offering unto any other God, than to the LORD.
And the men of the city said unto him the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a Lion?" Then said he unto them, "If ye had not ploughed with my calf, ye had not found out my riddle."
And Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with thee? Get thee to the prophets of thy father and of thy mother." And the king of Israel said unto him, "Oh nay, but hath the LORD called these three kings to deliver them into the hands of the Moabites?"
"'And yet if he be not able to bring two turtle doves or two young pigeons, then let him bring his offering for his sin: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering, but put none oil thereto neither put any frankincense thereon, for it is a sin offering.
Then came the word of the LORD to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
Abinadab the son of Ado had Mahanaim;
And ye have this day cast away your God that helped you out of all your adversities and tribulations. And ye have said unto him: make a king over us. Now therefore stand before the LORD by your tribes and your thousands.'"
Tarry all night. And when morning is come, if he will marry thee: it is good, so let him do. But if he will not have thee, as sure as the LORD liveth I will have thee. Lie still until the morning."
These are the nations which the LORD left to tempt Israel, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan.
And when the people were departed from their tents to go over Jordan - the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people -
Then said Joshua, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out these five kings unto me out of the cave."
and it shall be a law forever among your generations after you in your dwelling places: that ye eat neither fat nor blood."'
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 Baptist."
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath fared foul with this folk, and yet thou hast not delivered thy people at all."
If one man's ox hurt another's that he die: then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money, and the dead ox also they shall divide.
What help then will the Image do, whom the workman hath fashioned? Or the vain cast Image, wherein because the craftsmen putteth his trust, therefore maketh he dumb Idols?
And he said unto them, "Which of you would it be, if he had a sheep fallen into a pit on the Sabbath day, that would not take him and lift him out?
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these are the sons of Joktan.
both they and all manner of beasts in their kind, and all manner of cattle in their kind and all manner of worms that creep upon the earth in their kind, and all manner of birds in their kind, and all manner of fowls whatsoever had feathers.
And I am sure when I come, that I shall come with abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
Then went the ruler of the temple with ministers, and brought them without violence. For they feared the people lest they should have been stoned.
{Yod} The Senators of the daughter Zion sit upon the ground in silence: they have strawed ashes upon their heads, and girded themselves with sackcloth. The maidens of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
saying, "Behold, I will show thee what shall happen in the last wrath: for in the time appointed it shall be fulfilled.
In that time it shall be said unto Jerusalem, "Fear not," and to Zion, "Let not thine hands be slack,
At the same time will I make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all people, so that all such as lift it up, shall be torn and rent, and all the people of the earth shall be gathered together against it.
As for the tree that thou sawest which was so great and mighty, whose height reached unto the heaven, and his breadth into all the world;
{Khet} The LORD thought to break down the walls of the daughter Zion; he spread out his line, and drew not in his hand, till he had destroyed them. Therefore mourn the turrets and the broken walls together.
O LORD, thou art more righteous than that I should dispute with thee: Nevertheless, let me talk with thee in things reasonable. How happeneth it, that the way of the ungodly is so prosperous? And that it goeth so well with them, which without any shame offend and live in wickedness?
Then Daniel, whose name was Balteshazzar, held his peace by the space of a hour and his thoughts troubled him. So the king spake, and said, "O Balteshazzar, let neither the dream nor the interpretation thereof fear thee." Balteshazzar answered saying, "O my lord, this dream happen to thine enemies, and the interpretation to thine adversaries!
and so shall I make thee a strong wall of steel against this people. They shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail. For I myself will be with thee, to help thee, and deliver thee, sayeth the LORD.
Then shall his burden be taken from thy shoulders, and his yoke from thy neck, yea the same yoke shall be corrupt for very fatness."
A deceitful man shall find no vantage; but he that is content with that he hath, is more worth than gold.
Yea, all the glory of his woods and fields shall be consumed with body and soul. As for himself, he shall be as one chased away.
The way of the LORD giveth a courage unto the godly; but it is a fear for wicked doers.
The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.
{To the Chanter in Neginoth, a Psalm of David} Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! Thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.
to destroy them utterly and to wipe them out. And when they had made an end of the inhabiters of Seir, then they helped to destroy each other.
And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail him because of him. Thy servant will go and fight with his Philistine."
And Samuel spake unto all Israel, saying, "If ye be come again unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods from among you, and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD and serve him alone; and so shall he rid you out of the hands of the Philistines."
But king David said to Ornan, "Not so, but I will buy it for as much money as it is worth. I will not take that which is thine, for the LORD, and offer burnt offering without cost."
But look to the prayer of thy servant and his supplication, O LORD my God, to give an ear unto the voice and prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day,
Howbeit, the Syrians fled before Israel. And David destroyed seven hundred chariots of them and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of his host, that he there died.
Neither be ye worshippers of images as were some of them according as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play."
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
The rest of the deeds of Menahem and all he did, are written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
and all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the first day forward that the LORD commanded among your generation:
And when she was risen up to gather, Boaz said to the young men, saying, "Let her gather the ears that remain and do her no despite.
And therefore we said, 'Let us cause an altar to be made, not for burnt offerings, nor sacrifices,
lest ye mar yourselves and make you graven images after whatsoever likeness it be: whether after the likeness of man or woman
The LORD God of heaven which took me from my father's house and from the land where I was born, and which spake unto me and sware unto me saying 'unto thy seed will I give this land' - he shall send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife unto my son from thence.
which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity:
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon, was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
"'If a man bring a peace offering unto the LORD from of the flock: whether it be male, or female, it shall be without blemish.
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and yet they say unto us, 'make brick.' And lo, thy servants are beaten, and thy people is foul intreated."
And he answered, "Who hath made thee a ruler or a judge over us? Intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian?" Then Moses feared and said, "Of a surety the thing is known."
Martha said unto him, I know well, that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
And behold immediately were there three men come unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. {The end of the First Epistle unto the Thessalonians, Sent from Athens.}
And he sware unto her, "Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even unto the one half of my kingdom."
Woe to that bloodthirsty city, which is all full of lies and robbery, and will not leave off from ravishing.
And as Isaiah said before, "Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been made as Sodom, and had been likened to Gomorrah."
All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.
"Thus sayeth the LORD, 'For three and four wickednesses of Damascus, I will not spare her: because they have threshed Gilead with iron stales.
He answered them, "I told you right now! A And ye did not hear. Wherefore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be his disciples?"
At the same time shall the LORD shave the hair of the head and the feet and the beard clean off, with the razor that he shall hire beyond the water: namely, with the king of the Assyrians.
But what went ye forth to see? A prophet? Yea I say to you, and more than a prophet.
which was the son of Simeon: which was the son of Judah: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Jonam: which was the son of Eliakim:
Then said he unto me, "Thou son of man, hast thou seen what the Senators of the house of Israel do secretly, everyone in his chamber? For they say, 'Tush, the LORD seeth us not, the LORD regardeth not the world.'"
but on this condition, that thou know thy great blasphemy: Namely, that thou hast unfaithfully forsaken the LORD thy God, and hast made thyself partaker of strange gods under all green trees, but hast had no will to hear my voice, sayeth the LORD.
Behold, I will crash you in sunder, like as a wain crasheth, that is full of sheaves:
Yea all the customs and laws of the Gentiles are nothing but vanity. They hew down a tree in the wood with the hands of the workman, and fashion it with the axe;
This shall the Heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: so that they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, and stop their ears.
Then the king of the south shall be angry, and shall come forth to fight against the king of the north: Yea, he shall bring a great multitude of people together, and a great heap shall be given into his hand.
And call ye on the name of your God, and I will call on the name of the LORD. And then the God that answereth by fire, he is the very God." And all the people said, "It is well spoken."
Whoso maketh disquietness in his own house, he shall have wind for his heritage; and the fool shall be servant to the wise.
"Wherefore is the light given to him that is in misery? And life unto them that have heavy hearts?
And because thou settest up thy bristles against me, and that thy raging is come up to mine ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose and a bit in thy lips, and will bring thee back again the same way thou camest.
The labour of the foolish is grievous unto them, while they know not how to go in to the city.
Meat maketh men to laugh, and wine maketh them merry; but unto money are all things obedient.
My fruit is better than gold, and precious stones, and mine increase more worth than fine silver.
And so the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed: because they leaned unto the LORD God of their fathers.
It was not because of the multitude of you, above all nations, that the LORD had lust unto you and chose you: For ye were fewest of all nations.
Then said Samuel unto Saul, "I will not return with thee: for thou hast cast away the bidding of God, and therefore the LORD hath cast away thee also, that thou shalt not be king over Israel."
And Abner sent messengers to David forthwith, saying, "Whose is the land?" And he said thereto, "Make a bond with me, and see, my hand is with thee, to bring all Israel unto thee."
Up, up. Deborah! Up, up, and sing a song! Up, Barak, and take thy prey, thou son of Abinoam!
And the spirit of the LORD began first to be with the house of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
And they conquered all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness unto Jordan.
Ehud made him a two-edged dagger of a span long, and girded it under his garment upon his right thigh;
Love the LORD thy God and keep his observances, his ordinances, his laws and his commandments always.
After that, Joshua departed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and besieged it, and assaulted it.
"Behold, I have taken the Levites, from among the children of Israel, for all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: so that the Levites shall be mine.
For it is written, "Rejoice thou barren, that bearest no children: break forth and cry, thou that travailest not. For the desolate hath many more children, than she which hath a husband."
And immediately the king sent the hangman and commanded his head to be brought in.
He was a mighty hunter in the sight of the LORD, whereof came the proverb "he is as Nimrod, that mighty hunter in the sight of the LORD."
Meat maketh us not acceptable to God: Neither if we eat are we the better: Neither if we eat not are we the worse.
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, "O thou of little faith: wherefore didst thou doubt?"
And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, "Return again into Egypt for they are dead which went about to kill thee."
And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter which bare a son,
Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
and he called him Gershom: for he said, "I have been a stranger in a strange land." And she bare yet another son, whom he called Eliezer saying, "The God of my father is mine helper, and hath rid me out of the hands of Pharaoh."
And they of the people and kindreds, and tongues, and they of the nations, shall see their bodies three days and a half, and shall not suffer their bodies to be put in graves.
Neither are they all children straightway because they are the seed of Abraham: But in Isaac shall thy seed be called,
and when they have scourged him, they will put him to death, and the third day, shall he arise again."
Thou shalt be cast out from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: with grass shalt thou be fed like an ox. Thou must be wet with the dew of the heaven: yea, seven years shall come and go upon thee, till thou know that the highest hath power upon the kingdoms of men, and giveth them to whom he list.
Ephraim is like a dove, that is beguiled, and hath no heart. Now call they upon the Egyptians, now go they to the Assyrians:
but scattered them among all Gentiles, whom they knew not. Thus the land was made so desolate, that there traveled no man in it neither to nor fro, for that pleasant land was utterly laid waste."
Ye keep the ordinances of Omri, and all the customs of the house of Ahab: Ye follow their pleasures, therefore will I make thee waste, and cause thy inhabiters to be abhorred, O my people: and thus shalt thou bear thine own shame.
And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down.
Ephraim is oppressed, and can have no right of the law. For why? They follow the doctrines of men.
This is the dream, that I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Therefore O Balteshazzar, tell thou me what it signifieth: forsomuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to show me, what it meaneth. But thou canst do it, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee."
and went to him, and bound up his wounds, and poured in wine, and oil, and put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and made provision for him.
Behold, I will gather them together from all lands wherein I have scattered them in my wrath, in my fearful and great displeasure: and will bring them again unto this place, where they shall dwell safely.
And what hast thou now to do in the street of Egypt? To drink foul water? Either, what makest thou in the way to Assyria? To drink water of the flood?
"Therefore thou shalt not pray for this people; thou shalt neither give thanks, nor bid prayer for them: thou shalt make no intercession to me for them for in no wise will I hear thee.
Yet is there a sore plague, which I have seen under the sun: namely, riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession.
upon all costly towers, and upon all strong walls,
Dead flies corrupt sweet ointment and make it to stink. Even so, oft times, he that hath been had in estimation for wisdom and honour is abhorred because of a little foolishness.
I bought servants and maidens, and had a great household. As for cattle and sheep, I had more substance of them than all they that were before me in Jerusalem.
He that winketh with his eyes, imagineth mischief; and he that biteth his lips, will do some harm.
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.
Among the children of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need, and will bring it to thee in ships by sea to port Joppa: and thence thou mayest carry them to Jerusalem."
And David did as the LORD commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Gibeah to Gezer.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet: nine in number.
Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab and Asahel, three.
And he said, "Thou hast asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken away from thee, thou shalt have it so: if thou do not, it shall not be."
She that is a very widow, and friendless, putteth her trust in God, and continueth in supplication and prayer night and day:
And when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD and of the king's palace, and of all that his desire and lust was to make:
And as he yet spake, see, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. And Adonijah said, "Come, for thou art a lusty blood and bringest good tidings."
For now this Boaz our kinsman with whose maidens thou wast, winnoweth his barley tonight in the threshing floor:
And Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself and blessed the king and said, "Now thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in the sight of my lord the king in that he hath fulfilled the request of his servant."
But and if ye shall do wickedly: then shall both ye and your king thereto perish."
And Moses spake unto Aaron, "Take a cruse and put a gomer full of Manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD to be kept for yourhildren after you,
But he that is spiritual discusseth all things: yet he himself is judged of no man.
After Abimelech there arose, to defend Israel, one Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, which dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out against him unto a city of Moab that stood in the border of Arnon, which was the utmost part of his country.
and I will send hornets before thee, and they shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites and the Hittites before thee.
And again he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, beating some, and killing some.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
which had his abiding among the graves. And no man could bind him: no, not with chains,
Nahshon: which was the son of Amminadab: which was the son of Arni: which was the son of Hezron: which was the son of Perez: which was the son of Judah:
which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Addi: which was the son of Cosam:
If I say unto thee, concerning the ungodly man, that without doubt he must die: and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest unto him, that he may turn from his evil way, and so to live - Then shall the same ungodly man die in his own unrighteousness, but his blood will I require of thine hand.
And lo, in that time will I destroy all those that vex thee: I will help the lame, and gather up the cast away: yea, I will get them honour and praise in all lands, where they have been put to shame.
With that, the spirit took me up. And I heard the noise of a great rushing and removing of the most blessed glory of the LORD out of his place.
and the hand opened it before me, and it was written within and without, full of careful mournings: alas, and woe.
But when I considered all the works that my hands had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therein: Lo, all was vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the Sun.
As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes; even so is a sluggish person to them that sendeth him forth.
The trees also of his field shall be of such a number that a child may tell them.
The innocent dealing of the just shall lead them; but the unfaithfulness of the despisers shall be their own destruction.
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 would, if that had been too little, have given thee twice so much more.
The LORD is risen up to commune of the matter, and standeth to give judgment with the people.
But one is my dove, my darling. She is the only beloved of her mother, and dear unto her that bare her. When the daughters saw her, they said, she was blessed: Yea the Queens and concubines praised her.
And then Elijah took his mantle and wrapped it together and smote the water, and it divided itself, part the one way and part the other, and they two went over on the dry land.
Who dare reprove him for his ways to his face? Who rewardeth him for the ungraciousness that he doth?
yea, into a land as dark as darkness itself, and into the shadow of death where is none order; but light there is as darkness."
And Abishai the brother of Joab was captain of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son saying, "Deliver me my wife Michal which I married with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines."
And the men of Israel joined themselves together that day: and Saul adjured the people, saying, "Cursed be he that eateth any food until night, that I may be avenged of mine enemies." And so there was none of the people that tasted any sustenance.
And as soon as the year was about, Benhadad numbered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to war with Israel.
And when it was showed David, he gathered all Israel and passed over Jordan and came to Helam: where the Syrians put themselves in array against David and fought with him.
And they also which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, as soon as they heard how that the Philistines were fled, they followed after them in battle.
And there began an exceeding cruel battle that same day. But Abner and the men of Israel were put to the worse of the servants of David.
And so in time of battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hands of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: save for Saul and Jonathan his son was there somewhat found.
At the last they came to Marah: but they could not drink of the waters for bitterness, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of the place was called Marah.
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD opened himself to Samuel in Shiloh, through the word of the LORD.
As the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, and had let down the boat into the sea, under a colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship:
And the Levites shall do the service in the tabernacle of witness and bear their sin, and it shall be a law forever unto your children after you: But among the children of Israel they shall inherit none inheritance.
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he answered, "Here I am."
Take heed and hear all these words which I command thee that it may go well with thee and with thy children after thee forever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
And Enoch walked with God, after he had begot Methuselah, three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Then the LORD said unto me, 'See that thou vex not the Moabites, neither provoke them to battle, for I will not give thee of their land to possess: because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot to possess.'
and lived, after he had begot Nahor, two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
and holdeth not the head: whereof all the body by joints and couples receiveth nourishment, and is knit together, and increaseth with the increasing that cometh of God.
When Gallio was ruler of the country of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
And the sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
because that when he was often bound with fetters and chains, he plucked the chains asunder, and brake the fetters in pieces: Neither could any man tame him.
And as soon as the fruit is brought forth, anon he thrusteth in the sickle because that harvest is come."
Howbeit, he that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
And how much is a man better then a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the Sabbath day."
therefore came I unto you without saying nay, as soon as I was sent for. I ask therefore: for what intent have ye sent for me?"
Yea, I myself shall behold him - not with other, but with these same eyes, though my reins are consumed within me.
But, I will leave a little number of them from the sword, hunger and pestilence: to tell all their abominations among the Heathen, where they come: that they may know how that I am the LORD.'"
And I said unto the principal men, and rulers, and to the other people, "The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
The LORD therefore spake thus of the citizens of Anathoth, that sought to slay me, saying, "Preach not unto us in the name of the LORD, or else thou shalt die of our hands."
Howbeit, in very deed, can God dwell with man on earth? Behold, neither heaven or heaven above all heavens is able to contain thee! How should the house then which I have built for thee do it?
and said, "God forbid it me, that I should do this thing, that I should drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in Jeopardy." For with the Jeopardy of their lives they brought it, and therefore he would not drink it. This did the three mightiest.
And he reigned over all the kings from Euphrates unto the land of the Philistines and to the borders of Egypt.
And David did as God commanded him. And they smote the host of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
And Micaiah said, "Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thee."
And thereto there was a stews of male children in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
And fifty men of the sons of the Prophets went and stood in sight afar off, as they two stood by Jordan.
The sons of Levi now are these: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
'I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and of his sons,' said the LORD, 'and I will quite him in this ground,' sayeth the LORD. Now therefore take him and cast him in the plot of ground according to the word of the LORD."
It happened, after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
Even for thy word's sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things to make them known unto thy servant.
And he that is found in the excommunication shall be burnt with fire, both he and all that pertaineth unto him, because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.'"
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 oil and wine see thou hurt not."
And Jehoram the son of Ahab went to war with Hazael king of Syria, at Ramoth in Gilead, and the Syrians wounded him.
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the man and was angry with David and said, "Why camest thou away, and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the malice of thine heart, that thou art come to see the battle."
Then let her husband bring her unto the priest and bring an offering for her: the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal, but shall pour none oil thereunto, nor put frankincense thereon: for it is an offering of jealousy, and an offering that maketh remembrance of sin.
And these are also unclean to you among the things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, the mouse, the toad and all his kind,
and in the frying pan it shall be made with oil. And when it is fried, thou shalt bring it in as a baken meat offering minced small, and shalt offer it for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
When the LORD thy God hath destroyed the nations before thee, whither thou goest to conquer them, and when thou hast conquered them, and dwelt in their lands:
so that no man saw another, neither rose up from the place where he was by the space of three days, but all the children of Israel had light where they dwelled.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty nine years, and then he died.
And whether he hath gored a son or a daughter, he shall be served after the same manner.
Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning, for he will come unto the water, and stand thou upon the river's brink against he come, and the rod which turned to a serpent take in thine hand.
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
The people answered him, "We have heard out of the law that Christ bideth ever: and how sayest thou then that the son of man must be lifted up? Who is that son of man?"
Nineveh is like a pool full of water, but then shall they be fain to flee. "Stand, stand," shall they cry, and there shall not one turn back.
Therefore will I send a fire into Moab, which shall consume the palaces of Kerioth: so that Moab shall perish with a noise and the sound of a shawme.
For I will take away those names of Baal from her mouth, yea she shall never remember their names any more.
And behold a hand touched me, which set me up upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands,
Now as he came nigh unto the den, he cried with a piteous voice unto Daniel: Yea, the king spake, and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, thou servant of the living God, is not thy God, whom thou alway servest, able to deliver thee from the lions?"
Then shall the remnant in Zion and the remnant at Jerusalem be called holy - namely, all such as are written among the living at Jerusalem -
Be glad then, O thou young man, in thy youth, and let thine heart be merry in thy young days; follow the ways of thine own heart, and the lust of thine eyes: but be thou sure, that God shall bring thee into judgment for all these things.
Again, when two sleep together, they are warm: but how can a body be warm alone?
If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.
Therefore, thou son of man, obey thou all things, that I say unto thee, and be not thou stiffnecked, like as they are a stiffnecked household. Open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee."
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city is merry; and when the ungodly perish, there is gladness.
sitteth in the doors of her house upon a stool above in the city,
And the LORD said unto Samuel, "Hear the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee. For they have not cast thee away, but me: that I should not reign over them.
so that the priests could not endure to minister by the reason of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
And he came to the king and said, "Behold, thy servant hath a sheep shearing. Let the king and his servants come with thy servant."
What though there lack five of fifty righteous, wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five?" And he said, "If I find there forty and five I will not destroy them."
Then took the king his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Wherefore the LORD waxed angry with Israel, and delivered them unto the hands of raveners to spoil them and sold them into the hands of their enemies round about them, so that they had no power any longer to stand before their enemies.
And the fourth day they assembled in the valley of blessing, for there they blessed the LORD. And therefore they called the name of the said place the valley of blessing unto this day.
Howbeit, every nation made their own gods and put them in the houses of the Hill altars which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities where they dwelt.
Also thou shalt make no marriages with them, neither give thy daughter unto his son nor take his daughter unto thy son.
The sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: for he was the eldest. But because he defied his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and so he is not reckoned unto the birthright.
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him, heard it even as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "How happeneth it there is such a noise in the city?"
which goeth the way before you to search you out a place to pitch your tents in; in fire by night - that ye might see what way to go - and in a cloud by day.
But then the LORD said unto him, "I will be with thee: and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as they were but one man."
And there was three sons of Zeruiah there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel - which Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild roe -
She answered and said unto him, "Even so, Master. Nevertheless, the whelps also eat under the table of the children's crumbs."
And it chanced in those days, that the Philistines gathered their host together to war, intending to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, "Be sure: thou shalt go out with me in the host, and thy men also."
But if it be a servant or a maid that the ox hath gored, then he shall give unto their master the sum of thirty sicles, and the ox shall be stoned.
so that there was not one Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod, there remained of them.
For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear.
If he be set to a sum of money, then he shall give for the deliverance of his life, according to all that is put unto him.
The children of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. And Kohath lived a hundred and thirty three years.
And Mahalalel, after he had begot Jared, lived eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is understood and read of all men;
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him, if not, it shall return to you again.
{Tet} Her ports are cast down to the ground, her bars are broken and smitten in sunder: her king and princes are carried away to the gentiles. They have neither law nor Prophets, nor yet any vision from the LORD.
So if Satan make insurrection against himself, and be divided, he cannot continue, but is it an end.
And the Lord shall inherit Judah which is his part in the holy ground, and he shall choose Jerusalem yet again.
And now, I pray you, consider from this day forth, and how it hath gone with you afore - before there was laid one stone upon another in the temple of the LORD -
It is he that delivereth and saveth: he doth wonders and marvelous works, in heaven and in earth: he hath preserved Daniel from the power of the Lions."
Ephraim, as me think, is planted in wealthiness, like as Tyre, but now must she bring her own children forth to the manslayer.
So I, Daniel, looked, and behold, there stood other two: one upon this shore of the water, the other upon yonder side.
Now, like as thou knowest not the way of the wind, nor how the bones are filled in a mother's womb: Even so thou knowest not the works of God, which is the workmaster of all.
And the three brake through the host of the Philistines and drew of the water of the well of Bethlehem that was in the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless David would not drink of it, but offered it to the LORD,
Then Elisha said, "Hear the word of the LORD, for thus sayeth the LORD, 'Tomorrow this time a bushel of fine flour shall be sold for a sicle and two bushels of Barley for another in the gates of Samaria.'"
Wherefore his sons shall be displeased, and shall gather together a mighty great host of people: and one of them shall come, and go through like a water flood: then shall he return, and go forth with defying and boasting unto his own land.
While he liveth, his flesh must have travail: And while the soul is in him, he must be in sorrow."
when ought is committed ignorantly before the eyes of the congregation, then all the multitude shall offer a calf for a burnt offering to be a sweet savour unto the LORD, and the meat offering and the drink offering thereto, according to the manner: and a he-goat for a sin offering.
And there went one on horseback against him and said, "Thus sayeth the king, 'Is it peace?'" And Jehu answered, "What hast thou to do with peace? Turn, and come after me." And the watchman told, saying, "The messenger came to them but he cometh not again."
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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 me thought that a broiled loaf 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."
And in the morning, about offering time, there came such a water that way from Edom that the country was filled with water.
And let him wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his own raiment, and then come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself and for the people;
And see, I will tarry in the fields of the wilderness until there come some word from you to be told me."
And the Philistines came and laid them along in the valley of Rephaim.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the array and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and earth upon his head.
And the LORD visited Hannah for that she conceived and bare three sons and two daughters. But the boy Samuel grew, dwelling still with the LORD.
That same time the LORD said unto Joshua, "Make thee knives of stone, and go to again and circumcise the children of Israel the second time."
Be awake, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die. For I have not found thy works perfect before God.
She answered and said, "It is truth, nevertheless the whelps eat of the crumbs, which fall from their masters' table."
For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, the same souls that commit them shall perish from among their people.
When she had heard of Jesus: she came into the press behind him, and touched his garment.
And take unto thee of all manner of meat that may be eaten and lay it up in store by thee, that it may be meat both for thee and for them."
to whom also Abraham gave tithes of all things - first is, by interpretation, king of righteousness, after that he is king of Salem, that is to say king of peace,
that is to say; They which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God. But the children of promise are counted the seed.
And Aaron told all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the miracles in the sight of the people,
And I saw a strong angel which cried with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?"
And, "It shall come to pass, in the place where it was said unto them, 'ye are not my people,' that there shall be called the children of the living God."
These be the heads of their father's houses. The children of Reuben the eldest son of Israel are these: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi, these be the householders of Reuben.
And when they were come to Salamis, they showed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to their minister.
We are sure that God spake with Moses. This fellow we know not from whence he is."
And they went out, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.
Pray the LORD then betimes to give you the latter rain, so shall the LORD make clouds, and give you rain enough for all the increase of the field:
And as they came down from the hill, he charged them, that they should tell no man what they had seen, till the son of man were risen from death again.
And they went their way, and found a colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met, and they loosed him.
Nevertheless, I will look up unto the LORD; I will patiently abide God my saviour: my God shall hear me.
Though they were buried in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence. Though they climb up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down.
We have sinned, we have offended, we have been disobedient and gone back: yea, we have departed from all thy precepts and judgments.
For the wrong that thou hast done in Lebanon shall overwhelm thee, and the wild beasts shall make thee afraid: because of men's blood, and for the wrong done in the land, in the city, and to all such as dwell therein.
but swearing, lying, manslaughter, theft, and adultery have gotten the overhand; and one bloodguiltiness followeth another.
Thou didst strike through with his scepter, the heads of his plan people: which come as a stormy wind to scatter me abroad, and are glad when they may eat up the poor secretly.
When he doth but warn his giants, they all in their array, and hastily they climb up the walls: yea, the engines of the war are prepared already.
I have heard speak of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the holy gods, experience and understanding, and that there hath been great wisdom found in thee.
But whereas the king saw a watcher, even a holy angel, that came down from heaven, and said, 'Hew down the tree, and destroy it: yet leave the ground of the root in the earth, and bind him upon the plain field with chains of iron and steel: He shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and his part shall be with the beasts of the field, till seven years be come and gone upon him.'
Thy priests break my law, and defile my Sanctuary. They put no difference between the holy and unholy, neither discern between the clean and unclean: they turn their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am unhallowed among them.
Then those that be of the house of Judah shall go into the house of Israel: and they shall come together out of the North, into the same land that I have given your fathers.
Why do they roar and cry then upon him, as a lion? They have made his land waste, his cities are so burnt up, that there is no man dwelling in them.
They shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, of the children and children's children, all apparel small and great, all instruments of measure and music.
Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written, according as Haman commanded, unto the king's princes, and to the captains everywhere in the lands, and to the rulers of every people in the countries on every side, according to the writing of every nation, and after their language in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed with the king's ring.
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant of the Ammonites heard that, it grieved them sore that there was come a man which sought the wealth of the children of Israel.
till I come and fetch you to as good a land as yours is: a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees, of oil and of honey. And ye shall live and not die. And hearken not unto Hezekiah for he will beguile you, saying: the LORD shall deliver us.'
If thou be innocent, he shall save thee: and through the unguiltiness of thine hands shalt thou be delivered."
But and if ye turn away and forsake mine ordinances and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods and bow yourselves to them:
And ye shall destroy all strong towns and all goodly cities, and shall fall all pleasant trees and stop all the wells of water, and mar all good plots of ground with stones."
And Solomon followed Ashtaroth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
And he made the house most holy, whose length was twenty cubits like to the breadth of the house, and the breadth thereof was also twenty cubits. And he overlaid it with the best gold, that drew to the sum of six hundred talents.
until the LORD had put Israel away out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. And so he translated Israel out of their land to Assyria, even unto this day.
After these acts when the displeasure of king Ahasuerus was allayed, he thought upon Vashti: what she had done, and what was concluded concerning her.
And after her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom which bare him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
And when the lad was grown, it fell on a day that he went out to his father, to the harvest time.
And when he 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.
and said, "My soul die with the Philistines," and bowed them with might. And the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people that were therein. And so the dead which he slew at his death, were more than they which he slew in his life.
And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the ordinances of David his father, save only that he sacrificed and offered cense upon altars in hills.
Ahimaaz had Naphtali, and he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife;
And he said unto him, 'Thy brother is come, and thy father had killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.'
Nevertheless, the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, but did say, "Nay, not so: But there shall be a king over us,
whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle - I tell the truth in Christ and lie not - being the teacher of the gentiles in faith and verity.
and followed after Abner and turned neither to the righthand nor to the left from Abner.
And he arose and went on, and behold, a man of Ethiopia which was a chamberlain and of great authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and had the rule of all her treasure, came to Jerusalem for to pray.
And they that heard the words which David spake, rehearsed them before Saul, which caused him to be fetched.
And in any wise beware of the excommunicate things, lest ye make yourselves excommunicate. For if you take of the excommunicate things, so shall you make the host of Israel excommunicate and shall trouble it.
Remeth, Engannim, Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez.
And Shem lived, after he had begot Arpachshad, five hundred years and begat sons and daughters.
My commandment is, in all my dominion and kingdom, that men fear and stand in awe of Daniel's God. For he is the living God, which abideth ever: his kingdom shall not fail and his power is everlasting.
Then I looked, and behold, there was another like unto a leopard: this had wings as a fowl, even four upon the back. This beast had four heads, and there was power given him.
And thus is it come to pass, that like as he spake and they would not hear: "Even so, they cried and I would not hear, sayeth the LORD of Hosts,
The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you all. Amen. {The end of the Second Epistle unto the Thessalonians, Sent from Athens.}
Therefore they must be ashamed, for they have committed abomination. But how should they be ashamed, when they know nothing, neither of shame nor good nurture? And therefore they shall fall among the slain; and in the hour when I shall visit them, they shall be brought down," sayeth the LORD.
And I will cleanse their blood which I have not cleansed. And the LORD shall dwell in Zion.
Nevertheless, leave the ground of his root still in the earth, and bind him upon the plain field, with chains of iron and steel. With the dew of heaven shall he be wet, and he shall have his part in the herbs of the ground with other wild beasts.
Are there any among the gods of the Gentiles, that send rain or give the showers of heaven? Dost not thou it, O LORD our God, in whom we trust? Yea LORD, thou dost all these things."
Yea, they that eat of his meat, shall hurt him: so that his host shall fall, and many be slain down.
The remnant, yea and the Posterity of Jacob, shall convert unto God the mighty one.
There is a time to be born, and a time to die. There is a time to plant, and a time to pluck up the thing, that is planted;
Then Arioch brought Daniel into the king in all the haste, and said unto him, "I have found a man among the prisoners of Judah, that shall show the king the interpretation."
If thou sleepest thou shalt not be afraid, but shall take thy rest and sleep sweetly.
Therefore this same day see that ye restore them their lands again, their vineyards, oil gardens, and houses, and the hundredth part of the money of the corn, wine, and oil, that ye have won of them."
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God of Hosts, "Thou my people, that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid for the king of the Assyrians: He shall wag his staff at thee, yea and beat thee with the rod, as the Egyptians did sometimes:
He that hath understanding can hide his wisdom; but an indiscreet heart telleth out his foolishness.
Sorrow and carefulness make him afraid, and compass him round about, like as it where a king with his host ready to the battle.
I can see no remedy. I shall live no more. O spare me then, for my days are but vain.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a strong man that had done great deeds and was of Kabzeel: he slew two strong lions of Moab, and went down and slew a Lion in a pit in time of snow.
And so Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake saying, "Hear the saying of the great king, the king of Assyria!
And the seat had six steps. And the top of the seat was round behind his back with pommels on either side on the place where he sat, and two Lions standing beside the pommels.
And at the commandment of the king, they brought great stones, and that free stones, and hewed thereto, to lay in the foundation of the house.
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Unto him I speak mouth to mouth and he seeth the sight and the fashion of the LORD, and not through riddles. Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
These all are the sons of David, beside the sons of his concubines and Tamar their sister.
And show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among them that eat at thine own table, because they so clave to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.
Wherefore, thou art great O LORD God and there is none like thee, neither is there any God save thou, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
These be the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
Then he said, "What is to be done for her?" And Gehazi said, "Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old."
And I thought to do thee to know, and bid thee buy it before the inhabiters and elders of my people, if thou be disposed to challenge it: but and if thou wilt not purchase it, then tell me that I may know it. For there is none to challenge it save thou, and I next after thee." And the other answered, "I will purchase it."
And Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
And how much more ought I to deal with wicked men that have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? Now therefore think ye that I will not require his blood of your hands and take you from the earth?"
him that told me how that Saul was dead, thinking to have brought me good tidings, I caught and slew in Ziklag, to give him a reward for his tidings-bringing.
the water that came down from above did stop; and stood upon a heap, a great way from Adam, a city beside Zarethan. And the water that went down vanished into the sea of the wilderness called the salt sea as soon as it was divided: and the people went right over against Jericho.
And David answered, "Well said. I will make a bond with thee. But one thing I require of thee, that thou see not my face, except thou first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see me."
all the 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 hundredth years? Why didst thou not recover them in all that space?
And stand ye not still, but follow after your enemies and smite the hindmost of them. And suffer them not to enter into their cities, for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hands.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And all flesh that moved on the earth, both birds, cattle and beasts, perished; with all that crept on the earth, and all men:
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them."
Then the standard of the host of Reuben went forth with their armies, whose captain was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Thus made they a bond together at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol his chief Captain rose up and turned again unto the land of the Philistines.
And when Moses heard that, he was content.
I am very bold over you, and rejoice greatly in you. I am filled with comfort and am joyous in all our tribulations.
Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he cut off the foreskin of his flesh.
And the children of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.
And if any man will hurt them, fire shall proceed out of their mouths, and consume their enemies. And if any man will hurt them, this wise must he be killed.
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor. Other men laboured; And ye are entered into their labors."
We are righteously punished, for we receive according to our deeds: But this man hath done no thing amiss."
or else while the other is yet a great way off, he will send ambassadors, and desire peace.
The high priests therefore held a council that they might put Lazarus to death also,
And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
But Daniel exceeded all these princes and lords, for the spirit of God was plenteous in him: so that the king was minded to set him over the whole realm.
But every man shall sit under his vineyard and under his fig tree, and no man to fray him away: for the mouth of the LORD of Hosts hath spoken it.
For if the LORD of Hosts determine a thing, who will disannul it? And if he stretch forth his hand, who will hold it in again?
Then heard I say, that thou can expound dark things, and declare hard doubts. Well then, if thou can read this writing, and show me the meaning thereof: thou shalt be clothed with purple, have a chain of gold about thy neck, and rule the third part of my kingdom."
I have been ordained from everlasting, and from the beginning before the earth was made.
Then said Haggai, "Now if one being defiled with a dead carcass, touch any of these: shall it also be unclean?"
And it shall come to pass that whithersoever he goeth the rod shall cleave unto him which the LORD shall lay upon him, with tabrets and harps: and with a great war shall he fight against his host.
And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the children of Elam, answered, and said unto Ezra, "We have trespassed against the LORD our God, in that we have taken strange wives of the people of the land. Now there is hope yet in Israel concerning this:
There is plenteousness of food in the fields of the poor; and shall be increased out of measure.
"What is man, that thou dost magnify him? And that thou settest thy heart upon him?
And then send for me to the law, that I may answer for myself: or else, let me speak, and give thou the answer.
Now when the king's commandment and commission was published, and many damsels were brought together unto the castle of Susa under the hand of Hegei, Esther was taken also unto the king's house under the hand of Hegei the keeper of the women.
And Hiram said moreover, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which hath made both heaven and earth, that he hath given David the king a wise son that hath discretion and understanding, to build a house for the LORD, and another for his kingdom.
and how Esther went and spake to the king, that through letters his wicked device - which he imagined against the Jews - might be turned upon his own head, and how he and his sons were hanged on the tree.
The children of Pahathmoab among the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred, and eighteen;
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,
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and starched her eyes and attired her head and looked out at a window.
and he shall bring his offering unto the LORD: a he-lamb of a year old without blemish for a burnt offering and a she-lamb of a year old without blemish for a sin offering, a ram without blemish also for a peace offering,
And Bakbakkar the carpenter and Galal. And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri the son of Asaph.
After that, Solomon built an altar for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites in the hill that standeth before Jerusalem, and unto Moloch the abomination of the children of Ammon.
and his son Tahath; and Uriel was his son, and Uzziah his son, and Shaul was his son.
Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria - unto the elders that were lords of Jezreel, and to them that nursed up Ahab's children - saying, "Now at the coming of these letters to you,
and his son Joah, and his son Iddo, and his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.
And they took two chariots of horses, and the king sent after the Host of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see."
And he bought the hill of Samaria of one Shemer for two hundred talents of silver, and built in the hill, and called the name of the city which he had built Samaria after the name of Shemer, the lord of the hill.
And as they sat at the table, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him again.
With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt.
And before the lamp of God went out Samuel laid him down to sleep, in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.
and went between the host of the Egyptians and the host of Israel. It was a dark cloud, and gave light by night: so that all the night long the one could not come at the other.
I gave you milk to drink and not meat. For ye then were not strong - no, neither yet are strong.
And so Zadok and Abiathar carried the Ark of God again to Jerusalem, and they tarried there.
And the LORD delivered it also into their hands, with the king also, and smote it with the edge of the sword and all the souls that were therein, and let nought remain in it, and did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,
Moreover it shall be righteousness unto us before the LORD our God, if we take heed to keep all these commandments as he hath commanded us.'
and she came in to her mother-in-law, which said, "What tidings my daughter?" And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Howbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
"Speak unto the children of Israel and say, 'These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth:
As soon as Noah was awaked from his wine and wist what his youngest son had done unto him,
I determined also, as soon as I had searched out diligently all things from the beginning, that then I would write unto thee, good Theophilus,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And though ye offer me burnt offerings and meat offerings, yet have I no pleasure therein. As for your fat thank offerings, I will not look upon them.
Wherefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, to come before hand unto you, for to prepare your good blessing promised afore, that it might be ready: so that it be a blessing, and not a defrauding.
Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: In that time shall ten men, out of all manner of languages of the Gentiles, take one Jew by the hem of his garment, and say, 'We will go with you, for we have heard that God is among you.'"
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt, and after that he will let you go hence. And when he letteth you go, he shall utterly drive you hence.
His body was like the Chrisolite stone; his face, to look upon, was like lightning; his eyes as the flame of fire; his arms and feet were like fair glistering metal; but the voice of his words was like the voice of a multitude.
Yea, he shall stretch out his hand over the north, and destroy Assyria. As for Nineveh, he shall make it desolate, dry and waste.
And the angel that talked with me, came again; and waked me up, as a man that is raised out of his sleep,
so that the swift shall not escape, neither the strong be able to do anything: no, the giant shall not save his own life.
He strove with the angel, and gat the victory: so that he prayed and desired him. He found him at Bethel, and there he talked with us.
and sent out to gather together the dukes, lords and nobles, the judges and officers, the deputies and sheriffs, with all the rulers of the land: that they might come to the dedication of the Image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
This device hath God taken through the whole world, and thus is his hand stretched out over all people.
She was full of loud words and ready to dally: whose feet could not abide in the house.
And one of them said, unto him which was clothed in linen and stood above upon the waters of the flood, "How long shall it be to the end of these wondrous works?"
Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded to take Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was brought out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him; For he put his trust in his God.
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do wickedness in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and hast taken his wife to thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Why standest thou so far off, O LORD, and hidest thy face in the needful time of trouble?
It is God that girdeth me with strength of war, and maketh my way perfect. {TYNDALE: God is my strength in war, and riddeth the way clear before me.}
And when the appointed time of every damsel came that she should come to the king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months in the decking of the women - for their decking must have so much time, namely six months with Balm and Myrrh, and six months with good spices; so were the women beautified -
For though he make a wound, he giveth a medicine again: though he smite, his hand maketh whole again.
So Job answered, and said,
But Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and concubines for he took eighteen wives and three score concubines, and begat three score daughters and twenty eight sons.
But the priests were too few, and were not able to slay all the burnt offerings. Wherefore their brethren the Levites helped them till the work was ended, and until the priests were sanctified. For the Levites were purer-hearted to sanctify themselves then the priests.
And he was much more nobler than any of the three, and was their captain. But was not like to any of the three in acts.
And Barachiah and Elkanah kept the door of the Ark.
And that ye shall save alive, both my father and my mother, my brethren and my sisters, and all that pertain unto them. And that ye shall deliver our souls from death."
See that ye destroy all places where the nations which ye conquer serve their gods, upon high mountains and on high hills and under every green tree.
These are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned among the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And they followed after them even unto Jordan: and see, all the way was full of clothes and vessels which the Syrians had cast from them for haste. And the messengers returned and told the king.
And one of his servants answered and said, 'Let men take five of the horses that remain and are left in the city. Behold, they are as good as all the multitude that are left in the city: and as good as all the multitude of the city that are consumed, and let us send and see."
These words the LORD spake unto all your multitude in the mount out of the fire, cloud and darkness, with a loud voice, and added no more thereto, and wrote them in two tables of stone and delivered them unto me.
And God stirred up another adversary, one Rezon the son of Eliada, which fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah his master.
and Bethpeor and the springs of Pisgah, and Bethjeshimoth;
If any soul will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be fine flour, and he shall pour thereto oil, and put frankincense thereon,
Certain Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, disputed with him. And some there were which said, "What will this babbler say?" Others said, "He seemeth to be a tidings-bringer of new devils," because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
And this they did, not as we looked for; but gave their own selves first to the Lord, and after unto us by the will of God:
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Let the princes bring their offerings, every day one prince, unto the dedicating of the altar."
And that priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead, shall offer it: and it shall be the LORD's duty forever, and it shall be burnt altogether.
I will send my fear before thee and will kill all the people whither thou shalt go. And I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee,
Whosoever maketh like that, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall perish from among his people.'"
This say I not as commanding: but because others are so fervent, therefore prove I your love, whether it be perfect or no.
And Moses said, "This is that which the LORD commandeth: fill a gomer of it, that it may be kept for your children after you: that they may see the bread wherewith he fed you in wilderness, when he had brought you out of the land of Egypt.
"He saved others, himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel: let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
And they that came, came male and female of every flesh according as God commanded him: and the LORD shut the door upon him.
And they that dwell upon the earth, shall rejoice over them and be glad, and shall send gifts one to another: for these two prophets vexed them that dwelt on the earth.
For now I will stretch out my hand and will smite thee and thy people with pestilence: so that thou shalt perish from the earth.
and all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years, and then he died.
And she went forth and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "John Baptist's head."
for all things I do for your sakes, that the plenteous grace by thanks given of many, may redound to the praise of God.
And as he sat on mount Olivet over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him secretly,
So these men were bound in their coats, hosen, shoes with their other garments, and cast into the hot burning oven.
At the same time will I bring you in, and at the same time will I gather you. I will get you a name and a good report among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, sayeth the LORD.
Yea, and that so sore, that though thou washest thee with Nitre and makest thyself to savour with that sweet smelling herb of Borith: yet in my sight thou art stained with thy wickedness, sayeth the LORD thy God.
In that day shall the LORD defend the citizens of Jerusalem: so that the weakest then among them shall be as David: and the house of David shall be like as God's house, and as the Angel of the LORD before them.
Now have there been brought me, wise and conjuring charmers, to read this writing, and to show me the meaning thereof: but they could not tell me, what this matter signified.
For in thee the fathers shall be fain to eat their own sons, and the sons their own fathers. Such a court will I keep in thee, and the whole remnant will I scatter into all the winds.
Riches help not in the day of vengeance; but righteousness delivereth from death.
Lo, I will bring a people upon you from far, O house of Israel, sayeth the LORD; a mighty people, an old people, a people whose speech thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Be not displeased, O LORD, for thy name's sake, forget not thy loving-kindness: Remember the throne of thine honour, break not the covenant that thou hast made with us.
And therefore thus sayeth the LORD God, "Behold, my wrath and my indignation shall be poured out upon this place, upon men and cattle, upon the trees in the field and all fruit of the land, and it shall burn so, that no man may quench it."
"All the king's servants, and the people in the lands of the king know that whosoever cometh within the court unto the king, whether it be man or woman, which is not called, the commandment is that the same shall die immediately, except the king hold out the golden scepter unto him, that he may live. As for me, I have not been called to come in to the king now this thirty days."
Now, LORD God of Israel, make good unto my father David thy servant that which thou hast promised him, saying, 'Thou shalt not be without one or other in my sight that shall sit upon the seat of Israel. Of this condition, yet: if thy children will take heed to their ways to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.'
And with them their brethren of the second degree: Zachariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Uri, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah; Obededom and Jeiel, porters.
And with the stones he made an altar in the name of the LORD. And he made a gutter round about the altar, able to receive two pecks of corn.
The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; And the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire unto Adrammelech and Annamelech, the gods of Sepharvites.
Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, whose son was Zedekiah.
I know where thou dwellest, and thy coming out and going in know I too; and how thou settest up thy bristles against me.
And then one of the priests which they had carried thence, went and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
Solomon's son was Rehoboam, whose son was Abijah: and Asa was his son, and Jehoshaphat his son:
And thou hast ordained thy people Israel to be thy people forever. And thou, LORD, art their God.
And these bottles of wine which we filled were new: and see, they be rent. And these our garments and shoes are waxen old by reason of the exceeding long journey."
And after the death of Baalhanan, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab.
And it chanced, at that season, as Jeroboam was gone out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him by the way, having a new mantle on him, and they two alone in the field.
And Solomon sealed the house within also with pure gold. And he made golden bars run along the quyre, which he had covered with gold.
Then said the servants of the kings of Syria to him, "The gods of the hills are their gods, and therefore they had the better of us. But let us fight with them in the plain, and for what ye will, we shall have the better of them.
God sent a hate between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem. And the citizens of Shechem railed upon Abimelech,
Then they asked the LORD further, whither the man should come thither. And the LORD answered, "Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff."
And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, "Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, that destroyed our country and slew many of us."
How then, if all the people had eaten of the spoil of their enemies which they found, had there not been then a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?"
And that same day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof also, and utterly destroyed them and all the souls that were therein, and let nought remain. And he did to the king of Makkedah, as he did to the king of Jericho.
Therefore, when the LORD your God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there, thither ye shall bring all that I command you: your burnt sacrifices and your offerings, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hands and all your godly vows which ye vow unto the LORD.
And they shall take a cloth of jacinth and cover the candlestick of light and her lamps and her snuffers, and firepans, and all her oil vessels which they occupy about it,
For vain is the answer of Idols. The soothsayers see lies, and tell but vain dreams. The comfort that they give, is nothing worth. Therefore go they astray like a flock of sheep, and are troubled, because they have no shepherd.
for he is thy praise, and he is thy God that hath done these great and terrible things for thee, which thine eyes have seen.
The cow and the Bear shall feed together, and their young ones shall lie together. The Lion shall eat straw like the ox, or the cow.
"Behold, the days will come," saith the LORD, "that the earer shall overtake the reaper, and treader of grapes the sower of seed. And the mountains shall drop sweetness, and the hills shall be earable.
Then said the LORD unto Aaron, "Go meet Moses in the wilderness." And he went and met him in the mount of God and kissed him.
And he said, "Cast it on the ground." And it turned unto a serpent. And Moses ran away from it.
In like manner the Horites dwelt in Seir, before time: which the children of Esau cast out, and destroyed them before them, and dwelt there in their stead: as Israel did in the land of his possession which the LORD gave them.
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds and hoisted up the main sail to the wind and drew to land.
But as then he that was born carnally, persecuted him that was born spiritually; Even so is it now.
Nevertheless, I say unto you, It shall be easier for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee."
Children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God. For he hath given you a teacher of righteousness, and will make descend unto you the first rain and the later, as at the beginning.
Behold, the second beast was like a Bear, and stood upon the one side. Among his teeth in his mouth he had three great long teeth, and it was said unto him, 'Arise, eat up, much flesh.'
Then lift 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 lift up the measure betwixt the earth and the heaven.
And divers of them that stood there, said unto them, "What do ye loosing the colt?"
And many nations shall cleave unto the LORD at that day and shall be my people. And I will dwell in the middle of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD Sabaoth hath sent me unto thee.
I have spoken through the prophets, and showed divers visions, and declared myself by the ministration of the prophets.
Thou hast builded thy stews and brothel houses in every place: yea, at the head of every street hast thou builded thee an altar.
But I, as a meek lamb, was carried away to be slain: not knowing, that they had devised such a counsel against me saying, "We will destroy his meat with wood, and drive him out of the land of the living: that his name shall never be thought upon."
The way of the slothful is full of thorns; but the street of the righteous is well cleansed.
Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight, for thou hatest all them that work vanity.
Say not, "I will handle him, even as he hath dealt with me, and will reward every man according to his deeds."
He is higher than heaven; what wilt thou do? Deeper than hell; how wilt thou then know him?
Did not ye say, "Why doth he suffer persecution?" Is there found an occasion against me?
And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nathaniel, Amasai, Zachariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, priests, were blowers with trumpets before the Ark of God. And Obededom and Jehiah were keepers of the door of the Ark.
The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, whose son was Bered, and Tahath his son, and his son Eleadah, and Tahath his son,
And he sealed twenty cubits in the end of the temple, both floor and walls, with Cedar, and dressed it within to be the quyre and place most holy.
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river throughout all the land of the Philistines unto the borders of Egypt, and they brought presents and served Solomon all days of his life.
And Machir gave to Huppim and Shuppim wives. And the name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of another son was Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four.
The sons of Jeconiah the Prisoner were Shealtiel,
besides the lords he had to oversee the work, in number three thousand and three hundred, which ruled the people that wrought in the work.
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."
And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
And Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto the house which Solomon had built for her. And after that he built Mello.
And as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah - the Lord of all the world - tread in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan shall divide itself and the waters that cometh from above shall stand still upon a heap."
And moreover, the king's servants went in to bless our lord king David saying, 'Thy God make the name of Solomon more favoured than thine, and his seat more glorious than thine.' And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
These are the golden arses with hemorrhoids which the Philistines gave to amends for a trespass offering to the LORD: for Ashdod one; for Gaza one; for Ashkelon one; for Gath one; and for Ekron one.
Then took Mary a pound of ointment called nard, perfect and precious, and anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped his feet with her hair, and all the house was filled of the savour of the ointment.
But and if the Lord thus say - 'I have no pleasure in thee' - behold, here am I, let him do with me what seemeth best in his eyes."
And when Abner was come to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him: David made him and the men that were with him a feast.
And while the ark abode in Kiriathjearim, the days multiplied, that it was twenty years, and all Israel lamented after the LORD.
And the wife bare a son, and called his name Samson. And the lad grew, and the LORD blessed him.
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir: come on, let us kill him, and let us take his inheritance, to ourselves.'
Wherefore Adonizedek 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,
Fear them not, but remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh and unto all Egypt,
thou mayest not eat it, but must pour it upon the earth as water.
If thou shalt say in thine heart, 'These nations are more than I, how can I cast them out?'
But and if his hand can not get sufficient to restore it to him again, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it, until the horn year: and in the horn year it shall come out, and he shall return unto his possession again.
Neverthelater, as the roe and the hart is eaten, even so thou shalt eat it: the unclean and the clean indifferently thou shalt eat.
and two turtle doves or two young pigeons which he is able to get, and let the one be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
"Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, 'When ye be come in to the land whither I will bring you,
The LORD spake unto Moses, "Go unto Pharaoh and tell him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: let my people go, that they may serve me.
But I ask, Have they not heard? No doubt, their sound went out into all lands: and their words into the ends of the world.
And Jesus asked him, saying, "What is thy name?" And he said, "Legion," because many devils were entered into him.
If ye will not hear it, nor regard it, to give the glory unto my name, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings. Yea, curse them will I if ye do not take heed.
Then spake Nebuchadnezzar, and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: which hath sent his angel, and defended his servants that put their trust in him: that have altered the king's commandment, and jeopardized their bodies thereupon, rather than they would serve or worship any other god except their own God only.
{Tet} O how good is the LORD unto them that put their trust in him, and to the soul that seeketh after him?
he shall abstain from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine or of strong drink, nor drink whatsoever is pressed out of grapes: and shall eat no fresh grapes neither yet dried, as long as his abstinence endureth.
Therefore shall the Lord shave the heads of the daughters of Zion, and discover their shame."
Then went Boaz unto the gate and sat him down there. And behold, the kinsman of which Boaz spake came by. Unto whom he said, "Come and sit down here, and called him by his name." And he turned in and sat down.
Mercy and faithfulness preserve the king, and with loving-kindness his seat is holden up.
Next unto them builded Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizphah; where he that was captain on this side the water had a mansion.
And Hiram made pots, shovels and basins. And Hiram finished the work he made for king Solomon unto the temple of God:
Now, therefore, call unto me all the Prophets of Baal and all his servants and all his priests that none be lacking. For I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal: and if any be missed, he shall not live." But Jehu did it for a subtlety, to destroy the servants of Baal.
And in the dedication of the wall at Jerusalem, were the Levites sought out of all their places, that they might be brought to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication and gladness, with thanksgivings, with singing, with cymbals, Psalteries, and harps.
And Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing and sent to Solomon, "Because the LORD loveth his people, therefore he hath made thee king over them."
And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Send for Samson and let him play before us." And they fetched Samson out of the prison house, and he played before them, and they set him between the pillars.
Ephraim was the first against Amalek, and after them Benjamin, among the people. Of Machir came learned men in the law, and of Zebulun that well could draw with the pen of a scribe.
And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son and called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. The son of Ulam was Bedan.
and we will be like all other nations. And our king shall judge us, and go out before us and fight our battles."
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, "Wherefore wentest thou to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? We will therefore burn thine house upon thee with fire."
Wherefore I have not sinned against thee. But thou doest me wrong, to war against me. The LORD therefore be judge this day, between the children of Israel, and the children of Ammon."
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof. Thine ass shall be violently taken away even before thy face, and shall not be restored thee again. Thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and no man shall help thee.
And when Moses heard the people weep in their households every man in the door of his tent, then the wrath of the LORD waxed hot exceedingly: and it grieved Moses also.
But take ye heed to yourselves. For they shall bring you up to the councils, and into the synagogues, and ye shall be beaten, and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings, for my sake, for a testimonial unto them.
and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and felt none amendment at all: But waxed worse and worse.
For I must die in this land, and shall not go over Jordan: But ye shall go over and conquer that good land.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And Amram took Jochebed his niece to wife which bare him Aaron and Moses. And Amram lived a hundred and thirty seven years.
opening and alleging that Christ must needs have suffered and risen again from death. And that this Jesus was Christ, whom, said he, "I preach to you."
and put his hand upon his offering's head, and kill it in the door of the tabernacle of witness, and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about the altar.
And Laban said, "Come in, thou blessed of the LORD. Wherefore standest thou without? I have dressed the house and made room for the camels."
God hath now fulfilled unto us their children, in that he raised up Jesus again, even as it is written in the second psalm, 'Thou art my son, this same day begat I thee.'
Peter said unto him, "If I should die with thee, yet would I not deny thee." Likewise also said all the disciples.
And he answered, "Idle are ye idle, and therefore ye say, 'Let us go and do sacrifice unto the LORD.'
And as for thee, O Zerubbabel, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, thou son of Shealtiel my servant: I will take thee, sayeth the LORD, at the same time: and make thee as a seal. For I have chosen thee, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.'"
Woe unto him, that sayeth unto a piece of wood, "Arise," and to a dumb stone, "Stand up." For what instruction may such one give? Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath in it.
And he said unto them, "Is the candle lighted, to be put under a bushel, or under the table? And is it not, rather, lighted to be put on a candlestick?
and he that is as manly of stomach as a giant, shall in that day be fain to run his way naked,' sayeth the LORD."
The high places of Aven, where Israel do sin, shall be cast down: thistles and thorns shall grow upon their altars. Then shall they say to the mountains, "Cover us," and to the hills, "Fall upon us."
Such as have been in heaviness, will I gather together, and take out of thy congregation: as for the shame and reproof that hath been laid upon thee, it shall be far from thee.
Upon the twenty fourth day of the first month, I was by the great flood called Tigris.
Therefore, thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them gall to drink.
As for the warning of the Prophets, it is but wind; yea, there is not the word of God in them: such things shall happen unto themselves."
First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.
And when midday was passed, they prophesied until it was time to offer. But there was neither voice nor answer nor any that regarded them.
And Eliashib the high priest gat him up with his brethren the priests, and builded the Sheep-gate. They hallowed it, and set up the doors of it: even unto the tower of Meah hallowed they it, namely unto the tower of Hananel.
upon one day in all the lands of king Ahasuerus, namely upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels: and also corn, barley, flour and parched corn, beans and rice,
And Elijah took the boy and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and delivered him unto his mother and said, "See, thy son liveth."
And when they had brought in the Ark of the LORD, and had set it even in his place, even in the tabernacle that David had prepared for it: David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
And so the king hearkened not unto the people, for the turning away was of God, that the LORD might make good his saying which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
For unto the time they had watched at the king's gate eastward in the tents of the children of Levi by companies.
The porters were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman with their brethren - Shallum being the chief.
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
And Solomon's food was in one day thirty quarters of manchet flour and three score quarters of meal;
And Samuel said, "As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among other women." And so Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. For they know not what they do." And when he had thus spoken he fell asleep.
When Ishbosheth heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands fainted and all Israel was troubled.
And she said unto them, get you into the mountains, lest the followers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned, and then may ye go your ways.
Amminadab begat Nahshon, Nahshon begat Salmon,
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of the Moabites eighteen years.
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.
When they blow with them, all the multitude shall resort to thee, unto the door of the tabernacle of witness.
"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, 'If any man's wife go aside and trespass against him,
And this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses; Inasmuch as he which hath prepared the house, hath most honour in the house.
The king of Aphek; The king of Lasharon;
Ye shall do after nothing that we do here this day - every man what seemeth him good in his own eyes -
And the waters prevailed exceedingly above measure upon the earth, so that all the high hills which are under all the parts of heaven were covered:
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophesying: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all manner plagues, as often as they will.
Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against us: both he and all his people to battle at Edrei.
For there was a fore tabernacle made, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the show bread, which is called holy.
that no man should be moved in these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are even appointed thereunto.
Seeing then that no man saith here against, ye ought to be content, and to do nothing rashly;
And he said unto him, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending, and descending over the son of man."
Nevertheless, what saith the scripture? "Put away the bondwoman and her son. For the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman."
and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men. For all men have not faith:
Some men's sins are open beforehand and go before unto judgement: some men's sins follow after.
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was changed, and his garment was white and shone.
but I will come to you shortly, if God will, and will know not the words of them which swell, but the power.
Jesus answered and said, "This voice came not because of me: but for your sakes.
Wherefore I thought not myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word and my servant shall be whole.
And Herod said, "John have I beheaded: who then is this of whom I hear such things?" And he desired to see him.
yet was she driven away, and brought into captivity: her young children were smitten down at the head of every street, the lots were cast for the most ancient men in her, and all her mighty men were bound in chains.
In the very same hour there appeared fingers, as it had been of a man's hand writing, right over against the candlestick upon the plain wall in the king's palace: and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.
And the land shall bewail, every kindred by themselves: the kindred of the house of David themselves alone, and their wives by themselves;
The Priests gave answer and said, "Yea, it shall be unclean." Then Haggai answered, and said, "Even so is this people and this nation before me, sayeth the LORD: and so are all the works of their hands, yea and all that they offer, is unclean.
The scatterer shall come up against thee, and lay siege to the castle. Look thou well to the streets, make thy loins strong, arm thyself with all thy might:
They call not upon me with their hearts, but lie howling upon their beds. Whereas they come together, it is but for meat and drink, and me will they not obey.
"Speak to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel prince of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jozadak the high priest, and to the residue of the people, and say,
But betimes in the morning, at the break of the day, the king arose, and went in all haste unto the den of the Lions.
And as for those men which had accused Daniel, the king commanded to bring them, and to cast them in the Lions' den: them, their children, and their wives. So the Lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones asunder, before they came at the ground.
For Israel is gone back like a wanton cow. The LORD therefore shall make her feed, as the lamb that goeth astray.
Every one of them had four faces: so that the one face was the face of a Cherub, the second of a man, the third of a lion, the fourth of an Eagle,
and spake unto the strongest worthies that were in his house, for to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them in to the hot burning oven.
At the time appointed he shall come again, and go toward the south: So shall it happen otherwise then at the first, yet once again.
All these things touched the king Nebuchadnezzar.
"'I have showed also, how I took thee up being but a child, and gave thee a pleasant land for thine heritage; yea, and a goodly Host of the Heathen: and how I commanded thee, that thou shouldest call me Father only, and not to shrink from me.
Honour the LORD your God herein, or he take his light from you, and before your feet stumble in darkness at the hill: lest when ye look for the light, he turn it into the shadow and darkness of death.
"This shalt thou say also unto them: 'Mine eyes shall weep without ceasing day and night. For my people shall be destroyed with great harm, and shall perish with a great plague.
For the poor shall not always be forgotten; the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish forever.
So that if thou goest therein, there shall no straitness hinder thee: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.
A labouring man sleepeth sweetly, whether it be little or much that he eateth; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
And when they came to Nacon's threshing floor, Uzzah put his hand to the ark of God and held it, for the oxen stumbled.
Riches are an ornament unto the wise; but the ignorance of fools is very foolishness.
that he might show thee out of his secret wisdom how manifold his law is! Then shouldest thou know that God had forgotten thee, because of thy sins.
Then said the king of Israel, take ye Micaiah and deliver him to Amon the governor of city, and to Joash the king's son,
and arose and went, with all the folk that were with him of the men of Judah, to fetch away the Ark of God: upon which is called the name of the LORD of Hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
And he made the court of the priests, and the great court and doors to it: and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
And so the realm of Jehoshaphat was in tranquility: for his God had given him rest on every side.
And the Philistines fought against Israel. And the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and were overthrown and slain in mount Gilboa.
Then he said to the keeper of the vestry, bring forth garments for the servants of Baal. And he brought them out garments.
And then he took his eldest son, that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the walls. And there came so great wrath upon Israel, that they departed from him and returned to their own land.
And Shallum the son of Kore the son of Ebiasaph the son of Korah with his brethren the Korahites in the house of their fathers had their business and office to keep the door of the tabernacle: for their fathers in the Host of the LORD kept the entering.
And they overthrew the cities, and on every good parcel of land, cast every man his stone and over-covered it, and stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees. And as long as the stones thereof did remain in the walls of brick the slingers went upon it and beat it.
And when thou hearest the noise of a thing going in the tops of the pear trees, then move. For then the LORD is gone out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines."
The son of Gershom was Libni, and his son Jahath, and his son Zimmah,
and Boaz begat Obed; Obed begat Jesse.
Then was Saul angry with Jonathan and said unto him, "O froward and rebellious, thinkest thou I know not how thou hast chosen the son of Jesse unto thine own rebuke, and unto the rebuke and shame of thy mother?
And Saul commanded his servants to commune with David secretly and say, "Behold, the king hath a favour to thee, and all his servants love thee - be therefore the king's son-in-law."
When they came to the hill, behold, the company of prophets met him, and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
And the spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
And then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
And now when thou art departed from me, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the borders of Benjamin, even at Zelzah. And they will say unto thee, "The asses which thou wentest to seek, are found; see, thy father hath left the care of the asses and sorroweth for you, saying, 'What shall I do for my son?'"
And so she lay at his feet until the morning. And she arose up before one could know another. And he said, "Let no man be aware, that there came any woman unto the threshing floor."
And this Eglon gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote the children of Israel, and conquered the city of palm trees.
If after thou hast gotten children and children's children and hast dwelt long in the land, ye shall mar yourselves and make graven images after the likeness of whatsoever it be, and shall work wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him.
"Drink no wine nor strong drink - neither thou nor thy sons with thee - when ye go into the tabernacle of witness, lest ye die. And let it be a law forever unto your children after you:
So now seeing the LORD God of Israel hath cast out the Amorites before his people, shouldest thou possess the land?
And Moses said, "Oh nay, leave us not, for thou knowest where is best for us to pitch in the wilderness: and thou shalt be our eyes.
"And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary and all things of the sanctuary, against that the host remove, then the sons of Kohath shall come in for to bear, and so let them not touch the sanctuary lest they die. And this is the charge of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of witness.
Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth;
And whatsoever any of the dead carcasses of them fall upon, shall be unclean: whatsoever vessel of wood it be, or raiment, or skin, or bag or whatsoever thing it be that any work is wrought with all. And they shall be plunged in the water and be unclean until the even, and then they shall be clean again.
So that now contrariwise ye ought to forgive him and comfort him: lest that same person should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness.
then will the LORD cast out all these nations; and ye shall conquer them which are both greater and mightier than yourselves.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in wilderness: till the day came, when he should show himself unto the Israelites.
Then we turned and took our journey into the wilderness, even the way to the reed sea as the LORD commanded me. And we compassed the mountains of Seir a long time.
whatsoever hath hoof and divideth it into two claws and cheweth cud among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
And thou shalt mince it small, and pour oil thereon: and so is it a meat offering.
And it came to pass, as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging.
And Moses numbered them at the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
And no man taketh honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
These are two olive trees, and two candlesticks, standing before the God of the earth.
And they had a few small fishes. And he blessed them and commanded them also to be set before them.
And he sent him home to his own house saying, "Neither go into the town, nor tell it any in the town."
Then shall there be a great mourning at Jerusalem, like as the lamentation at Hadadrimmon in the field of Megiddo.
He shall be mighty and strong, but not in his own strength. He shall destroy above measure, and all that he goeth about, shall prosper: he shall slay the strong and holy people.
Now as he was speaking unto me, I waxed faint, so that I sunk down to the ground. But he took hold upon me, and set me up again,
Arise, LORD, and help me, O my God: for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
"And the king of the south shall be mighty; and one of his princes: and he shall prevail against him and bear rule. His dominion shall be a great dominion.
Daniel answered, and said before the king, "As for thy rewards, keep them to thyself, or give thy rich gifts to another: yet not the less, I will read the writing unto the king, and show him the interpretation thereof.
Thou keepest thy foot from nakedness, and thy throat from thirst, and thinkest thus in thyself, 'Tush: I will take no sorrow; I will love the strange gods, and hang upon them.'
The covetous man rooteth up his own house; but whoso hateth rewards, shall live.
Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah, and without Jerusalem?
Is it not better then for a man to eat and drink, and his soul to be merry in his labour? Yea I saw that this also was a gift of God:
My son, heareth no more the doctrine that leadeth thee away from the words of understanding.
The LORD abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked; but pure words are pleasant to him.
Thus, he that calleth upon God, and whom God heareth, is mocked of his neighbour; the godly and innocent man is laughed to scorn.
In destruction and dearth thou shalt be merry, and shalt not be afraid for the beasts of the earth:
And I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, and he had shut himself within, and said, "Let us come together in to the house of God, even unto the midst of the temple, and shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee, yea even in the night will they come to put thee to death."
for now will we make a covenant with our God, that we shall put away all the wives - and such as are born of them - according to the counsel of the LORD and of them that fear the commandment of our God, that we may do according to the law.
and said unto the king, "If it please the king, let him give me letters to the captains beyond the water, that they may convey me over, till I come into Judah:
Name me one else, if thou can find any: yea, look about thee upon any of the holy men.
But Esther showed not her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her, that she should not tell it.
And our adversaries thought, "They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and hinder the work."
And brought him every man his present, vessels of silver and of gold, and of raiment, harness, sweet odours, horses and mules, year by year.
And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation brought in was seventy oxen and a hundred rams and two hundred lambs: and all for burnt offerings to the LORD.
And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him and said unto him, "There were two men in one city, a rich and a poor.
and three hundred shields of beaten gold, three hundred sicles of gold to a shield; and he put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of gold, six hundred sicles of beaten gold to a buckler;
And the quyre was twenty cubits long, and twenty in breadth and twenty in height. And he sealed it with pure gold, and boarded the altar with Cedar.
But he said, "As surely as the LORD liveth before whom I stand, I will receive none." And the other would have constrained him to receive: but he would not do it.
And the king said, "Is the lad Absalom safe?" And Ahimaaz answered, "I saw a great ado, when the king's servant Joab sent me thy servant. But I know not what it was."
The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.
And in process, as the king dwelt in his house after that the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies,
And this Absalom had three sons born him and one daughter named Tamar, which was a fair woman to look upon.
Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's privities, and told his two brethren that were without.
And after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an oxgoad, and delivered Israel also.
a blessing, if ye hearken unto the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you this day;
Salmon begat Boaz, Boaz begat Obed,
And Moses gave unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad he gave by kindreds.
If he be poor and can not get so much, then let him bring one lamb for a trespass offering to wave it and to make an atonement for him, and a tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil,
And the waters went away, and decreased until the tenth month. And the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared.
ye that drink wine out of goblets, and anoint yourselves with the best oil: but no man is sorry for Joseph's hurt.
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the wheat into the sea.
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Fear him not, for I have delivered him into thy hands with all his people and his land. And thou shalt do with him as thou didst with Sihon, the king of the Amorites which dwelt at Heshbon."
And say unto him, 'The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee saying: let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: but hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
This he hedged, this he walled round about, and planted it with goodly grapes. In the midst of it builded he a tower, and made a wine press therein. And afterward when he looked that it should bring him grapes, it brought forth thorns.
But I determined this in myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
Let all flesh hold their peace before the LORD: for he is risen out of his holy temple.
And they answered Jesus, and said, "We cannot tell." And he likewise said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
He took his brother by the heel, when he was yet in his mother's womb: and in his strength he wrestled with God.
"O ye shrinking children, turn again, saying, "Lo, we are thine, for thou art the LORD our God!" And so shall I heal your backturnings.
An indiscreet son is a grief unto his father; and a heaviness unto his mother that bare him.
A sermon that was given unto Jeremiah, upon all the people of Judah: In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was, in the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
The righteous eateth, and is satisfied; but the belly of the ungodly hath never enough.
And there arose a great complaint of the people, and of their wives, against their brethren the Jews.
The voice of the noise of thy horses, O daughter of Gallim, shall be heard unto Laish and to Anathoth, which also shall be in trouble.
As for the foolish man, displeasure killeth him; and anger slayeth the ignorant.
For thou layest sharply to my charge, and punisheth me, for the sins of my youth.
But the LORD had mercy on them and pitied them and turned to them because of his covenant made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and would not destroy them, either cast them from him as yet.
The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit.
For thou Lord hast told thy servant, that thou wilt build him a house. And therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
And Absalom said unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. Howbeit, Absalom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister Tamar.
And that doing was a cause of sin. And the people went before the one as far as Dan.
And he made two head pieces of molten brass to set on the tops of the pillars, of five cubits long apiece,
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.
The sons of Kohath: Amminadab and his son Korah, and his son Assir,
But in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone,
And the sons of Josiah were: the eldest son Johanan, the second Jehoakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail thorough the temples of his head into the ground, as he slumbered being weary: And so he died.
Then men told Saul, saying, "Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood." And he said, "Ye have trespassed. But roll a great stone unto me now,
The name of his eldest son was Joel, and the name of the second Abiah, which were judges in Beersheba.
And Joshua took the whole land according to all that the LORD said unto Moses, and gave it a possession unto Israel, every man his part in their tribes: and the land rested from war.
Howbeit, Sisera fled afoot to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor, and the household of Heber the Kenite.
Thus the LORD scattered them from thence upon all the earth. And they left off to build the city.
See thou eat it not, therefore, that it may go well with thee and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt have done that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinned ignorantly with the sin offering before the LORD and reconcile him, and it shall be forgiven him.
But into the second went the high priest alone, once every year: and not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the ignorance of the people.
Thereto, the LORD thy God will send hornets among them until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.