You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

The people contended with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!

Then Saul said, "Listen, son of Ahitub." He replied, "Here I am, my lord."

See, I have parceled out to your tribes these remaining nations, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the nations I defeated.

and bring the heifer down to a wadi with flowing water, to a valley that is neither plowed nor sown. There at the wadi they are to break the heifer's neck.

But his master said to him, "We should not stop at a foreign city where non-Israelites live. We will travel on to Gibeah."

So Moses took the staff from before the Lord, just as he commanded him.

Then on the eighth day he is to take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and he is to present himself before the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent and give them to the priest,

They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

put fire in them, and set incense on them before the Lord tomorrow, and the man whom the Lord chooses will be holy. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!"

These people continually and blatantly offend me as they sacrifice in their sacred orchards and burn incense on brick altars.

You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me -- you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

What has been done on this day the Lord has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.

the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses.

Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord's temple and spread it out before the Lord.

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "The Lord, the God who rules over all, the God of Israel, says, 'You must surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon. If you do, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down. Indeed, you and your whole family will be spared.

"Do not get married and do not have children here in this land.

"I will punish them in four different ways: I will have war kill them. I will have dogs drag off their dead bodies. I will have birds and wild beasts devour and destroy their corpses.

who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

They will surrender their stronghold because of fear; their officers will be afraid of the Lord's battle flag." This is what the Lord says -- the one whose fire is in Zion, whose firepot is in Jerusalem.

The Lord is about to deliver me, and we will celebrate with music for the rest of our lives in the Lord's temple."

They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,

For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.

Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!" Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease, the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear from the earth.

You deserve praise, O Lord! Teach me your statutes!

O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

They are soaked by mountain rains and huddle in the rocks because they lack shelter.

I will give you sincere thanks, when I learn your just regulations.

Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."

the voices of the nobles fell silent, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Let the nations thank you, O God! Let all the nations thank you!

Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring the ark of the Lord's covenant and the holy items dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built to honor the Lord."

The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973;

So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, "Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?" They said, "Attack! God will hand it over to the king."

These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,

He was still talking to them when the messenger approached and said, "Look, the Lord is responsible for this disaster! Why should I continue to wait for the Lord to help?"

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?"

But the prophet said to the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I could not go with you and eat and drink in this place.

Then David instructed his men, "Each of you strap on your sword!" So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.

Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn, followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

saying, "Take home great wealth, a lot of cattle, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a lot of clothing. Divide up the goods captured from your enemies with your brothers."

discard the clothing she was wearing when captured, and stay in your house, lamenting for her father and mother for a full month. After that you may have sexual relations with her and become her husband and she your wife.

The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies.

The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.

Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it.

"You are to bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

Every conversion value must be calculated by the standard of the sanctuary shekel; twenty gerahs to the shekel.

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!

But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the men who went to investigate the land, lived.

Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200.

If, however, the scall spreads further on the skin after his purification,

When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians." That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

she called for her household servants and said to them, "See, my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to have sex with me, but I screamed loudly.

I will bring them out from among the peoples and gather them from foreign countries; I will bring them to their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams and all the inhabited places of the land.

But he denied it in front of them all: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and left.

Realize that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. They hear your words, but they do not obey them.

This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

When the prescribed period is over, on the eighth day and thereafter the priests will offer up on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; I will accept you, declares the sovereign Lord."

I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.

so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, both young and old. They will be in undergarments and barefoot, with the buttocks exposed; the Egyptians will be publicly humiliated.

I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.

Moreover, the Lord says to the people of Zion, "Your injuries are incurable; your wounds are severe.

If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David's succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.

Instead Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led off all the Judean remnant who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered.

Therefore, the Lord says, "Ask the people of other nations whether they have heard of anything like this. Israel should have been like a virgin. But she has done something utterly revolting!

The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.

You who are far away, listen to what I have done! You who are close by, recognize my strength!"

I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

when the dust hardens into a mass, and the clumps of earth stick together?

Deliver me from the sword! Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs!

With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively, and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness.

Job has not directed his words to me, and so I will not reply to him with your arguments.

These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify their family connection or their ancestry, as to whether they were really from Israel):

Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God's temple.

They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the Lord. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.

I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent."'"

His relatives through Eliezer included: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son, and Shelomith his son.

Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. They chased the Philistines to the valley and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

So they commanded the Benjaminites, "Go hide in the vineyards,

but then he may go free, he and his children with him, and may return to his family and to the property of his ancestors.

They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king what they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.

The southern side started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and extended westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

"Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, her husband can confirm or nullify.

Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each -- a total of four cities;

You are to make its pots for the ashes, its shovels, its tossing bowls, its meat hooks, and its fire pans -- you are to make all its utensils of bronze.

Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam along the way after you left Egypt.

The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

"Son of man, wail over the horde of Egypt. Bring it down; bring her and the daughters of powerful nations down to the lower parts of the earth, along with those who descend to the pit.

The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the temple of the Lord, as well as the movable stands and the large bronze basin called the "The Sea." They took all the bronze to Babylon.

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

They continually say to those who reject what the Lord has said, 'Things will go well for you!' They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts, 'Nothing bad will happen to you!'

But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the Lord, affirm it!"

Therefore desert creatures and jackals will live there. Ostriches will dwell in it too. But no people will ever live there again. No one will dwell there for all time to come.

The fishermen will mourn and lament, all those who cast a fishhook into the river, and those who spread out a net on the water's surface will grieve.

"See how Babylon has been captured! See how the pride of the whole earth has been taken! See what an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations!

Indeed, the Lord knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

Early in the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam.

Your very best valleys were full of chariots; horsemen confidently took their positions at the gate.

He shot his arrows and scattered them, many lightning bolts and routed them.

Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!

He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient to the law of the Lord.

They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.

Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.

so that the godless man should not rule, and not lay snares for the people.

In the cities of the priests, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in making disbursements to their fellow priests according to their divisions, regardless of age.

The Lord did as he asked. When he got up the next morning, he squeezed the fleece, and enough dew dripped from it to fill a bowl.

The rest of the events of Jehoiakim's reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this.

for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand,

So the Lord sent a plague through Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.

and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them, "The king's son will rule, just as the Lord promised David's descendants.

He issued this edict because a Passover like this had not been observed since the days of the judges; it was neglected for the entire period of the kings of Israel and Judah.

because they have done evil in my sight and have angered me from the time their ancestors left Egypt right up to this very day!'"

Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

The rest of the events of Elah's reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom.

That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimeah, killed him.

Furthermore, their two sons are there with them, Zadok's son Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan. You must send them to me with any information you hear."

Then when many disasters and distresses overcome them this song will testify against them, for their descendants will not forget it. I know the intentions they have in mind today, even before I bring them to the land I have promised."

You must offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs each one year old, all of them without blemish.

The gift was for those in the following locations: for those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;

It crossed to the slope in front of the Arabah to the north and descended into the Arabah.

And when the Jubilee of the Israelites is to take place, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe."

But if her husband remains completely silent about her from day to day, he thus confirms all her vows or all her obligations which she is under; he confirms them because he remained silent about when he heard them.

One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.

"'Any bed the man with a discharge lies on will be unclean, and any furniture he sits on will be unclean.

Does a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground?

On the ceremonially pure lampstand he must arrange the lamps before the Lord continually.

"Look, a nation has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Come now and put a curse on them for me; perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out."

Then the one who brought the offering must remove all its fat (just as the fat of the sheep is removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar on top of the other gifts of the Lord. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed and he will be forgiven.

the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests.

I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and multiply it; I will not bring a famine on you.

chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chief lists in the land of Seir.

They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.

The word of the Lord came to me:

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

Those who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will acquire insight.

I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. He will become a protector of the residents of Jerusalem and of the people of Judah.

I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor, and your amazing deeds!

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

The Elamites picked up the quiver, and came with chariots and horsemen; the men of Kir prepared the shield.

He told the Levites, who instructed all Israel about things consecrated to the Lord, "Place the holy ark in the temple which King Solomon son of David of Israel built. Don't carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel!

May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May the Lord be praised!"

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.

The sixth, assigned the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam, the supervisor of the palace, and Elkanah, the king's second-in-command.

Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success!"

All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.

From the brightness in front of him came coals of fire.

Elisha called to Gehazi and said, "Get the Shunammite woman." So he did so and she came to him. He said to her, "Take your son."

Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, and kill him, though this is not a capital case since he did not hate him at the time of the accident.

the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt."

The Levite said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That's where I'm from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I'm heading home. But no one has invited me into their home.

Then all the people returned to their homes, and David went to pronounce a blessing on his family.

You must offer a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs one year old without blemish.

When they enter the tent of meeting, they must wash with water so that they do not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made by fire to the Lord,

There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.

Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they annihilated it just as they had done to Lachish.

I myself will also walk in hostility against you and strike you seven times on account of your sins.

While she was giving birth, one child put out his hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."

Now Moses had assigned land to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites.

Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went out to meet them outside the camp.

But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.

He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.

On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt to a land which I had picked out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

You are to make two rings of gold and put them on the other two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is on the inner side of the ephod.

God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.

a lizard you can catch with the hand, but it gets into the palaces of the king.

I, the Lord, tell you not to be afraid, you descendants of Jacob, my servant, for I am with you. Though I completely destroy all the nations where I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will indeed discipline you but only in due measure. I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished."

I will chase after them with war, starvation, and disease. I will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to them. I will make them examples of those who are cursed, objects of horror, hissing scorn, and ridicule among all the nations where I exile them.

Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.

The mother who had seven children will grow faint. All the breath will go out of her. Her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life. It will seem as if the sun had set while it was still day. She will suffer shame and humiliation. I will cause any of them who are still left alive to be killed in war by the onslaughts of their enemies," says the Lord.

Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the silver that had been brought to God's temple. The Levites who guarded the door had collected it from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim and from all who were left in Israel, as well as from all the people of Judah and Benjamin and the residents of Jerusalem.

which the clouds pour down and shower on humankind abundantly.

He ordered the altars of the Baals to be torn down, and broke the incense altars that were above them. He smashed the Asherah poles, idols and images, crushed them up and sprinkled the dust over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.

And further, when you say that his anger does not punish, and that he does not know transgression!

These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

The one who touches them must use an iron instrument or the wooden shaft of a spear. They are completely burned up right where they lie!"

the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives -- twelve in all,

But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, such a Passover of the Lord was observed in Jerusalem.

These were the cities of refuge appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly.

The Lord will single him out for judgment from all the tribes of Israel according to all the curses of the covenant written in this scroll of the law.

He replied, "Yes, go and say to your master, 'Elijah is back.'"

David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?" He said to him, "Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!"

And on the fifteenth day of this month is the festival. For seven days bread made without yeast must be eaten.

One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.

His eyes will be dark from wine, and his teeth white from milk.

They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.

the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water.

They traveled from Iim and camped in Dibon-gad.

But when the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys;

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Number all the firstborn males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash their hands and their feet from it.

So Jacob said to him, "Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word." So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.

Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

They will ask the way to Zion; they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the Lord in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten.

I will call for a sword to attack Gog on all my mountains, declares the sovereign Lord; every man's sword will be against his brother.

He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land

"'As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Each of you go and serve your idols, if you will not listen to me. But my holy name will not be profaned again by your sacrifices and your idols.

For a moth will eat away at them like clothes; a clothes moth will devour them like wool. But the vindication I provide will be permanent; the deliverance I give will last."

and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

"Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine?

People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon and plot how to destroy Moab, saying, 'Come, let's put an end to that nation!' City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. A destructive army will march against you.

But in that time they will affirm them with 'I swear as surely as the Lord lives who delivered the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them.' At that time I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors."

For I looked forward to the day of vengeance, and then payback time arrived.

For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.

They said to him, "Are you at all aware that King Baalis of Ammon has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to kill you?" But Gedaliah son of Ahikam would not believe them.

So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the people who were living in Jerusalem.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.

He has with him mere human strength, but the Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!" The army was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.

Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night." When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror.

but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow!

for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?"

The land of Judah will humiliate Egypt. Everyone who hears about Judah will be afraid because of what the Lord who commands armies is planning to do to them.

I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

You grant him his heart's desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah)

what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

if the members of my household have never said, 'If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job's meat!' --

the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,

and then you are careful to observe all these commandments I am giving you today (namely, to love the Lord your God and to always walk in his ways), then you must add three more cities to these three.

All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, "Attack Ramoth Gilead! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king!"

While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab's family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them.

Since you did not obey the Lord and did not carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites, the Lord has done this thing to you today.

So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. Then the girl's father said to the man, "Why not stay another night and have a good time!"

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces throughout the territory occupied by Israel, because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity in Israel.

a wise woman called out from the city, "Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab, 'Come near so that I may speak to you.'"

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

No man from the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a physical flaw may step forward to present the Lord's gifts; he has a physical flaw, so he must not step forward to present the food of his God.

Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

Pharaoh should do this -- he should appoint officials throughout the land to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

You shall do the same to his donkey, his clothes, or anything else your neighbor has lost and you have found; you must not refuse to get involved.

"'For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

The priest must then examine the scall on the seventh day, and if the scall has not spread on the skin and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, then the priest is to pronounce him clean. So he is to wash his clothes and be clean.

and the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you may return and be free of your obligation to the Lord and to Israel. This land will then be your possession in the Lord's sight.

and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

Please take my present that was brought to you, for God has been generous to me and I have all I need." When Jacob urged him, he took it.

He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and tied up before their eyes.

And on this very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their regiments.

So he said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" "We know him," they said.

Then, when my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.'"

saying, "Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who hit you?"

I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night, 'Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.'

They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.

Then say, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: O city, who spills blood within herself (which brings on her doom), and who makes herself idols (which results in impurity),

Have you not copied their behavior and practiced their abominable deeds? In a short time you became even more depraved in all your conduct than they were!

You are the daughter of your mother, who detested her husband and her sons, and you are the sister of your sisters who detested their husbands and their sons. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

Each one says, 'Come on, I'll get some wine! Let's guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We'll have everything we want!'

He said through them, 'Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.

"You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon's sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

"You who live along the rivers of Babylon, the time of your end has come. You who are rich in plundered treasure, it is time for your lives to be cut off.

Through your messengers you taunted the sovereign master, 'With my many chariots I climbed up the high mountains, the slopes of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars and its best evergreens. I invaded its most remote regions, its thickest woods.

For tyrants will disappear, those who taunt will vanish, and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated --

A drought will come upon her land; her rivers and canals will be dried up. All of this will happen because her land is filled with idols. Her people act like madmen because of those idols they fear.

The Lord told Jeremiah, "Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite

And you have acted even more wickedly than your ancestors! Each one of you has followed the stubborn inclinations of your own wicked heart and not obeyed me.

In their streets they wear sackcloth; on their roofs and in their town squares all of them wail, they fall down weeping.

What right do you have to be here? What relatives do you have buried here? Why do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here? He chisels out his burial site in an elevated place, he carves out his tomb on a cliff.

I will pray to God, my high ridge: "Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?"

"This is what Hezekiah says: 'This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.

Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

The sea is his, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them.

The Lord God of Israel deserves praise in the future and forevermore! We agree! We agree!

My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.

Then I will rejoice in the Lord and be happy because of his deliverance.

but have instead followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. You encouraged the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord, just as the family of Ahab does in Israel. You also killed your brothers, members of your father's family, who were better than you.

The rest of the events of Hezekiah's reign, including his faithful deeds, are recorded in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz, included in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

But if he does not wash his clothes and does not bathe his body, he will bear his punishment for iniquity.'"

"'But if he brings a sheep as his offering, for a sin offering, he must bring a flawless female.

For these past two years there has been famine in the land and for five more years there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

"When someone has a diseased infection, he must be brought to the priest.

He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are young, and that I have to look after the sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven too hard for even a single day, all the animals will die.

You are to take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration; you are to wave it as a wave offering before the Lord, and it is to be your share.

Give the signal to attack Babylon's wall! Bring more guards! Post them all around the city! Put men in ambush! For the Lord will do what he has planned. He will do what he said he would do to the people of Babylon.

Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn in the field because there is no grass.

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence.

O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders,

This is what the sovereign Lord says: No foreigner, who is uncircumcised in heart and flesh among all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, will enter into my sanctuary.

Isaiah replied, "This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said:

People of Jerusalem, go up to Lebanon and cry out in mourning. Go to the land of Bashan and cry out loudly. Cry out in mourning from the mountains of Moab. For your allies have all been defeated.

The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies.

His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!

I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

Indeed, the cries of distress echo throughout Moabite territory; their wailing can be heard in Eglaim and Beer Elim.

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah)

Arrows do not make it flee; slingstones become like chaff to it.

Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.

Come! Witness the exploits of the Lord, who brings devastation to the earth!

then he reveals to them what they have done, and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly.

and 736 horses, 245 mules,

The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the Lord's temple.

The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

So do not say, 'We have found wisdom! God will refute him, not man!'

the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

He posted guards at the gates of the Lord's temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.

"As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them, "Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her." The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the Lord's temple.

So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner's grave and all the people wept too.

Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai.

with one-tenth of an ephah of finely ground flour as a grain offering mixed with one quarter of a hin of pressed olive oil.

So Achish summoned David and said to him, "As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you serving with me in the army. I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion of the leaders, you are not reliable.

So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord's inheritance, saying, 'Go on, serve other gods!'

They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper sacrifices; for they will enjoy the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores.

and the Lord commissioned Joshua son of Nun, "Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you."

and her husband heard about it, but remained silent about her, and did not overrule her, then all her vows will stand, and every obligation which she pledged for herself will stand.

"Number the people from twenty years old and upward, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt."

The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites;

He must purify himself with water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and the seventh day, then he will not be clean.

Anyone who enters the house all the days the priest has quarantined it will be unclean until evening.

Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went."

The Lord spoke to Moses:

Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, the cupbearer and the baker,

Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.'

The messengers returned to Jacob and said, "We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him."

"Drink, my lord," she replied, and quickly lowering her jug to her hands, she gave him a drink.

These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.

So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.

The first of all the first fruits and all contributions of any kind will be for the priests; you will also give to the priest the first portion of your dough, so that a blessing may rest on your house.

"'See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.

For her blood was in it; she poured it on an exposed rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.

But the one who will rescue them is strong. He is known as the Lord who rules over all. He will strongly champion their cause. As a result he will bring peace and rest to the earth, but trouble and turmoil to the people who inhabit Babylonia.

"Go to the Rechabite community. Invite them to come into one of the side rooms of the Lord's temple and offer them some wine to drink."

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,

Edom will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns that were around them. No one will live there. No human being will settle in it," says the Lord.

But all who destroyed you will be destroyed. All your enemies will go into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered. I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged.

For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them.

Turn aside from the way, stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel."

I, the Lord, protect it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day, so no one can harm it.

When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning.

Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes,

The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines.

Hezekiah was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made storehouses for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, and all his other valuable possessions.

An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for a hundred talents of silver.

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

The fifth, assigned the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

and said, "O Lord, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going." So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

The Philistine said to David, "Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!"

Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!"

Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord.

Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the Lord's temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.

Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and this son of Jesse? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf, so that he opposes me and waits in ambush, as is the case today!"

When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer's army.

For the Lord our God took us and our fathers out of slavery in the land of Egypt and performed these awesome miracles before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations.

"The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day.

for those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach,

So Moses brought their case before the Lord.

A clay vessel which the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed in water.

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.

Then Moses replied, "If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

They must be responsible to care for you and to care for the entire tabernacle. However, they must not come near the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die.

and told Moses, "The people are bringing much more than is needed for the completion of the work which the Lord commanded us to do!"

He made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long,

Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends.

So Moses did as the Lord commanded him -- this is what he did.

as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron's city.

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

The son of Dan: Hushim.

Then Rebekah and her female servants mounted the camels and rode away with the man. So Abraham's servant took Rebekah and left.

Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter and merriment. I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.

And aren't all his sisters here with us? Where did he get all this?"

Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What prompted you to do this thing?"

You will drain it dry, gnaw its pieces, and tear out your breasts, for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.

But correct the way you have been living and do what is right. Obey the Lord your God. If you do, the Lord will forgo destroying you as he threatened he would.

He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

"'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days that I would bring you against them?

Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!

"Son of man, prophesy and say: 'This is what the Lord says: "'A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.

But suppose a nation or a kingdom will not be subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Suppose it will not submit to the yoke of servitude to him. I, the Lord, affirm that I will punish that nation. I will use the king of Babylon to punish it with war, starvation, and disease until I have destroyed it.

I told King Zedekiah of Judah the same thing. I said, "Submit to the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon. Be subject to him and his people. Then you will continue to live.

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations.

Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!

would not God discover it, for he knows one's thoughts?

You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced; you can see all my enemies.

Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth. (Selah)

This is the Lord's work. We consider it amazing!

Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the Lord followed him in.

We reflect on your loyal love, O God, within your temple.

Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise!

Pay attention, Job -- listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.

then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.

After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace.

When evening arrives he must wash himself with water and then at sunset he may reenter the camp.

The king said to him, "How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?"

From the descendants of Hebron: Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives.

Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Achli,

He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

And he has put it in his heart to teach, he and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities twenty-six thousand sword-wielding soldiers, besides seven hundred well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.

"'And its drink offering must be one quarter of a hin for each lamb. You must pour out the strong drink as a drink offering to the Lord in the holy place.

These cities were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and not be so presumptuous again.

But those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons. They were responsible for the needs of the sanctuary and for the needs of the Israelites, but the unauthorized person who approached was to be put to death.

Anyone who even comes close to the tabernacle of the Lord will die! Are we all to die?"

It is to belong to Aaron and to his sons from the Israelites, by a perpetual ordinance, for it is a contribution. It is to be a contribution from the Israelites from their peace offerings, their contribution to the Lord.

You are to make a grating for it, a network of bronze, and you are to make on the network four bronze rings on its four corners.

On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the Simeonites, presented an offering.

When she had done so, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have drunk as much as they want."

The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.

The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph's care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand my sheep from their hand. I will no longer let them be shepherds; the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore. I will rescue my sheep from their mouth, so that they will no longer be food for them.

There were closed windows toward the alcoves and toward their jambs within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. There were windows all around the inside, and on each jamb were decorative palm trees.

I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken!

you are guilty because of the blood you shed and defiled by the idols you made. You have hastened the day of your doom; the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations, an object to be mocked by all lands.

When that time comes, no guilt will be found in Israel. No sin will be found in Judah. For I will forgive those of them I have allowed to survive. I, the Lord, affirm it!'"

"People of Judah, get out of Babylon quickly! Leave the land of Babylonia! Be the first to depart! Be like the male goats that lead the herd.

You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool -- but you did not trust in the one who made it; you did not depend on the one who formed it long ago!

Cries of anguish raised from Heshbon and Elealeh will be sounded as far as Jahaz. They will be sounded from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. For even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.

Some of your very own descendants whom you father will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"

How can we sing a song to the Lord in a foreign land?

He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.

"From its earliest days Moab has lived undisturbed. It has never been taken into exile. Its people are like wine allowed to settle undisturbed on its dregs, never poured out from one jar to another. They are like wine which tastes like it always did, whose aroma has remained unchanged.

Moab will spread out its hands in the middle of it, just as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim; the Lord will bring down Moab's pride as it spreads its hands.

Isaiah said to them, "Tell your master this: 'This is what the Lord says: "Don't be afraid because of the things you have heard -- these insults the king of Assyria's servants have hurled against me.

You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins.

lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.

then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above.

Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.

remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young ox.

Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance.

The deep says, 'It is not with me.' And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

Therefore, he knows their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

the descendants of Harim: 320;

The one who committed manslaughter should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.

When Athaliah heard the royal guard shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd at the Lord's temple.

The Lord was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why are you following these gods that could not deliver their own people from your power?"

He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.

He also made two doors out of wood from evergreens; each door had two folding leaves.

So Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were very angry at Judah and returned home incensed.

son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,

They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, looking for pasture for their sheep.

The rest of the events of Zechariah's reign are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you don't go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!"

Your children will be cursed, as well as the produce of your soil, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.

It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and extended to the Jordan River.

But if he should nullify them after he has heard them, then he will bear her iniquity."

Then we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

This is how you are to deal with all those cities located far from you, those that do not belong to these nearby nations.

I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the Lord, to perform the duties of the tent of meeting.

He must then examine the infection on the seventh day. If the infection has spread in the garment, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in the leather -- whatever the article into which the leather was made -- the infection is a malignant disease. It is unclean.

Then he must remove all of its fat (just as fat was removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing aroma to the Lord. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf and he will be forgiven.

it is a chronic disease on the skin of his body, so the priest is to pronounce him unclean. The priest must not merely quarantine him, for he is unclean.

"You know how I have worked for you," Jacob replied, "and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

You must use just balances, a just dry measure (an ephah), and a just liquid measure (a bath).

I will increase the number of people and animals on you; they will increase and be fruitful. I will cause you to be inhabited as in ancient times, and will do more good for you than at the beginning of your history. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

So Abimelech commanded all the people, "Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death."

"'Be ready and stay ready, you and all your companies assembled around you, and be a guard for them.

The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, including all kinds of men; even Sabeans were brought from the desert. The sisters put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!

"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and his hordes: "'Who are you like in your greatness?

"Make an announcement throughout Egypt. Proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes. 'Take your positions and prepare to do battle. For the enemy army is destroying all the nations around you.'

At Tahpanhes the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

The Lord God of Israel told Jeremiah to go and give King Zedekiah of Judah a message. He told Jeremiah to tell him, "The Lord says, 'I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon and he will burn it down.

You, Pashhur, and all your household will go into exile in Babylon. You will die there and you will be buried there. The same thing will happen to all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.'"

Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the Lord has blessed them."

Look, they are like straw, which the fire burns up; they cannot rescue themselves from the heat of the flames. There are no coals to warm them, no firelight to enjoy.

I was angry at my people; I defiled my special possession and handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you even placed a very heavy burden on old people.

along with the plants by the mouth of the river. All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away.

Yet the children born during your time of bereavement will say within your hearing, 'This place is too cramped for us, make room for us so we can live here.'

His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them," says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.

Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)

All your leaders ran away together -- they fled to a distant place; all your refugees were captured together -- they were captured without a single arrow being shot.

They were banished from the community -- people shouted at them like they would shout at thieves --

He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in God's temple that were in the care of Obed-Edom, the riches in the royal palace, and some hostages. Then he went back to Samaria.

All who possessed precious stones donated them to the treasury of the Lord's temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.

The events of Asa's reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

Because of their distress, they turned back to the Lord God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them.

The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.

Aaron said, "Do not let your anger burn hot, my lord; you know these people, that they tend to evil.

He then told his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This is the western border.

These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.

You are to make poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold,

Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

Then Moses spoke to the Israelites and they brought the one who cursed outside the camp and stoned him with stones. So the Israelites did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

then the priest is to examine it, and if the scall has spread on the skin the priest is not to search further for reddish yellow hair. The person is unclean.

"When a man or a woman has an infection on the head or in the beard,

But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the people who are with you. I give you as food to every kind of bird and every wild beast.

A sword will come against Egypt and panic will overtake Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt and they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.

Damascus was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods and of all your wealth: wine from Helbon, white wool from Zahar,

"Everything is fine," the man in charge of Joseph's household told them. "Don't be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel

My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror.

The young men of On and of Pi-beseth will die by the sword; and the cities will go into captivity.

When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!

Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the Lord, affirm it!

You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place.

The word of the Lord came to me:

Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.

Those who trust in idols will turn back and be utterly humiliated, those who say to metal images, 'You are our gods.'"

but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

In my time of trouble I cry out to you, for you will answer me.

O God, your deeds are extraordinary! What god can compare to our great God?

The Lord demonstrates his power to deliver; in the sight of the nations he reveals his justice.

They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried.

Benaiah was the leader of the thirty warriors and his division; his son was Ammizabad.

Saul replied, "I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won't harm you, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!"

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.

"But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,

When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.

Jehochanan the commander led 280,000,

then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them.

Then you must inscribe on them all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, said to you.

Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon -- a total of six cities and their towns.

then you must cut off her hand -- do not pity her.

The first lamb you must offer in the morning, and the second lamb you must offer in the late afternoon,

"You must measure from outside the wall of the town on the east 1,000 yards, and on the south side 1,000 yards, and on the west side 1,000 yards, and on the north side 1,000 yards, with the town in the middle. This territory must belong to them as grazing land for the towns.

However, you did not approach the land of the Ammonites, the Wadi Jabbok, the cities of the hill country, or any place else forbidden by the Lord our God.

"'And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;

Then you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him so that he may minister as my priest.

They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

He replied to them, "Stay here tonight, and I will bring back to you whatever word the Lord may speak to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

He said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and will multiply you. I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants as an everlasting possession.'

Then the Lord met Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you."

But Isaac asked his son, "How in the world did you find it so quickly, my son?" "Because the Lord your God brought it to me," he replied.

This is the allotment of Aaron and the allotment of his sons from the Lord's gifts on the day Moses presented them to serve as priests to the Lord.

"Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials.

Doesn't my master drink from this cup and use it for divination? You have done wrong!'"

Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, 'Now they will commit immoral acts with her.'

But the Lord opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

I will send men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets. They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire.

"The Lord says, 'Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives.'"

Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.

The oxen and donkeys used in plowing will eat seasoned feed winnowed with a shovel and pitchfork.

He granted their request, then struck them with a disease.

If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,

Its underparts are the sharp points of potsherds, it leaves its mark in the mud like a threshing sledge.

But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage.

Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth?

the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;

Now, don't be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.

He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

"May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem.

Manasseh passed away and was buried in his palace. His son Amon replaced him as king.

Another third of you will be stationed at the royal palace and still another third at the Foundation Gate. All the others will stand in the courtyards of the Lord's temple.

Here are the divisions of the priests and Levites who will perform all the service of God's temple. All the willing and skilled men are ready to assist you in all the work and perform their service. The officials and all the people are ready to follow your instructions."

Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God.

The sin we committed at Peor was bad enough. To this very day we have not purified ourselves; it even brought a plague on the community of the Lord.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab's dynasty because, after his father's death, they gave him advice that led to his destruction.

The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites.

his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,

Micah said, "Now I know God will make me rich, because I have this Levite as my priest."

When I brought your fathers out of Egypt, you arrived at the sea. The Egyptians chased your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.

When all the people would see the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people, each one at the entrance of his own tent, would rise and worship.

"Every firstborn of the womb belongs to me, even every firstborn of your cattle that is a male, whether ox or sheep.

Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

Be prepared in the morning, and go up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and station yourself for me there on the top of the mountain.

With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships it. He prays to it, saying, 'Rescue me, for you are my god!'

including all the Arabah of the Transjordan in the east to the sea of the Arabah, beneath the watershed of Pisgah.)

Jacob's sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated.

The Israelites traveled from Rameses and camped in Succoth.

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the servant who was over his household, "Bring the men to the house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for the men will eat with me at noon."

All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.'

As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.

Linen turbans will be on their heads and linen undergarments will be around their waists; they must not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.

When she lustfully exposed her nakedness, I was disgusted with her, just as I had been disgusted with her sister.

You plan great things and you do mighty deeds. You see everything people do. You reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do.

As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.

"Call for archers to come against Babylon! Summon against her all who draw the bow! Set up camp all around the city! Do not allow anyone to escape! Pay her back for what she has done. Do to her what she has done to others. For she has proudly defied me, the Holy One of Israel.

Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings, a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah. At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful as a woman in labor."

The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds, they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love, and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.

Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging it will live. They will escape with their lives.

Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! Bring an offering and enter his courts!

I will celebrate my deliverance, and call on the name of the Lord.

Guide me in the path of your commands, for I delight to walk in it.

I will lay siege to you on all sides; I will besiege you with troops; I will raise siege works against you.

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king.

I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest.

Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?

May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, for we wait for you.

The Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. They warned the people, but they would not pay attention.

With great power God grasps my clothing; he binds me like the collar of my tunic.

"They are dismayed and cannot answer any more; they have nothing left to say.

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

If you violate the covenantal laws of the Lord your God which he commanded you to keep, and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods, the Lord will be very angry with you and you will disappear quickly from the good land which he gave to you."

the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

They said to him, "Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission."

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up, "I and my concubine stopped in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin to spend the night.

He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men, "Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!"

Then you shall say before the Lord your God, "I have removed the sacred offering from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten your commandments.

Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.

Whenever the Israelites were strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,

Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm -- indeed, a scalp.

Everyone who crosses over to those numbered, from twenty years old and up, is to pay an offering to the Lord.

36,000 cattle,

All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary (namely, the gold of the wave offering) was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

So Balaam got up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, "Go to your land, for the Lord has refused to permit me to go with you."

He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

When the people heard this troubling word they mourned; no one put on his ornaments.

Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.

Abraham's servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a sip of water from your jug."

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.

Judah replied, "What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we clear ourselves? God has exposed the sin of your servants! We are now my lord's slaves, we and the one in whose possession the cup was found."

Then she will reply to me, "Drink, and I'll draw water for your camels too." May that woman be the one whom the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'

He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.

The Lord said to me: "This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut.

I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin; there they will be an insignificant kingdom.