Manasseh passed away and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzzah, and his son Amon replaced him as king.

I will break your strong pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze.

For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay.

After Josiah had done all this for the temple, King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. Josiah marched out to oppose him.

However, she got angry at him and went home to her father's house in Bethlehem in Judah. When she had been there four months,

You must not wear clothing made with wool and linen meshed together.

If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail around your roof to avoid being culpable in the event someone should fall from it.

When the Lord your God destroys the nations whose land he is about to give you and you dispossess them and settle in their cities and houses,

Azariah passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.

What can a person give in exchange for his life?

The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a very serious sin, but now I will go up to the Lord -- perhaps I can make atonement on behalf of your sin."

Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

By day the Lord decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God.

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present.

David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the desert of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.

The Beloved to Her Lover: Oh, how I wish you were my little brother, nursing at my mother's breasts; if I saw you outside, I could kiss you -- surely no one would despise me!

The Lord was furious with Israel and handed them over to King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael's son Ben Hadad for many years.

You must not plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together.

"Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) they went a day's journey. Then they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, "Surely not I, Rabbi?" Jesus replied, "You have said it yourself."

They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each -- a total of two cities;

The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

You are to hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold, set in four silver bases.

He is dragged from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors.

King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took Jehoiachin prisoner.

In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God -- the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire.

"Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O Lord, you said to me, 'Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.'

And if you haven't been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you your own?

"You are to make a table of acacia wood; its length is to be three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches.

They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the Lord provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.

Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter his son.

Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my good friend Stachys.

At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

"Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon's idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man."

The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month:

Here is a message about Arabia: In the thicket of Arabia you spend the night, you Dedanite caravans.

"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!"

Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him; he assassinated him in Ibleam and took his place as king.

"On the eighth day he must take two flawless male lambs, one flawless yearling female lamb, three-tenths of an ephah of choice wheat flour as a grain offering mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil,

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, "Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite."

When Balaam lifted up his eyes, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

The rest of Manasseh's descendants were also assigned land by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

You are the one in whom Israel may find hope. All who leave you will suffer shame. Those who turn away from you will be consigned to the nether world. For they have rejected you, the Lord, the fountain of life.

Instead new wine must be poured into new wineskins.

Finally the woman died too.

I will pour out my anger on you; the fire of my fury I will blow on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, who are skilled in destruction.

He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!

For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: "David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech." Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!

"'I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods.

Then Moses cried out to the Lord, "What will I do with this people? -- a little more and they will stone me!"

You are to beat some of it very fine and put some of it before the ark of the testimony in the tent of meeting where I will meet with you; it is to be most holy to you.

You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.

How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

"'But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, will approach me to minister to me; they will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the sovereign Lord.

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.

David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road.

"'On the Sabbath day, you must offer two unblemished lambs a year old, and two-tenths of an ephah of finely ground flour as a grain offering, mixed with olive oil, along with its drink offering.

For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.

A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.

There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty.

And the priest is to make atonement for the whole community of the Israelites, and they will be forgiven, because it was unintentional and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, and their purification offering before the Lord, for their unintentional offense.

Then he instructed them, "I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king

When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.

Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. "'He will do what is just and right in the land.

Look, the sovereign master sends a strong, powerful one. With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm, with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm, he will knock that crown to the ground with his hand.

Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.

He was afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!"

After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels and gave them to her.

Then Sarai said to Abram, "You have brought this wrong on me! I allowed my servant to have sexual relations with you, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the Lord judge between you and me!"

Treat my Sabbaths as holy and they will be a reminder of our relationship, and then you will know that I am the Lord your God."

The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.

Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked --

"I, the Lord, say: 'O nation of Israel, can I not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay? In my hands, you, O nation of Israel, are just like the clay in this potter's hand.'

"Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

from the Shihor River east of Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory), including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at the other times to seek for omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

I will praise the Lord who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn.

For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

The Lord gives his people strength; the Lord grants his people security.

Then the watchman saw another man running. The watchman called out to the gatekeeper, "There is another man running by himself." The king said, "This one also is bringing good news."

Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, "I do not know this man you are talking about!"

When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge.

They allow their children to run like a flock; their little ones dance about.

Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.

The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant.

Don't be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don't be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.

The enemy broke through the city walls, and all the soldiers tried to escape. They left the city during the night. They went through the gate between the two walls that is near the king's garden. (The Babylonians were all around the city.) Then they headed for the Jordan Valley.

I will bring you out from the nations, and will gather you from the lands where you are scattered, with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm and with an outpouring of rage!

Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!

I will say, 'My dear children of Israel, keep in mind the road you took when you were carried off. Mark off in your minds the landmarks. Make a mental note of telltale signs marking the way back. Return, my dear children of Israel. Return to these cities of yours.

The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights.

All of the officers of the Judahite army and their troops heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to govern. So they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. The officers who came were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite.

"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people. Flee to save your lives. Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins. For it is time for the Lord to wreak his revenge. He will pay Babylonia back for what she has done.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.

So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

The king of Israel said to his servants, "Surely you recognize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, though we are hesitant to reclaim it from the king of Syria."

Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver."

O Lord, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!

For the Lord's allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.

So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.

And there was no water for the community, and so they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.

the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem,

Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king's presence for the rest of his life.

When he blesses you, if the place where he chooses to locate his name is distant,

"'When a woman's discharge of blood flows many days not at the time of her menstruation, or if it flows beyond the time of her menstruation, all the days of her discharge of impurity will be like the days of her menstruation -- she is unclean.

The Lord said to Moses, "Go over before the people; take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile and go.

"Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites, when he manifested such zeal for my sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in my zeal.

You are to put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

If a man inflicts an injury on his fellow citizen, just as he has done it must be done to him --

"'If a man has sexual intercourse with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has exposed his sister's nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity.

After these things Abraham was told, "Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor --

I say to the Lord, "You are the Lord, my only source of well-being."

There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?"

"Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.

because of the God of your father, who will help you, because of the sovereign God, who will bless you with blessings from the sky above, blessings from the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.

I also could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could pile up words against you and I could shake my head at you.

King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man -- a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Then Moses raised his hand, and struck the rock twice with his staff. And water came out abundantly. So the community drank, and their beasts drank too.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will become an orchard and the orchard will be considered a forest.

When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

For there on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord, all the house of Israel will serve me, all of them in the land. I will accept them there, and there I will seek your contributions and your choice gifts, with all your holy things.

"And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, 'This is what you have said: "Our rebellious acts and our sins have caught up with us, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?"'

"Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.

You must follow the Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

For my sake alone I will act, for how can I allow my name to be defiled? I will not share my glory with anyone else!

O Lord, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified.

"When you take a census of the Israelites according to their number, then each man is to pay a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins.

She said, "I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don't refuse me." He said, "Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you."

One of the experts in religious law answered him, "Teacher, when you say these things you insult us too."

And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.'

Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money.

He must also take two male goats from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They replied, "Seven -- and a few small fish."

The Lord will give a mighty shout and intervene in power, with furious anger and flaming, destructive fire, with a driving rainstorm and hailstones.

"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!'

Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were in the Lord's temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute to the king of Assyria.

Take heed because of him, and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, for my name is in him.

"Command the Israelites: 'With regard to my offering, be sure to offer my food for my offering made by fire, as a pleasing aroma to me at its appointed time.'

Then a second time the crowd shouted, "Hallelujah!" The smoke rises from her forever and ever.

Also, take your flocks and your herds, just as you have requested, and leave. But bless me also."

Here is a message about the Desert by the Sea: Like strong winds blowing in the south, one invades from the desert, from a land that is feared.

I also discovered that the grain offerings for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields.

The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.

All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God when they heard how the Lord had fought against Israel's enemies.

He answered, "The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.

Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.

I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.

The dry soil will become a pool of water, the parched ground springs of water. Where jackals once lived and sprawled out, grass, reeds, and papyrus will grow.

He said to his men, "May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord's chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the Lord's chosen one."

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt.

They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel's sons. But the city's name used to be Laish.

The Lord says, "At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.

But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"

Jesus replied, "I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go."

So I said to them, What is this high place you go to?'" (So it is called "High Place" to this day.)

The Lord reigns! The nations tremble. He sits enthroned above the winged angels; the earth shakes.

(Yod) Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned.

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?'

You must not plant your vineyard with two kinds of seed; otherwise the entire yield, both of the seed you plant and the produce of the vineyard, will be defiled.

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home.

If then I do not know the meaning of a language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.

The full moon will be covered up, the bright sun will be darkened; for the Lord who commands armies will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor.

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person -- who can find?

When you examine him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these things we are accusing him of doing."

Nebo, Baal Meon (with a change of name), and Sibmah. They renamed the cities they built.

The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

and 32,000 young women who had never had sexual intercourse with a man.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say, "Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom has come!"

He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel; he also made images of the Baals.

At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: "Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.

But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.

Messengers arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat, "A huge army is attacking you from the other side of the Dead Sea, from the direction of Edom. Look, they are in Hazezon Tamar (that is, En Gedi)."

Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth!

Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.

So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

Among this army were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target.

The word of the Lord came to me:

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.

Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

When the king heard what the prophet cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam, standing at the altar, extended his hand and ordered, "Seize him!" The hand he had extended shriveled up and he could not pull it back.

Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

I have become a brother to jackals and a companion of ostriches.

It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).

By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade, you desecrated your sanctuaries. So I drew fire out from within you; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of all who saw you.

God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

So Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

Tremble, you complacent ones! Shake with fear, you carefree ones! Strip off your clothes and expose yourselves -- put sackcloth on your waist!

After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near the city.

The Israelites said things about the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortress.

However, you may not eat the following animals among those that chew the cud or those that have divided hooves: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger. (Although they chew the cud, they do not have divided hooves and are therefore ritually impure to you).

King Solomon made a sedan chair for himself of wood imported from Lebanon.

On the fourth day we weighed out the silver, the gold, and the vessels in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest, and Eleazar son of Phinehas, who were accompanied by Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui, who were Levites.

"Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them."

"As for you, son of man, take one branch, and write on it, 'For Judah, and for the Israelites associated with him.' Then take another branch and write on it, 'For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.'

The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures threw themselves to the ground and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne, saying: "Amen! Hallelujah!"

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him.

So now, Jeremiah said, "The Lord told me,

"Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?

Don't you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement?

On the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms,

Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years of Jacob's life were 147 in all.

On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul's servants.

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.

When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believers who are with them.

O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us!

So the first one came before him and said, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.'

The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.

"For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.

When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "This man is calling for Elijah."

He prayed: "O Lord God of our ancestors, you are the God who lives in heaven and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no one can stand against you.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the Lord has done.

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.

They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times.

Later, the other virgins came too, saying, 'Lord, lord! Let us in!'

At that time, when David saw that the Lord responded to him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam's reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

Did the word of God begin with you, or did it come to you alone?

Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the Lord.

Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations, ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

And they began making fun of him. But he put them all outside and he took the child's father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was.

After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them.

Please Lord, deliver! Please Lord, grant us success!

He placed troops in all of Judah's fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

besides the Sabbaths of the Lord and all your gifts, votive offerings, and freewill offerings which you must give to the Lord.

"Listen to me, O family of Jacob, all you who are left from the family of Israel, you who have been carried from birth, you who have been supported from the time you left the womb.

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

For these are rebellious people -- they are lying children, children unwilling to obey the Lord's law.

He told his servant, "Go on up and look in the direction of the sea." So he went on up, looked, and reported, "There is nothing." Seven times Elijah sent him to look.

Then Saul said to David, "Here's my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the Lord." For Saul thought, "There's no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!"

If a man has sexual intercourse with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed perversion; their blood guilt is on themselves.

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!

David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God's temple.

The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God's covenant was there in those days;

How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the Lord had handed them over?

"As for the diseased person who has the infection, his clothes must be torn, the hair of his head must be unbound, he must cover his mustache, and he must call out 'Unclean! Unclean!'

They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul.

You shall make yourselves tassels for the four corners of the clothing you wear.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

When the Lord brings you to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, then you will keep this ceremony in this month.

The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

So he asked them the time when his condition began to improve, and they told him, "Yesterday at one o'clock in the afternoon the fever left him."

There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.

telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.'

(Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.)

From the north he comes in golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.

I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations -- to Tarshish, Pul, Lud (known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.

He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measurement, which is also the angel's.

Do you listen in on God's secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."

The rest of the events of Abijah's reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Abijah and Jeroboam had been at war with each other.

Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

Solomon said, "If he is a loyal subject, not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, he will die."

All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.

I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby," says the Lord, "and I will heal them.

So Jonathan told David, "My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.

So the Lord's word to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, and be injured, ensnared, and captured.

The Lord will force you and your king whom you will appoint over you to go away to a people whom you and your ancestors have not known, and you will serve other gods of wood and stone there.

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.

Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.

You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.

Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: "You are just -- the one who is and who was, the Holy One -- because you have passed these judgments,

Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

"'On the eighth day you are to have a holy assembly; you must do no ordinary work on it.

Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!

The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Then Jesus asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.

There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.

He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the Lord, God caused him to succeed.

The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, "Your servant Ben Hadad says, 'Please let me live!'" Ahab replied, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."

But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.

Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),

But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the Lord's people!"

Do not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal. I am the Lord your God.

This is the land that remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites,

Moses went up the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

(Now the flax and the barley were struck by the hail, for the barley had ripened and the flax was in bud.

for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which was counted by the order of Moses, being the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

On the outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers of the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, and the other at the side of the south gate facing north.

Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with the rest of his gear, including his sword, his bow, and even his belt.

Greet Herodion, my compatriot. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

The Lord instructed Joshua:

Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden, O God of Israel, deliverer!

Your neck is like the tower of David built with courses of stones; one thousand shields are hung on it -- all shields of valiant warriors.

When she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried before me there on these charges?"

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.

and after several years went down to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle to honor Jehoshaphat and those who came with him. He persuaded him to join in an attack against Ramoth Gilead.

who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

Then they too will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?'

All of Adonijah's guests panicked; they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.

Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!

These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.

Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land.

For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.

The Lord who rules over all spoke about Edom. "Is wisdom no longer to be found in Teman? Can Edom's counselors not give her any good advice? Has all of their wisdom turned bad?

From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.

His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,

Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

But Abram said, "O sovereign Lord, by what can I know that I am to possess it?"

The Lord said to Moses, "I will do this thing also that you have requested, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name."

For the Lord your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently.

He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"

You must stone him to death because he tried to entice you away from the Lord your God, who delivered you from the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.

He said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

The Lord's messenger went out and killed 185,000 troops in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses!

When all the community saw that Aaron was dead, the whole house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.

but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!"

Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."

The people who do this will be blessed, the people who commit themselves to obedience, who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, who refrain from doing anything that is wrong.

Jonadab replied to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes in to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come in so she can fix some food for me. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I can watch. Then I will eat from her hand.'"

But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.

Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.

The sovereign master will give you distress to eat and suffering to drink; but your teachers will no longer be hidden; your eyes will see them.

Ahab told Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grazing areas so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill some of the animals."

Then I said, "O Lord, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.

Come out, O maidens of Zion, and gaze upon King Solomon! He is wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on his wedding day, on the most joyous day of his life!

But David could not go before it to seek God's will, for he was afraid of the sword of the Lord's messenger.

They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!

Ahab passed away. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.

On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard who served the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem.

I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, "When will I be able to go and appear in God's presence?"

They replied, "We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

Someone told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you."

The word of the Lord came to me:

For this is what the sovereign master has told me: "Go, post a guard! He must report what he sees.

The Lover to His Beloved: My darling, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as awe-inspiring as bannered armies!

The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.

They took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh; then they fasted for seven days.

Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me." But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

You thoroughly defeated Edom and it has gone to your head! Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?"

Dogs will eat the members of your family who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country."' Indeed, the Lord has announced it!

The Beloved to Her Lover: "I have already taken off my robe -- must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet -- must I soil them again?"

Its posts were made of silver; its back was made of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple wool; its interior was inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the Lord our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt in the south.

I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!"

For the thing is very near you -- it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it.

Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.

As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship's boat under control.

So Saul arose and went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

So now, come, let's make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace."

Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins; do not allow such sins to control me. Then I will be blameless, and innocent of blatant rebellion.

Instead you must worship the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt by his great power and military ability; bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him.

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.

"I have heard many things like these before. What miserable comforters are you all!

So I, the Lord, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn.

Ahithophel was the king's adviser; Hushai the Arkite was the king's confidant.

I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!

If the God of my father -- the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears -- had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night."

Then he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, "I will support you; my army and horses are at your disposal."

Goliath stood and called to Israel's troops, "Why do you come out to prepare for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man so he may come down to me!

This is a message about the animals in the Negev: Through a land of distress and danger, inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions, by snakes and darting adders, they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys, their riches on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot help them.

then his flesh is restored like a youth's; he returns to the days of his youthful vigor.

For you are about to cross the Jordan to possess the land the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess and inhabit it.

But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia -- for I will be going through Macedonia --

Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus.

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

The Beloved's Brothers: We have a little sister, and as yet she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?

Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?

There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver's loom.

Then they went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beer Sheba.

The Lord appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."

Whenever Moses would raise his hands, then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest his hands, then Amalek prevailed.

So the victory of that day was turned to mourning as far as all the people were concerned. For the people heard on that day, "The king is grieved over his son."

And Moses removed Aaron's garments and put them on his son Eleazar. So Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. And Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake.

Those numbered in his division are 59,300.

He removed from the entrance to the Lord's temple the statues of horses that the kings of Judah had placed there in honor of the sun god. (They were kept near the room of Nathan Melech the eunuch, which was situated among the courtyards.) He burned up the chariots devoted to the sun god.

Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

The king of Assyria deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

Then Jesus asked, "Who was it who touched me?" When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!"

Every firstling of a donkey you must redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you must break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

Your servant has found favor with you, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I am not able to escape to the mountains because this disaster will overtake me and I'll die.

"As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah's time, when I vowed that the waters of Noah's flood would never again cover the earth. In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you.

Now the famine was severe in the land.

Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

As Aaron spoke to the whole community of the Israelites and they looked toward the desert, there the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud,

Haughty eyes and a proud heart -- the agricultural product of the wicked is sin.

He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

The Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem: "Do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!"

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

"How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?

"Does a wise man answer with blustery knowledge, or fill his belly with the east wind?

Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

When David got up the next morning, the Lord had already spoken to Gad the prophet, David's seer:

Now the temple was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.

and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

Asa did what the Lord his God desired and approved.

Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name 'Israel,' and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the Lord, and invoke the God of Israel -- but not in an honest and just manner.

This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!'"

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them, 'I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.'"

Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock, and he said to them, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you?"

That day he also announced a sign, "This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: The altar will be split open and the ashes on it will fall to the ground."

"On six days you may labor, but on the seventh day you must rest; even at the time of plowing and of harvest you are to rest.

They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.

When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord's spirit empowered him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in fire, and they melted away from his hands.

Samuel did what the Lord told him. When he arrived in Bethlehem, the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They said, "Do you come in peace?"

You must give them the best of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.

"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean.

It then turned toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea near Hebel, Aczib,

So Abigail quickly took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five prepared sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred lumps of pressed figs. She loaded them on donkeys

Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain and pitched his tents next to Sodom.

They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. Then all humankind will recognize that I am the Lord, your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob."

Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name." So God named him Israel.

And now, what do we have here?" says the Lord. "Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing, those who rule over them taunt," says the Lord, "and my name is constantly slandered all day long.

They went up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, Moab wails. Every head is shaved bare, every beard is trimmed off.

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby. It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out for help, saying, "I am done in! My life is ebbing away before these murderers!"

I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations.

I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony -- and the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds!

For seven days you must present a gift to the Lord. On the eighth day there is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must present a gift to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly day; you must not do any regular work.

Joash did what the Lord approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

Or has God ever before tried to deliver a nation from the middle of another nation, accompanied by judgments, signs, wonders, war, strength, power, and other very terrifying things like the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

The Lord was with him; he succeeded in all his endeavors. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him.

and make it into an incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer. It is to be finely ground, and pure and sacred.

Jonathan said to him, "By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing large or small without making me aware of it. Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won't happen!"

from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each -- a total of three cities.

You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl -- the first row;

You must count fifty days -- until the day after the seventh Sabbath -- and then you must present a new grain offering to the Lord.

I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.'

Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She replied, 'The daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.' I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.

At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.

After these things I looked, and the temple (the tent of the testimony) was opened in heaven,

You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.

Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper.

And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

How beautiful you are! How lovely, O love, with your delights!

A prayer of David. Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.

Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the Lord will live safely by him; he protects him all the time, and the Lord places him on his chest.

They baked cakes of bread without yeast using the dough they had brought from Egypt, for it was made without yeast -- because they were thrust out of Egypt and were not able to delay, they could not prepare food for themselves either.

But in the seventh year you must let it lie fallow and leave it alone so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave any animal in the field may eat; you must do likewise with your vineyard and your olive grove.

Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, -- prophesy, son of man -- and say to the breath: 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.'"

Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

and they said to Moses, "Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert? What in the world have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'

But he said to me, "Do not do this! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey the words of this book. Worship God!"

These kings have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

And also on that day," says the Lord who rules over all, "I will remove the names of the idols from the land and they will never again be remembered. Moreover, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.

He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.

Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.

"Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him melt down the silver that has been brought by the people to the Lord's temple and has been collected by the guards at the door.

For I, the Lord, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people, Israel and Judah,' says the Lord. 'I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again.'"

On this mountain he will swallow up the shroud that is over all the peoples, the woven covering that is over all the nations;

Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter -- one that remains trustworthy.

For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens.

Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.

you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

Jesse presented seven of his sons to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen any of these."

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?

"How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.

Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn't kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.

In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength and the strength of your father's house. There will not be an old man in your house!

Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.

"You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

"When you enter the land of Canaan which I am about to give to you for a possession, and I put a diseased infection in a house in the land you are to possess,

May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly in plain sight of all the Egyptians.

So the name of that place was called Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people that craved different food.

since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!"

But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I do not know you!'

But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar -- not that I had some charge to bring against my own people.

Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly."

"You will take much seed to the field but gather little harvest, because locusts will consume it.

The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord. His actions angered the Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam's dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam's.

The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

Hurai from the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.

This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses.

and on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

you may convert the tithe into money, secure the money, and travel to the place the Lord your God chooses for himself.

"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from me and has not done what I told him to do." Samuel became angry and he cried out to the Lord all that night.

They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.

But if you do not believe what Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?"

David's men said to him, "This is the day about which the Lord said to you, 'I will give your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems appropriate to you.'" So David got up and quietly cut off an edge of Saul's robe.

Zedekiah's sons were executed while Zedekiah was forced to watch. The king of Babylon then had Zedekiah's eyes put out, bound him in bronze chains, and carried him off to Babylon.

Before he had finished praying, there came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah (Milcah was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor).

They rejected his rules, the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and the laws he had commanded them to obey. They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to the Lord. They copied the practices of the surrounding nations in blatant disregard of the Lord's command.